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In advance of his appearance at the forthcoming CEA Conference, minister for Business, Innovation and Skills Nick Boles features in our exclusive interview

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CONTENTS On the Cover

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Features SITE SERVICES

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Interview with Nick Boles MP

Celebrating the unsung heroes of the plant world

CRUSHERS TO COME

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Terex Finlay offers glimpse of product crystal ball

Image © Wikimedia Commons

Regulars From the President

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Member News

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International News

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Nigel Baseley, CEA President The latest news from CEA members A must for export experts

In the Lobby

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Skills and Training

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EEF Calls for Infrastructure Change Avoiding the apprenticeship pitfalls

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We look ahead to this year’s annual conference

TECHNICAL BRIEF

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EDITOR Mark Anthony E: constructionworx@admin.co.uk

Cleaning up London, one digger at a time

PRODUCTION Molly Stirling E: molly.stirling@admin.co.uk

PUBLISHER Enigma Creative Oakwood Park Business Centre, Fountains Road, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3BF T: 01423 206320 E: info@enigmacreative.co.uk W: www.enigmacreative.co.uk

ADVERTISING SALES Peter Knott E: peter.knott@admin.co.uk

PRINT & MAILING Platinum Print Park House, Hookstone Park, Harrogate, HG2 7DB

CEA/PLANTWORX CORRESPONDENT Louise Murphy E: louiseamurphy@aol.com

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ENHANCING PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH

ENGINEERING DESIGN & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY Image: two components manufactured from Steel and Nylacast Nylube, created to the same dimensions and requirements, both challenged through identical conditions and times.

Through Engineering Design, Product & Materials Development

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From the President

Image: two components manufactured from Steel and Nylacast Nylube, created to the same dimensions and requirements, both challenged through identical conditions and times.

From the President Solving the Productivity Puzzle

POLYMER POLYMER

In September, the CECE/CEMA Summit was held in Brussels.

The theme for this congress was ‘Smart Regulations for Smart machines’. There were some very interesting and sometimes challenging presentations from a variety of speakers including Members of the European Parliament, industry and academia. I believe the message that came across very strongly CEA President was that we as the construction Nigel Baseley equipment sector need to engage early and positively to ensure that future regulations and legislation are both practical and fair to all Nylacast Polymers participants. × High temperatures √ Cost effective (+180°c) √ Low friction √ Noise dampening × Extremely high loads × Insulating √ Chemical resistance √ Corrosion resistance √ High strength √ Impact resistance √ Insulation √ Lightweight Looking forward, we have the CEA Annual Conference on Wednesday 18 November which fic performance and values are dependent promises once again to be a ment and conditions.

ENGINEERING PLASTIC SOLUTIONS very interesting and thoughtprovoking event.

The theme for this18/05/2015 year’s 16:08 8 conference is “The Productivity

Low Friction Corrosion Resistant

Lightweight

The theme for this year’s conference is “The Productivity Puzzle”, something which I think is on all of our minds as we look forward to 2016 and beyond

Puzzle”, something which I think is on all of our minds as we look forward to 2016 and beyond. The range of speakers from Government and industry should provide a good balance of perspectives.

Nick Higham, our moderator, will be on hand once again to ask and prompt some interesting questions from the audience and debate during the sessions.

Hopefully you have reserved the day and booked in for the event.

Over the next six months, I want to ensure that we gain as much feedback as possible from our members with respect to how the CEA is meeting your needs.

Please take every opportunity to discuss with members of the Management Council at the Conference, via email or at any other networking opportunities.

We are seeking to put in place a strong and robust Association that will grow in terms of its membership and its influence on behalf of the sector. Everyone’s input is welcomed and valued.

Until then, I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the 18th. ■

www.thecea.org.uk Your finger on the industry’s pulse...

The website of the Construction Equipment Association is updated regularly with news, views and comments from the construction equipment business. Make sure you visit the site regularly to keep abreast of developments in this fast-paced and constantlychanging business.

CEA Management Council CEA President Nigel Baseley CEA Vice-President Rory Keogh Gomaco International Ltd Alan Batty Bomag (GB) Ltd Tim Green Caterpillar (UK) Ltd Nick Ground GKD Technik Ltd Dan Thompstone JCB Sales Ltd Jim Venerus Komatsu UK Ltd Paul Ross Ricardo Plc Andy Bragg Darchem Engineering Ltd Keith Dolbear TriMark Europe Ltd Mussa Mahomed Nylacast Ltd Paul Fennessy Volvo Construction Equipment Ltd

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Member News

Member News Engineering Placement is Win-Win

Fozmula Bursary Award student James Russell gets hands on in the Lab As his six week engineering placement with comes to an end, Fozmula Bursary Award student, James Russell, has demonstrated the mutual benefits of the long-standing relationship between Fozmula and Oxford University.

During his brief but intensive placement, Russell made a significant contribution to several projects. Most notably, he was able to employ his electronic and mathematical skills to help improve the compensation algorithms used in a new high temperature variant of Fozmula’s flagship fuel level sensor.

Commenting on his placement, Russell said he was pleasantly surprised at the degree of autonomy he was allowed and that he immediately felt like a valued member of the engineering team. This encouraged him to deliver results as he was keen to demonstrate his project’s progress at the weekly new product introduction (NPI) meeting. He also found that Fozmula’s integrated structure meant he could see the entire production cycle first hand. “I was given the opportunity

to follow a product from assembly, through testing and on to dispatch,” he says. “ I did this by spending a day on the production line then working with the quality department before finally watching the products shipped off to their point of use.”

James Russell’s talents are not limited to engineering; it transpired he is also a capable baker, presenting his colleagues with homemade cakes on a couple of occasions including a chocolate creation to say “Thank you Fozmula”.

Engineering Manager, George Pelari said that James’s contribution has been invaluable.

“He not only successfully completed the projects we gave him, he also fitted in well with the team. I think I can speak for everyone at Fozmula in wishing James well with his studies and what promises to be an exceptional engineering career.”

James Russell proves his skills are not limited to engineering.

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JCB man honoured for engineering JCB’s Chief Innovation and Growth Officer

third person in JCB’s 70 year history to receive

Tim Burnhope has received one of the

the coveted accolade. Lord Bamford was made

highest honours for UK engineers.

an Honorary Fellow of the Academy last year.

Tim, who has worked for JCB for 16 years, has

Tim said: “I am passionate about

been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy

engineering and to be recognised in this way

of Engineering (RAE), which champions the

is a fantastic honour, not only for me but for

cause of engineering in Britain. He is only the

the whole engineering team at JCB.”

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Member News Entrepreneur Expands via JCB Scheme

Freddy Vaudrey is celebrating his first year in business Young contractor Freddy Vaudrey is celebrating his first year in business with the purchase of a third JCB machine.

26-year old Vaudrey founded Laser Civil Engineering & Plant Hire Limited in 2014 after attending the inaugural ‘JCB Your Own Boss’ event – part of a scheme to enable individuals to buy a new JCB backhoe loader with a deposit of just 10 percent. Based in Thornham Magna, Suffolk, the business – which offers a JCB 3CX model for hire – went from strength to strength during its first 12 months. So much

so, that the company has now purchased another backhoe loader – a JCB 1CXT and an 8016 mini excavator.

“I am young, hard-working and ambitious and that is what the scheme is about. I never believed it would be possible to start my own business but I attended the event and was so impressed that I went for it. It has proved a brilliant decision. The business is very busy and I’m so glad I did it. I recently had so many enquiries I could have placed four machines so it’s definitely time to add to my fleet. If

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe Breaks Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) held a groundbreaking ceremony last month for its new headquarters in Tessenderlo, Belgium.

The new HQ complex comprises a new, three-story, 5,400 square metres office building, a 13,000 square metres warehouse, a European training facility, an event hall and a showroom. The construction works are scheduled for completion by the end of 2016 and represent an investment of 30 million euros. Infrabo, a well-known Belgian architecture and design firm with extensive experience in the b2b industry, designed the new building.

Mr S.G. Rhee, COO of Construction Equipment Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and Mr J.C. Jung, Managing Director of Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE), welcomed VIP guests from the Belgian government, representatives from the local community and national and international press for the ceremony. Mr S.G. Rhee said, “We’re very happy to embark on our construction work. And we appreciate the community support for our endeavour and look forward to producing a state-ofthe-art building. Our solid investment in this region to grow our facility is a condition for increasing our success in Europe.”

