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4 frOm THe PreSidenTnigel Baseley the new Cea President

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the AmC Institute (www.amcinstitute.org), the global

trade association representing the association

management industry.

Although care has been taken in preparing the

information supplied in this publication, the CeA does

not and cannot guarantee the accuracy of it. The CeA

cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions

and accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or

damage howsoever arising. The views do not

necessarily represent those of the CeA.

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as i take up the baton from my predecessor nick ground, i would like

to take a moment to look back at our recent accomplishments before

looking ahead to our future achievements.

While I do not for one moment believe that the work of the Construction equipment

Association is done – far from it – I do find myself in the enviable position of inheriting the

presidency at a time when the fortunes of the industry in general, and of the association

in particular are looking up.

And so I begin my first presidential address with a sincere thank you to Nick Ground for

his tireless hard work, commitment and dedication to not only ensuring a strong future for

our association but for converting PlantworX from a collective good idea into a

meaningful and popular showcase for all this industry has to offer.

my appointment comes at a momentous time for the CeA. We have just published our

first Sector report for 10 years and – contrary to popular belief – it shows our particular

corner of the British manufacturing sector to be in remarkably rude health. We are also

counting down to PlantworX II that will be taking place in Bruntingthorpe in less than a

year. Add to that our annual conference which takes place at One Great George Street

in London on 4 September this year, and our collective agenda is already filling up fast.

I will, therefore, be looking forward to the support of all the CeA team and – most

importantly – from CeA members to ensure that the incredible momentum gathered

under Nick Ground’s presidency is maintained and accelerated under my own.

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nigel Baseley Cea PresidentPerkins Engine Co Ltd

rory keogh Cea Vice-PresidentGomaco International Ltd

alan BattyBomag (GB) Ltd

Tim greenCaterpillar (UK) Ltd

nick groundGKD Technik Ltd

dan ThompstoneJCB Sales Ltd

Jim VenerusKomatsu UK Ltd

Paul rossRicardo Plc

ross WalkerTata Steel Europe Ltd

keith dolbearTriMark Europe Ltd

Paul fennessyVolvo Construction Equipment Ltd

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2014 on the Finning stand. The 150,000th

CeSAr system was fitted to a truly unique

Caterpillar machine; the modified Cat D6N

'rover', fresh from the Coldest Journey in

Antarctica. The world's greatest living

explorer, Sir ranulph Fiennes, revealed the

machine with its CeSAr plate in front of a

large crowd gathered on the Finning stand.

The appropriately unique CeSAr triangular

tamper evident registration plates are

marked with the distinctive alpha-numeric

registration mark 150O0O (one, five, zero,

o, zero, o).

Finning, the world's largest Cat heavy and

general equipment dealer, adopted CeSAr

in march 2010. Since then, over 10,000 Cat

machines have been safeguarded with the

CeSAr security system supplied by

Datatag ID Limited.

CeSAr works by giving each piece of

equipment a unique and permanent

‘fingerprint’ using an array of covert and

overt high technology security marking

devices including tamper evident triangular

registrations plates, radio-frequency

identification (rFID) transponders, forensic

liquid DNA, and microscopic Datadots.

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all Hail CeSar

Volvo Group uK Ltd has announced the

appointment of Nick Allen to the position

of managing director.

Nick joined the dealership in 2010 as Chief

Financial Officer having previously worked

within Volvo Ce’s european Sales and

marketing function. At the end of 2013 he

took on the role of Interim managing

Director for the division replacing Val

Ledden who was promoted within the

Group.

Nick aged 48 holds a BA (Hons.) in

economics from the university of reading

and has over 20 years’ experience working

Volvo appoints new md

in a variety of senior management roles

with responsibilities for the uK, europe and

North America. Commenting on his

appointment Nick said: “This is a

challenging new role in what is an

extremely important market for Volvo Ce. I

am excited by the prospect of leading the

organisation and equally I am really looking

forward to interacting with our customers

so that we can continue to support them

in fulfilling their ambitions.”

Nick Allen takes on new position of Volvo

Construction Equipment’s managing director.

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fozmula is one of the latest companies

to join the CeA. The company is a uK-

based manufacturer of equipment primarily

designed for the control, monitoring and

protection of internal combustion engines,

generator sets and vehicles.

Products include sensors, switches and

gauges for the control and monitoring of

fuel level, coolant level, temperature and

pressure. Fozmula specialises in modular

product design and has expertise in

developing electronic and mechanical

interfaces that enable it to offer devices

that are tailored to customers’ applications.

