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Regulars

Features 21

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From the President Member News

CEA CONFERENCE REPORT The 4th industrial revolution begins.

International News Hard Data In the Lobby Your Shout

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PRIMARY ENGINEER Let's get the party started!

ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE The first installment of Duncan Riding's report.

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PLANTWORX Full steam ahead for PLANTWORX and RAILWORX.

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Contents From the President............................................................................................................05 New Recruits – Additions to the CEA Management Council..................06 Member News......................................................................................................................08 Member Profile – GKD Technologies.....................................................................14 Digitisation – Digging for digital victory..............................................................16 Emerging Technology – Syncron.............................................................................19 CEA Conference – Innovation Is Here....................................................................21 New Members......................................................................................................................24 Primary Engineer – Let's get the party started!...............................................26 Hillhead 2018 – Manufacturers spring into action at Buxton.................29 Future Fuels – Energy for the future.......................................................................37 Full steam ahead for PLANTWORX and RAILWORX......................................40 CEA Members List..............................................................................................................36 International – Exhibition News................................................................................45 International – Global markets surge back to health...................................46 Hard Data – A stable outlook for 2018..................................................................49 In the Lobby...........................................................................................................................53 Your Shout – All things in moderation.................................................................56 Rail Investment – On the right track.......................................................................57 CEA News................................................................................................................................58

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ConstructionWorX From the President

From the President The last in a long line….

Rory Keogh

Outgoing President Construction Equipment Association

CEA Management Council Rory Keogh Gomaco International Ltd Alan Batty Bomag (GB) Ltd Sam Mottram Caterpillar (UK) Ltd Nick Ground GKD Technik Ltd Charles Stevenson JCB Sales Ltd Stuart Blackham Komatsu UK Ltd Paul Ross Ricardo Plc Andy Bragg Darchem Engineering Ltd Keith Dolbear TriMark Europe Ltd Mussa Mahomed Nylacast Ltd

This piece in Construction Worx is known as the President's "intro", but in this issue it is more accurate to call it an "outro". The changes at our 2018 AGM means that I was the last official President of the CEA - a title that traces its roots back to the 1940s. For much of the time since then the role was almost exclusively taken by representatives of UK Original Equipment Manufacturers. In recent years there has been much more of a mix with component, technology specialists and importers taking the helm which reflects the growing representativeness of the CEA. I have been proud to represent a US-based manufacturer (Gomaco International) offering concrete paving equipment to the market – another sign that the Association is not just confined to earthmoving interests, important as they are.

I can confirm that our annual conference this year, themed “Innovation is here….”, lived up to its promise. Our speakers received stellar ratings from the record audience. The report back on the day is supplemented by Duncan Riding’s article based on his conference presentation in which he lifts the lid on future fuels. In this he makes it clear that electric power isn’t the only show in town and has its own environmental challenges. The conference day ended with a celebration dinner at which we were delighted to give special recognition to David

Phillips, the chairman of Off-highway Research, and to Malcolm Kent, the CEA’s retiring senior technical consultant.

During my time as President I have encouraged members to look beyond their home markets and seek opportunities overseas. Sometimes visiting those places that on paper might not seem the most attractive can yield dividends. Our small CEA trade mission to Belarus last year is a case in point, when some good business was done with the support of the British Embassy. Similar trade promotions and the future of our grant supported programme of official British Groups at overseas shows are now sadly in doubt. As covered in the In the Lobby report, the Department of International Trade seems to have lost sight of the importance of this kind of overseas exposure in the fog of Brexit. Very regrettable.

Having closed the door on the Presidency, another door has opened. I am now pleased to be a member of the new CEA Executive Board.

Like exporting, being an active member of our industry’s trade association is an addiction I just can’t give up! ■

Kate Wickham MBE Gate 7 Gregg Horne Mecalac CE UK Ltd David Waine British Steel Nick Allen SMT

Honorary President David Bell

Patrons Dr Susan Scurlock Malcolm Harbour CBE

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Datatag...................................................... 52 Digbits Ltd.................................................. 55 E.P Barrus Ltd.......................................31,35 Feather Diesel Services Ltd.................... 17 Garden & Hire Spares Ltd....................... 59 GKD Technologies Ltd................................9 Gomaco International Ltd.................... 25 Hill Engineering Ltd................................. 13 JCB Insurance Ltd..................................... 51 Kocurek Excavators Ltd.......................... 20 Marubeni Komatsu Ltd.......................... 60 Morris & Company Ltd........................... 51 MP Filtri....................................................... 31

Nylacast.........................................................7 Off-Highway Research........................... 48 Perkins Engines......................................... 39 Plantworx 2019........................................ 54 RDS Technology Ltd................................ 20 Red Rhino Crushers................................. 52 Rubbernek Fittings Ltd........................... 28 Strickland Mfg Ltd......................................9 Webtec........................................................ 28 FOR ADVERTISING SALES Contact Peter Knott at peter.knott@admin.co.uk

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Leadership Changes At CEA Reflect Growing Ambitions The Construction Equipment Association’s Management Council has welcomed some new recruits in recent months. In their own words, three newer members tell Construction Worx why they have volunteered their support…

Gregg Horne – MD at Mecalac Construction Equipment “Mecalac as a business wanted to further its support to the CEA, as well as have a share of the voice in important construction equipment matters. After working in the industry for over 25 years I also wanted to give something back and I am delighted to be given the opportunity.”

Kate Wickham MBE – MD at Gate 7 “The CEA is a fantastic organisation that Gate 7 has been a part of for 15 years. Being invited onto the Management Council to work alongside some very experienced and knowledgeable people has been a real honour.

I am hoping I can bring a fresh perspective to the team with my experience in a small business and a regular at CEA events and exhibitions. The Council has some exciting projects on the go and it is great to be a part of the action.”

David Waine - product sales manager at British Steel “I feel extremely privileged to have been asked to be on the Management Council and I’m very much looking forward to getting involved.

Over the years I’ve learned a lot about market dynamics and industry trends and this has helped me fully understand customers’ needs and allowed me to work with them to provide innovative solutions to help them be more successful – this will be of great use in my new role at the CEA. I’m looking forward to working alongside experts from other prestigious companies to help solve the issues that will make a real difference to the future of our industry, as well as helping to promote the importance of manufacturing in the UK.”

Executive Board The CEA’s 2018 AGM elected the following to serve on the Executive Board of the Association; Rob Oliver, ex-Presidents Rory Keogh, Nigel Baseley, Nick Ground and Paul Ross; and new director of finance, Harry McKeen (who formerly served in a number of senior executive positions for Caterpillar in a financial role). The first task of the new Board is to update the CEA’s forward plan.

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LtoR Rob Oliver, Rory Keogh, Nick Ground, Nigel Baseley who form part of the CEA’s Executive Board, alongside Paul Ross and Harry McKeen

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Member News Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade Multi-award-winning company Gate 7, based in the North East of England, specialises in the supply of decals and printed components to the Construction equipment, Agricultural and Industrial Machinery markets. The business has recently been awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2018.

Gate 7’s customers include many leading OEM’s including Komatsu, JCB, Volvo, Kuhn and Caterpillar and supply to multiple divisions of these companies worldwide.

Last year, the company’s Managing Director Kate Wickham, was awarded an MBE for services to Export and Outward Investment. Kate said, “We (Gate 7) have always been focused on global growth with export targets being key to the company’s business plan. We are delighted to have been recognised for our efforts and awarded the Queens Award for Enterprise for International Trade.”

Kate added, “Exporting is the life blood of Gate 7. We are able to provide a consistently quality product across the globe by utilising the same materials, equipment, processes and expertise across the world.

International trade has resulted in outstanding year on year growth for Gate 7 in the last three-years.”

The company also utilise worldwide exhibitions as an opportunity to present and market Gate 7’s products. Kate said, “Overseas exhibitions

are an excellent way to meet potential new customers, research new markets, new products, competition and to showcase Gate 7.

Support from trade organisations such as UK Trade and Investment and the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) are integral to our growth strategy by offering support through funding, contacts, advice and support.”

Gate 7 wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade

SmartBridge consortium in ‘digital twin’ predictive modelling research project James Fisher Testing Services (JFTS) has announced a new strategic research collaboration with TWI Ltd (TWI), Brunel University London and K-NOW to form the ‘SmartBridge’ consortium.

The consortium’s aim is to further develop and integrate inspection, modelling, monitoring, big data management and analytics, deterioration diagnostics and prediction to create a ‘digital twin’

The SmartBridge project aims to revolutionise the monitoring and maintenance of bridge infrastructure

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forecasting toolkit. The resulting model will provide bridge managers with significantly enhanced decision-making information to extend asset life and manage maintenance costs effectively.

Matthew Anderson, SmartBridge project coordinator said: “This is a great opportunity to bring together inter-disciplinary expertise to share knowledge that will benefit bridge owners, operators and maintainers.

“The SmartBridge project aims to revolutionise the monitoring and maintenance of bridge infrastructure by developing an innovative knowledge-based digital platform that will enable the visualisation of bridge condition and degradation.”

The project has received initial positive support from bridge management teams at Amey and London Underground, affirming the desire and need for smarter methods of maintenance programming, with London Underground providing an existing bridge structure to form the basis of the research.

Ash Parmar of London Underground said “We are keen to adopt innovative and cost-effective methods for getting better information about the true condition of our structures. We do not like surprises when structures are suddenly found to have major defects which may lead to failures, during inspections. A robust approach for using historic information and real time monitoring data to enable reliable prediction of deterioration and defect occurrence is welcomed. We are pleased to be able to support the development project through the provision of a trial site for use by the consortium.”

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JCB’s first ever electric digger sparks huge interest JCB has developed its first ever electric digger in response to customer demands for a zero emissions machine which can work indoors, underground and close to people in urban areas.

The 1.9 tonne mini excavator can be charged by simply plugging it into a standard 230-volt domestic electricity supply. Once fully charged, it is ready to put in a full normal working day on the building site – digging with the same speed and power as its diesel counterpart. Super-fast charging will also be available at launch, slashing the charging time in half.

The innovative product goes on sale at the end of year after being developed in secret at the company’s Staffordshire HQ. Its development has been spearheaded by company Chairman Lord Bamford who today heralded its arrival as a “real breakthrough” for the construction sector.

Lord Bamford said: “JCB has been at the forefront of developing innovative, low emission diesel powered construction equipment for decades. In fact, thanks to our clean diesel technology, typical JCB machines will be pretty close to zero emissions by next year.

However, with urbanisation, machines are operating more closely to people as well as digging underground, indoors, near hospitals and in food production environments. As a result, there is a new zero emissions sector emerging and it’s emerging very quickly. It’s for this reason we have put ourselves at the forefront of alternative power technologies and developed the first ever electric JCB digger.”

JCB has developed its first ever electric digger in response to customer demands for a zero emissions machine

The 2018 Technology Innovator Awards – Best lone worker tracker solution

Going for Gold – Hill Engineering awarded as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed Companies’

AMI has received a Technology Innovator Award for the third year running, this year for its lone worker tracking solution.

The ‘Guardian +’ unit that AMI has been recognised for is the perfect tracking solution for those who work alone or are particularly vulnerable, such as children and the elderly.

Employees working in dangerous or isolated areas gain peace of mind using this device. With highly advanced GPS tracking (accurate to 2.5 metres) contact can be maintained with their colleagues at all timesthe device also has SOS capabilities for emergencies.

AMI has received a Technology Innovator Award No larger than the size of a for its Lone Worker Tracker car key fob, the unit will not hinder performance in any way whilst still being an effective and sturdy device.

Gary Stockton, CEO at AMI has said of the latest award “I’d like to thank CV magazine for recognising and rewarding us here at AMI for the third year running- we are very proud that even as a small company within the industry we are still continually recognised as industry leading developers. AMI offer the greatest battery life in the market and a specially developed in house platform visible via any web enabled device and our newly launched app. I am particularly enthusiastic about the abilities of our lone worker device, as a company we are especially passionate about safeguarding the vulnerable, additionally ensuring the safety of lone workers out in the field.”

Newry based attachment manufacturer, Hill Engineering has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies for the fourth-year running, in the Deloitte BMC Awards Programme, receiving the much coveted ‘Gold Standard’ award.

Ian Hill Managing Director of Hill Engineering said, “We are delighted to have won this award for the fourth consecutive year – it’s testament on how we work as a team to move the business forward by working together and listening to what our customers require. We have seen significant growth in the company in recent years and have increased both our market share and widened our product range in response to customer demand.”

Hill added, “As part of our company expansion we have added new members to our team who continue to strengthen our position in the UK and Ireland and have increased productivity and streamlined the business. We have seen a 30% increase in production capacity and 20% more orders than the same period last year. Exports also are an important part of our business and continue to grow at a steady pace – we are also working with many emerging markets.”

Hill concluded, “Winning the Deloitte Best Managed Company Awards again has set a benchmark for the rest of the year – we look forward to the challenges ahead.”

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Hill Engineering has once again been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies

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Movers and Shakers New Head of Construction for Kubota Kubota UK has recently appointed Glen Hampson as Business Development Manager for its construction division.