Mr S.G. Rhee, COO of Construction Equipment Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and Mr J.C. Jung, Managing Director of Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) – Break the Ground on the 30million Euro project.

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the recipe works, keep doing it,” he says. “A lack of business experience can be a real barrier to most people who want to work for themselves in this industry. However, with the JCB Your Own Boss scheme so much of it was taken care of that it gave me peace of mind.

I can focus on doing a good job and looking after customers because I get support with insurance, training, finance and of course the machine. It’s seamless to get started and everything is mapped out for you. Anyone keen to be their own boss really should take advantage of this opportunity.”

“I’m a big believer in the backhoe loader concept and the JCB is hands down the best on the market. Performance, versatility and attachment availability are all excellent. Now I’m responsible for running the business, fuel consumption becomes a major factor too – and it’s excellent on the latest JCBs. JCB is an extremely well established, British business with a fantastic reputation – and it’s that brand I bought into.”

Laser Civil Engineering & Plant Hire Ltd offers a wide range of services from ground works to civil engineering and has found niche work on solar farms and anaerobic digestion facilities where the machine’s travel speed is valuable on large sites.

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Volvo CE appoints Rockbreakers UK

Volvo appoints Rockbreakers UK as new utility equipment dealer Rockbreakers UK Ltd has been appointed as Volvo Construction Equipment’s utility equipment dealer for Central and Southern Scotland.

Rockbreakers UK Ltd was established ten years ago by managing director Jason Easton who has built up a solid business as a heavy hydraulic attachments dealer for Atlas Copco.

“Up until now our core business has been the sales, hire and repair of a whole range of hydraulic attachments including munchers, hammers, shears, magnets and associated equipment for the plant industry in Scotland,” Easton says. “With a desire to expand our business still further we saw the addition of a machine franchise as a logical extension to

our company and are pleased that we have been able to add another quality brand to our portfolio,” he continues.

The company will be responsible for the sales and after-market support for the full range of Volvo utility equipment covering Fife, Argyll, the Central Belt and the whole of the Borders in Southern Scotland.

Commenting on the appointment Volvo’s Northern Dealer Development Manager, Charlie Flaws said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Jason and his team into the world of Volvo. Jason has ambitious plans for his new venture based on offering quality products with a first class after sales support.

We will be working hard together to ensure that we maintain and enhance our position as a leading supplier in this extremely important area.”

Nylacast Invests in Young Minds With engineering facing a huge skills crisis, a pioneering new project is giving school children in a UK school mini apprenticeships to reverse the decline of young people choosing careers in industry.

International engineering firm Nylacast has launched Introneering, a new initiative that is being piloted among 15-year old students at Beaumont Leys School in Leicester, England.

It hopes that by reaching them when they’re young with an action-packed programme, the teenagers will be buzzing about engineering and more likely to opt for careers in industry.

The first six students have just completed a five-day pilot programme that features a condensed apprenticeship that gives the young teenagers an introduction to all aspects of the polymer and engineering industry, including health and safety, chemical engineering, technical drawing and mechanical maths.

“We hope it will bridge the gap between school and industry, appealing to young minds and encouraging people to consider a career they might never have chosen otherwise. We know from our successful apprenticeship programme that young people face challenges when making the move from school to work,” says Nylacast HR

manager Ian Mallabone. “One of the benefits of Introneering is that it gives young people experience of the work environment and puts school subjects such as maths, science and English into context in a work place.”

Mallabone’s views are echoed training manager Deana White. “There are so many different career opportunities in engineering ranging from accounts and IT to sales and marketing. Even if the youngsters that take part decide that engineering isn’t for them, by giving them a chance to see a range of real life jobs it will hopefully open their minds to the other career paths that are out there. This project gives us the opportunity to showcase apprenticeships as an alternative route to achieving qualifications while working and gaining valuable experience. Employers across engineering need young people to come in to replace an ageing skilled workforce that is leaving industry, but we also need young people because they bring new energy and ideas, which are the lifeblood of any business.”

The week proved to be an eye-opener for the six students who took part, giving them an insight into the world of work. They particularly enjoyed learning about how Nylacast components are used in industries and products where they add value.

Nylacast launch successful Introneering initiative to boost engineering studies.

Deana White added: “It has been so inspiring to see the dedication and efforts of the students, and we’re so pleased to be able to give back to the community and grow talent in a region we have called home for close to 50 years and which is central to our international operations.”

Nylacast, which has its headquarters and main manufacturing facilities in Leicester, is no stranger to doing its bit to tackle the UK skills crisis as evidenced by its multi-award-winning training and apprenticeship programme.

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Miller Scoops Innovation Award Miller UK has been recognised by equipment hire giant Hewden for its continual product development and innovative design solutions.

The company collected the Supplier Innovation Award at Hewden’s second annual charity golf day at Mottram Hall in Cheshire recently after developing a number of impressive solutions for its hydraulic breaker for the leading rental solution provider.

These developments include an automated lubrication system and bespoke head bracket, which is designed to allow the mounting of Miller breakers to both Caterpillar and JCB machines across Hewden’s excavator fleet.

Miller has also developed a tracker device

to be fitted to new breakers which has already proved its worth to Hewden with stolen breakers being quickly recovered as a direct result.

In addition, Miller has invested time in training Hewden’s sales and service teams at all 21 UK depots, during the initial launch phase as part of its partnership with Hewden.

“This is the culmination of many months of work and marks a real team effort for us - from design to purchasing, production to dispatch and sales. Everyone has played their part, making sure we hit the tightest of deadlines,” says Brendan Quill, Miller’s sales and marketing director. “We’re tremendously

Keith Moody and Chris Bradley of Miller with the Hewden Supplier Innovation Award proud of this achievement and we’ll continue to push boundaries and deliver innovative solutions for our clients.”

Oetiker Receives Bosch Award

Oetiker has been honoured with the “Bosch Global Supplier Award 2015

New CEA member, Oetiker has been honoured with the “Bosch Global Supplier Award 2015” from Robert Bosch GmbH in the Mechanics category. Markus Haenzi, executive director for EMEA at Oetiker and Andreas Wissert, Automotive sales director for EMEA at Oetiker accepted the award.

Among 58 winners from eleven countries, Oetiker has been recognised for outstanding performance in the manufacture and supply of products or services – notably in the areas of quality, costs, logistics, and innovations. “The Bosch Global Supplier Award honours our top suppliers, who play such a key role in Bosch’s success,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the Bosch board of management, at the award ceremony in Stuttgart. “Our suppliers are important partners in helping us shape the connected world. We want to work with them to develop beneficial solutions for our customers.” The theme of this year’s award ceremony was “Power of partnership – connected intelligence.”

Digi-Star Appoints New President Kevin Klubertanz has been appointed president of Digi-Star and RDS Technology.

In his new role, Klubertanz is charged with further integrating the Digi-Star and RDS business and to work collaboratively with the other Topcon agriculture businesses. He has been with DigiStar for nearly 20 years; he began as a product engineer and was promoted through various management positions until he accepted his most recent role as general manager of Digi-Star Americas.

Through his positions as technical products manager and director of engineering, Klubertanz has gained a deep level of understanding of all Digi-Star’s technology and has used that knowledge to successfully lead the strategy for each product. As director of sales and marketing, Klubertanz combined his technical knowledge with an analysis of trends in the agricultural industry to implement sales and marketing tactics that would ensure attainment of company sales goals and profitability.

Kevin Klubertanz has been appointed as president of Digi-Star and RDS Technology.

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Swelling the Ranks In each issue of Construction WorX we introduce the latest companies to swell the CEA ranks. In this issue we have no less than six new companies to welcome to the CEA fold: Red Dot Europe; Towergate Insurance; Firefly; Wardle Storeys; Wheelwash; and Hydrotechnik

RED DOT is a leading manufacturer of heaters and air conditioners for commercial vehicles, designing and building custom units to satisfy the specific needs of its customers. The company supplies heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for compact equipment, dozers, graders, backhoes, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, excavators, off-highway trucks, and other construction machinery used worldwide, plus agricultural and military equipment.

Red Dot also supplies vehicle owners with off-the-shelf and ready-to-install HVAC units and kits that can bring the benefits of climate control to nearly any existing cab environment.

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of specialists including engineering, quality, purchasing, manufacturing and marketing.

Red Dot says it’s their specialists’ job to meet the customers’ unique requirements for performance, durability, and cab specifications, using the most sophisticated tools, research, and test facilities in the industry.

Its HVAC products include rooftop units, headliner units, backwall units, ductables, under-dash heaters, condensers and hydraulic compressors.