The company has just launched a new

liquid level contents gauge that allows fuel

tank designers to fit a single device where

previously they may have fitted three

separate products.

The new G/LL65 gauge provides two

electrical outputs in addition to the

mechanical level indication.

According to Fozmula’s Sales Director, Paul

Holtby, the G/LL65 is ideal for applications

such as monitoring fuel level in tanks on

generator sets and off-highway vehicles.

“This gauge enables the liquid level to be

monitored with and without power, saving

end-users time during filling and reducing

the likelihood of costly and environmentally

harmful fuel spillages,” he says. “When the

system is running, an operator can monitor

the fuel level at the controller or vehicle

display and the gauge's built in level switch

can be used to trigger an alarm if the fuel

runs low.”

The CeA would like to welcome back

nurock mixers which has recently re-

joined the CeA. The company has been

involved in the design, manufacture and

operation of batch on-site, concrete

mixers since 1987.

Nurock says that it has developed the

most comprehensive volumetric concrete

mixer on the market today and its mixers

have produced many thousands of cubic

metres of concrete.

The company has recently launched a new

model mixer the new compact Cubic 3-4

Series.

The highly mobile 4 m3 version combines

a good payload with what Nurock says

boasts excellent manoeuvrability. The

company report that customer feedback

has been excellent. The new addition in the

range allows offering from 1.5 to 9.2 m3

versions, the company also produce special

versions on demand.

Last, but by no means least is new member

rima uk. rima is based in Dereham,

Norfolk, and is part of the rima S.p.A

Group based in Italy. The company

claims to be europe’s largest specialist

manufacturers of agricultural and industrial

components. Its key products include

parking jacks, hydraulic stabilisers,

turntables and industrial slewing rings.

The company boasts a warehouse in

excess of 200 m2 and is able to hold stock

for a large range of popular products for

both the individual walk-in customer right

through to the industrial manufacturer

requiring larger quantities at short notice.

A big CeA welcome also to Sevcon which

designs and manufactures AC and DC

motor controllers and system components,

battery chargers and converters, gauges

and displays within the industrial,

agricultural and marine sectors. The

company is also active in the hybrid vehicle

technology sector for both two and four

wheels vehicles.

Sevcon recently revealed it was suffering

from a lack of skilled North-east

engineering talent, so in line with the CeA’s

‘Skills Advisory Panel’ has taken on three

apprentices.

The company has welcomed 18-year-old

Adam Lewis to a trainee IT support

technician course, with Kristopher Fisher,

17, and 16-year-old Shaun Angus studying

four-year electrical engineering

apprenticeships.

Sevcon previously launched a £200,000

bursary scheme to fund students through

university after telling Construction Worx it

was bringing in specialists from China, Iran

and Colombia.

“ensuring we have a pipeline of skilled

engineers is vital to the future of our

business,” says matt Boyle, Sevcon’s

president and chief executive. “The skills

situation in the North-east is critical and

we need to ensure we have the right

people with the right abilities to match our

future growth projections. I’m delighted

to welcome these apprentices, and I’m sure

they will all prove their worth to the

business.”

earlier this year, Sevcon also launched a

venture targeting the multi-billion pound

agriculture market, unveiling low carbon

systems for the tractor and machinery

market. The move created an initial ten

jobs and was supported by a £300,000

grant from the Government's regional

Growth Fund.

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Northern Ireland-based Hill engineering

has been awarded the 2014 Queen's

Award for enterprise in Innovation.

Hill engineering designs and

manufactures couplers for the excavator

industry and was recognised for TeFrA -

a double locking hydraulic coupler which

has helped to transform health and

safety procedures on construction sites.

The system, which is patented by the

company and exported across three

continents, has been the catalyst for Hill

engineering to double its workforce.

The TeFrA is suitable for excavators

ranging from three to 120 tonnes and is

fully compliant with all expected key

provisions of the forthcoming new

european (eN474) and proposed global

ISO 13031 safety standards.

Coupling – By royal appointment“I am delighted that our innovation and

commercial success has been recognized

with a Queen’s Award It reflects our

commitment to innovation and clearly

demonstrates that Hill engineering is a

global player with innovation at the heart

of the company,” says Hill engineering

managing director Ian Hill. “It is a

tremendous achievement for the company,

especially in our 20th year.”

The innovation behind TeFrA is the

uncomplicated design of the product which

utilises only three moving parts.