With over 15 years’ experience, Glen brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Kubota UK, having previously been the Channel Development Manager for Doosan Bobcat and the Regional Distribution Manager for Caterpillar Inc’s Mid-Tier Earthmoving Division in the Middle East and Africa.

Mr Kazunari Shimokawa, interim Managing Director of Kubota UK, said: “This is an exciting appointment for Kubota UK as we look to raise the bar in the construction sector. Our goal is to continue to drive the brand forward, so it is essential we have the right people in place to help us do this. Glen

will play a critical role in helping us achieve our commercial objectives and I wish him every success in his role.”

Commenting on his appointment, Glen said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for me to be heading up Kubota UK’s Construction Equipment Division. Kubota has built up an enviable reputation in the market for providing machines that operators love for their outstanding performance and reliability.

“I am looking forward to working with my team and our customers to continue to deliver growth for Kubota and our partners. My aim is to further build on our number one position in the market and look at ways we can continue to evolve as a business and improve the customer experience.”

Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe appoints new Sales Manager CE Europe HCEE (Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe) appoints Jean-Philippe Pollet as new Sales Manager Construction Equipment for the European market.

In close cooperation with Hyundai’s branches and European dealer network, Jean-Philippe Pollet, will be developing and implementing commercial strategies with a focus on long-term partnership while securing HCEE’s business objectives in Europe. Jean-Philippe Pollet is based at the company’s new European headquarters in Tessenderlo, Belgium.

“We are happy to welcome Jean-Philippe Pollet in our Hyundai family,” said Alain Worp, Managing Director HCEE, “Jean-Philippe has been a strong sales leader within various industries and we are very excited to have him leading our Construction Equipment sales department. Jean-Philippe is an avid supporter of industry growth and serving as sales manager will increase his ability to elevate the construction equipment sales department to a higher level.”

“While always strongly involved with international distribution and business sales development in the course of my career, I look forward to strengthen and develop the partnership with HCEE’s existing European

network. It is therefore with great enthusiasm that I join a team of professionals dedicated to a powerful brand with a strong foundation to bring HCEE to the next level” said JeanPhilippe Pollet.

Glen Hampson is Kubota’s new Business Development Manager

NEWS IN BRIEF Tiltrotator test drives booking now Excavator owner-operators no longer have to travel to trial tiltrotator-equipped diggers with Engcon’s new service.

Engcon, a leading tiltrotator manufacturer, established the country’s first dedicated test-drive centre at CTA in Doncaster in 2015 and is extending the service to send a fully tiltrotator-equipped mini digger and demonstration driver to prospective customer’s sites, allowing owner-operators to try the concept in familiar surroundings before buying.

Robert Hunt, Engcon UK’s managing director, says: “British excavator operators like a hands-on experience; a real test in real conditions of the equipment they are looking to invest in. I’m keen to give them every opportunity to do that.

“This year we’ll be at three times as many events as 2017 and we’re investing a lot of resource into giving operators and plant hire companies the chance to see the huge effect a tiltrotator has on the type of work an operator can handle with one digger.”

Jean-Philippe Pollet is the new Hyundai Sales Manager for Construction Equipment for the European market.

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EvoQuip expand Global Sales Team Compact crushing and screening equipment provider EvoQuip has expanded their global sales team by appointing new Sales Managers for North America and Western Europe.

EvoQuip has appointed Conor Grogan as Territory Sales Manager for Western Europe.

Conor will be responsible for leading all sales activities in this area, including sales support and applications. Conor has previously worked in the bulk material handling and crushing and screening industry for the last 8 years.

Joining the team alongside Conor will be Sean Donaghy. Sean will be responsible for leading all sales activities in North America.

Originally from County Tyrone, Sean started

his career working for Powerscreen in North America 1991. Since then, Sean has moved to Ohio and has continued to gain experience in the crushing and screening industry in North America.

Commenting on the recent additions to the EvoQuip team, Matt Dickson, EvoQuip Global Product Line Director said, “EvoQuip are delighted to have gained two extremely experienced and determined salesmen.

Conor and Sean’s reputations and wealth of knowledge in the Crushing and Screening industry will be a driving force when it comes to EvoQuip plans for the future.”

EvoQuip has appointed Conor Grogan as Territory Sales Manager for Western Europe

Sean Donaghy will be responsible for leading all EvoQuip sales activities in North America

NEWS IN BRIEF Sales up 30% in Volvo CE’s first quarter Significant market demand increases in all major regions helped propel Volvo Construction Equipment to a strong first quarter 2018, with sales up 30% and profitability up 79%.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) enjoyed a confident first financial quarter of 2018, with strong demand increases in all major markets – especially in Asia – helping the company to report strong growth in sales, profitability and order intake.

During the first three months of 2018 Volvo CE saw net sales jump by 30% to SEK 20,914 M (SEK 16,101 M in Q1 2017). Adjusted for currency movements the results were even better, up 33%. Operating income was also positively impacted, rising to SEK 2,888 M, up a very significant 79% compared to SEK 1,615 M in the first quarter of 2017. Operating margin also saw strong improvement, at 13.8%, compared to 10% in the same period the year before.

In the first quarter of 2018 Volvo CE also enjoyed an increase in order intake, which rose by 37% to 23,938 machines, with increases in orders coming

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from all markets, but particularly North America and Asia. Deliveries were also up 35% during the period, to 22,102 machines.

The construction equipment market continued to improve during the quarter, with all regions showing growth. The European market was up 10%, driven by increased demand in Germany, Italy and parts of Eastern Europe. North America was up 21%, driven mainly by demand for excavators. South America continued to recover from low levels, rising 27%. Asia (excluding China) was up 21% compared to last year, boosted by growth in India, Indonesia, Turkey and the Middle East. Strong demand for large excavators and wheel loaders helped the Chinese market improve by 13% during the quarter.

“In general, market demand is strong, and Volvo CE has continued to improve sales and profitability,” commented Volvo CE’s president Melker Jernberg. “We are leveraging the benefits of these increased volumes well, while at the same time keeping a tight control of costs.”

Kevin Minton Promoted to Chief Executive of the CPA Kevin Minton has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA).

Kevin is replacing outgoing Chief Executive Colin Wood, who had made the decision to step down from the position at the end of the first quarter of 2018. Kevin has worked for the CPA since 2007 and was initially Senior Manager before being promoted to CPA Director in 2013. In his new role as Chief Executive of the CPA, Kevin will report to the CPA’s governing council and work alongside the President and the Chairman to shape and ensure the continuing success of the CPA. Kevin has represented the association on CONIAC, the HSE’s leading policy committee for the construction sector, and led the establishment of the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group. He also instigated CPA’s apprentice awards presentation event Stars of the Future, and the CPA Plant Conference. His new role as Chief Executive will see him taking on an even bigger role within the organisation and reinforcing his liaison work with Government bodies and industry associations.

Kevin said: “I am honoured that CPA Council has chosen me to lead the Association in the next phase of its growth, and I thank them for their support. The Members, Council, Special Interest Groups and staff have all shown an enthusiasm and willingness to further develop the CPA. I intend to build on the excellent work that has been done by Colin Wood, and to continue to support Members and the plant hire sector to face the challenges that lie ahead.”

Kevin Minton Promoted to Chief Executive of the CPA

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GKD Technologies protecting man and machine GKD Technologies is a leading provider of systems designed for safeguarding personnel and machines. The company, based in the South of England, was founded by Nick Ground in 1992.

In this issue of Construction Worx, Louise Murphy talks to Nick about the company’s origins and the journey to global success…

Nick’s background was firmly in electronic engineering, and, on leaving university, he began working for a company called Litewate, who were just beginning to look at excavator safety on behalf of the H&S Executive. Nick headed up the electronics team and developed the first version of the rated capacity indicator (RCI) for excavators.

He soon recognised an opportunity and in 1985 he bought the design from the company and started a new business providing excavator RCIs. Nick said, “In the excavator rated capacity world I am occasionally credited with the title of the RCI’s original inventor. In my first role, following university, I developed the system from the original concept, the electronics, mathematics and designed all the software.”

What was the thinking behind developing the system?

“The original idea for the RCI was prompted by the fact that all cranes had to have an indicator to lift – this was a regulation written in the 1939 Factories Act.” Said Nick. “The construction sector was beginning to use excavators more and more in place of a crane for lifting. An excavator is capable of multi-tasking – it’s able to dig the hole, lift and place the pipe (for example)! However, they did not have an indicator for safe operation to protect man and machine.”

Nick saw this as a huge gap in the market and an opportunity to develop a product specifically for this purpose. “There was legislation in place, there was a hole in the market and there was a need to fill it.” Said Nick “Excavators if overloaded - will fall over or sink into the ground. All operators claim they can ‘feel it in the seat of their pants’ – however the truth of the matter is when they can feel it – it’s quite often too late.” Added Nick.

First customers and company expansion The company’s first customers were not excavator manufacturers but lorry-loader manufacturers including Palfinger, Atlas and British Telecom, who had a large fleet of lorry-loaders which had the GKD RCI’s installed.

GKD’s real growth began in the early

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2000’s when the company was approached to design a RCI specifically for the rail industry. There was three-way collaboration between a UK rail specialist, an American excavator manufacturer and GKD. Together they produced a rail-specific rated capacity indicator, which was launched to market in 2005. The new RCI was equipped with a number of industry first features - including continuous variable load rating, intelligent motion control and a touch screen display.

The first company to take the new rail RCI onboard was Philmor Engineering and rail customers Hydrex. GKD experienced rapid growth as the company also offered collaborative work with their customers for maintenance and training. Nick reported, “With this new system we went from zero in the UK rail sector market to taking the lions share with 80% of the market in a space of about eight years. The rail industry has been our biggest success area thus far.” Claimed Nick. GKD are still the market leaders in the rail sector and continue to innovate by providing industry firsts such as lift planning software.

GKD and the Civil Sector GKD were so busy in the rail sector the construction market took somewhat of a back seat, however, in the last 6-8 months the company has been actively promoting its systems such as overload warning, height limiting, slew limiting, and other motion control products - and the civil side of the business is showing real signs of growth and is very busy. Excavator manufacturers and plant hirers, including Lynch Plant, have been retrofitting the GKD safety systems to their machines. Much of this demand stems from the construction industry’s needs to meet the increasing compliance requirements for human and machine safety and protection.

The GKD range of products GKD has recently launched a brand-new Sensor Height & Slew system, which has been designed for construction job-sites, where machines, especially excavators are operating in restricted areas and height-confined spaces.

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The Sensor Height & Slew product line offers the ability to monitor and control height, or slew, or a combination of both - helping the operator create a failsafe exclusion zone and allowing them to maximise the capability of their equipment, so they can continue to work safely.

The company has also recently upgraded its 2RCI model. The latest rated capacity indicator is designed to increase safety during lifting operations. In response to changing requirements, especially for Highway construction, this latest version offers the option of a Virtual Wall’ function.

The virtual wall or envelope control function can be programmed to the safe parameters of the machine’s required working area, working in conjunction with the slew and height control – this prevents the excavators boom operating outside its safe-zone.

Another design success for GKD was the introduction of the Proximity Warning System - which again was about innovation and moving into a new market sector and looking at the burning safety issues in the industry. Nick said, “We (GKD) invented our PWS system in 2012. The introduction of the system was inspired by the increasing level of incidents, fatalities and injuries of workers around site machinery. Some of the big players in the industry approached GKD and asked if we could design a system that would stop these incidents from happening?”

Nick added, “We are in a very strong position in the UK market with our PWS system. Again, we brought innovation with our product which included a very long battery life on tags, data recording and an audit trail. Also, the ability to control the machine when someone comes close whereby the machine will cut off.”

Also new to the team is Nigel Baseley who has also joined GKD as Sales & Marketing Director. Nigel retired from Perkins Engines around 2-years ago, however, Nick lured him from retirement to assist the company with its expansion in the construction market.

GKD now boasts a team of 22, of those seven are dedicated design and software engineers working across the range – the engineers also form the R&D department.

The future of GKD Technologies Nick said, “We see real and exciting opportunities in automation and the use of performance data, life cycle and different business models for what we do and what we are offering.”

Nick continued, “For example, we are looking at the prospect of using remote data access on proximity warning systems, so you can see how many incidences there were, where and when.

This information can be overlaid on your site highlighting the danger zones – this allows you to remodel and remove danger zones. The use of data taken from our systems to inform, will help design the construction sites of tomorrow.”

Nick concluded, “The recent CEA innovation conference encapsulated a lot of the same thinking in terms of big data and predictive working that GKD is working on including big data, algorithms and predictive site layouts.” ■

Distribution channels GKD design all the safety systems in house and its products are sold internationally via a network of dealers and distributors. The Proximity Warning System is distributed via UK partners Ongrade. The GKD Road Rail Vehicle (RRV) electronic safety systems are sold directly to manufacturers and converters of the rail machinery worldwide by GKD.

All change at GKD with new team members There have been a few changes at GKD in recent months, which is helping grow the business and increase its market share across the board.