Michael Williams, Red Dot Europe business development director said, “Red Dot is looking forward to using the CEA network to expand in overseas markets, access trade leads and help in making the right contacts to develop its export business.”

TOWERGATE INSURANCE is a specialist in construction, plant and contractors insurance.

The company has clients ranging from small building enterprises to major civil engineering organisations and told Construction WorX that it currently manages over 12,000 individual construction risks.

As one of the UK’s largest insurance intermediaries and with strong insurer relationships, Towergate has the buying power to help negotiate bespoke insurance deals for its clients.

“For many years we have been members of the Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA) giving their members access to tailored insurance solutions to suit their specific business needs,” says Ross Hayden, Towergate insurance development executive. “Through our association with the CPA we met Rob Oliver (CEO, CEA) whilst exhibiting at the CPA Plant Conference last November.”

Following that initial meeting, Towergate agreed to become a member of the CEA and an exhibitor at the recent PlantworX exhibition which turned out to be a huge success for both parties.

“We are now looking to work more with the CEA to offer the same tailored insurance solutions to fellow members,” Hayden concludes. “Starting with building a detailed understanding and analysis of your their business risks, our team will be able to tailor their policy and risk management programme to fit the specific needs of the business.”

FIREFLY CLEAN ENERGY is a UK marketleading designer and manufacturer of Hybrid Power Generators (HPGs). Following commercial success within the events sector, the company now serves a rapidly growing client base spanning across the construction,

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has some fantastic manufacturers that are internationally recognised and it is great to see that the CEA doing such a great job of representing them.”

infrastructure and industrial markets in the UK and internationally.

When integrated with diesel generator fleets, Firefly’s completely silent running Hybrid Power Generators provide a significant reduction in diesel fuel consumption, carbon and NOx emissions, diesel generator run times.

As the pioneering experts in hybrid power, Firefly’s expanding international distributor network is representative of the company’s leading product engineering and in-depth market understanding.

The company told Construction WorX that

it is proud to be championing innovation and providing cutting-edge technology and becoming a member of the CEA allows Firefly to further promote the benefits of hybrid power by sharing best practice with the industry.

“We dedicate a great deal of time to product and market research, we see our CEA membership as an opportunity to learn from other leading manufacturers in their field whilst obtaining the latest insight first hand from those who operate in today’s construction industry,” says Andy Mead, CEO and founder of Firefly. “Great Britain

WARDLE STOREYS is a long-established supplier into the global automotive industry.

The company manufactures polymer films and coated fabrics. With a focus on surface design and technical product innovation, it supplies international markets in many sectors.

“We are delighted to become a member of the CEA and looking forward to the networking opportunities. We offer our ‘world famous’ vinyl PVC coated print and fabric cover-stock products to off-highway, transportation industries and automotive markets in the areas of interior trim and seat cover applications,” says the company’s Mike Raines. “New processes and formulations now give an unprecedented level of match to traditional leather-like surfaces. Our bright and innovative technical fabric collections, which include geometric grain designs, with class leading seat wear and stain resistance is now being demanded more and more by our customers as they move into bright and funky machine and vehicle interior styling and design.”

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WHEELWASH boasts the largest range of automatically operated, high performance wheel cleaning equipment available in the UK. Since 1990, the company has been preventing site vehicles tracking dirt and debris onto public roads in a range of diverse industries including construction, quarrying, mining, recycling and waste management, power generation and ports.

The company recently took part in Exponor 2015 which is the largest mining exhibition in Chile. With the support of CEA and UK Trade and Investment, Wheelwash enjoyed a successful show. Product manager for Wheelwash Chile, Jose Ignacio Avila was accompanied by managing director of Wheelwash, Ian Jolly and export coordinator Christina Duarte throughout the show in order to present its environmentally friendly wheelcleaning solutions to customers. In addition, Wheelwash had the opportunity to discuss its solutions directly with the Chilean Mining Minister Aurora Williams who applauded Wheelwash on providing solutions to combat issues such as contamination in the local communities often caused by mining activities.

“After working with the CEA on overseas projects it seemed the natural progression to look at the benefits it could offer in our home

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markets. We look forward to seeing what this will bring in the forthcoming year,” says Wheelwash managing director, Ian Jolly.

Wheelwash has recently launched a new environmentally friendly range of wheel wash systems - aptly named the Rhino Ecowash range, the products offer the robustness of previous Rhino systems but now include design features to provide unrivalled performance whilst minimising power and water consumption. All of the spray wash systems in

the range come with upgraded water recycling options that further enhance their efficiency.

The company’s green credentials are addressed through many design features throughout the wash and recycling sections.

These include inverter driven pumps because they can deliver up to 50 percent operational cost savings due to the power being fully adjustable.

HYDROTECHNIK UK is one of the UK’s leading test and measurement equipment distributors and manufacturers, servicing a wide range of industries since 1990.

Hydrotechnik has a large product portfolio with a huge range of Minimess™ test points, test point adaptors, high pressure microbore hose assemblies, pressure gauges and Minimess test kits for analogue testing, charging, bleeding or sampling of almost any fluid or gas.

The company offer a large range of Measurement Sensors and Datalogging Equipment for Digital hydraulic testing and analysis. Its measurement sensor range includes Pressure, Flow, Temperature and RPM to name just a few, with MultiHandy or MultiSystem portable Dataloggers for accurate high speed measurement and performance analysis of Hydraulic or process systems.

Chris Banks, Hydrotechnik’s commercial director, says: “Joining the CEA was seen as an important step to help communicate our product portfolio of hydraulic test and measurement equipment in to a core market sector for Hydrotechnik UK.”

ConstructionWorx International News

International News Wish You Were There?

Although both the UK Pavilion and Bauma 2016 itself is a sell-out, the CEA is running other UK Pavilions at exhibitions around the world. Exhibiting on the UK Pavilion makes your life easy – the CEA provides a one stop shop for all your exhibiting needs. You don’t even need to speak Spanish to organise your stand. The UK branded turnkey shell scheme stands give you stand space, construction, electricity, lighting, carpet and a set of furniture. The CEA will take care of all the organisational headaches - leaving you free to concentrate on setting your priorities and achieving your goals at the show.

Register your interest in any of these exhibitions now. Full details of stand space and costs and an application pack will be available soon. In the meantime, in order to assess the demand for Pavilion stands, we invite you to register your interest and provisionally reserve a stand. Please e-mail gill.stirk@admin.co.uk with your ideal stand size (minimum size 9 m2) and the name of the exhibition(s). NB: this will not constitute a booking until an application form has been signed and deposit paid.

• Expomin – Santiago, Chile 25 – 29 April 2016 www.expomin.cl The largest mining exhibition in Latin America, held in Santiago, 25-29 April 2016.

The UK Pavilion has a great location in Hall 1B (the International Hall) close to an exit to the outside exhibit area. A CEA survey showed that 67 percent of our members sell into the mining supply chain. The British Embassy will host a UK networking reception during the exhibition – giving you the opportunity to meet leading companies in the Latin American mining industry in a relaxed setting.

• Bauma China, Shanghai 22-25 November 2016 www.bauma-china.com Asia’s largest and most important event for the construction industry. It attracts international buyers—a fact that guarantees a high return on your investment as well as sustainable success.

Today, the show is both a platform for product presentations and a grand industry party for communication, cooperation and continued growth. The 2014 edition saw 3,098 exhibitors and 189,732 visitors.

• Bauma Conexpo India, New Delhi 12 – 15 December 2016

www.bcindia.com The International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles—provides the construction industry in India with a professional platform for networking, investment and the exchange of ideas and information. The 2014 edition saw 635 exhibitors from 25 countries and 26,018 trade visitors.

• Conexpo, Las Vegas March 7 – 11 2017

www.conexpoconagg.com A global trade fair showcasing new products and technologies from for every major construction industry including asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and more. Attendees that range from contractors, to dealers and distributors, to service providers, engineers, producers, municipalities, management and applied technology. The 2014 edition saw more than 2,400 exhibiotrs and 130,000 visitors.

2015 18 November CEA Annual Conference One Great George Street, Westminster, SW1 UK 23 – 27 November Mongolia Seminar Mission Mongolia 09 December CEA General Technical Committee meeting TBC

2016 11 – 17 April Bauma Exhibition Munich, Germany 25 – 29 April Expomin Exhibition Santiago, Chile 22 – 25 November Bauma China Exhibition Shanghai, China 12 – 15 December Bauma Conexpo India Exhibition New Delhi, India

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Trade Missions As this edition goes to print there is no news from UKTI on the likelihood of continued support for exhibitions and missions in 2016 and going forward.

