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Plantworx exhibitors get ready to dig
The organisers of the inaugural Plantworx construction equipment exhibition, which will take place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, from 14-16 May, claim that it will be the UK’s largest working construction event in 2013, spanning over 100,000m2
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The Construction Equipment Association (CEA), which is staging the biennial exhibition, says that all types of machinery used in the industry will be represented, from compact plant, access platforms and cranes, to site clearance equipment, attachments and related products. Approximately 150 exhibitors have confirmed their attendance, and visitor numbers are expected to exceed 12,000 over the three days. The Show will be divided into several ‘Zones’, enabling visitors to
focus on equipment most relevant to them. The Dig Zone will include earthmoving demonstrations, with exhibitors including Ammann
Equipment, Avant Tecno, Buckhurst Plant Hire, Finning Caterpillar, Hyundai, JCB, New Holland, Speedy, Takeuchi, Thwaites and Wacker Neuson. Participants in the No-Dig Zone, displaying machinery such as telehandlers, cranes, dumpers and rollers, will include Bomag, Merlo, Manitou and Promax Access, while Taylor Construction Plant and Dig-a-Crusher will be amongst companies with stands in the Site Clearance Zone for demolition attachments, crushers and screeners. Also, a dedicated Security Village will highlight products such as plant tracking equipment, fencing, chains and CCTV systems. Other exhibitors will be accommodated in a 3,500m2
pavilion,
and the CPA will host the Training and Education Zone, an area dedicated to colleges offering construction courses, which is explained in more detail in our article on page 27. For more details about the Show visit
www.plantworx.co.uk
Generation Access on Award shortlist Secure solution from WHC
WHC Hire Services, which has depots in Worcester and Tewkesbury, reports that the Track Lock it developed in-house for the safe transportation of 1.5 and 3 tonne mini excavators on trailers without the aid of straps, is proving popular with customers. “The excavator is loaded with the blade
facing forwards, and guide bars are fixed to the trailer bed to allow for correct positioning of the machine,” said MD James Clutterbuck. “The Track Lock bars are then placed across the tracks and clipped into place using a lynch pin, and the ditching bucket is put into the front cradle which stops any movement from the boom. The tracks cannot move and the excavator is totally locked down. This system, which we offer with all our mini excavators, can be altered to fit any make of machine.”
• Plant Trailers is the subject of a dedicated article within our Compact Plant Market Report
on page 47.
The Generation Access depot in Silvertown, east London, has been nominated as the first shortlisted candidate for the 2013 Hire Network Award, which recognises excellent service at an individual depot. Two other finalists will be chosen in November and December, with the winner being announced at the Executive Hire Show in February. “Generation Access is one of the many suppliers that we added to our database when we amalgamated with the Accesscaff International operation several months ago,” Hire Network MD Barry Dean told EHN. “We have already placed a considerable number of hires with the company, for items like towers and steps within the M25 area, and they always make efficient deliveries and collections, which is no mean achievement given the London traffic.” Generation Access is a specialist light equipment division of Generation Hire & Sales which, as we reported in our April/May issue, was acquired by the Altrad Group earlier this year.
PASMA’s Singapore mission
PASMA is talking with the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore to explore ways in which the Association’s expertise relating to safe work at height might be adapted to suit that country’s requirements. Pictured from left, are representatives of the organisation who recently visited and delivered presentations at the Work at Height Conference in Singapore, namely Association Chairman and Euro Towers MD Roger Verallo, PASMA Technical Director Don Aers, MD Peter Bennett, and Head of Marketing and Communications, Neil Tomlinson. “The Ministry has set a target of reducing work at height related fatalities by 50% within 12 months,” Neil Tomlinson told EHN. “There is a lot of building activity in the region, and the government realises the advantages in adapting existing standards rather than starting from scratch. The UK is recognised as having some of the highest safety standards in the world.” Roger Verallo adds that one of PASMA’s strengths is that its dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders, from manufacturers and standards committees, to hirers and trainers.
• Speaking from a Euro Towers perspective, Roger says that “business is good, and we have received significant tower orders from independents such as Artisan Hire Centres and The
Hireman, both of which have just opened new
depots.There is a lot of work at the moment, especially in London, where many construction sites have re-opened following The Olympics.”
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