This year, the show is opening on a Saturday for the first time and will for the first time run for four days. The changes are in response to those who registered last year but were too busy with work commitments to make it during the week. Under-16s will also be allowed to visit the show (on Saturday only) for the first time, but only with a family member who works in the construction industry.
Registration is free in advance on the SED website at www.sed.co.uk, or through the ticket hotline on 0870 4294374. Registration on the day costs £20. As well as registering online, you can also view the exhibitors' manual, request information on the show, search for companies and products that exhibited last year, view maps of zones and access exhibitors' websites through a links page.
What's on?
The 80-acre site has four sections: the cranes and access village, the site clearance zone, the showground and the pavilion, including the workshop.
The cranes and access village will have the largest range of cranes and powered and non-powered access equipment ever assembled in one place in the UK. Cranecare, one of this year's new additions to the Access Village, will be demonstrating a range of small hydraulic cranes that fit on a vehicle. Other exhibitors include Upright, Scanlift, Cormach Cranes, Haki, Blue line Access and Haulotte.
The site clearance zone debuted last year and was seen by 35% of visitors to SED 2000. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors supports the zone and has a range of products used in reclamation, recycling and processing of construction waste on show. Kleemann is a specialist in mobile and stationary plant used for crushing, screening, washing and recycling. The company was officially launched in the UK in November of last year and will be exhibiting for the first time at SED in the site clearance zone. The firm will have three machines on show, including its Premier impacter and crusher, which recycles concrete and brick. The system is widely used throughout Europe but is relatively new to the UK.
The showground has 14 outdoor demonstration areas. As well as equipment demonstrations, there will be opportunities for customers to test the plant themselves before signing on the dotted line. Among the newcomers to the showground this year are Fein Industrial Power Tools, Major Equipment, Stauff, Grafton Trailers and Terex.
Visitors will be able to see smaller exhibits and specialist equipment at the pavillion. Everything from hand tools to computer software will be on show there. The pavillion has its own pedestrian entrance and registration area, and a bistro café. It also includes the workshop, specifically for plant maintenance and workshop equipment. It will host the most new exhibitors in one zone at SED this year, including Beta Tools, Blumaqu, Lodematic Components, Industrial Filters, Kromberg and Shubert, Eurosite Human Resources, TA Savery and Related Fluid Power.
New products
Access platform manufacturer Genie is bringing its new range of big deck scissors to the cranes and access village on stand 4C. The GS-4390 and the GS-5390 are construction industry machines designed to cope with rough terrain. The GS-4390 has a working height of 15.1m and a lift capability of 680kg. The GS-5390 also has a lifting capability of 680kg, and a working height of 18m.
New from JCB
Plant equipment giant JCB is launching seven new machines at stand 600 on avenue B of the showground. These are the new Robot 1110 skid-steer loader; the 535-95 Loadall Telescopic handler, which has a 9.5m reach; the 540-170 Loadall Telescopic handler, with the biggest reach in the range at 17m; a four-wheel drive Teletruk; the JZ70, a seven-tonne tracked excavator with zero tailswing; the JS460, which at 46 tonnes is the company's biggest ever tracked excavator; and the JS 175W wheeled excavator.
Stand 419 of the cranes and access village will be home to two new scissor lifts from Russon Access Platforms. One of the lifts has a 69ft-high platform, while the other is an 85ft diesel-powered platform with a 32ft extended platform length.
On stand 699 of the site clearance zone, Nordberg UK will show two new machines. The 1213 impact crusher is for use in the recycling market; also on show will be the easily manoeuvrable ST356 tracked mobile screen.
In the pavilion on stand 98P, Survey Supplies, providers of surveying and software equipment, will be showcasing the new Nikon 300 Series. This includes a total station with 16 hours of battery life and the NPL-350, a new reflectorless instrument. Also new from Survey is the Trimble GPS 5700.
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Construction Manager