According to Ian Hill, it is these innovative

technical features of the product that have

raised the safety benchmark for the

industry and TeFrA will ultimately help

prevent unsafe working practices.

The TeFrA has also led to 30 percent year-

One of the world’s largest JCB dealers is

investing for growth with a £1.5 million

expansion of its headquarters.

Greenshields JCB has extended and

completely refurbished its premises in

Farnham, Surrey, creating additional open-

plan offices, warehousing for parts and an

additional acre of yard storage for

customer machines. The move comes as

the uK market for construction equipment

booms with total sales up by more than 50

percent compared to last year – making

the market the fastest growing in the

world.

The new premises were officially opened

by JCB Group chief executive Graeme

macdonald. “JCB has ambitious global

growth plans and it’s important that our

dealers around the world invest to

support those ambitions,” macdonald says.

“Greenshields JCB’s investment is exactly

what is needed to ensure we win more

business in the competitive uK market.”

This is a view shared by Greenshields JCB

managing director George Greenshields.

“I am proud to have been associated with

greenshields gunsfor growth

JCB for over 35 years both as an employee

and as a JCB dealer. This business has

succeeded by establishing excellent

relationships with international, national,

regional and owner operators, providing

them with top-level service and support at

all times,” Greenshields says. “We are

confident as a business, having doubled our

turnover in the last 5 years, and with this

investment, we plan to do the same again

in the next 5 years.”

Built to JCB corporate dealer standards,

the new complex stands on a 2.8 acre site.

Greenshields JCB was established in 1996

and, with seven depots in Surrey, essex,

West Sussex, Hertfordshire, Hampshire

and Kent, is now recognised as one of the

world’s largest JCB dealers.

The JCB and Greenshields JCB teams

celebrate the official opening of the dealer's

newly-expanded hQ in Farnham.

on-year growth for Hill and with further

significant growth projected we expect an

additional 30 jobs to be created this year.

hill Engineering from Newry has won the

innovation award in this year’s Queen’s

Awards for Enterprise for the patented

TEFRA – a double locking hydraulic

coupler. Pictured with a TEFRA are the

engineering design team: Sean Connolly,

Design Engineer; Neal Loughran,

Engineering Manager and Ian hill,

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Business and energy minister michael

Fallon mP has visited a new £8 million

state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at

precision fabrication firm Darchem

engineering.

The investment, which has been supported

by a £1m grant from the Government’s

regional Growth Fund, has seen Darchem

engineering’s parent company, the esterline

Corporation, invest the remaining £7

million in the plant.

Darchem engineering, part of esterline’s

engineered materials Platform, has

completed work on the £8 million

investment in its North east manufacturing

facility – a major project which will create

86 permanent jobs.

“The Government is backing British

manufacturing – boosting jobs and growth

in the North east,” says business minister

michael Fallon. “Through the regional

Growth Fund (rGF) we have invested

£320 million in the region to help

companies expand and create long-term,

highly skilled employment. The results from

CeA’s latest survey clearly show that the

construction and off-road vehicle industry

remain a key contributor to the uK’s

prosperity. With uK company sales now

over £11bn for the first time, it is

important that we continue to provide the

right conditions so industry can continue

to thrive. That is why we are investing over

£1 billion jointly with industry through

initiatives such as the Advanced Propulsion

Centre (APC) and a planned Technology

Strategy Board (TSB) project to ensure

companies across the sector have the

support they need to develop the

technologies of the future."

Darchem engineering’s dynamic new

factory is a fine example of the impact

rGF can make through supporting

businesses to deliver their plans for growth,

win new contracts and create jobs.”

Fallon joined Darchem managing director

Billy meijer to officially commission the

75,000 sq. ft. factory, which is situated on a

brownfield site next to the firm’s main

factory in Stillington, Stockton-On-Tees.

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The investment had been prompted by

demand for Darchem engineering’s

precision products, particularly in the

growing market for large scale nuclear

fabrications.

“We were delighted to welcome mr Fallon

to Darchem. Our new factory is a major

new investment that demonstrates our

strength in the markets we serve and the

confidence of our parent company

esterline. Within our sectors, Aerospace,

Defence, Automotive and energy, we have

seen significant growth and have won many

new contracts and have the chance to bid

for even more substantial projects which is

fuelling the need for this new production

facility,” says Billy meijer, managing director

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of Darchem engineering. “This area is a

great place to do business thanks to the

positive attitudes of the local authority and

Tees Valley unlimited, as well as our highly

skilled and motivated workforce. The

support from the regional Growth Fund is

a significant contribution and demonstrates

the government’s commitment to balanced

economic growth in British manufacturing.”