Robert Bullen has recently joined the company as COO (Chief Operating Officer). Rob comes from a corporate background and has worked with companies such as Ford and Virgin. He has joined the company to oversee the general running of the business which has allowed allow Nick to concentrate on innovation and new market opportunities.

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Digging for digital victory Infor is a global enterprise software company providing industryspecific applications in the cloud. The company is focused on supporting micro-vertical industries to assess and address their unique challenges. In this issue of Construction Worx Infor talks about working with hire company GAP Group and its digital transformation.

Growing pains The UK equipment rental market continues to grow. In 2015, the European Rental Association (ERA), estimated that turnover in the UK equipment rental sector would grow 1.5% in 2015 to £5,679 million, and that growth would accelerate to 3.7% in 2016.

Despite a downward revision that saw actual 2016 growth slow to 2.8%, the ERA estimates that turnover in the UK equipment rental sector is expected to grow 1.9% in 2017, despite challenges such as Brexit.

Glasgow-based GAP Group is a leading, independent equipment hire company in the UK. With 138 depots throughout the UK across eight divisions, the Gap catalogue offers more than 2,000 products. These range from plant equipment such as mini-excavators to small tools such as cut off saws and specialist lifting and survey equipment.

GAP differentiates itself by offering customers a complete hire solution that is keenly focused on their needs. This strategy has led to substantial growth throughout the utilities and construction industries. However, it has also created complex pricing structures and sophisticated business processes that often change from customer to customer.

Diversification into new areas of the equipment hire industry, including new divisions including Survey and Safety, Non-Mechanical Plant and Welfare Services, have enabled Gap to fully exploit the development of the rental market beyond its roots in construction, but at the same time introduced further complexity into GAP’s operations.

The potential of digital transformation In order to handle this complexity and maintain growth, GAP is currently exploring the possibilities presented by automation and digital transformation. Driven by a desire to ‘make the GAP Group as easy as possible for customers to do business with’, GAP aims to radically

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overhaul workshop and servicing processes within depots, reduce the volume of paperwork and automate previously manual processes.

As an Infor M3 user for over a decade, GAP Group has already seen how Infor technology can align with these growth goals. Frank McGrory, Head of IT, GAP Group, explains: “M3 has not only helped us manage the service and rental of an enormous range of products but also improved our compliance with vital health and safety regulations, especially for lifting equipment in potentially hazardous environments.

We have found the application ideally suited to help us navigate the complex pricing structures and processes specific to the equipment rental industry.”

Building on this track record, GAP Group has gone on to expand its investment. McGrory continues: “The biggest benefit we anticipate is the ability of Infor technology to handle our double-digit growth. We have already seen significant growth in our turnover, with a record year

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and now have over 1,860 employees including around 700 users of the system.

“As exemplified by our recent expansion in Lewes, we have already refined the processes behind new depot openings and Infor M3 is a critical part of getting them operational, quickly. But looking forward, we see extended Infor technology as the foundation for our ambitious five-year plan.”

Digging for digital victory – the importance of a customer focus In line with this, GAP Group has recently upgraded in order to take advantage of new functionality within Infor M3. Deployed on premise in association with Infor partner Anthesis, the Infor M3 application is subject to strict service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure uptime and availability of the technology throughout the UK. Lightweight middleware Infor ION (Intelligent Open Network) is also a vital component in terms of improving workflows and better connecting with customers. A GAP Group customer can now raise a purchase order on their system –regardless of what system they use - and Infor ION will pull that purchase order into Infor M3 as a sales order. This streamlines the sales order process for GAP customers dramatically.

GAP Group is leading an industry-wide charge. The ERA Market Report 2016 highlights the importance of the digitalisation of equipment rental activity in the UK, both in winning new business and in retaining customers. It notes that rental companies are investing and allocating resources to innovative projects.

Michel Petitjean, ERA Secretary General, said: “It is encouraging to

see how the market is becoming increasingly diverse and sophisticated.

Logistics and technology continue to pave the way forward, as rental companies seek to expand their customer sectors and provide addedvalue services.”

Frank McGrory concludes: “This keen customer focus has always been part of what we do at GAP but we have been inspired by the team at Hook & Loop, the design agency within Infor, to explore what digital transformation can do for our business. We began with some internal projects, but it quickly became apparent that we needed to offer these capabilities to customers as well. Infor M3 will play a huge role in this transformation process to be more efficient and improve the way we work with our customers.” ■

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Emerging Technology Time is money in the construction equipment industry! Gary Brooks, the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer), Syncron, talks to Construction Worx about emerging technology and the race for up-time and how aftersales service can optimise productivity and efficiency.

In an industry which is reliant on machinery to be up and running to make money, any form of disruption – from equipment breakdowns to compulsory maintenance – can hit productivity and profits hard. For those in construction equipment manufacturing, it’s vital to find new ways to optimise business functions and avoid machinery letting you down when you need it most. As competition grows from third-party vendors and the rental market becomes more prevalent, maximised product up-time is something that has become increasingly important.

The outdated “break-fix” form of working means that after-sales service – the service delivered after the initial sale of a new product – is largely centered on reactively replacing parts once they have already failed. However, in today’s product uptime-focused world, there is a much greater emphasis on predictive maintenance, smart parts, remote performance monitoring and more. This requires service teams to have a whole new – or at least revamped – skill-set that, literally, views time as money.

Having efficient after-sales service operations in place is crucial, particularly for providers of construction equipment, as it has a real impact on uptime and can increase profit margins and revenue, as well as provide brands with a way to differentiate themselves from their competitors.

Below are three significant after-sales service areas where construction companies and plant hirers should focus their efforts in order to boost efficiency, profitability and customer loyalty.

Service Parts Inventory Management Managing service parts inventory has always been challenging for manufacturers. But now – with the boom in e-commerce sales, expansion of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) and demand for quicker delivery from customers – service parts inventory management is creating more headaches than ever. Yet embracing modern solutions can help companies find inventory success.

Adopting a cloud-based service parts management solution can be a game-changer for providers of construction equipment. These solutions tie into existing ERP systems, allowing organisations to track parts and eliminate obsolete items. They can also reduce carrying costs – an estimated 25 per cent of a company’s total inventory value – by more accurately forecasting need. Most importantly, service parts inventory management solutions reduce equipment downtime by ensuring that the right parts are where they need to be at the right time.

Optimise Service Parts Pricing When it comes to increasing margins, as well as remaining competitive and profitable, pricing is one of the key levers for any company.

However, many equipment manufacturers continue to use Excel spreadsheets and cost-plus pricing strategies to determine service parts prices, often leaving money on the table in the process.

Gary Brooks, the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) Syncron

Pricing should not be static. Instead, it should be the result of a variety of factors, from weather to the day of the year. For example, Amazon saw a 27 per cent increase in sales in 2013 after it brought in a dynamic pricing approach. All factors need to be linked under one umbrella to adjust pricing and glean accurate, actionable data – regardless of time of day, geography or currency – to ensure a company is continuously winning the pricing game and selling goods.

Migrate to the Cloud To compete in today’s crowded heavy equipment space, companies must have a complete view of business operations. Performance information and production updates should be available to make decisions fast and easy in today’s always-on business ecosystem. To make sure the best Business Intelligence is available, companies need to move beyond the siloes of traditional computing and migrate to the cloud.

By the end of 2016, the public cloud market alone was worth £166 billon – and for good reason. Migrating to the cloud enables organisations to merge all their data into a single view. This is the epitome of efficiency, making pivotal insights and knowledge available from anywhere on the planet with no downtime.

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The 4th industrial revolution takes shape The Construction Equipment Association’s 2018 annual conference attracted a record near 200 audience at the home of the Institution of Civil Engineers, in Westminster. The theme was “Innovation is Here…” as new technologies took centre stage.

The day not only attracted a wide cross section of the CEA’s growing membership, but also guests from leading contractors such as Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall and Keltbray. Government representatives from the departments covering business and international trade were also in evidence. From overseas, the head of the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE), Riccardo Viaggi, also made the trip from Brussels. To end the day a CEA Celebration Dinner was held with entertainment provided by comedian Hal Cruttenden. Presentations were also made to long time CEA supporter, David Phillips of Off-highway Research and retiring CEA Senior Technical Consultant, Malcolm Kent.

The conference, generously supported by headline sponsor, Perkins and others, explored digitalisation, future fuels, the importance of “big data”, robotics and augmented reality training. The event was both thought provoking and informative and lifted the lid on some of the hottest topics and challenges facing the construction equipment sector. BBC broadcaster and journalist Nick Higham was once again the conference moderator. Nick share’s his experiences of conference moderation as our guest “Your Shout” contributor in this issue.

Here is a synopsis of some of the key contributions to the packed agenda;

The CEA’s Honorary President, JCB’s David Bell, kicked things off by confirming that we are living in exciting times and digitalisation is everywhere, he said, “Everything is changing, and everything is up for grabs. We need to be effective and efficient in all we do.” Which was a very apt statement as the construction sector is rapidly emerging into the digital first world.

Duncan Riding, Senior Technical Steward of Perkins Engines, was the first of six speakers to address the delegates. Riding spoke about fuels of the future and how energy is the 2nd most important issue to the human race. “Our entire society is based on energy. By 2100 there will be 11 billion people world-wide all consumers of energy”. He went on to explain that diesel isn’t the ‘demon’ fuel it’s made out to be and the advances in filtration efficiency in engine systems (SCR technology), which includes the addition of DPF filters and Ad Blue, emissions from these technologically advanced engines are at an all-time low.

Riding also said that battery engine technology needs to catch up.

Battery powered scissor lifts and forklifts have been around for some years and more recently we have seen fully electric excavators – but a zero-emission machine still needs a high flow of energy. A 22kw charger is equivalent to using 40 x 13-amp plugs. Riding’s message was clear – it’s

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clean diesel for larger machines – not electricity. 53% of the energy in the UK comes from fossil fuels. JCB’s David Bell also touched on the future of fuel in his opening speech – he was also of the opinion that batteries are not the answer and that we are in danger of getting caught in Clean Air zones which will ultimately prevent things being built. City regulation is making life complicated. Duncan Riding provides an exclusive article based on his presentation in this issue of Construction Worx.

Professor Rab Scott, Head of Digital, AMRC (the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) with Boeing discussed the factory of the future and the challenges and opportunities for the construction sector. Scott introduced the audience to the 4th Industrial Revolution which is using Blade Runner style digital technologies to transform the productivity of UK manufacturing. Scott highlighted the 5-key technologies which are drivers behind the 4th Industrial Revolution; these are Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), Virtual and Augmented Reality, Robotics and Automation, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Data, Connectivity and the industrial Internet of Things.

Scott explained 3D printing and training people to use this technology is the future of construction. Robots will be an integral part of the factory of the future – collaborative robots working alongside workers. Robots can perform repetitive tasks or dextrous tasks in hazardous environments.

There is a misconception that Robots are taking people’s jobs, But whilst 800,000 jobs have been lost to automation some 3.5 million jobs have been created. Roles are changing and, with robotics performing low value repetitive tasks, more emphasis can be placed on the upskilling of existing workers.

Next on Scott’s agenda was The Internet of Things – the interconnected manufacturing environment. Data analysis plays a crucial role – data is knowledge. By analysing data from now and the past we have the tools to predict the future. We have the foresight to predict what’s going to happen and transform to knowledge. With this knowledge we have the ability to optimise energy, predict maintenance, and produce higher quality parts which in turn would result in less scrap.

Scott went on to describe how Virtual Reality training is playing a key role in the future of our industry. The ‘Gamification of Training’ is enticing new blood into the world of engineering. Children and young adults are by their very nature competitive and want to be ‘top of the leader board’ in gaming – we need to capture this desire for ‘winning’.

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VR training also enables people/trainees to communicate with manufacturing processes more efficiently.

UK Plant Operators, Mark Kennedy and Dale Hawkins were next to take to the stage and spoke to the delegates about Augmented Reality training, which further validated what Prof Rab Scott had discussed in his presentation.

Kennedy and Hawkins were talking to the audience from an operators’ perspective and how machines used on modern day construction sites need skilled operators. Construction machines are becoming more and more sophisticated and the operators need to be coached on how to use these advanced technologies safely and efficiently. UK Operators believe that utilising machine simulators is the way forward to not only train and upskill existing workers in new machine technology, but also to attract the interest of new young plant operators – where there is an acute skills shortage. The company is currently working with Hinkley Point C where more than 250 operators have already taken the training. They are also working with BAM Nuttall training operators to prepare for working on the Antarctic research base camp revamp. The simulator has also made its way into many schools to reach the ‘Xbox Generation’.

CECE’s Secretary General, Riccardo Viaggi was particularly impressed with the use of simulators he said, “Simulator training for machinery operators is key to fill the skills gap - it attracts young people by connecting with their familiar digital/gaming environment and delivers skills at speed required for major infrastructure projects.”

Simulators take the ‘danger element’ out of training and an operator can practice in ‘virtual’ hazardous situations rather than onsite where a whole host of problems present themselves. It’s also very cost effective as multiple candidates can be trained at once, and the simulator benefits from extremely low running costs, in comparison to a machine onsite burning fuel etc. Operators also benefit from a wider scope of learning with multi machine types. Increased operating hours allow for faster learning which is returned tenfold when the operator arrives on his/her new jobsite.

