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The Executive Hire Show event team recently held its annual exhibitor ‘Kick off’ meeting which took place at the Shows’ established home at the Ricoh Arena Coventry – in the heart of the Midlands. Show Director Craig Donovan announced that the Show (7th & 8th February


2018, Ricoh Arena Coventry) was well ahead of schedule in terms of sales than at this point in previous years, with an impressive 169 exhibitors already signed up. Mobilising visitors to the show The task of mobilising and exciting hirers to leave their depots and travel to


Coventry has always been a challenge, however, this is something that the EHS team have been passionate about since the Show’s conception. The EHS team has already begun its 2018 National Visitor Campaign, working


for the fifth year in partnership with Hire Supply Co, utilising the expertise of Steve McKenzie, who will be travelling the country visiting Hire Depots to mobilise and excite hirers to attend the 12th annual event. EHS will also be working with Altrad Belle for the 3rd year running - their team will also be visiting hire depots country wide to drum up visitor support for the show. Introducing the Innovation Trail Live! Back by popular demand is the Innovation Trail, first launched in 2013, as


innovation continues to be an integral part of the Show. Al-Ko, a manufacturer of chassis systems has already confirmed that the company will be sponsoring the trail once again. The innovation trail concept is simple. Ahead of the Show, all exhibitors are


given the opportunity to submit details of a new, innovative product that they will be showcasing at the Show. Those selected by a third-party judging panel including independent hirers and the EHS, will highlight these products with a floor tile outside the innovators stand, so visitors can actively follow on their visit. For the 2018 event the EHS team will introduce ‘The Innovation Trail – Live!’


where selected Innovation Trail products, which Judges consider to be particularly outstanding, will be exhibited on a specially branded stage area in Hall 2.


COMET UK COMET OFFICINE, one of Europe’s well known manufacturers of access


platforms since 1960, is pleased announced its arrival in the UK with the opening of COMET UK, operating from a brand new facility near Malton in North Yorkshire.


Mark Harrison, Head of COMET UK


operations, said “we are pleased to now offer the full range of COMET platforms and product support from our UK base here in Yorkshire. Comet manufacture an incredible range of machines and different options, with an emphasis on high build quality and simple control systems for maximum reliability and low running costs, an ideal combination for the hire and commercial users in the UK”. The range includes the revolutionary X lifts


which COMET UK plan to concentrate on in the beginning, which offer a level of compactness not seen in trailer lifts here in the


UK before. The X Lift range can also be fitted to trucks and specialist vehicles, the compact dimensions mean that the X lift can be installed cross over behind the truck cab, leaving space for a body to carry tools and parts which in many cases sending only one vehicle to work on certain jobs where previously two separate vehicles have been required. The X lifts offer reaches of 12 & 14 metres with


First Volvo for Reid Plant Hire


Reid Plant Hire of Kingussie in the Scottish Highlands has opted for its first Volvo compact excavator in the guise of an a zero swing ECR25D Based just off the busy A9 at Kingussie, the family run plant hire business


evolved out of local demand and was established back in 2007. The company is operated by father and son team, Neil and Owen Reid. The new Volvo ECR25D, supplied by CSM Sales Ltd headed up by Managing Director, Calum Shaw, joins a mixed fleet of mini-excavators, telehandlers and site dumpers. The ECR25D is the smallest zero-swing model in the Volvo compact excavator


range, providing exceptional stability which can slew within the width of its tracks, and is therefore ideal for self-operated hire applications – for example, working in close proximity to walls and fences. Simultaneous control of slew and offset movements provides faster, more precise performance and all hydraulic functions are performed in total independence for more control and less delay when handling multiple tasks. An added bonus is the ability to operate a wide range of


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hydraulic attachments using proportional control if required. An automatic two-speed travel


system engages when operating in high-speed mode, automatically shifting gear from high to low according to the travel load. Another feature for increased efficiency is the standard auto-idling system that lowers engine speed to idle if a control is not used for five seconds. The engine reverts to the pre-selected speed almost instantly when any control is moved. This system delivers lower fuel consumption, longer engine life and less environmental noise. For more information visit www.volvoce.com or www.smt.network


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outreach up to 6.5 metres, but folds into a space of 2 metres by 1 metres. The unique Xirrafe offers the compact dimensions of the X Lift on a 4 wheel


drive cross country buggy with the ability to be taken to site on a trailer behind a transit type van, and then driven across rough terrain to difficult access areas where in the past only larger and much more expensive off-road vehicles could take access platforms, this machine means the normal service vehicles can take out a go anywhere lift quickly and easily. The X trailer, offers a trailer unit with very compact dimensions, when folded


for transport the trailer is less than 3.5 metres long and only 1.8 metres wide, minimising storage space required and maximising accessibility in very compact working areas. Once extended the swing of the X trailer boom is within the stabilising legs, ideal when operating next to traffic or in confined spaces such as shopping centres, and combined with variations of power source including, Petrol, mains electric or battery power, the X trailer offers maximum flexibility. Although COMET UK are concentrating on the X lifts, with a demo


Roadshows planned to take place around the UK in October and November, larger vehicle mounted lifts from the COMET range will be available for demonstration in the new year and with lifts upto 45 metres, including truck and van mounts and new range of spider lifts in 2018, not to mention specialist insulated platforms for main line electrical work to ANSI standards with fiberglass booms and baskets, there is a COMET lift for nearly all applications. For more information or to book in to the Autumn X Lift demo tour then please call COMET UK on 01944 363088.


Each chosen ‘Innovation Trail – Live!’ supplier will be given a dedicated 10-


minute slot to present and explain their product, and talk the audience through the products innovative qualities. These individual sessions will take place on the hour from 11am to 3pm during the two days of the Show. Paul Hutton, a radio, podcast and YouTube channel presenter, has agreed to


host “Innovation Trail – Live!” He’ll interview each company’s representative live on the stage. We have decided


not to announce an Innovation Trail Winner for 2018, since the products are so varied and often aimed at different hire markets. However, we will ask our special guest Paul Hutton to present each “Innovation Trail –Live!” candidate with a commemorative trophy to mark their achievement. Regional Road Shows set to continue As part of the Show’s visitor campaign, the EHS Regional Road Shows initiative,


which began over three years ago, will continue. The Road Shows are designed as a ‘taster events’ leading up the main show. The EHS will be hosting three Road Shows between now and Christmas, covering the London & SE area, the North West and the West & Wales areas: - more details can be found on the EHS website Visit www.executivehireshow.co.uk. Put the 7th and 8th February 2018 in


your diary – it’s one Show in the 2018 exhibition calendar a hirer can’t afford to miss!


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