Plantworx 2019
On an unseasonably wet week in June, the East of England showground in Peterborough played host to the Construction Equipment Association’s popular trade show, Plantworx.
Well attended by an extensive list of companies, the poor weather proved to be no deterrent to the attendees who came from across the country; a warm welcome and hot drink were available on the SMT stand.
Perfectly positioned adjacent to the site’s indoor exhibition space, the SMT stand was a flurry of activity, as visitors crowded around the available staff members to discuss the impressive array of Volvo machinery available including the newly updated ECR88D Excavator, EW60E Wheeled Excavator, ECR25D, ECR18E Excavators, DD25 Asphalt Roller and L60H Wheeled Loader. Taking centre stage was the EC60E, which was shown for the first time at Bauma in April, and the new EC200E also revealed at Bauma earlier in the year. In addition to the SMT stand, there were several Volvo machines on other exhibitor plots. Morris Leslie had an ECR145E which was operated at regular intervals by SMT Demonstrator, David Dutton. Also on the Morris Leslie stand, David went on to operate an ECR25D placed in a demonstration area with an
Operator’s Club challenge borrowed from Hillhead 2018. David was also regularly behind the controls of an EW60E on the EMA attachments stand.
Another draw for the crowds in the live demonstration area was Collins’ Operator, Will Goldstone, who was displaying the awesome capabilities of his EWR170E, equipped with an Engcon Tiltrotator. Moba also displayed a Volvo P6870C paver on their stand. To top off what has been a great show, on the Tuesday evening, Mark Gunns was presented with an award by the Plantworx organisers for 'Best Onsite Contractor’, recognising the hard work that Mark puts into building a first class stand. Stuart Favill, Plantworx Operations Manager, said “The SMT GB build-up team were tidy, efficient and were incredibly helpful towards the Plantworx Operations Team. We could not fault their attention to detail and courteous manner to all aspects of the build. Well done, SMT GB.” ■ Alex Cox
14 THE VOICE MAGAZINE No36 2019
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