Hawkins said, “Our simulator, in partnership with Leica Geosystems, is one of the very few simulators in the country which has been specially tuned to incorporate a fully functional multi machine control GPS unit.

GPS is basically a Sat Nav for plant operators which guides them to dig in exactly the right place and exactly the right depth, which in turn saves on production costs, time, and makes the whole site much more efficient.

Our system also incorporates advanced reporting software where the data is used to build a profile of each individual user which defines their ability.”

Hawkins noted the very low literacy and numeracy skills of some construction workers was a barrier to embracing these new technologies.

Until the education system can catch up with the reality of the work place it is putting the brakes on the highly digitalised intelligent machines coming from manufacturers being fully embraced on the job site.

Following a networking lunch, which was sponsored by Marubeni Komatsu, CanTrack and Trimark Europe, the afternoon session began with technology maverick, data scientist and innovator Inma Martinez, who substantiated that the future really is now and how the digital tsunami has caught many off guard.

Martinez reported that the 4th Industrial Revolution started to get attention in 2010. Technological change is exponential, and we won’t experience 100-years of progress in the 21st century - it will be more like 20,000 years of progress – calculated at today’s rate!

“Disruption has become the new normal. The comfort zones in business are gone. The nirvana of stable, steady, unchallenging environments that provided a sense of relief are no longer the path that companies should pursue.” Said Martinez Martinez added, “We’re entering a new world in which data may be more important than software. Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves, which explains why it’s difficult to imagine the power that we’re going to have when so many different sorts of data are available.”

Martinez also said that R&D will need to be design-driven and datadriven. Switch R&D off and create a department striving to create the next innovative products that deliver commercial success, rather than a scientific testing division, where new technologies are studied and appreciated. She predicted that innovation will be a growing force that will propel companies to remain competitive, to deliver improved products and services and allows for higher competitive advantages.

Jenny Elfsberg, Director of Emerging Technologies at Volvo Construction Equipment was the last of the day’s inspirational speakers and took delegates on a trip from manual to autonomous equipment and asked the question “Does the construction industry really need innovation?” Elfsberg spoke about how energy efficiency in the construction sector can potentially be improved by a factor of 10 and

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how this cannot be solely achieved at machine level. She said, “We have to zoom out our approach and look at intelligent machines, electrification and site solutions where connectivity is included.”

As part of this programme, Volvo CE has been working with Skanska and the Swedish Energy Agency on the electrification of a working quarry site. Volvo looked at a complete site with a customer and discovered it was not a case of replacing one machine with another – they must replace one process with another process. The demo will be run in Sweden during Q3 and Q4 2018 for the duration of 10 weeks.

Elfsberg said exponential technologies will disrupt the world and include automation, electromobility and connectivity. Also, globally, labour-productivity lags behind manufacturing and the total economy.

This is why she believes that ‘electrification’ matters for site efficiency and productivity - also to build a sustainable future.

Elfsberg went on to discuss automation and how the automation of machines will create real-life benefits for society in terms of productivity, safety, energy and fuel efficiency. To listen to Elfsberg talk about automation visit http://www.volvogroup.com/en-en/innovation/ automation.html Rob Oliver, Chief Executive CEA (Construction Equipment Association) closed the proceedings and announced the plans for the forthcoming Plantworx exhibition and the collaboration with Rail Media and the new Railworx exhibition. Railworx, will run alongside the Plantworx exhibition at its new East of England Show Ground, Peterborough location (formerly the home of the LAMMA agricultural show), taking place from 11th- 13th June 2019.

Oliver also thanked delegates for attending the Innovation is Here

conference, he said, “We really touched a hot spot in framing the conference around today’s innovations – and the new digital world opening up before us. The construction equipment sector today cannot be described as a technological backwater with developments in robotics, virtual reality and driverless machines impacting on our business. I get the feeling that over the coming period our members’ customers are really going to wake up to the range of solutions available to them which fiveyears ago were just on the drawing board. It’s an exciting time to be in the industry right now.”

Hugh Edeleanu, Chairman, H.E. Group was a guest at the event. He said, “Thanks to the CEA for a very interesting and successful conference in London last week. The speakers at the conference were very enlightening as well as being appropriate. Also, the networking opportunities were very useful. Thank you so much for the invitation and for organising such a wonderful event.”

The presentations from all the speakers are available to CEA members on the CEA website at www.thecea.org.uk. Non-CEA member delegates please contact louiseamurphy@aol.com for copies of the presentations.

The CEA would also like to extend thanks to the Sponsors of the Innovation is Here conference – their continued support of the CEA and its involvement in working with the CE markets is much appreciated. The headline sponsor of the event was Perkins followed

by JCB, Plantworx, Marubeni Komatsu, SMT, TriMark Europe, CanTrack, and McCloskey. The Celebration dinner and celebrity comedian, Hal Cruttenden, was sponsored by KHL, CESAR and Datatag with Nylacast kindly donating a table. The dinner was attended by 130 guests.

New members Brigade Electronics join the fold In this issue of Construction WorX we would like to welcome Brigade Electronics who have recently become a new member of the Construction Equipment Association.

Brigade Electronics is one of the market leading manufacturers of vehicle safety systems for all types of vehicles, from tipper lorries to mobile plant equipment, and other types of heavy machinery.

The product portfolio includes Backeye°360 for all-round vision and Backsense radar detection systems which help to reduce collisions with other vehicles.

Brigade Electronics Chairman, Chris Hanson-Abbott, OBE, said, “Brigade are in the business of saving lives. Therefore, we see joining the CEA as a natural fit, where members of the Association want to improve standards and drive innovation and safety to the forefront.

We are very pleased to be associated with the CEA and hope to benefit from the sharing of advice, knowledge and expertise within the industry.”

Brigade offers advice to operators and contractors of the type of safety equipment required for many different specifications including FORS and CLOCS compliance. The company can also advise on the Skanska vehicle safety specification and the High Speed Two (HS2) vehicle standards. Chris said, “More recently operators have been requesting information about what safety

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Brigade has a nationwide network of carefully chosen partners (BSPs) who supply the products and offer an installation service and support to Brigade customers.

Brigade has also been pivotal in advising customers of the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) especially in relation to recording camera footage. By visiting the Brigade website customers can download a handy guide and checklist to GDPR and cameras and can request GDPR compliant stickers advising that the vehicle is recording.

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The countdown has begun for the CEA and Primary Engineer ‘Celebration Event’...

Primary Engineer has been bringing engineering into the classroom inspiring children, pupils, teachers, parents since 2005 to address the fundamental issue of a lack of engineers and the wider perception of engineering.

The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) is working with Primary Engineer for a second consecutive year, with the support of a number of CEA members, who have also sponsored this year’s project.

Primary Engineer’s aim is to encourage young people to consider careers in STEM related professions. Founder and CEO of Primary Engineer, Susan Scurlock said, “We believe that Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are key subjects in securing positive opportunities and career paths for future generations, and that this begins in Primary school.”

During the current school year, the Primary Engineer team has been hosting training events for Primary school teachers in the Coventry area. The teachers have been coached on the ‘STEM by Stealth’ programme which, when the methods are taken back to the classroom, provides children the opportunity to engage in exciting practical maths, science and literacy projects, using engineering as the vehicle. Teachers worked closely with the engineers to initially to produce their own design of vehicle and to

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use the tools and techniques safely.

The ‘Apprentice Level’ model is aimed at Key Stage one pupils where the children have to design and manufacture a ‘shoebox vehicle’.

The Engineering Level is aimed at Key Stage two pupils, where they must design a vehicle which is controlled by batteries, motor and a switch. The vehicle will need to travel forwards and backwards and climb a ramp and have a removable cover all of which will be designed at school by the pupils.

Fourteen Coventry schools have committed to take part in the project this year and have been busy working hard on their STEM designs. The pupils and their teachers will be coming along, with their finished vehicles, to the CEA and Primary Engineer ‘Celebration Event, which is taking place on Wednesday 11th July at the FANUC UK’s Coventry facility.

The ‘Celebration Event’ is where the ‘young engineers’ will test out their automotive inventions in front of a panel of judges which will include members of the CEA Skills Council, engineers from sponsoring companies and engineering apprentices.

It will be the judge’s role to talk to the school teams individually about how they designed their projects and what methods and preparation were used. The teams will also be judged on their communication skills and the judges will be on the lookout for the ‘Best Theme of the Day!’

Susan Scurlock added, “We are delighted to be working with the CEA and their members again to promote the industry to so many young people. Primary and Secondary Engineer will take place with even more schools this year, with events hosted at FANUC and Warwick University, as well Plantworx 2019 on the horizon, we are all making sure our diaries are clear!

The events we have planned this year will see even more primary and secondary pupils taking part in both Primary Engineer and Secondary Engineer projects.”

There are still some sponsorship opportunities available for this years’ CEA and Primary Engineer project and the CEA would be delighted if CEA Members and associated companies would like to be involved.

Sponsorship is just £750.00 to support teacher training and materials.

All companies involved will be offered publicity opportunities both online, in-print and will be invited to be part of the judging panel at the ‘Celebration Event’, which will be held on 11th July 2018 at the FANUC UK’s Robotics factory in Coventry. ■

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Manufacturers Spring into action at Buxton The 18th biennial Hillhead Quarry Exhibition is taking place from 26-28 June 2018 at Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire. It’s the biggest show ever - with a record 525 companies booked in to exhibit at the sold-out event. The show is officially 10% larger than the 2016 exhibition and looks set to showcase a whole host of brand new equipment. The Hillhead team has also promised that there will be a record number of live machine demonstrations this year.

Following hot on the heels of the recent Intermat exhibition, Hillhead will provide both visitors and exhibitors, who were not able to make the pilgrimage to Paris, the ideal opportunity to see the very latest kit on offer from leading manufacturers, at what has become the highlight of the UK’s quarrying exhibition calendar. Construction Worx looks at some of the equipment on display at the event.

JCB will showcase its brand-new X Series 20-tonne tracked excavator model, which according to JCB, is designed to provide maximum operator comfort, durability and reliability in operation.

Over a four-year development period, JCB has undertaken a programme of intensive component and product testing, to achieve increased levels of build quality and reliability for customers in this advanced new JCB 220X crawler excavator.

The new machines feature a 15% larger cab with integral ROPS structure, reduced noise levels, simple user interface and stronger side doors for greater strength and increased protection. They also benefit from a central main boom mounting for increased digging accuracy and durability, and a 200mm wider upper structure which delivers improved packaging.

Several variants of the machine will be shown across the JCB stand and demonstration area, including models with demolition specification, full Topcon functionality and Steelwrist fitted.

The new X Series excavators will feature alongside a vast selection of further machines from the extensive JCB range. These will include: the revolutionary JCB 7T-1 Front Tip Hi-Viz site dumper, pioneering Hydradig 110W, JCB Pilingmaster backhoe loader and series of additional models from its tracked excavator, wheeled excavator, wheeled loading shovel, site dumper, backhoe loader, generator, Loadall telescopic handler and compact equipment line-ups – all tailored to the demanding needs of the quarrying, demolition and recycling sectors.

Mecalac Construction Equipment will debut its latest range of excavators which are now available for distribution in the UK. The portfolio which includes the recently-launched MWR, which Mecalac claim, demonstrates the perfect combination of performance, flexibility and speed. The pioneering range is manufactured at Group Mecalac’s global headquarters in Annecy, France.

Alongside revealing the UK range of Mecalac products now available, an exciting new site dumper development will also be presented.

Developed at the company’s UK headquarters in Coventry, this new product aims to pave the way in safety-critical rental equipment.

Paul Macpherson, UK Sales and Marketing Director at Mecalac Construction Equipment UK said, “Although we’re keeping specifications close to our chest, the new Mecalac site dumper is set to be the most exciting addition to our range yet.”

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Completing the Hillhead line-up, the Mecalac team will be on hand to discuss three new safety technology packages, designed to aid operators.

Macpherson added: “As one of the UK’s most renowned construction exhibitions, we’re looking forward to showcasing our latest products, updates and equipment technologies with thousands of engaged visitors at Hillhead 2018. Being part of the show provides the perfect platform to speak with existing and potential customers about our exciting plans for the future.”

Hill Engineering has recently introduced the new 2T TEFRA coupler designed for excavators ranging from 1.4T up to 2.5T depending on the dimensions of the excavator. The new coupler will make its UK show debut at Hillhead The new fully automatic hydraulic 2T mini coupler is aimed at the ever-increasing mini excavator market and is based on the original TEFRA, which since its introduction in 2012, has transformed health & safety on construction sites around the world - TEFRA’s dual safety features are unique within the industry and with only three moving parts – it has proven to reduce downtime extensively and make customers more productive in their operations.

The safety systems in the TEFRA eliminate one of the most dangerous aspects of handling attachments, which is the risk of attachments coming away completely. Hill Engineering solved this by using a positive locking system rather than a gravity locking system, making the crucial safety feature ‘active’ and not ‘passive’ in the way it works.