As well as the 86 new jobs, the investment

at Darchem will safeguard 29 posts. The

new roles will consist of technical positions

as well as highly skilled fabrication and

welding positions.

L to R: Billy Meijer, apprentice James Kenny and

Michael Fallon looking at an Aro engine mixer.

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Government minister rt Hon edward

Davey mP, along with LibDem meP for

London Sarah Ludford and Sutton Council

Leader Cllr ruth Dombey visited Sutton,

Surrey-based manufacturing firm Trimark.

Keith Dolbear, managing director of

Trimark, told mr Davey, miss Ludford and

Cllr Dombey about how the company has

grown its european operations, using the

uK as a base to access european markets.

“Trimark has made strong inroads in

europe even before the company acquired

West Alloy in September 2007. We have a

clear commitment to grow our business in

europe and specifically to develop

manufacturing at our sites in the uK,” says

Keith Dolbear. “As a company that trades

across europe, we welcome the easy

access to european markets that

membership of the european union

provides.”

Sarah Ludford meP commented: “Speaking

to Trimark reaffirmed my long-held view

that Britain’s eu membership is crucial for

Trimark recognised for european focus

local firms that trade with other european

countries. I want Britain to stay in the eu

to support jobs and businesses in Sutton,

while for working to reform it from within.”

Liberal Democrat Leader of Sutton Council

ruth Dombey added: “Being in the eu is

beneficial for Sutton as it attracts global

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businesses like Trimark who see Britain as a

gateway to other european markets.”

L to R Keith Dolbear managing director

TriMark Europe, LibDem MEP for London

Sarah Ludford, Sutton Council Leader Cllr Ruth

Dombey and Government Minister Rt hon

Edward Davey MP.

JCB has won a $50 million contract to

supply high-speed backhoe loaders to

the united States Army The High

mobility engineer excavators (Hmees)

will be manufactured at JCB’s North

American plant in Savannah, Georgia, and

will be delivered by 2017.

The uS Army was the first military

organisation to purchase Hmees when in

2005 it ordered 636 of the machines – a

JCB contract that was worth $206

million and which today remains the

biggest single order in JCB’s 68-year

history. Since then the company has

gone on to sell the machine to armed

forces in the uK, Sweden, Germany, the

united Arab emirates, Australia, New

Zealand and other allied nations.

JCB Chief executive Graeme macdonald

said: “Over the past 30 years, JCB has

supplied armies in 57 countries with

over 4,000 machines and we are

delighted to build on that success by

you’re in the army now

securing this latest contract with the

united States Army.”

Arjun mirdha, President and CeO of JCB

North America added: “The fact that the

uS Army has once again chosen JCB to

produce this extraordinary piece of

equipment is a testament to the quality and

innovation of the JCB Hmee. We are very

proud to manufacture a machine that

protects the lives of our servicemen and

women in the course of their military

duties.”

engineered in Britain and produced in the

uSA, the 16 tonne (17.5 ton) Hmee

revolutionised the way military

engineering tasks were tackled. Capable

of speeds of up to 60mph, the Hmee is

able to keep up with military convoys on

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eef CallS fOrinfraSTruCTureCHange

eef, formerly the engineering

employers' federation, is calling

for a change in the way in which

major infrastructure projects are

planned. The Cea is supporting

the call which is detailed in this

open letter to the press:

The uK does not have a good track record of

identifying, planning and delivering major

infrastructure projects. Infrastructure to

support growth is identified too late and a

protracted decision making process has led to

policy reversals in key areas such as energy

and transport. We need to break this short

term culture which undermines business

choosing Britain as a place to invest.

With capacity constraints looming recent

governments have sought to address how

projects are delivered. However we do not

have the structures to anticipate the

infrastructure we will need in the future.

The forthcoming manifestos of the main

political parties must address this failure as

forever playing catch up does not support

sustainable growth.

The uK must do better through

establishing a permanent, independent

infrastructure body tasked with looking

ahead at our infrastructure needs. This

would kick start the process to find

potential solutions from political parties,

the public and other stakeholders far

earlier than at present and appraising these

on a level playing field to provide trusted

analysis.

In developing its work such a body must

be accountable to Parliament, not

Government, to provide it with the

independence to produce impartial

analysis. Crucially however the final

decision on projects must be taken by the

Government of the day. We all want a

more productive, competitive and

environmentally sustainable economy. This

demands a new way of thinking about how

we develop and design the world class

infrastructure needed to support it.

