From 2 to 4 June 2026 At Johannesburg's Gallagher Convention Centre, five co-located events – SecureX South Africa, A-OSH Expo, Facilities Management Expo, FireExpo and RE+ South Africa – will bring together the full range of systems that keep organizations running.
With a free visitor badge, decision-makers can compare solutions against each other, see how they perform in practice, and make faster, better-informed decisions in a single visit.
There is increasing pressure on South African organizations to manage risk, maintain compliance and continue to operate in an environment characterized by energy constraints, rising costs and increasingly complex infrastructure.
Recent data underscores the scale of the challenge. Many businesses still face frequent, unpredictable outages, with some experiencing six to nine grid failures a month and up to 132 hours without power in certain periods.
Even small disruptions have a measurable cost. A medium-sized business could lose thousands of rands of profit per hour of downtime, while a single outage could cost small companies more than R200 000 per incident when including lost productivity and revenue.
The issue is not about lack of technology. Most organizations already have security systems, safety procedures, building management tools, and some form of backup power in place. The problem is that these systems are typically deployed and managed separately, making it difficult to identify risks early, minimize downtime, and control costs.
From isolated systems to connected operations
Broken systems create hidden inefficiencies. Energy is wasted, maintenance becomes reactive and serious issues are often identified only when they have already disrupted operations.
There is a clear shift toward integrating operational systems into a single, more visible environment. When safety, security, facilities management, fire protection and energy systems are connected, organizations gain real-time visibility into performance, respond faster to issues and reduce operational risk.
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Several overlapping pressures are driving this change: increasing regulatory scrutiny on workplace safety and compliance; Greater reliance on uninterrupted power in commercial and industrial environments; widespread adoption of digital monitoring and automation technologies; and the need to reduce operational inefficiencies in a disrupted economy.
In practical terms, this means organizations can move from reactive problem-solving to proactive performance management – reducing downtime, improving reliability and protecting revenue.
The cost of not seeing the whole picture
South Africa's energy constraints have exposed a wider operational problem. For more than a decade, electricity supply has struggled to meet demand, leading to generation losses and reduced economic output.
The financial impact is not limited to energy. Compliance failures, delayed maintenance and disconnected response systems can compound the problem, especially in sectors like manufacturing, logistics and commercial property, where downtime has a direct impact on revenue.
When systems operate in silos, these risks are difficult to manage. When they are connected, organizations can identify issues earlier, minimize disruption and maintain more consistent performance across sites.
See how systems work together in practice
One of the biggest challenges in improving operations is that most decisions are still based on specifications rather than real-world performance. From June 2 to 4, five co-located shows provide a hands-on environment in which decision makers can see how systems perform in real conditions, compare multiple suppliers side-by-side, understand how solutions integrate into different departments and connect directly with technical experts.
“The value lies less in the individual shows and more in how they overlap. Security systems, workplace safety solutions, building management tools, fire protection technologies and energy infrastructure are presented together, demonstrating how they are deployed in practice. Bringing these areas together allows decision makers to understand how the systems interact, rather than evaluating them individually,” says Mark Anderson, portfolio director at Montgomery Group Africa.
Operational performance as a system problem
The shift toward connected operations reflects a broader change in how organizations approach performance.
Workplace safety is increasingly linked to productivity and employee retention. Facility management is linked to energy efficiency and asset performance. Fire safety is influenced by building design and occupancy patterns, while energy systems underpin nearly every operational process.
Evaluating these elements together allows organizations to reduce procurement lead times from weeks to days, avoid costly mismatches between systems, improve uptime and operational reliability, and make better-informed investment decisions.
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For organizations facing ongoing energy uncertainty, compliance pressures and operational complexity, the ability to view, compare and evaluate systems in one place can significantly improve the speed and accuracy of decision making.
This opportunity is limited to three days. Register for free To secure your access, avoid the queues on the day and plan a concentrated visit to the five co-located shows from 2 to 4 June at Johannesburg's Gallagher Convention Centre.
Organizations interested in exhibiting at SecureX South Africa, A-OSH Expo, Facilities Management Expo, FireExpo or RE+ South Africa can contact the team. (email protected) Or (email protected) To book a venue or take up a sponsorship opportunity.