Hill Engineering’s engineering manager, Neal Loughran explained the design process behind the new mini coupler he said, “We decided to introduce this new coupler because of the number of requests we were receiving from customers – so its introduction was led by demand from the mini market.”

Neal continued, “The 2T coupler basically has the same components as the larger couplers. We designed the 2T coupler frame to work around the already proven 3-tonne cylinder. We now have a fully functional and working product that has been rigorously tested and has been well accepted.”

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Hyundai Construction Equipment recently launched the 13-tonne HX130 LCR- the third compact-radius excavator model in the company’s HX series product line. Visitors to the Hyundai stand at Hillhead will be amongst the first to see the machine at a UK exhibition.

The new HX130 LCR excavator is powered by a 73.6 hp (55 kW) Perkins 854F Tier 4 final diesel engine. When it comes to performance and productivity, Hyundai say that the engine and hydraulic system of the HX130 LCR are hard to match. Its ‘Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF)’ equipped engine delivers optimum power and fuel efficiency, without the need for SCR. So, users do not have the hassle with AdBlue.

As with all HX machines the HX130 LCR includes as standard an 8 inch (20.3 cm) interactive, adjustable, touchscreen cluster-monitor in the cab. Viewable on the cluster-monitor is the Hyundai-exclusive AAVM – or All-Around View Monitoring – an optional system that provides a 360°-surround virtual operating view. Included in AAVM is the IMOD (Intelligent Moving Object Detection) system that senses and warns the operator when objects come within 16.5 feet (5 m) of the machine.

The AAVM system helps make the Hyundai HX series among the safest excavators to operate on any jobsite in the UK. An advanced hydraulic system includes an innovative Boom Float mode for better grading control, Fine Swing mode for improved load control when swinging, and up to 13-percent faster cycle speeds than previous models.

The Bobcat stand will show models from the company’s very latest compact loader, compact excavator, telehandler and attachment ranges, including the first appearance in the UK of the new Bobcat R-Series compact excavators from 2-4 tonne. Another product being shown for the first time at Hillhead is the new TL30.70 compact telehandler from Bobcat, providing a maximum lift capacity of 3 tonne and a maximum lift height of nearly 7 m.

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The new range of five R-Series compact excavator models – the E26, E27z, E27, E34 and E35z – offers, what Bobcat say, is a bestin-class mix of high digging forces, superb stability and smooth controllability of working functions complemented by low weights for easy transportation. Excellent machine fit and finish plus new groundbreaking design features will make the new Bobcat R-Series unique on the market.

While keeping proven, easy to maintain mechanical injection engines, all models meet the upcoming European Stage V engine emission regulations.

The TL30.70 provides an excellent compact and cost-effective alternative to larger 7 m models, especially where working spaces are tight and increased manoeuvrability is required. In addition, performance is not compromised as the TL30.70 offers an outstanding maximum reach of 4 m with a load of more than 1 tonne. At the maximum lift height, users can lift up to 2 tonne of weight, which is sufficient to place a pallet of heavy bricks in most conditions. The compactness and stability of the TL30.70 will make this machine a perfect tool for easy pick and go or for lifting materials to height on housing and commercial property developments.

As the recently announced distributor for Bergmann dumpers, A&Y Equipment will be showing models from this range at Hillhead 2018.

The newly remodelled ADT150 line of wheeled dumpers will be present. These machines come with either a swivel, rear or three side tip and have 180° rotating seats with reversing cameras, so the operator is always facing the direction of travel. This key safety feature makes these machines well suited to industries such as tunnelling, mining and quarrying.

With an unladen weight of 11,600 kg and a heaped skip capacity of over 8.0 m3 the ADT150 is in a league of its own when it comes to this size of dumper. Visitors to the A&Y stand will be able to see the large, comfortable cab, as well as the easily accessed service points. Including a very clever electronics board.

As well as this wheeled dumper a Bergmann 4010 tracked machine with swivel skip, will also be shown. Again, a rotating seat and cameras gives optimal visibility and safety. Despite its high carrying ability,

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stability and traction the 4010 still keeps a very low ground pressure.

Making it a brilliant machine for all manner of ground conditions.

Models from the Ammann compaction range and the Dieci telehandlers will complete the A&Y Stand.

Bell Equipment will be showcasing the largest range of Articulated Dump Trucks on the market at this year’s Hillhead.

The evolved E series, the latest generation of Bell Equipment ADTs, now includes a machine for every application, ranging from the compact B20E to the colossal B60E. The latest addition to the range, the B20E, is already proving popular.

With its ability to manoeuvre easily within small spaces and its low ground pressure enabling it to operate in excessively muddy or sandy conditions, it has become much sought after in industries where compact is king, such as housebuilding and renewable energies.

At the other end of the spectrum, the B60E has already proven itself as a unique solution capable of moving large volumes of materials in all weather conditions, in a market sector that was previously only contested by rigid trucks.

The entire range is powered by the latest Mercedes Benz engine, offering the lowest cost per tonne machine on the market, and an economical drivetrain that delivers significantly lower fuel consumption.

Each model also benefits from a number of “standard” features, including On-board Weighing, which was first introduced by Bell in 2003 and offers an improved accuracy, giving the right payload irrespective of the loading method, and Fleetm@tic, a satellite-based management system developed by Bell over 15 years ago, that enables users to monitor machine productivity, utilisation and condition.

Takeuchi arrive at this year’s Hillhead with two new machines.

The fixed boom 15 tonne TB2150R arrived in October last year and according to Takeuchi, has so far proved very popular. The brand new TB225 has only just landed in the UK and many will be getting a first look at the new towable 2.5 tonne Takeuchi at the Show.

Available in both cab and canopy, the TB225 comfortably works within towing restrictions; weighing-in at just under 2400kg cab or 2265kg canopy, there’s plenty of room for attachments and materials on the trailer. With integrated tie-down points the new TB225 is purpose

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built for trailer towing.

The TB225 comes with familiar expandable tracks taking the machine from a very narrow 1100mm up to 1500mm; providing maximum accessibility in narrow areas combined with massive digging stability when digging deep.

Maximum productivity is guaranteed, the TB225 comes with 16.5kW of power, 19.3kN of digging force and breakout of 12.8kN; far more powerful than other mini excavators in this weight class, and close to a 3-tonne powered excavator.

TB225 features joystick proportional control. The thumb operated slider on the joystick gives maximum precise variable hydraulic control, ideal for auxiliary attachments including augers and grabs. This feature is common on larger excavators and now Takeuchi have added this popular feature to the towable range.

A machine designed for maximum all-round operating visibility, including right down into the footwell, critical for utilities work. LED work lights as standard positioned on the cab and boom provide maximum visibility in darker working environments.

To meet the higher demands of safety across construction and utilities Takeuchi’s TB225 is ready for lifting with the audible lifting check valves on both boom and dipper, fitted as standard.

For added asset protection the TB225 comes with the TSS Takeuchi Security System fitted as standard.

Steelwrist UK is showing off the full range of their tilt rotators at this year’s Hillhead complete with a fully specified demonstration machine.

Visitors to the Hillhead stand will see the company’s latest innovations in what is a fast expanding market, including their SQ hitches, which provide a fully hydraulic connection between the hitch and attachment.

With the largest range of tilt rotators available from 2-33 tonne carrier size, Steelwrist UK aim to keep their customer’s investments safe and are the only manufacturer to fit their product with Datatag security tagging as standard.

This year, SMT GB will be showcasing new machines from Volvo Construction Equipment as well as sponsoring Hillhead’s showstopping Man Engine, and the company is inviting all operators to compete in the GB heats of the anticipated European Operators Club Competition on their stand.

Showing for the first time at Hillhead is the all-new and versatile EW240E material handler, which SMT say is the strongest and most innovative yet, specifically designed for the waste and recycling industries. It has impressive reach of more than 11 metres and boasts a host of new features like a dedicated upper structure and reinforced undercarriage to withstand the forces in scrap-sorting applications.

It differs from a standard excavator with the hydraulically elevated cab, four stabilizers as standard, full rubber tires, and tailor-made straight boom that is flexible enough to be fitted with either a fivemetre gooseneck arm or a four-metre grab/sorting arm.

The Volvo cab can be raised up to five metres for an eye-level view keeping operation steady when working at height. To enhance safety, the EW240E is equipped with the arm in limitation to avoid collision between the cab and the grapple. Best of all, customers can configure the machine to their application by selecting either a gooseneck arm or straight arm to ensure they always have the best grasp for the job.

At the SMT GB stand this year, machine operators are in for a lot of fun with the GB heats of the Volvo Operators Club European Competition.

Any qualified operator can have a go on the Volvo machines in a series of practical challenges for the ultimate chance to compete with other European operators at the legendary annual Grand Final later this year in Konz, Germany where the top competitors from 15 European countries will put their skill, speed and precision to the ultimate test.

Safety and support products at Hillhead Brigade Electronics returns to Hillhead this year with a range of vehicle safety devices including Backsense, which Brigade claim is the most affordable radar on the market and the new Backsense Network-radar designed for OEM’s.

Brigade’s Backsense emits a continuous wave radar which is faster than competitor pulsed radar products. The sensor system (BS-8000) controls the radar beam pattern, so the spread of the beam can be restricted to the width of the plant for the length of the detection area, to minimise false alerts on a busy site. The unit is fixed to an adjustable mounting bracket, meaning the radar can be directed at different angles to optimise detection performance and to help prevent ground

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detections when approaching ramps. Backsense is ideal for machines including; mobile cranes, telehandlers and even concrete pumping machines.

The in-cab display has a clear, easy-to-read visual warning with five LEDs corresponding to five distance zones from the vehicle. The audible warning buzzer, although adjustable, cannot be switched off, eliminating the possibility of driver interference and providing fleet operators with peace of mind.

Aimed at OEM and specialist application markets, Brigade’s Backsense Network-Radar allows operators to connect and link up to eight sensors to cover large, sometimes complex blind spot zones around the vehicle or machine.

The system provides object detection in CAN (Controller Area Network) message format which may be processed to display data on control panels/displays on the vehicle or used to control aspects of the machine.

Each connected radar sensor is allocated a unique ID and will transmit data for up to 8 close objects. With a detection range of up to 30m length and 10m width, it provides a flexible system to meet customer specific requirements. This type of radar is especially suited to larger pieces of plant equipment such as; wheel loaders, excavators and tippers.

KomVision is the name given by Komatsu to its new ‘surround view’ visibility system now being fitted as a standard safety feature on all excavators. The manufacturer will be showing this new system at the Hillhead event.

KomVision is said by Komatsu to be ‘a visual aid’ that goes beyond safety regulations. It complies with the provisions of ISO5006:2017 – the new visibility testing standard which came into force from January 2018 – and is incorporated into the EU standard EN474-1 for earthmoving machinery safety.

Designed to give the operator ultimate peace of mind by providing an all-sides, real-time, bird’s eye view of the machine’s immediate surroundings, KomVision was designed, developed and manufactured

by Komatsu as a fully integrated feature that offers seamless connectivity between driver, machine and the surrounding jobsite.

Using a network of high-definition cameras, KomVision projects a crystal-clear view of the immediate surroundings on to a widescreen cab monitor that the driver can quickly and easily check prior to making any movements.

Air-Seal Products will be showing its complete range of tyre sealants to prevent punctures up to 30 mm (1¼ inches) and eliminate all rim/ bead and slow air leaks to improve operational efficiency.

One treatment costs no more than a typical tyre repair and costly downtime is avoided. The company’s sealant can be used for tyre

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pressures from 2-150 psi and will not prevent conventional tyre repair – it’s also is easily washed out of tyres with water and is non-hazardous with an indefinite shelf life.

Webtec will be showcasing its latest range of hydraulic components and hydraulic test equipment. These products will include the VFD range of three-port priority flow control valves, designed to improve efficiency by up to 33%, thereby aiding hydraulic systems to run cooler while also using less energy.

In addition, the company’s latest portable Digital Hydraulic Multimeter will also be on show, featuring ‘Quickcert™’, an iOS compatible App which validates work done and saves time by enabling email of a test certificate whilst still in the field.

Construction Plant Finance which launched in May will also be exhibiting at the show – the newly formed company, says it’s dedicated to the provision of competitive and flexible finance solutions exclusively for the UK construction industry. It is the first independent finance company to be introduced solely for the construction plant and equipment sector since 1997, that is neither owned by a bank or linked to a manufacturer.

While the company may be new, the team behind it has decades of experience within both asset finance solutions and the construction industry. Construction Plant Finance is a joint venture between the longestablished names of CEA member company, SKM Asset Finance and Corporate Asset Solutions bringing together the collective expertise, management and operational skills of both finance businesses.

Construction Plant Finance will trade as a separate entity alongside the existing companies and provide a distinct offering to customers, through a range of robust asset finance options tailored specifically to the fluctuating needs of the construction industry.

Options include Hire Purchase, Finance Lease, Operating Lease and Contract Rental specifically for financing construction plant with competitive solutions available for standard plant; from dumpers and excavators, to more specialist equipment such as vacuum excavators, cranes, road rail and waste recycling.

