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16.06.2016

More pictures from Vertikal Days

Despite horrendous weather forecasts the sun and the visitors were out in force at Vertikal Days. Here we have a brief review of some of the exhibits. Other pictures will be added over the next few days as well as a full review in the next issue of Cranes and Access out mid July.
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The brand new Weinold GLM 800+ DC electric floor crane jointly developed by and available for sale and/or hire from Hird UK. Maximum working height is 7.9 metres and comes with and extendible jib attachment which can slew left and right.


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The entrance tent


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The handover (L-R) Christian Strasser of Sennebogen, Robert Law of AGD, Keith Denham ofThomas Armstrong, Jon Phipps of AGD and Anthony Denham of Thomas Armstrong


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A Smart Lift glass robot


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An Effer 685 loader crane sold to County Lifting on the stand of Martin Williams (Hull)


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(L-R) Phil Tobuit of County Lifting takes delivery of the new crane from Jon Cooper of Effer dealer Martin Williams (Hull) with Rick Lawson also of County Lifting


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CMC spider cranes


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JCB showing off its man platform


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Largest truck mounted platform at the show is the 90 metre Palfinger P900


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Liebherr had a good selection of cranes on its stand


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Nicolas Hamilton (left) with some of the apprentices at the CPA Stars of the Future awards


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Nicolas Hamilton was the main speaker at the CPA Stars of the Future apprentice awards


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NRC has two telescopic crawler cranes on its stand - the TCC500 and TCC1400


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One of two new Maeda MC 815 spider cranes sold to Lift Mini Cranes


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Rivertek was showing its three model range of Kato cranes


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Tadano ATF60G-3 60 tonne All Terrain


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The Almac Bibi tracked scissor


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The Easy Lift 15 metre van mount on the Skyking stand


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The new 27 metre Platform Basket 27.14 which has a width of 890mm


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Animated discussions in the aisles


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The new Sunward SWTC05B on the GGR stand


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The Snorkel stand


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Young school children learning the engineering basics run by educational charity My Future My Choice


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During the show two men were spotted on the site next door in a Death Wish situation they were reported and work was suspended


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The Dinolift stand, with the 220XCTH spider lift and 220XSE with forks and big basket- in the background the Terex Crane-Demag stand


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Kobelco was located right next to the entrance


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Faraone's 'electric ladder' the four metre working height Elevah 40 weighs 170 kilo and is operated with a drill


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Part of the IPAF display which highlighted the dangers of loading and unloading


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The JLG stand included the world's largest boom lift the 1850SJ


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The Marketplace and Pavilion cafe


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The Niftylift stand highlighted its Hybrid boom lifts


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First time exhibitor Rayco Wylie with its load monitoring equipment


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First time exhibitor RB Controls from Spain with Mentor training in the foreground


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The show is ready to open with GGR/Unic and Skyjack the first exhibits


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A new feature - the Starburst from GT Trax provided shade and rain protection - with City Lifting in the background


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First time exhibitor Beemold attracted a good deal of attention with its Glass handling equipment


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Versalift had plenty of new models on show, including the 24 metre VTX-240 in the background and the pick-up mounted LAT-38-135-H at the front


Comments

vertikal editor
Sherm, I am not sure where you got the impression that nature rained on the parade??

The first day was totally dry, warm and in the afternoon sunny, perfect for an event such as this.

We then had a deluge - just after the show closed - which cleared up nicely for people to mingle outside at the evening event.

On day two it stayed dry all morning and only started to rain around 14:00 - two hours before the show ended - with England playing Wales this suited a fair few people - visitors and exhibitors alike.

Finally for most the set up occurs in a single day, with some exhibitors arriving early on the day of the show itself to set up. The stands are simple and fully inclusive, thus compared to most exhibitions the costs and effort are minimal, although they can still be significant.

I would suggest that to have a good look around the Vertikal Days website, as this will answer all of your other questions.

While the internet plays an increasing role in the way we do business, the need to meet face to face, get to know your suppliers, see new equipment, techniques and concepts first-hand is more important than ever. Events like Vertikal Days provides this service and I personally would not wish to work in an industry where face to face social interaction between industry participants no longer exists. And efforts to make this happen are well worth all the hard work.

It is easy to be cynical, but from my experience those who are rarely succeed. Conversely, passion, enthusiasm, optimism and commitment will almost inevitably lead to success in any business or activity.

Jun 18, 2016

Sherm
The photos are excellent but Nature rained on the parade. Captions were slight and simple causing me to wonder what's the theme and purpose was for this year. Was the event an EXPO associated with another event in the vicinity? The photos depict that every stand represented large expense of man hours for sit preparation transportation setup and event management to pull off a good show. I have experienced similar efforts and cost in a few other industries I have worked in and the results can be a discouragementif people don't attend or weather ruins the event.

Jun 16, 2016

Sherm
Per chance has an article been written about My Future My Choice?

Jun 16, 2016