We are informed that no decisions are likely to be made until after the results of the Comprehensive Spending Review in

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07 – 11 March Conexpo-Con/Agg Exhibition November are announced. The CEA has requested support for missions in 2016 to Saudi Arabia, Guinea (huge mining and infrastructure programme planned), and Mongolia. We have also requested support for scoping visits to New Guinea and Colombia.

06 – 08 June PLANTWORX Exhibition TBC

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ConstructionWorX In The Lobby

In the Lobby New HMG Departmental Landscape Government departments without ring fenced budgets face some of the biggest cuts in a generation. With the budgets for the NHS, defence, overseas aid and parts of education protected, the pressure is on a number of the business-facing departments, not least the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). Each department has been asked to produce models based on 25 and 40 percent reductions.

Despite HMG’s commitment to producing a balanced economy strong on exports, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the export promotion arm of government, jointly funded by BIS and the Foreign Office would seem under particular threat. The results of the autumn Spending Review will become apparent at the end of November.

Skills and Construction The Treasury have launched a National Infrastructure Plan for Skills – which combines two of the CEA’s main priorities. The plan states that Investment in infrastructure is a vital element of improving the UK’s productivity. With infrastructure output in the UK predicted to continue to grow, government and industry need to work together to ensure the right people with the right skills are available to deliver the ambitious pipeline of planned public and private investment to 2020 and beyond.

The National Infrastructure Plan for Skills presents an analysis of the skills landscape in the UK and sets out the key challenges faced by the industry to deliver the infrastructure pipeline. The findings show that with the growth in infrastructure investment, the pipeline creates a demand for over 250,000 construction and over 150,000 engineering construction workers by 2020, driving a need to recruit and train nearly 100,000 additional workers by the end of the decade.

Build UK Provides New Focus The National Specialist Contractors’ Council (NSCC) and the UK Contractors Group (UKCG) successfully merged with effect from 1 September – under the banner of Build UK. This was a long awaited move to bring together the key players and suppliers within the sector, with the support of a wide range of specialist trade associations. The CEA welcomes this initiative and looks forward to the new organisation providing a firm lead for the UK construction industry.

Apprenticeship Levy The initial stage of the HMG consultation on the new proposals for a national apprenticeships levy concluded in early October. The apprenticeship levy will be economy wide and larger employers in the construction and engineering construction industries will be in scope of the levy alongside all other larger employers in the UK economy. On that basis, government and the industry’s need to decide how best the existing levy arrangements respond to the apprenticeship levy – and whether this means the end of the long standing CITB arrangements.

Roads Fund Update The July Budget Statement confirmed that from 2020, every single penny raised from the tax people pay on their cars in England will go towards a fund to pay for “sustained investment our roads so badly need”. This is consequent on a shake up in the vehicle excise duty (VED) regime from 2017. The CEA was amongst a number of trade groups to press for a concerted commitment to road construction and maintenance funding.

Make Your Voice Heard It is the government’s stated intent to double exports by 2020 to £1 trillion. But, since the General Election in May, UKTI, the department for international trade and investment has been in a state of flux; in no way conducive to reaching their export goal.

Promises of long-term international strategy and a rolling trade show calendar - allowing trade associations like the CEA to bid for support for exhibitions and missions two years in advance to build a cohesive international events programme - have yet to materialise. In fact UKTI planning has become steadily worse, meaning that we do not currently know if events in six months’ time will receive funding – much less the promised two years.

Additionally, funding for trade missions has been cancelled completely – hardly encouraging to companies looking to investigate new and emerging markets.

A successful international trade stagey is based on continuity and planning – not ad hoc announcements much too late in the planning process. So please – take a moment to lobby your MP and ask for a clearer two year exhibitions and missions programme from UKTI. It’s easy – just visit http://tinyurl.com/39wprh3, find your local MP, and make your voice heard.

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Site Services Unsung heroes

ConstructionWorX editor Mark Anthony turns the spotlight on some of the less glamorous but nonetheless vital items of equipment that make sites tick.

Say the words “construction equipment” and most people will conjure images of excavators and dozers, backhoe loaders and dumptrucks. But there is a category of construction equipment that remains largely unseen and unrecognised but without which construction sites simply could not function. Equipment from compressors and generators for provide power, lighting towers to shed light, and site accommodation units that provide shelter and welfare facilities are the unsung heroes of the plant and equipment sphere. And so, over the next few pages, we are going to round up some of the hottest equipment in this vital category.

Garic’s Ray of Sunshine Welfare unit industry leader Garic is set to revolutionise the market by launching the UK’s first generator free, completely solar powered welfare unit.

The Combi-Cabin Eco Series Plus is the result of a £14m investment by the company into research and development and new fleet and equipment. The 24’x9’ Eco Plus unit features patented technology to help slash running costs by completely omitting the use of a generator. Instead, all of the power needed is

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drawn from eight solar panels housed on the cabin’s roof. The unit itself is heated by a small fuel tank which is also powered by solar energy.

Comprehensive trials conducted on live construction sites concluded that the Eco Plus could save contractors up to 88 per cent in fuel costs alone compared to a standard 240v generator powered Combi-Cabin. They also revealed that Co2 emissions were reduced by up to 88 per cent.

Over a 24-hour period and based on a fuel

cost of 58p per litre, the generator powered cabin used £31.32 worth of fuel compared to the Eco Plus which only used £3.60 – which equates to around 15p per hour.

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Impressive Compressors Doosan Portable Power has launched a new range of large Stage IV compliant portable compressors which are all based on the same platform and are the first to feature a Doosan airend.

The new platform covers five large Doosan portable compressors, namely the new 9/274, 9/304, 12/254, 17/244 and 21/224 models, offering free air deliveries from 21.5 to 30.0 m3/min at operating pressures from 8.6 to 21.0 bar. The new Stage IV compressors build on the high standards established by the Stage IIIB models, again combining compact size and easy serviceability to ensure a fantastic return on investment.

All the new compressors are powered by the Cummins QSL9 T4F 6-cylinder diesel engine which meets the Stage IV regulations without the need for a DPF. In the new 12/254 compressor, for example, the QSL9 engine provides 247 kW (331 HP) of power at a full load speed of 1800 rpm. The 12/254 compressor has a free air delivery of 25 m³/min (883 cfm) at a discharge pressure of 12 bar (175 psi).

Large portable compressors like the new 9/274, 9/304, 12/254, 17/244

and 21/224 models are used to provide compressed air for a wide range of drilling and boring machines for quarrying, mining, site investigation, geothermal, mineral exploration and water well construction work.

They also cover other specialist applications such as abrasive blasting, spray painting and standby and temporary compressed air for industry.

JCB Demonstrates Power of Intelligence JCB Power Products has developed the world’s first Inteli-Hybrid generator, to meet a range of off-grid power requirements from construction sites, telecoms, agriculture, mining and event hire. Generators are specified to meet the peak load requirement

of an application, yet off-grid sites often face significant changes in load requirement throughout the day, leading to inefficient running of the generator and excessive fuel use.

Based on JCB’s market-leading QS

generators, the Intelli-Hybrid has a series of high capacity, deep cycle battery cells are stored in the base of the unit. These batteries are charged by the generator during periods of higher load, when the engine is running at its most efficient output. During periods of low load, the engine can be stopped and the batteries continue to supply the power, increasing efficiency much like an automotive Stop/Start system, reducing fuel consumption and cutting emissions.

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Firefly Takes Flight You certainly can’t fault Firefly for its ambition. While other equipment manufacturers are still talking about “working in partnership with customers” and “delivering solutions”, the East Sussex generator producer has loftier goals, namely saving the planet. “At Firefly our mission is to confront the causes of climate change by delivering innovative power solutions that provide cleaner energy.”

But there’s substance behind that plan. With savings of over one million litres of diesel fuel in the last year, and nearly 2,700 tonnes of CO2 saved, Firefly’s Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG) range delivers just that. Hybrid power generation means significant reductions in fuel consumption, emissions and noise levels across a wide range of applications where endlessly and inefficiently running a diesel generator is the alternative. Cygnus Three (a smaller model in the range) has set the standard in hybrid power for temporary applications.

Many of Europe’s leading plant hire companies using Cygnus Three are regularly saving in excess of 2,000 litres of diesel per month.