The company will also be offering ‘Green Finance’ to meet the evolving demand for electric and solar powered construction equipment, for an ever-increasing number of locations where cleaner machines with zero emissions are needed. ■ That concludes our brief round-up of Hillhead. Plantworx 2019 exhibition, incorporating Railworx, will be also exhibiting in the Pavilion at the show – so before you head down to the quarry face – head onto stand PB22. Hillhead 26-28 June 2018 at Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire – check out the full exhibitor line-up at www.hillhead.com

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"Recognised by Government, Valued by our Members" The CEA represents over 130 companies in the construction equipment industry...

CEA CURRENT MEMBERSHIP LIST A & Y Equipment Ltd www.aandygroup.com Adams Cundell Engineers Ltd (ACE Plant) www.aceplant.co.uk Airboss Ltd www.airbosstyre.com Air-Seal Products Ltd www.air-sealproducts.com Amber Valley Developments LLP www.amber-valley.com AMI Group Ltd www.amigroup.co.uk Armcon Ltd www.armcon-online.com Ashtree Vision & Safety Ltd www.avsuk.co ATG Ltd www.atg-global.com ATP Industries Group Ltd www.atp-group.com AVID Technology Ltd www.avidtp.com BAV Crushers Ltd www.bavcrushers.co.uk Beckers Industrial Coatings Ltd www.beckers-group.com Becool Radiators / Gallay Ltd www.gallay.co.uk BKT Europe SRL www.bkt-tires.com Blackwood Engineering www.blackwoodengineering.co.uk BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions leasingsolutions.bnpparibas.co.uk Bobcat Company www.bobcat.com Bomag (GB) Ltd www.bomag.com Brendon Powerwashers www.powerwashers.co.uk Brigade Electronics Group Plc brigade-electronics.com British Steel Britishsteel.co.uk BSP International Foundations Ltd www.bsp-if.com Cab Glazing Services LLP www.cabglazing.com Cabcare Products Ltd www.cabcare.com Caldervale Group Ltd www.caldervalegroup.com CanTrack Global Ltd www.cantrack.com Caterpillar (UK) Ltd www.cat.com Charles & Dean Ltd www.charlesanddean.com CLM Construction Supplies Ltd www.clm-supplies.com CNH UK Ltd www.cnhindustrial.com Con Mech Engineers Ltd www.conmecheng.com Cubic3 Design and Engineering Ltd www.nurock.co.uk Cummins Engine Co Ltd www.cummins.com Darchem Engineering Ltd www.darchem.co.uk

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Dawson Construction Plant Ltd www.dcpuk.com Deutz AG – UK & Ireland www.deutzuk.co.uk Digbits Ltd www.digbits.co.uk Doosan International UK Ltd www.doosanequipment.eu Echo Barrier Ltd www.echobarrier.com elobau UK Ltd www.elobau.com Eminox Ltd www.eminox.com Emission Engineering Ltd (HJS UK Representation) www.hjs.com Engcon Ltd www.engcon.com Enigma Telematics www.enigmatelematics.com Fablink UK Ltd www.fablink.co.uk Feather Diesel Services Ltd www.feather-diesel.co.uk Fozmula Ltd www.fozmula.com Friction Marketing Co Ltd www.frictionmarketing.co.uk FuelActive Ltd www.fuelactive.com G&M Radiator Manufacturing Co Ltd www.gm-radiator.com Garden & Hire Spares Ltd www.ghsuk.co Gate7 Ltd www.gate7.co.uk Geith International Ltd www.geith.com Giant Crushing Ltd www.giantcrusher.com GKD Technik Ltd www.gkdtechnik.com Gomaco International Ltd www.gomaco.com Goodyear Dunlop www.goodyear.co.uk Hanix Europe Ltd www.hanixeurope.com Hewitt Robins International Ltd www.hewittrobins.com Hill Engineering Ltd www.hillattach.com Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV www.hcme.com Holmbury Ltd Holmbury.com Husco International Ltd www.huscointl.com Hydreco Hydraulics Ltd www.hydreco.com Hydrema (UK) Ltd www.hydrema.co.uk Hydrema Denmark A/S www.hydrema.com Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe UK www.hyundai.eu

Infor www.infor.com James Fisher Prolec www.prolec.co.uk JCB Sales Ltd www.jcb.co.uk John Deere, Worldwide Construction and Forestry Division www.deere.com Kay-Dee Engineering Plastics Ltd www.kaylan.co.uk KHL Group www.khl.com Knibb, Gormezano and Partners www.kgpauto.com Kocurek Excavators Ltd www.kocurek.com Komatsu UK Ltd www.komatsu.com Kubota UK Ltd www.kubota.co.uk Leica Geosystems Ltd www.leica-geosystems.co.uk Linde Hydraulics Ltd www.lindehydraulics.co.uk LiuGong Machinery Europe www.liugong-europe.com Manitou UK Ltd www.uk.manitou.com McCloskey International Ltd www.mccloskeyinternational.com Mecalac Construction Equipment UK Ltd www.mecalac.com Merlo UK Ltd www.merlo.co.uk Milsco Manufacturing Ltd www.milsco.com Molson Equipment Services Ltd www.molsongroup.co.uk Morris Site Machinery Ltd www.morrismachinery.co.uk MP Filtri UK Ltd www.mpfiltri.co.uk NC Engineering www.nc-engineering.com Nylacast Ltd www.nylacast.com/construction Off-Highway Research Ltd www.offhighway.co.uk OnGrade Ltd www.ongrade.com PEI-Genesis www.peigenesis.com Perkins Engine Co Ltd www.perkins.com Phoenix Engineering Co Ltd www.phoenixeng.co.uk Rayco-Wylie Systems www.raycowylie.com Red Dot Europe Ltd www.reddoteurope.com Red Rhino Crushers (UK) Ltd www.redrhinocrushers.com Ricardo plc www.ricardo.com Rima UK Ltd www.rima-uk.com Road Widener LLC www.roadwidenerllc.com Route One Publishing Ltd www.ropl.com

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RSP UK Suction Excavators Ltd www.rsp-uk.co.uk Rubbernek Fittings Ltd www.rubbernek.co.uk Sandhills East www.resaleweekly.com Sandvik Construction www.construction.sandvik.com Screen Services (NE) Ltd www.screenservices.co.uk Selwood Ltd www.selwood.co.uk Sevcon Ltd www.sevcon.com SKM Asset Finance Ltd www.skmassetfinance.co.uk SMT GB www.volvoce.com Southco Manufacturing Ltd www.southco.com Steelwrist UK Ltd www.agcon.co.uk Strickland MFG Ltd www.stricklanduk.com Syncron UK Ltd www.syncron.com Takeuchi MFG (UK) Ltd www.takeuchi-mfg.co.uk Tata Steel Europe Ltd www.tatasteeleurope.com Taylor Construction Plant www.tcp.eu.com Technical Services (UK) Ltd www.technical-services.co.uk Telestack Ltd www.telestack.com TeletracNavman (UK) Ltd www.teletracnavman.com Terex Materials Processing www.terex.com/en/materialsprocessing/ Terex Trucks www.terextrucks.com Thwaites Ltd www.thwaitesdumpers.co.uk Timoney Technology Ltd www.timoneygroup.com TJC Sales Ltd www.tjcplant.co.uk Topcon Technology Ltd www.topconpositioning.com Total UK Ltd – Lubricants Division www.total.co.uk Towergate Insurance www.towergateinsurance.co.uk TriMark Europe Ltd www.trimarkeu.com Tufftruk Ltd www.trufftruk.com Webster Technologies Ltd www.websterequipment.com Webtec Products Ltd www.webtec.co.uk Weston Body Hardware www.westonbodyhardware.com Wheelwash Ltd www.wheelwash.com Winget Ltd www.winget.co.uk WWL ALS Ltd www.abnormal-loads.com

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ConstructionWorX  Future Fuels

Energy for the Future Duncan Riding, Business Development Engineer, Perkins delivered a highly acclaimed presentation Figure 1. at the CEA Innovation is Here conference. He expands on his thoughts on Energy for the Future for Construction Worx. Part one is below, part two to follow in the Summer edition.

We need a strategy for energy, based upon the best facts and data

Energy is the means by which humankind does anything and everything.

Energy is the means by which humankind does anything and everything, and the demand for energy is growing. Off-highway machinery running on diesel fuel energy enables the agriculture, heat and light and construction that are the foundations of our society. The EU Stage V off-highway standard significantly controls diesel engine emissions, contributing positively to improving local air quality.

However, diesel fuel in passenger cars is being challenged and there is an assumption that this will transfer off-highway. The differences in scale, operation and use between passenger cars and off-highway equipment is very significant and not generally considered. Alternative powertrains proposed for passenger cars do not translate well off-highway, and required compromises are ignored, or not understood. The near future of energy for off-highway machines should significantly remain diesel for good reasons. However, there is a clear requirement for change, in the future, and we, humankind, need a considered energy strategy.

Everything that we do is based upon natural resources and the mother of all natural resources is the energy that releases the potential from the rest. Raw materials are extracted from the ground, refined, processed, transported, maintained and recycled using energy. Even human labour costs are based upon the energy costs for food, buildings, heating, lighting and transportation. Our smart phones and the latest social media apps run on energy. In modern society, the cost of everything is the energy cost. Perceived value may lead to a price that is not cost-based.

However, in general, energy is the currency of the world.

The demand for energy is growing The world population is above seven billion people and is projected to grow to an asymptote at eleven billion by the end of this century [reference 1].

Personal transportation accounts for one billion on-road vehicles today, and is projected to reach two billion by the year 2040 [reference 2]. This is an average increase of 43 million vehicles per year over 20+ years.

On-highway construction equipment sales are relatively stable at around 900,000 machines per year [reference 3], but will grow in Africa and Asia Pacific with the population growth.

It is very clear we need significant amounts of energy that is affordable, sustainable, accessible and supports local air quality. Clearly, we have a need to migrate to that future state in a structured and managed way.

Current discussions around the power source of vehicles and machinery is largely around internal combustion (IC) engines, hybrids and All-Electric.

Clean diesel internal combustion engines

Figure 2.

As we transition toward alternative sources of energy, clean diesel has a positive contribution to make where it is needed most, offhighway. Emissions standards were first implemented in 1999. By the implementation date of EU Stage V, we will only have had emissions

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Figure 3.

Keeping it clean An internet search today, on ‘DPF removal’ led to 1,430,000 hits [reference 6]. A public concerned with local air quality should not be engaging in drilling through and/or the removal of DPFs that lead to uncontrolled tailpipe emissions. Further, a recent UK television programme [reference 7] reported that 1-in-3 on-highway trucks checked had plug-in defeat devices.

Off-highway, EU Stage V equivalent engines are clean by design and in production. We need to make sure that they remain to that standard in use.

controlled machines for 20 years. The Stage V standard means that the primary diesel emissions, hydrocarbons, particulate and NOx are significantly controlled [reference 4/5].

The Stage V particlulate number targets for engines above 19kW/25hp, will mean that wall-flow diesel particulate filters (DPF) will become the standard primary technology solution. To indicate the progress that we have made over 20 years, particulate emissions released from a nonregulated machine in two months would take more than 20 years in a Stage V machine.

Off-highway emissions testing has credibility in that it exercises the engine over its entire speed/load range, with aggressive speed and load transients [figure 1]. The test standards include cold and hot starts, and emissions control is required over ambient temperatures and altitudes that cover the majority of use. It is required that emissions controls are demonstrated over engine useful life through Deterioration Factor (DF) testing. Consistency will be demonstrated across the production run.

And in-use tailpipe emissions testing is mandated at Stage V [figure 2], and the results will be published.

Testing and emissions measurement systems have had to be significantly improved to achieve accuracy at the very low target emissions levels. By example, Pm (Particulate mass) is measured by filtering the Pm from the exhaust flow and determining the increase in filter paper mass [figure 3]. The weighing laboratory is temperature controlled to a ±0.2°C daily fluctuation [figure 4]. The scales are accurate to 0.1µg. The typical mass of Pm on the filter paper after each legislative test cycle is 10µg. This is roughly the weight of the ink used by a ballpoint pen for a full stop.

In European cities, where local air quality improvements are most needed, the adoption of Stage V machines is straight forward; the infrastructure is in place and machine rental channels can promptly migrate their fleets to Stage V.

Hybrids, by definition In current conversations, hybrids and All_Electric are linked, and strongly differentiated from IC engines [references 8/9/10]. However, ‘hybrid’ has a very loose definition. An example is the term ‘micro-hybrid’, which can be applied to a conventional IC engine that has an automated stop+start strategy. Idling fuel consumption and emissions are beneficially reduced by stop+start. However, primary functional performance of the machine -- when most of the fuel is used, and emissions released -- is entirely based upon the IC engine. A stop+start enabled vehicle is not a ‘hybrid’.

Another example is ‘theelectrictaxi’ [reference 11/12], with a declared range of 377 miles, 80 miles (22%) in All_Electric operation and a ‘range extender’ petrol engine for the rest of the declared vehicle range. Clearly, some functional performance can be achieved as an All Electric vehicle, but, where 78% of the declared functional performance is based upon an IC engine, this is a hybrid.

