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Held biennially and said to be the UK’s largest working construction equipment show, visitors to next year’s event being staged in Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, in county Leicestershire, central England, can expect to see the very latest in construction machinery and equipment innovation, which will set future trends.
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Of the 200 confirmed exhibitors signed up for PLANTWORX 2017, 33 exhibitors are brand new to PLANTWORX, which is a firm indication that confidence in the event is high. Returning exhibitors are also confident with many booking larger stands and extra demonstration space. Demonstration space is at a premium for the 2017 show and is almost sold out.
New exhibitors to the 2017 event include attachment manufacturer Arden Equipment, security tracking company CanTrack Global, plant hire firm CRH Plant, tool manufacturers Hilti (Great Britain) and Husqvarna Construction Products, who also manufacture demolition robots. Also new is welfare cabin manufacturer Mobile Mini, attachment manufacturer Mount Machinery and tilt-rotator manufacturer Rototilt.
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There will also be two undercover pavilions (A & B) at the 2017 show which will house more stands for ancillary and support products and kit that keeps the construction equipment machinery sector on the move. Confirmed exhibitors in pavilion B include AV Industrial Products, brand new exhibitor Garden Hire & Spares, GKD Technologies and Towergate Insurance Brokers.
Pavilion A will be home to the Training and Education Area where colleges and training bodies will exhibit. Ainscough Training Services is the latest company to sign up to exhibit in the training area alongside NPORS and Mentor Training Solutions. A full exhibitor list can be found on the PLANTWORX website %$Linker:
The 2017 PLANTWORX event will be 20% larger than the 2015 show. More exhibitor stands have been included and there is an increase in demonstration areas to meet the demands of both exhibitors and visitors.
A post show survey was conducted following the 2015 event which asked visitors their main reasons for attending the show. Fifty-five percent of those asked said that it was to see ‘Something New’, 30% said that it was the machine demonstrations that attracted them to the event and 15% said it was to try the machines in real working conditions. Visitors also said that seeing the ‘widest range of products and equipment in one place’ was also important with 27% of the respondents selecting this option.
Since the first show PLANTWORX has gained the support of a number of organisations these include the FMB (Federation of Master Builders), Build UK and CECA (Civil Engineering Contractors Association). Working with these associations helps PLANTWORX widen its audience reach bringing the industry together.
Furthermore, PLANTWORX works closely with the CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association) and its members from the Plant Hire sector. For exhibitors’ trade visitors with budgets to invest and seeing decision-makers are key to a successful show.
On the last day of the show (Thursday 8 June), PLANTWORX will once again open its doors to young plant enthusiasts. The Student Day was introduced in 2015 and is aimed at encouraging children into the Construction sector, which is suffering from a major skills shortage. Parents, Grandparents and Guardians are invited to bring along young family members to the show and take part in the ‘Student Trail’ to get a taste of what working within the construction machinery industry could be like! In 2015 more than 300 children took part in the Student Trail – a real success!
PLANTWORX is also working with the Primary Engineer organisation and head teachers and children from local schools. The students from Leicestershire schools have been invited to take part in a STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Maths), project and will be building a motor vehicle or a crane as part of their curriculum and presenting their finished projects in a special event at the show (Thursday 8th June). The projects will be judged by engineers and the PLANTWORX and Primary Engineer teams.