Cygnus Four is set to top this in terms of providing diesel savings for the client, with predicted savings of up to 4,500 litres of diesel, the equivalent of saving up to £40,000 a year. However, what really sets Cygnus Four apart from the rest of the range is that it has been designed to make hybrid technology available to larger sites previously too big to benefit, suitable for diesel gen-sets from 100kVA up to 250kVA. The Cygnus Four also boasts 90kWh of energy storage and features the latest in cutting edge OPzV battery technology, providing 1,500 cycles with 80 percent D.o.D, double the life of standard AGM batteries.

Leading UK hire company, Hewden, has underlined its commitment to backing innovation by taking delivery of 100 new SMC TL-90 lighting towers.

The fuel efficient, super-silent lighting towers from Morris Site Machinery have been provided in a special partnership deal to upgrade and replace the existing fleet and will allow the hirer to offer customers greater choice and flexibility in the market.

“We know the quality and reliability of equipment from Morris Site Machinery. The new SMC TL-90 lighting towers offer even greater fuel efficiency and further carbon savings than the previous model,” says Adrian Murphy, Chief Executive Officer at Hewden. “This latest range of towers is an important addition to our fleet as we look to reinvest in the business, giving customers the very latest and most innovative products and choice.”

The SMC TL-90 is a super silent, diesel driven mobile lighting tower which sets the standard for quality, reliability and performance. It can be used in a variety of sectors which require fuel-efficient, reliable temporary lighting.

The Advanced Safety System, pioneered by SMC, which includes automatic mast descent and alarm activation when mast is deployed – as well as a range of transportation features including a strengthened lift eye, rear fork pockets for easy loading, and strap down points so loads can be secured at ground level – has been fitted as standard, giving customers added confidence.

The hydraulically operated mast can be fully extended to 9m height in only 12 seconds, with four 1000W metal halide lamps fitted to super high output reflectors for high intensity directional light. The tower is also fuel efficient, providing up to 85 hours of operation.

TCP Makes Light of Award BOC and Taylor Construction Plant Ltd (TCP) have announced that the Ecolite-TH2, the world’s first low-energy LED hydrogen fuel cell powered lighting tower, has been shortlisted for the Highways Industry Product of the Year category as part of the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards 2015.

The Ecolite-TH2 was nominated by customer A-one+ for the coveted industry awards which recognise products that have been developed and made available for use in the highways industry.

With no internal combustion engine or harmful emissions, EcoliteTH2 can be used in areas where emissions from diesel or petrol

engines are an issue. This makes Ecolite-H2 suitable for locations where traditional lighting towers cannot be used. It is also ideal for environmentally sensitive areas where there must be zero risk of contamination.

“TCP is proud that the Ecolite-TH2 has been nominated for this prestigious award,” says TCP managing director Andrew Barker.

“Our partnership with BOC is an exciting venture and these awards show how both companies are continuing to accelerate the use of fuel cells and hydrogen within the construction, rail and many other industries”.

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A Crushing Victory

The Terex Finlay design department has clearly been in overdrive, judging by the number of new products that have dropped recently or which will hit the market by the end of the year.

Mark Anthony reports from the company’s impressive open day.

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he great and the good of the aggregates, waste management, construction and demolition waste recycling industries descended upon the Catplant Quarry in Doncaster recently to check out the latest products from crushing and screening equipment giant Terex Finlay. And they would not have left disappointed. The company had put on an avowedly non-superstitious display of 13 machines, several of which could be described as new, and at least two that appeared under the “coming soon” banner.

Into the Jaws The new Terex Finlay J-1170AS is a high performance primary mobile jaw crusher built around an aggressive Terex 1,100 x 700 mm jaw crusher with a proven track record in recycling, aggregate production and mining applications. A key new feature of this model is the onboard detachable sizing screen.

The jaw chamber provides excellent material reduction and product sizing in the processing of blasted quarry rock and ore material. The jaw chamber is also available with optional hydraulic release, a useful feature when crushing construction and demolition debris. The hydraulic release option has an automatic overload protection system to prevent damage by uncrushable items in the feed material.

Hydrostatic transmission of the jaw chamber offers operators reversible operation in the event of a blockage. The hydrostatic system also provides variable chamber speed to suit given applications. The crusher features hydraulic assist Chamber CSS (Closed Side Setting) adjustment, and can be changed in a matter of minutes. The large 9.6m³ hopper has hydraulically folding sides and an innovative hydraulic self-locking mechanism to provide efficient and faster machine set up and tear down times.

...A joint venture with German manufacturer Spaleck adds even more versatility...

Cone Heads Although the company was not giving away too many details, attendees at the open day were treated to a sneak preview of the latest model in the company’s line-up of track mounted cone crushers.

The C-1545 is built around a Terex TC-1150 cone crusher that provides high throughput levels and excellent product cubicity. The machine benefits from fully hydraulic assist Closed Side Setting adjustment, and

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can be changed in a matter of minutes.

Powered by a Tier 4F/Stage IV Scania diesel engine developing 331 kW at a rated 1,550 rpm, the C-1545 utilises a direct drive transmission through a wet clutch.

A metal detection system on the unit’s feed belt features an auto-top facility that protects the cone from tramp metal while a purge system ejects contaminants from the machine.

Customers can expect to see the first C-1545 models available before the end of the year.

Coming Soon Also on the product introduction horizon and set to make an impact is the new I-140 track-mounted impact crusher. Offered with a choice of 403 kW Caterpillar or 373 kW Scania emissions compliant power packs, the I-140 features a large 6 m3 capacity hopper manufactured from 10 mm gauge wearresistant steel for optimum protection.

A heavy duty vibrating feeder with integral pre-screen removes fines and sizes material for reprocessing. An option under-crusher vibratory plate feeder with wear resistant liners aids material discharge while an efficient direct drive crusher chamber is supplied with a four bar rotor as standard.

The Terex Finlay I-140 has a transport length of 16.43 metres and a width of 3.0 metres with the optional hydraulically-folding bypass conveyor stowed.

On the Screen As if a host of new crushers were not enough to satisfy delegates at the open day, Terex Finlay also took the opportunity to roll out two of the first fruits of its joint venture with German static recycling screening equipment manufacturer Spaleck.

The Terex Finlay 873 Spaleck is features a two-deck, Germandesigned and constructed high performance screenbox. The unique stepped top deck design combined with state of the art flip flow technology on the bottom deck catapults the Finlay 873 Spaleck into a class of its own. Its processing capabilities and application flexibility make the machine the only all-in-one mobile solution for processing difficult waste, recycling, slag, C&D, shredded metal, wood, compost, mulch, ores, coal and soil.

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Turkey and Indonesia in Focus Longstanding CEA supporter Off-Highway Research has recently issued reports on the construction equipment markets in both Turkey and Indonesia. In this Construction WorX exclusive, Off-Highway Research managing director David Phillips looks at the highlights.

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he market for construction machinery in Turkey is set to grow by more than 25 per cent in the next five years, according to the results of Off-Highway Research’s latest research in the country. Sales are forecast to resume their recent growth trajectory by the end of next year and reach over 13,000 units by 2019. More significantly, this healthy rate of anticipated growth comes in spite of the existing and historically high level of sales recorded in 2014.

The Turkish market for equipment is set to grow by 25 percent

Infrastructure Driving Growth Whereas the rapid periods of expansion seen in the last decade have been made possible by periodic slumps in the market (in 2007 demand reached its then highest recorded level of nearly 12,000 units following a four-fold increase in five years, while the market nearly tripled in size from 2009 to 2013), the market has now demonstrated its growing maturity by topping 10,000 sales every year since 2011. Even last year’s pronounced uncertainties associated with the regional upheaval in neighbouring countries including Syria and Iraq, domestic political disputes and concerns over exchange rates and the current account budget deficit only resulted in a market decline of just 16 per cent.

The main driver for the expected growth is the country’s still expanding list of major infrastructure projects. Most of these are aligned with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 2023. The most important include: • US$368 billion investment in the Transportation Industry (roads, sea, air transport and railways) • US$140 billion investment in the Energy Sector • US$400 billion investment in urban transformation projects to be realised by the end of 2023 • 20,000 kilometres of new 2-lane roads to be constructed by the end of 2023 • 5,000 kilometres of new motorways • Natural gas lines in 35 cities • New projects valued at US$140 billion in the environment and recycling sectors • 14,000 kilometres of new railway projects throughout Turkey, and US$100 billion investment in additional railways

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• Construction of 100 new dams • New Bosphorus motorway bridge construction in Istanbul and Canakkale • Istanbul-Izmir Highway project valued at US$6.9 billion.