Hybridisation can provide benefits to productivity and efficiency, balanced against packaging, complexity and cost. However, in general, it is more appropriate to link IC Engines with hybridisation …………………… with a very clear separation from All_Electric power solutions.

The future of energy (for off-highway machines) Off-highway, where relatively few machines are providing the foundation of our society through high load factor and high productivity work, clean diesel engines should be embraced, until a credible alternative is found.

Virtuous cycle liquid fuels are an attractive alternative, and given that most of the downstream infrastructure is in place, this is a worthy subject in its own right. For the future of energy, we need a logical and structured plan, based upon the best facts and data. In Part 2, we will look at the young pretender; All Electric machines. ■

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Figure 4.

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Professor Colin Garner, Chair in Applied Thermodynamics, Loughborough University ‘What is the best energy source for off-highway powertrains?”

1/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FACK2knC08E 2/ https://www.ft.com/content/8fe74554-15ef-11e8-9376-4a6390addb44 3/ Construction Worx winter 2017-18 4/ https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/automotive/environmentprotection/non-road-mobile-machinery_en 5/ https://www.cece.eu/cms/showpage.aspx?id=283 6/ Google Search “DPF Removal” 7/ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/ondemand/67343-001 8/ https://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_basics_hev.html 9/ https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1112862_2019-volvo-xc40small-suv-to-become-brands-first-electric-car 10/ https://www.volvocars.com/us/about/our-innovations/drive-e 11/ http://www.theelectrictaxi.co.uk/ 12/ https://www.ft.com/content/43ff2694-32b8-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498

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It’s Full Steam ahead for PLANTWORX and RAILWORX The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has confirmed the venue and dates for their 4th PLANTWORX trade show, which will incorporate the brand new RAILWORX exhibition. The events will run alongside each other and will be held at the East of England Arena and Events Centre, Peterborough, on 11th, 12th, 13th June 2019.

Permanent indoor and outdoor exhibition facilities and live demos The East of England Arena and Events Centre has permanent indoor and outdoor exhibition facilities and there is plenty of space for machine demonstration – which has always been at the heart of PLANTWORX - since the inaugural event in 2013. The venue has a long tradition of hosting big machine events, with the likes of Truckfest and agricultural show, LAMMA, being previously held at the site.

The PLANTWORX directors conducted an extensive search for a new venue based on criteria which were set based on exhibitor feedback from the 2017 event. These included good road and rail links, easy site access and improved on site services. PLANTWORX and RAILWORX 2019 will occupy a gross area of approximately 200,000 sqm which is c.40% more than 2017.

Excellent onsite facilities CEA chief executive, Rob Oliver said, “The last PLANTWORX show, at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicester, was blighted by the weather, so we were looking for somewhere that would provide a good opportunity for a better exhibitor and visitor experience whatever the weather.

Inside exhibitors can be accommodated in

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the purpose-built Arena. Outside there are more permanent roadways and facilities for visitors. Good mobile phone and Wi-Fi facilities are also part of the package – plus it is just 5 minutes from the A1. We took our time making the selection, but we are confident that we have found the best solution and we have an option for at least two further events at East of England Arena – taking us up to 2023.”

PLANTWORX sales manager, Angela Spink, commented, “I am excited by the potential of the new venue. We have been working with exhibitors, via our consultation groups and we have an excellent site layout and sales are now open. The new site addresses the areas that were highlighted within the exhibitor feedback from PLANTWORX 2017. We are very confident that we can deliver a top-notch event on behalf of our industry.”

Option for three events Dean Rees, EEAEC's business development manager, was equally as enthusiastic about the agreement and the prospect of the PLANTWORX and RAILWORX coming to the East of England Arena saying, “The length of this contract allows us to make sure that the events can develop to their full potential and capitalise upon the many features and benefits we have to offer here at the East of England Arena. We are thrilled that we will have the opportunity of hosting these amazing events until 2023.”

Introducing RAILWORX 2019 PLANTWORX, the UK’s largest working plant and equipment exhibition in 2019, is about to get even bigger with the introduction of a new dedicated section for the rail industry.

New for 2019, RAILWORX, which is being organised by Rail Media alongside the PLANTWORX team, will offer rail industry manufacturers and suppliers the chance to showcase their latest innovations as part of the huge multi-industry exhibition.

It is the first time that rail has had such a significant presence at the show and reflects the growing importance of railway infrastructure projects to the UK construction industry.

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well fitted, having exhibited and participated in many exhibitions and events worldwide we find the student days are well received. A lot of our product marketing is based on the education of alternative materials and capabilities of engineering polymers, so it's great to be able DEMO to interact and educate students directly, in an arena showcasing all that the construction ARENA equipment industry has to offer. The time spent speaking and interacting with students may not lead to direct sales or revenue, however it helps to pave the foundation for the engineers of tomorrow which may well be our future customers.”

Rob Oliver, chief executive of CEA, said: “Our industry offers a real wealth of opportunities, from designers and engineers through to manufacturing and sales. It is booming, and we want to engage young people now, so that they are aware of the careers available to them. The Student afternoon has been very well received at previous events, and with the addition of RAILWORX, this is an even better opportunity to come and see a live construction and rail event, listen to people talk about their work and get hands on.”

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The UK Pavilion at Intermat 2018 Something of a Curate’s Egg

The UK Pavilion was again located in a prime position at the front of Hall 6 opposite two of the show’s main entrances. The CEA created a high profile Union Flag branded stand design, leaving visitors in no doubt where to find the UK Pavilion. UK exhibitors saw visitors from Europe and further afield, finding new customers and dealers notably from the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

However, Air France and the French railways excelled themselves again by arranging 3 days of their annual strikes to co-incide with Intermat Paris. The resulting restrictions on visitors reaching the show favoured the UK exhibitors who were targeting other exhibitors and meeting or supporting their French dealers. These companies reported a very good week with targets exceeded. The lack of visitors on strike days meant that some of the OEM stands were quiet enough to devote time to new purchasing opportunities. The obverse side was that the UK companies exhibiting to meet new end user customers found the exhibition very quiet and some ultimately left disappointed.

UK exhibitors met with a range of guests at the CEA’s networking reception, attended by around 75 people, the event allows for valuable networking in a relaxed atmosphere. The CEA is very grateful to BEIS for supporting the UK Pavilion and reception.

As with all exhibitions, the amount of preparation, marketing and sending out of invitations put in by companies in the months running up to the show paid dividends, bringing far more visitors to their stands

than those who lacked a marketing plan and had done no pre-show publicity to make potential customers of their presence. Additionally, the exhibitors who had taken advantage of the free business introduction and meeting service offered by the Intermat organisers reported good levels of interest. One UK company had 15 meetings arranged for them during the week. The trade team from the British Embassy in Paris attended the show on a couple of days, meeting with exhibitors to offer assistance selling into France.

A big plus was the far lower levels of crime reported during the week.

Paris has always been known as the worst exhibition centre on the international circuit for high levels of theft from stands and persons and the drop in thefts was a welcome change. Perhaps they couldn’t find a train!

So to sum up Intermat - returning to the curate’s egg analogy, parts of it were excellent.

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Bauma is once again a sell-out with waiting list of over 800 companies wanting to join the 3,500 exhibitors. But don’t panic just yet - the UK Pavilion still has some stand space left, though not much, only 6 stands remain at time of press.

The UK Pavilion gives you cheaper space rates than booking direct and you don’t have to pay the €590 co-exhibitor fee. Plus the CEA takes care of the organisational headaches for you. We even throw in light refreshments and a few beers!

The CEA will run an Exhibitor Workshop later in the year to help you plan your stand and show you to get the most from exhibiting at Bauma.

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Global markets surge back to health Construction equipment sales around the world improved sharply in 2017 after two years in the doldrums. Demand should continue to improve in the near future, but don’t expect another year like last year.

Global construction equipment sales rose 27 per cent in 2017 to 894,000 units, according to specialist forecasting company Off-Highway Research. This was the highest the market has been since 2012, and was a marked turnaround from 2015 and 2016 when worldwide equipment sales bottomed-out at 702,000 units.

The market was worth US$88 billion last year, a 25 per cent increase on 2016’s figure of US$ 70.6 billion.

Chris Sleight, Managing Director of OffHighway Research said, “Most countries around the world saw an increase in construction equipment sales last year, with the most robust growth being in developing Asia. There was a sharp turnaround in China and the Indian market continued to go from strength to strength. Growth elsewhere in the world was more restrained, but this was still welcome after what were difficult years in 2015 and 2016. Over the coming years, Off-Highway Research expects moderate but sustained growth in construction equipment demand around the globe, taking sales to more than 1,000,000 units by 2022.”

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Construction equipment sales in China grew by a remarkable 81 per cent last year, signalling the end of a painful fiveyear recession. A total of 251,369 pieces of construction equipment were sold in China in 2017, compared to 138,582 in the previous year. This re-established China ahead of the US as the largest construction equipment market in the world in volume terms.

Government infrastructure spending and improving conditions in the Chinese real estate market were the drivers for growth.

The government launched a number of new construction programmes to bolster the economy in 2015, but this had little effect until 2016 when there was greater take-up of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for project funding.

At the same time, the looser money supply stimulated real estate investment.

In addition to improvements in the infrastructure and commercial property markets, improvements in China’s rural economy resulted in increasing demand for light equipment, which is used for agricultural and small building projects. Continued growth is expected in 2018 but at a much slower pace

than last year. In 2019 and beyond sales are expected to fall away slightly as a result of saturated demand and government controls on investment. Off-Highway Research expects that in the next five years the market should increase to around 250,000 units annually, representing a strong and more sustainable level of demand compared with the last decade.

Construction equipment sales in India grew 17 per cent last year, building on the 36 per cent surge in sales seen in 2016. This took the market to 78,109 unit sales last year, a new record for India. This robust performance is expected to continue over the medium term, with sales forecast to exceed 100,000 units by 2022.

The Indian market continues to be dominated by six equipment types - backhoe loaders, crawler excavators, mobile cranes, mobile compressors, compaction equipment and wheeled loaders – which accounted for 93-95 per cent of total construction equipment market between 2013 and 2017.

Last year there was particularly strong growth in the compaction equipment, crawler excavator, mobile crane and wheeled loader segments, all of which grew by more than 20 per cent.

Looking ahead, India’s construction equipment market will continue to be driven by construction, mining and other infrastructure investment. The macro economic situation, policy and reforms and availability of funding will support these activities.

Construction equipment sales in Western Europe rose 13% last year to 160,562 units.

This took demand to its highest level since the global financial crisis. Significantly, each individual country in Western Europe saw increased equipment sales last year.

Although a number of countries are still in recovery mode, particularly those in Southern Europe, demand in several key markets in mid- and Northern-Europe has returned to or

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exceeded the pre-crisis high. The most notable of these is Germany, the largest equipment market in Europe, which at 39,062 units, achieved its highest construction equipment sales since the reunification boom of the early 1990s. In addition, demand in Sweden and Norway has now far exceeded the previous highs set in the mid-2000s.

The biggest increases in percentage terms were in Spain and Portugal. However, the lows that these countries fell to in the aftermath of the global financial crisis means that even with this robust growth, volumes are still relatively low and do not reflect the healthy and natural sizes of these markets.

The same could be said of Italy to a lesser extent. The market is still only about 50 per cent of its pre-crisis high. However, after four

years of continuous double-digit growth it now represents a significant 9 per cent of overall European demand.

Of the other major markets, France enjoyed an 18 per cent increase in equipment sales last year, continuing the recovery which began in 2016, following the sharp dip the previous year. Meanwhile construction equipment buyers in the UK shrugged off any concerns and uncertainties surrounding Brexit to buy 15 per cent more equipment last year than they did in 2016.

In North America the construction equipment market rediscovered its buoyancy last year, following a year of declining sales in 2016 as uncertainty swirled around the outcome of the presidential election. With a strengthening economy, historically high

construction output and the need to renew an aging fleet of machinery, equipment sales picked up in 2017. ■

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ConstructionWorX Hard Data

After strong growth in 2017, a stable outlook for 2018 The CEA’s Paul Lyons looks at the latest reports and statistics for the UK market…

Construction equipment sales show nearly 6% growth in Q1 2018 Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 5.7% in the first quarter of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, according to the UK construction equipment statistics exchange.

This is an encouraging result for the first quarter, against the background of a weak construction market. However, while equipment sales remain on an upward trend on a quarterly basis, the levels of growth are showing a slowing momentum, for example growth in the first quarter of last year exceeded 10%. The graph below shows quarterly sales on an index basis, using Q1 2016 as 100.

The UK construction equipment statistics exchange was taken over by a specialist data processing company, Systematics International Ltd., in 2017. This scheme is run in partnership with the CEA, and allows publication of quarterly bulletins to be issued on equipment sales in the UK market.

The most popular machines in the UK market are mini and midi excavators (up to 10 tonnes), and they showed 8% growth in Q1.

