Time flies
EHS 2022 will mark two whole years in the plant & tool hire industry for yours truly. It’s certainly been interesting and edifying, but I wouldn’t want to repeat them in quite the same way. Even so, it will be a pleasure to reconnect with hirers and manufacturers at the show – and I know that a great many of you are looking forward to doing the same. To which end, EHS is firmly back where it belongs and we are all set for a safe, productive and most of all fun event.
We’re so full of it that we have dedicated pretty much this entire edition to the Big Show, with profiles of several exhibitors, brand new and revisiting. Meanwhile, we round up the longlist for the recently relaunched ‘Innovation Trail: Eco’, and we present a selection of highlights for visitors to consider – needless to say, there are a lot of them. This edition is thus the biggest of the year – the ‘Cat- Killer’ as the boss likes to call it. Not that we would ever condone such misuse of the magazine... There’s a bit more besides, so let’s crack on.
Andy
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The big news is that EHS is going ahead! Meanwhile, we aggregate the latest and biggest stories out there in hire land.
16 Family Fortunes
Adam Bernstein wonders if trouble is the only outcome when families go into business together.
18 EHS Profile – Genquip Groundhog
Groundhog is moving with the times, introducing a lithium welfare cabin and a solar-powered loo.
20 EHS Profile – GreenMech
There’s rather more to woodchippers than meets the eye, as we learn on a tour of the factory.
22 The Ambassador
Dave Vickers is the inaugural Plant Operator of the Year, but now he has even bigger ideas.
24 EHS Profile – C & F Minidumpers
From the heel of Italy by way of South Manchester, C&F machinery boasts a unique steering mechanism.
26 EHS Profile – RIDGID/Klauke
Battery-powered hand tools are a boon, but the mighty ‘StrutSlayR’ is sure to make the cut.
28 EHS Profile - LFI
With more diversity in its range than we ever expected, LFI promises to be one of the most distinctive exhibitors.
30 EHS Profile – Pinnacle Platforms
EHS debutantes Pinnacle will be upping the ante, with battery-powered machinery from Sinoboom.
34 Shaping the future
Ever the man of the moment, Dan Jenkins asks what inspires innovation and drives development in the hire sector.
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With brand new products launching and more than 150 exhibitors attending – over 30 for the first time – we pick a few to look out for.
72 Offhire
Roy has the sniff of a new crosshire customer, but soon finds himself mired in mindless paperwork.
INNOVATION TRAIL ECO
We round up the envelope-pushing entries for the newly-relaunched ‘Innovation Trail: Eco’.
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