• 10 new airport projects • Third airport project in Istanbul • New harbour investments at a value of US$3.6 billion over the next 12 years • Construction of new road and railway tunnels under the Bosphorus in Istanbul • US$26.7 billion worth of investment in GAP projects (Southern Anatolian Project) • Istanbul Canal link between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea to the west of Istanbul

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After several years in the doldrums, the Indonesian market is on the road to recovery

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2012

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2011

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2013

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7,852

11,055

12,184

12,547

10,575

14,352

22,744

20,717

15,207

11,842

Table 1: Turkey – Sales of Construction Equipment, 2010 – 2014 (Units)

Table 3: Indonesia – Sales of Construction Equipment, 2010 – 2014 (Units)

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2016

2017

2018

2019

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2016

2017

2018

2019

10,903

10,484

11,460

12,435

13,293

10,837

12,382

14,412

15,025

14,898

Table 2: Turkey: – Forecast Sales of Construction Equipment, 2015 – 2019 (Units)

Table 4: Indonesia – Forecast Sales of Construction Equipment, 2015 – 2019 (Units)

It is also also considering the markets that are likely to benefit most in the next five year period. It is clear that crawler excavators will remain essential to the projects outlined above. This reliance is likely to see them become the biggest selling machine type at some point during the forecast period, with sales reaching or even perhaps exceeding 4,000 units annually. Backhoe loaders will continue to be both popular and invaluable. However, they are likely to fall to second place in the market behind crawler excavators as the trend towards specific machines for specific jobs, rather than a one-size-fits-all utility vehicle begins to gather pace.

In particular, the market for backhoe loaders is likely to come under growing threat from sales of mini excavators. Currently, sales of mini

Sustained Recovery in Sight

...backhoe loaders will be overtaken by crawler excavators as the trend to specific machines for specific jobs gathers pace... excavators are far behind those recorded in countries with markets of a comparable size, accounting for just seven per cent of sales in 2014, compared to more than 30 per cent in both the UK and Germany.

Nevertheless, the market has more than quadrupled in the past five years and is forecast to double again by 2019. Not all of these sales will come at the expense of backhoe loaders, but the relative trends of the two sectors are clearly worth noting.

Following nearly three years of sharply declining demand, the Indonesian market for heavy equipment finally appears to be set on a path of sustained recovery, underpinned by the long-awaited implementation of major infrastructure projects. The Indonesian planning ministry, Bappenas, has undertaken a systematic assessment of infrastructure needs. It estimates that 2,650 kilometres of roads, 1,000 kilometres of toll roads, 15 airports, 24 seaports, 3258 kilometres of railway network and 35,000 megawatt power plants are needed in order to bring Indonesia up to international benchmarks suitable for a middle-income country. Over the next five years the country needs some Rp5,500 trillion (US$442 billion), double the 2015 state budget, to build infrastructure.

The sheer scale of the planned projects dictates that a strong increase in demand for new construction equipment may be expected from the construction sector. However, it is important to note that sales in the short to medium term will be hindered to some extent by the large pool of under-utilised second hand equipment currently on the market as a result of the high rate of repossessions from bankrupt mining companies.

The growth in demand is also forecast to be buoyed by two other important end-user segments for heavy equipment. In the agribusiness sector, the oil palm plantation sector will continue to furnish a steady demand for new excavators in particular, whilst in the forestry sector further expansion of acacia plantations will help sustain a growing requirement for new excavators and other equipment. Demand for new machinery from the coal mining sector, the main growth driver behind the massive surge in demand seen in 2011 and 2012, will remain subdued as a result of suppressed global commodity prices, although

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All roads lead to Istanbul in the drive for increased equipment sales

the large mining companies will continue to replace heavy excavators, dump trucks and crawler dozers, albeit at a significantly reduced rate.

The projected completion of several new mineral ore smelters in the next two years should also help underpin a rise in demand for new excavators from the nickel, tin and bauxite mining sectors as production is ramped up once again.

Unit sales reached a record level of 22,700 units in 2011, fuelled by a dramatic surge in global commodity prices, in particular coal. Much of the growth was attributable to the coal mining sector, which bought excavators, dump trucks and crawler dozers in unimaginable quantities in the quest to increase production. The market remained at a high level in 2012, sustained by strong sales to the mining, plantation and construction sectors during the first half of the year. In the second half of 2012 demand for all types of heavy equipment began to falter, largely as a result of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly coal but also crude palm oil. In 2013 IIndonesia’s economy grew at its slowest pace in four years, as the end of the commodities boom undermined

Amidst such turmoil, the crawler excavator has held its lead as the ‘work horse’ of the construction equipment market, accounting for around 59 per cent of all units sold in 2015. Crawler dozers are in second place in terms of volume of sales, although the coal mining crisis has seen demand for the product decline by two thirds since 2011. Demand for compact equipment in Indonesia has historically been very limited due to the abundance of cheap manual labour. During recent years, however, the market for mini excavators has undergone extremely positive development, in stark contrast to the heavy equipment product sectors, as the declining availability of labour and a more cost-conscious younger generation of contractors have brought the machine to more prominence.

...By the end of 2014, the market for new equipment had collapsed by a further 22 percent...

The Indonesian construction equipment industry is characterised by the presence of several major manufacturers: Komatsu, Caterpillar, Hitachi, Sakai, and Sumitomo. Production peaked at record levels in 2012, but had declined by almost 20 per cent by the end of 2014 in response to the collapse in the domestic market. Around 80 per cent of production comprises hydraulic excavators, with crawler dozers accounting for most of the remainder. The mining sector has historically accounted for more than half of total demand for heavy equipment in Indonesia, and in particular for large units, such as the excavators over 80 tonnes. Construction, agribusiness and forestry account for the remainder, mainly small and medium sized units, up to 20 tonnes. ■

exports and higher interest rates dragged on consumption. In addition, the Indonesian rupiah dropped by 20 per cent in value against the US$.

The impact on the market was immediate and sales slumped by 27 per cent to 15,200 units.

In January 2014 the problems affecting the mining sector were exacerbated by the government’s implementation of a law banning the export of raw minerals, a move designed to stimulate smelter construction and increase mineral export value. In addition, the slowdown in economic growth, concerns over Indonesia’s weakening currency, coupled with the political uncertainty surrounding an election year, all conspired to slow down investment in the main end-user segments. By the end of the year the market for new equipment had collapsed by a further 22 per cent to 11,800 units.

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Registration commences at 09.15hrs CONFERENCE MODERATOR: Nick Higham (Broadcaster and Journalist) Nick returns as our MC having successfully piloted several conferences for the CEA and CECE.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nick Boles MP – Minister of State, Her Majesty’s Government Departments for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and Education (DfE) The Minister with one of the widest portfolios in Government – including the key areas of skills and construction, a big part of the “Productivity Puzzle”.

MARKETS: David Phillips – Managing Director, Off-Highway Research Ltd The guide to what is happening in UK and world markets for construction equipment.

An indispensable briefing from the leading market analyst.

INFRASTRUCTURE: The UK’s MEGA-PROJECTS: Sir Neville Simms, Chair of the Thames Tunnel Tideway Project The former head of Tarmac and Carillion will provide the vision for the biggest London construction project since the launch of Crossrail.

Plus…

Komatsu – Richard Clement, Planning Manager, Komatsu UK Ltd presenting on the next wave of innovation in the construction equipment sector Calor – Paul Hardwick, Head of Business Development, Calor Gas Ltd. a viewpoint on the future of fuel technology – asking the question “why is it always diesel or gasoline?”

Bill Quigley – Head of Excavated & Bulk Materials HS2 Infrastructure Directorate The HS2 briefing was a highlight of conference 2014 – with a budget of £40 million plus this is a project front and centre of many CEA members’ plans.

SKILLS & INNOVATION: Dick Elsy – Chief Executive of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult At the forefront of manufacturing innovation, as a former senior executive at Jaguar, BMW and Land Rover, he now heads one of the most pioneering pro-business initiative from Government – and gives his insight into the productivity puzzle.

Nigel Baseley – CEA President The chair of the CEA’s Skills Advisory Panel introduces the latest CEA initiative on the number 1 HR issue, the shortage of skilled staff.

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The Productivity Puzzle Nick Boles, Minister of State for Skills & Construction is keynote speaker at the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) Annual Conference.