However, the strongest growth was for telehandlers, the second most popular equipment type, where sales grew by more than 27% compared with Q1 2017. In spite of facing some difficulties from the adverse weather in the early months of the year, the housebuilding market remains strong, and continues to stimulate demand for these smaller types of equipment.

Sales of the other major types of construction equipment showed a range of growth rates, as shown in the graph below. Compaction rollers continued to see the weakest sales in the first quarter, continuing the trend seen in 2017. A significant factor remains the emphasis by Highways England to spend on smart motorways, which involve less work on carriageways, in favour of safety barriers, drainage and other structures.

A factor continuing to boost demand in the early months of the year has been fleet replenishment within the rental industry. In the UK market, the rental industry is estimated to account for over 60% of equipment supply, and is more significant than in other European markets. However,

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the latest survey by the European Rental Association which was published in April, anticipates that growth in the UK rental market in 2018 will only be 0.5% for the full year, and will lag behind growth in other major European countries.

Phase One of the HS2 project began in 2017, and is one year of the factors providing some underlying confidence within the equipment industry. The four Main Civils contractors were appointed last year, and currently these groups are assessing their equipment requirements for the project, which will have an impact on equipment demand in the next couple of years. Earlier publications of equipment requirements have been based on HS2’s own estimates, based on the need to move over 130 million tonnes of excavated material for the project.

The latest forecast from Off-Highway Research for UK equipment sales suggests that sales peaked in 2017 at their highest level since the market boom in 2007, prior to the crash. The forecasts for 2018 and 2019 anticipate a period of stability at a historically high level, while the construction market shows low levels of growth. The market in 2018 is forecast to show flat sales, followed by a 2% decline in 2019.

Exports and imports of construction equipment show strong growth in 2017 UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment showed strong growth in 2017, according to HMRC trade statistics. At £2,917 million, they showed 23% growth on 2016 levels, reflecting improving demand in many major overseas markets. The USA remained the top destination for UK exports, accounting for 24% of total exports. However, EU28 countries accounted for 42% of total exports in 2017, illustrating the significance to the industry of any changes to trade which result from Brexit.

Imports of equipment also showed strong growth in 2017, which is consistent with increased equipment sales reported for the UK market

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overall. Imports reached £1,481 million in 2017, an increase of 16% on 2016 levels. Japan remained the single biggest source of imports in 2017, but EU28 countries accounted for 61% of total imports. Overall, the UK remained a net exporter of equipment in 2017, with exports reaching a level not far short of double the level of imports.

With a combination of both strong domestic sales and export sales in 2017, UK equipment manufacturers experienced a 15% increase in machine production, according to the latest figures published by OffHighway Research. This was a welcome development, following two years of decline, and returned production levels to their highest level since 2014.

UK construction market to flatten out in 2018 The latest forecast from the Construction Products Association (CPA) anticipates that construction output will show only 0.1% growth in 2018, after the latest figures from the ONS show that output grew by just over 5% in 2017. This forecast represents the lowest level of growth since 2012, with output growing year on year in the last five years. The latest forecast includes the impact of a weak first quarter, hampered by the impact of Carillion going into liquidation and the severe winter weather. Over the year, two growth sectors, Infrastructure and Private Housing, are forecast to compensate for declines in other sectors, particularly the Commercial sector. Output in the Infrastructure sector is forecast to grow by over 6% in 2018, supported by HS2, the Thames Tideway and Hinkley Point C projects. Private housing output is forecast to increase by 5% in 2018, underpinned by the Help to Buy scheme. The latest CPA forecast for 2019 is for growth to accelerate again next year, reaching 2.7%.

Glenigan monitor new project starts in the UK construction market, and their April update suggests a flat start to 2018. New project starts on site in the first quarter of this year were at the same level as Q1 2017, but were 5% lower than Q4 2017, on a seasonally adjusted basis. (www.glenigan.com) The UK construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) published by IHS Markit for April 2018 showed a welcome recovery, after dipping to a 20 month low in March. The index in April was 52.5 and reflected a return to stability after the disruptive weather dragged the index down to 47.0 in March. The index in April suggests a return to modest growth in overall construction output, with house building recording the strongest activity.

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ConstructionWorX In the Lobby

In the Lobby In the Lobby reports from Rob Oliver, Chief Executive, Construction Equipment Association.

Brexit - CECE recognises type approval dilemma The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) has submitted its comments on a European Commission proposal to provide a solution to the problem of UK issued type approvals once Brexit takes place. The formal withdrawal date of 30th March 2019 comes at a critical time for machinery manufacturers as they implement their phase in plans for the incorporation of Stage V engine models.

CECE have identified key concerns for manufacturers (both in the UK and mainland Europe) around the probable invalidation of UK sourced type approval certificates for engines for use in non-road mobile machinery – something which may apply both to existing models and those going through the approval process in the lead in to Stage V. CECE is lobbying hard to ensure that whatever regulation is introduced there is sufficient time to arrange any new type approvals required. CEA Chief Executive, Rob Oliver stated, “CEA is working closely with CECE in an attempt to iron out various regulatory issues that arise from Brexit. We are identifying a number of challenges which could potentially be very disruptive of the supply chain and confusing to the market place. As the date for withdrawal looms our members are now being confronted by some practical issues which need very detailed attention”.

The CEA plans a further survey of their membership to ensure that all the key Brexitrelated issues are placed on the work agenda.

Common rules for on road Construction Machines edge closer Barbara Bonvissuto, Head of Unit at DG GROW at the European Commission, was CECE’s guest at the INTERMAT show, at Paris-Nord, in April. She confirmed her determination to move forward with the “roads” file aimed at introducing common roading requirements for machines used on public highways within the EU. The differing national requirements, including those covering lighting, braking and warning signs, have been a costly irritation for manufacturers and users for many years. The CEA’s Rob Oliver reported, “I was able to tell Ms Bonvissuto that I remembered helping get this issue on the agenda over two decades ago! However, there is now some progress although it is unlikely to pick up full momentum until after next year’s European Parliament elections and the appointment of a new Commission”.

Export Promotion Jobs Axed at Department for International Trade It was with a familiar sense of irony that we read in the Financial Times (7 May 2018) that up to 10% of jobs in the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) export promotion teams in emerging and BRIC markets are to be cut. This, we are told, is to pay for the ever increasing number of staff hired by Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox MP, to negotiate the key ambition of Brexit, the long awaited Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). We are told that Dr Fox has already hired 800 people in Whitehall to work on the FTAs. Just how many FTAs will have been negotiated ready for agreement post Brexit remains to be seen.

The FT reports that “some EU member states are already much more successful than Britain in selling to countries such as China, where no trade deal is in place. Germany sells five times more to China than the UK and its trade promotion efforts are widely admired.”

Coupled with draconian cuts in export assistance grants to manufacturers and trade associations alike, it is very hard to see quite how a new departmental strategy of job cutting fits with the Government’s stated goal of doubling exports by 2020 to one trillion. Watch this space.

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All Things In Moderation Nick Higham, retired BBC correspondent and journalist, has been moderating the CEA annual conferences for a number of years now.

Nick has become a familiar figure presiding over the great and the good of the UK construction equipment industry, from the lectern at the Institution of Civil Engineers headquarters, One Great George Street. Nick tells Construction Worx readers just what it’s like to be in the hot seat of conference chairman…

My colleagues at the BBC used to think I was mad. “You’re doing what?

Chairing a conference on construction equipment? God, how dull!”

They were quite wrong of course. But there’s a widespread view among journalists that business and industry must be boring.

(Specialist business reporters are the exception to this. At least, I hope they are.)

Anyone who’s ever tried running a business – which most journalists haven’t – will tell you that it’s very far from dull, even if there are no hourly or daily deadlines to get the adrenalin pumping.

In the past 25 years I have moderated conferences and roundtables for a whole range of industries and on a whole raft of subjects: not just construction equipment but transport, logistics, advertising and marketing, packaging, catering, television and radio, the lottery, forestry, truck manufacturing, confectionery, HR, PR, IT... an eclectic mix.

I love doing it, and now that I’ve retired from the BBC and have more time I’d love to do more of it.

All the industries I’ve dealt with are, of course, very different, but many face similar challenges: the disruptive effects of new technology, the arrival of low-cost competitors, the burden of regulation and the pressure to do more to respect the environment or diversify their workforce.

Moderating a conference calls on the same set of skills as broadcast journalism. You have to listen carefully and ask questions – wellinformed and penetrating if possible, but dumb will do if it makes your interviewee think hard about how to answer. You need to keep the bores in check and make sure everything runs to time.

The aim, I always think, is to stimulate discussion – why else are all these people gathered in one place but to learn from one another?

Before a conference I always prepare by sitting down with the organisers to go through the programme and find out what they expect people to say and what the burning issues are. (Rob and Joanna Oliver at the CEA are very good at doing this.)

I’ve learnt some other tricks of the trade. Importantly, never be rude about the sponsors (I was once, and there was a nasty moment when I thought I wasn’t going to get my cheque).

And it’s a rare conference at which, by the end of the day, I haven’t myself been surprised, challenged, or learnt something new and interesting. Boring? Never!

If you’re planning an event which might benefit from a professional moderator you can contact Nick via highamnews@gmail.com ■

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On The Right Track Rob Oliver, CEA Chief Executive, explains the significance of the new partnership between PLANTWORX and RAILWORX as rail looks set to continue to take a big chunk of public and private infrastructure investment for the foreseeable future.

We were looking for some new features and facilities for the 4th edition of our PLANTWORX show next year. The new venue at the East of England showground will help enormously in terms of facilities – and we are able to offer our loyal exhibitors prices frozen at 2017 levels and an enhanced discount arrangement. The most significant new feature is our partnership with Rail Media to run a rail related show, RAILWORX, alongside our construction event. This will not mean a takeover of the showground by locomotives and rolling stock, the focus of RAILWORX will be on the specialist services and equipment involved in constructing and maintaining the UK’s expanding rail network. Through their strong links with decision makers and contractors in the rail sector, we are confident that Rail Media will attract new visitors to East of England that will also benefit our PLANTWORX exhibitors. At the risk of tempting fate, this has to be a “win-win”.

The timing for the link with rail could not be better. The next Network Rail control 35,000 period (known as CP6) commences on 1st April 2019 and runs through to the end of March 2024. The budget spend for the period

is estimated at £47.9 billion – around 72% coming from government and the balance from passenger and freight train operations and from property. The content of CP6 is distinct from the major investment going into HS2 (£50 billion plus) as work begins in earnest on Phase 1, the London to West Midlands link. On a recent visit to Birmingham it was clear from doing a simple “crane count” that the prospect of being an HS2 hub is drawing in further construction spend. I was told there is something like £1 billion of new investment underway in the locality.

Apart from the shared business opportunities, there are also some other common construction/rail themes. The high priority given to safety is one. For Network Rail the focus is not only on safeguarding passengers, but ensuring that staff and contractors keep out of harm’s way. Suppliers to rail know of the high standards expected, demands increasingly replicated on standard construction sites. ■ Thanks to Rail Engineer for providing support for this article. For more information about the magazine see www.railengineer.uk.

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Hall Of Fame Recognition For Off-Highway Research Founder The Construction Equipment Association’s Celebration Dinner, held in the Great Hall of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ London HQ, provided the backdrop to recognise the achievements of David Phillips, the founder and Chairman of industry analysts, Off Highway Research (OHR).

Now part of the KHL Group, OHR have been providing market insights to the construction equipment sector worldwide for over three decades. During that period, David Phillips and his team have worked closely with the CEA both in the UK and overseas. Phillips was the recipient of a presentation silver picture frame to signify his induction into the organisation’s “Hall of Fame”.

The CEA’s Rob Oliver recorded his thanks, “David has been a stalwart friend of the CEA since the formation of OHR. He has given freely of his time and wisdom to help us understand the market better but has also been of great personal support to many of us in the industry. I could not think of a more deserving recipient of this award”.

Malcolm Kent Retires From Consultancy Role Malcolm Kent also received a presentation at the Celebration Dinner to mark his retirement from his role as the CEA’s Senior Technical Consultant.

He was first linked with the CEA as Komatsu UK’s representative on the General Technical Committee (GTC), going on to chair that group and occupy senior roles within the Committee for European Construction Equipment. On leaving Komatsu to go freelance with his company, Clarity Engineering, he provided essential technical and regulatory support to the CEA and many of its members. CEA Director of Member Services, Tim Faithfull, paid tribute to his friend and colleague, “Malcolm has been a great advisor on all things technical, with a great ability to make arcane EU regulatory topics understandable to those uninitiated in the complexities of the European Commission”. Malcolm will maintain contact with the CEA, but now have time to indulge his hobby of sailing. It was fitting, therefore, that his colleagues on the GTC presented him will his official “captain’s hat” as he charts new waters (pictured).

Secretariat On Search For Talent The secretariat of the CEA is on the search for new talent to continue to progress its services to members – and provide increased resource for its other services to the trade association sector. They are interested in talking to companies in a position to offer short term secondments as part of training programmes – and those looking for a permanent role in association management. For more information on the opportunities on offer, email rob.oliver@admin.co.uk.

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