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he CEA is holding its Annual Conference on Wednesday 18 November 2015 at the home of the Institute of Civil Engineers at One Great George Street, London. This year’s conference – programme supported by Volvo Construction Equipment – will concentrate on the factors that will make the UK construction equipment sector even more successful – investment in infrastructure, commitment to skills and the adoption of innovative technology – with insights into market prospects and top level networking.

Nick Higham – renowned broadcaster and journalist – returns again as MC having successfully piloted several conferences for both the CEA and CECE (Committee for European Construction Equipment).

Keynote speaker at this year’s conference is Nick Boles, Minister of State for Skills & Construction. Boles was appointed as Minister of State jointly for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education in July of last year. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Grantham and Stamford in May 2010 and re-elected in May 2015.

The Minister’s joint BIS and DfE responsibilities include employer ownership of skills, pre-employment and basic skills, and vocational qualifications. Apprenticeships and traineeships are also part of Boles’ remit which ties in with one of the key themes of the conference. He also is responsible for the Skills Funding Agency which fund skills training for further education (FE) in England. The Agency supports over 1,000 colleges, private training organisations, and employers with £3.7 billion of funding each year.

Heading up the ‘Markets’ section of the conference is David Phillips managing director, Off-Highway Research who will be talking about the construction equipment market both in the UK and world-wide – an indispensable briefing from the leading market analyst.

Infrastructure is also a key part of the conference programme – and the UK’s Mega-Projects are on the agenda. Si r Neville Simm’s chair of the Thames Tideway project will provide the vision for the biggest London Construction project since the launch of Crossrail. Sir Neville is the former head of Tarmac and Carillion.

Bill Quigley, head of Excavated & Bulk Materials HS2 Infrastructure Directorate will update delegates on the HS2 project – with a budget of £40milllion plus this is a project front and centre of many CEA members’ plans.

Dick Elsy chief executive of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Elsy is at the forefront of manufacturing innovation, as a former senior executive at Jaguar Land Rover, he now heads one of the most pioneering pro-business initiative from Government – and give his insight into the productivity puzzle.

A representative from Komatsu will also be talking to delegates on the next wave of innovation in the construction equipment sector – Intelligent Machines… the next generation.

Nick Higham returns to CEA’s 2015 Annual Conference

Discussing the Skills agenda is Nigel Baseley president of the CEA & sales director - EAME Industrial Power Division, Perkins Engines. The chair of the CEA Skills Advisory Panel introduces the latest CEA initiative on the number one HR issue, the shortage of Skilled Staff.

The conference, in association with Volvo Construction Equipment, Plantworx and Construction Worx, is free to attend for CEA members and guests. Non-CEA members the delegate fee is £175.00 (plus VAT).

To register http://www.thecea.org.uk/conference/ Registration commences at 09.30 and closes at approximately 16.15.

Grand Stand Draw The PlantworX Grand Stand Draw – now in its third year – is scheduled for 18 November during the networking lunch at CEA’s conference at One Great George Street, London.

In true lottery style the Grand Stand Draw gives all exhibitors an equal chance for the primary exhibition stands and demo areas. The CEA explained that the thinking behind the stand lottery was that the leading brands, who were also part of the original ‘working party’, which include JCB and Volvo Construction Equipment, would be classed as ‘anchor stands’ and will be strategically positioned around the site, so all that exhibit around them will benefit from maximum footfall. Stand sizes have also been limited to ensure that those with smaller marketing budgets are also able to compete.

Exhibitors wanting to take part in the draw should contact PlantworX sales manager Angela Spink on 07807 623640 or email angela.spink@plantworx.co.uk

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The Conference Speakers Nick Higham

Broadcaster & Journalist Nick Higham is a BBC News correspondent, working on television, on radio and online. He covers a wide range of subjects, including environment, science, consumer issues, the media, heritage and arts and culture, and reporting from Northern Ireland and elsewhere in the UK. He joined the BBC in 1988 and spent 14 years as arts and media correspondent.

He makes a welcome return as conference moderator for the CEA – having in the past also performed the role for the CECE Summit, in Brussels.

Nigel Baseley President of the CEA

Nigel Baseley was elected President of the CEA in 2014 for a two year term – and chairs the Association’s Skills Advisory Panel. He is also leading the “CEA 2020 Vision” strategic initiative. As a director of Perkins Engines Co Ltd, he had responsibility for brand and marketing strategy, working with teams based across Europe, the Americas and Asia. With broad experience in sales and marketing in his previous roles for Massey Ferguson, Pirelli and Caterpillar, Nigel has global experience of the power systems and engineering sector having lived and worked in Europe and North America. He has a Master’s degree in industrial marketing and product management from Cranfield University.

Sir Neville Simms FREng

Chairman of Thames Tideway Tunnel Ltd Sir Neville Simms FREng is a Chartered Civil Engineer.

He is a former Chairman of Carillion plc, following a long career with Tarmac plc, where he was latterly Group CEO and Deputy Chairman. He was joint Chairman of TML, the Channel Tunnel contractors’ consortium - and has chaired a number of construction industry bodies. Inter alia he has also been a founder member of the UK Government’s Private Finance Panel, Chairman of the Government’s Sustainable Procurement Task Force, Chairman of the BRE Trust and a member of the President’s Committee of the CBI.

Dick Elsy

Chief Executive of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult The Catapult acts as a catalyst for the future growth and success of manufacturing in the UK. Dick Elsyjoined the Catapult from Torotrak plc, the gearless traction drive technology leader. Prior to this he was Product Development Director at Jaguar Cars Limited, following earlier roles with BMW and a long career with Land Rover where he had a lead role in launching the Freelander.

Dick is currently the Chair of both the Automotive Council and Aerospace Growth Partnership’s Manufacturing WGs and is a member of the Advanced Materials Leadership Council. He is has a Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering, is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IMechE.

Nick Boles MP

Minister of State, Her Majesty’s Government Nick Boles MP is Minister of State jointly for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Education (DfE). He was first elected as the Conservative MP for Grantham and Stamford in May 2010 – having been the founder of Policy Exchange, a centre right policy research institute.

His wide ranging government policy responsibilities include further education, vocational qualifications, apprenticeships, the Skills Funding Agency and the construction and rail business sectors.

David C.A. Phillips

Managing Director, Off-Highway Research David Phillips is a long term friend and member of the CEA.. He led an MBO in 1984 to become owner of Off-Highway Research, which had formerly been part of the Economist Intelligence Unit.

The management consultancy specialises in the research and analysis of the international construction equipment industry, the largest of its kind in the world. In June 2015 Off-Highway Research was acquired by KHL, the global media company that specialises in the construction industry.

Off-Highway Research has three research offices, in London, Beijing and New Delhi, and representative offices in Tokyo and New York.

Paul Hardwick

Head of Business Development, Calor Gas Ltd Paul is Head of Business Development at Calor Gas, the UK’s leading LPG distributor. With 28 years experience within the LPG industry, his team is responsible for innovation and new product development across industrial, commercial and consumer markets.

Richard Clement

Planning Manager, Komatsu UK Ltd Richard Clement is the Planning Manager for Komatsu UK Ltd, with responsibility for the management of new model excavator introduction to the Birtley Manufacturing Plant & European markets.

Richard, who joined Komatsu in 1987, also has special responsibility within Komatsu UK for intelligent machine support.

Bill Quigley

Head of Excavated & Bulk Materials HS2 Infrastructure Directorate Bill Quigley is the Head of Excavated and Bulk Materials for HS2 with responsibility for planning and coordination of 128 million tons of excavated materials both across the route and to multiple deposition locations.

Bill joined HS2 in January 2015 and has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry most recently working on the Western Tunnels section of the Crossrail project.

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Question Time

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In an exclusive interview with Construction WorX, Skills and Construction Minister Nick Boles gives his thoughts on the contribution of the construction equipment industry to the UK economy, the challenge of the skills shortage, and addressing the nation’s need for more housing.

Q Given your joint responsibilities for skills and construction, is there anything more that the UK construction industry can do to help alleviate its ongoing (and cyclical) skills shortage?

A Many construction firms are already doing great work to build a more skilled workforce. Small and large employers including Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try have been among the 1300 employers in our Trailblazers programme, designing apprenticeship standards for a huge range of construction roles from steelworker to design technician.

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the UK has the supply of highly skilled construction workers it needs for the future.

Q The construction industry was one of the sectors that helped lead the country out of recession. Does the sector get the credit it deserves?

A We’re well aware of the contribution construction makes to our economy, and as a key export asset for the UK, and have committed to boosting housebuilding and backing major infrastructure projects like HS2 which will support the sector to grow further.

Q The UK construction industry has some world leaders among its numbers (JCB, for example), and yet

there is a belief that manufacturing no longer exists in this country. What could/should the industry do to raise its public profile?

A The UK is a leading player in manufacturing– our auto industry for example has been booming with a new car rolling of the production line every 20 seconds.

Engaging young people is vital, and many manufacturing firms are already reaching out to local schools and backing apprenticeships as routes into exciting careers. JCB for example supported the opening of a new University Technical College which is currently teaching 529 pupils in Staffordshire the core skills needed for a career in manufacturing.

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sector and providing inspiration for young people.

We’ve made the schools curriculums more focused on STEM subjects while initiatives like Tomorrow’s Engineers are bringing the experience of an engineering role into schools to inspire young people. Employers can certainly help, getting involved in Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (2-6 November) and reaching out to their local schools and communities.

Other firms like Caterpillar are running work experience programmes in local schools to inspire students into a manufacturing career.

Getting young people on board and investing in training will make sure the industry has a future as a dynamic and desirable place to work.

Q What more can be done to encourage young men and women to consider a career in engineering when other sectors appear - from the outside at least - to be more attractive?

A Plenty of young people already are!

Again, reaching out to young people and investing in apprenticeships and training will show the value of an engineering career.

The CEA’s Skills Advisory Panel is doing great work in this, with programmes like See Inside Manufacturing opening up the

Q There has been a shortfall in new housing construction for as long as I can remember What, if anything, can be done to increase new building starts?

A Housebuilding remains a key part of our long-term economic plan, and housing completions are at their highest annual level since June 2009. We recognise

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the need to go further, and that’s why we are reforming the planning system and supporting construction firms to build more affordable housing so more people can enjoy the security of home ownership.

Q The Construction Industry Training Board seems to have had the Sword of Damocles hanging over it for decades now. Are you satisfied that it is fit for purpose in the modern construction and skills age?

A We want to put employers at the heart of skills, which is why we’re giving them more control over how skills funding is spent.

The CITB does excellent work in this area, like its support for the new Go Construct campaign which is helping challenge outdated stereotypes of construction careers and bring more talented young people into the industry. ■

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The CEA’s own biennial trade show, Plantworx, is the showcase event for construction equipment, plant, tools and services. After a very successful 2015 event, the next event – scheduled for 6th-8th June 2017 – will again be hosted at Bruntingthorpe, with added exhibition space for more machine demonstrations and exhibitors.

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With more cities set to follow and an even more stringent set of rules scheduled for 2020, owners of construction equipment need to be on their guard. Construction WorX reports.

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The Mayor of London is introducing new standards to reduce emissions of pollutants from construction and demolition activity and associated equipment. The SPG includes the world’s first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) for non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) combining standards for both nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM).

Why are these standards being introduced?

The London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI) estimates that in 2010 the Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) used on construction sites was responsible for 12 percent of NOx emissions and 15% of PM10 emissions in Greater London. Diesel exhaust emissions have also been classified as being carcinogenic to humans based on evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer by The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO). To address this significant contribution of NRMM to London’s poor air quality, the GLA are seeking to control the emissions from this equipment from 1st September 2015 by establishing emissions standards for London. The policy, as detailed in ‘The Control of Dust and Emissions during Construction and Demolition Supplementary Planning Guidance’ published in July 2014.

When will the new standards come into force?

The new standards are being introduced in two phases starting September 2015 tightening in September 2020: • Phase 1: 1 September 2015 • Phase 2: 1 September 2020

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1 September 2020 (iii) Any development site within Greater London NRMM used on any site within Greater London will be required to meet Stage IIIB of EU Directive 97/68/EC (iv) Any development site within the Central Activity Zone or Canary Wharf. NRMM used on any site within the Central Activity Zone or Canary Wharf will be required to meet Stage IV of EU Directive 97/68/EC

Where do the new standards apply?

From September 2015 NRMM used on the site of any major development within Greater London will be required to meet Stage IIIA of the Directive as a minimum; and NRMM used on any site within the Central Activity Zone or Canary Wharf will be required to meet Stage IIIB of the Directive as a minimum. From 2020 these standards will tighten in each area.

How do we know what constitutes a major development site in Greater London?

Major developments are defined in the London Plan as residential developments of 10 dwellings or more (or, where the number is not given, 0.5 ha or more); and for all other uses, a floor space 1,000 m2 or more or a site area 1 ha or more. The site area is that directly involved in some aspect of the development. Floor space is defined as the sum of floor area within the building measured externally to the external wall faces at each level. Basement car parks, rooftop plant rooms, caretakers’ flats etc. should be included in the floor space figure.

My equipment doesn’t meet the standards what can I do?

There are a number of options to comply with the requirements of the NRMM policy: • Reorganisation of NRMM fleet so that only compliant equipment is

used in London • Replacing equipment (with new or second hand equipment which meets the policy) • Retrofit abatement technologies • Re-engining • If eligible, apply for an exemption

Are there any exemptions?

Yes. The GLA is consulting on an exemptions policy. Details of the proposed exemptions and associated processes can be found at http://tinyurl.com/od5hhhc.

How do you apply for an exemption?

Applying for an exemption is currently a paper based but will become an online process prior to the launch of the policy in September 2015. The process for reviewing exemptions is evidence based. On receipt of an exemption application form the GLA will make the final decision having reviewed the evidence in consultation with the NRMM Committee an independent panel made up of industry experts.

How will the scheme be enforced?

Local authorities will implement the NRMM LEZ through planning conditions attached to planning permissions. Each individual local authority will be responsible for enforcing the policy and they can do this in a number of ways, including site inspections. The development of the NRMM database is also expected to provide a mechanism for easy checking by a local authority that specific building sites are compliant with the NRMM LEZ policy. Failure to implement the policy may result in building control sign-off either being delayed or not granted.

Where can I find out more information?

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Skills & Training Avoiding Apprenticeship Pitfalls

There seems to be no abatement in the launching of new initiatives to address the skills gap across the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector, and the political push to grow the numbers of apprenticeships remains particularly strong.

In the last 12 months since the first ‘trailblazer’ standards for apprenticeships in the automotive sector, we have seen additions to this list and a roll out of the previous coalition government’s ‘flagship’ degree apprenticeships.

We have also seen greater facilitation of take up of apprentices by employers such as the new digital apprenticeship voucher to give employers greater control over apprenticeship funding. The 2.2 million apprenticeships we are told by government to have been created since 2010 will be increased by a further 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 – a commitment the government intends to enshrine in law.

However, this burgeoning growth is not coming without fears and concerns. It has become widely accepted that more needs to be done to boost the apprenticeship ‘brand’ to narrow the gap between the function apprenticeships should have in our economy and how, too often, they are being used in practice. The dangers of a significant devaluing of the apprenticeships brand is clear

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and present and is addressed only in part by the government’s inclusion to the Enterprise Bill measures to give the term ‘apprenticeship’ legal protection through the introduction of defined criteria for the design and implementation of apprenticeships.

This issue is also highlighted by Ofsted chief, Sir Michael Wilshaw in his recent report which says that some young learners are not even aware that they are on apprenticeship schemes and that their ‘apprenticeships’ are merely covering their pre-existing skills. Whilst the report goes on to say that such misuse of apprenticeships is particularly common in service sectors such as retail and care, there is clearly a duty on all sectors to be mindful of the quality and credibility of the apprenticeships they offer. We may well see a rise in the number of accredited apprenticeship schemes to combat this danger and there seems to be potential here for CEA to take a lead for the construction equipment industry.

Another opportunity CEA is taking with

regard to enhancing the apprenticeships brand across our industry is engagement with the Automotive Industrial Partnership’s provision of an active and operating Apprenticeship Clearing House. The partnership is working with Semta, the skills council for the engineering and manufacturing technologies sector, and a contractor will shortly be appointed to deliver the clearing house as a gateway to provide unplaced applicants from the large automotive engineering employers to be available for the supply chain.

The clearing house is being developed to address a range of current challenges facing the automotive sector in increasing the volume of traineeships and apprenticeships it has to offer as a career choice, including providing clear information, advice and guidance to school leavers; and undertaking the eligibility assessments and screening processes necessary to deliver the project’s objectives. This will be a benefit to all CEA members from OEMs through the supply chain. ■

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