IN ThE lObbY

TSB fundingaVailaBle

The Technology Strategy Board

(TCB) Off Highway Vehicles

competition got off to a strong

start at the networking event at

the Heritage motor Centre on

3rd July. it was confirmed that a

minimum of £5 million is available

to support successful bids for

innovation projects in the sector.

IThe focus of the competition will be

vehicle emissions and vehicle energy

efficiency – and can include on or off

vehicle applications. It is thought that the

initiative will attract a good response from

consortia offering cross-sectoral solutions

i.e. providing the opportunity to introduce

technology from firms currently outside

the construction equipment sphere.

l Scope of competition: wheeled or

tracked off highway vehicles. This covers

agriculture, construction, mining, materials

handling and airport vehicles.

l Technology readiness levels (TrLs): the

competition is for industrial research

projects from TrL levels 2 to 4 aiming to

reach 4 to 6. This ranges from research to

prove feasibility to technology

demonstration. 9 on the scale is “system

test, launch and operations”.

l realisable technology benefits: must be

realised on vehicle e.g. telematics, energy

management, energy capture, new

materials. Other benefits can be realised

but emissions/efficiency must be primary

aims.

l eligibility: must be an additional activity

not a subsidy for a current project. must be

collaborative i.e. involve more than one

partner (which can be academic

institutions) – with value added to the uK.

l Format: applications will be judged on a

single written stage (partnering with an

experienced company is an advantage).

l Timing: competition opens 29th

September 2014 – potential applicants

briefing on 30th September at the

Heritage motor Centre. Competition

closes 12th November. results scheduled

for 19th December.

rgf ClOSing daTelOOming

The government is funding

projects that have the potential

to create or protect long-term

jobs in the private sector, and

programmes where partner

organisations choose smaller

projects to support, which will

deliver sustainable jobs.

The £3.2 billion regional Growth Fund

(rGF) supports eligible projects and

programmes that are also raising private

sector investment to create economic

growth and sustainable employment.

Selected bidders must drawdown their

grants between 2011 and 2017.

rounds 1 to 5 of the rGF have

supported over 400 projects and

programmes across england – allocating

£2.9 billion of government support,

which is projected to deliver 573,000

jobs and £16 billion of private

investment between now and the mid-

2020s.

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and £1.8 billion of private investment.

round 6 of the rGF opened on 19 June

2014. At least £200 million of rGF

support is being made available for this

round and bidders have until midday on

30 September 2014 to submit their

applications to the Fund. Those bids that

are selected for support will have until

march 2017 to drawn down the rGF

funding.

round 6 remains focused on the private

sector and bids will only be accepted

from wholly private organisations, such

as limited companies and universities.

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million. The rGF continues to operate in

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to a General election often manifested itself as an upsurge in

demand for scrapers as the incumbent Government sought to

secure a few additional votes by buildings roads and motorways

to make our journey to work that little bit easier. But with the

uK motorway network now in maintenance rather than

construction mode, scrapers have fallen out of fashion more

rapidly than england 2014 World Cup replica shirts.

However, as the political parties fire the opening salvos across

each others’ bows, the “election effect” is no less evident, even if

it is manifested in a smaller and more familiar sector of the

construction equipment industry.

For as long as most of can remember, the uK has suffered from

a shortfall in both private and affordable housing. But in an

attempt to shore up its reputation in advance of next year’s

General election, the incumbent coalition government has made

housing a priority with initiatives such as the Help to Buy and

the Affordable Home Ownership initiative. And while the final

scores on the doors for equipment sales will not appear until

2014 draws to a close, it seems certain that sales of

telehandlers, backhoe loaders, mini excavators and site dumpers

– all housing construction mainstays – will have enjoyed a

significant hike.

For the first time since it began, we have seen housing contracts

dominate the upper echelons of the BCLive league table, the

uK’s only real-time league table of construction contract

awards. While this is due, in part, to the gradual decline in the

number of landmark projects such as The Shard, The Walkie

Talkie, and The Cheese Grater in London, the upswing in new

housing starts has been one of the key factors in the resurgence

of the uK construction industry.

According to our statistics, house building contracts have

totalled £6.8 billion since the beginning of 2014. That is 60

percent up on the same period last year, contributing 29

percent of the £22.6 billion total contract awards recorded to

date in 2014. The news is not all positive, however. For one

thing, the current housing start boom has been felt most

strongly in and around London, creating a geographic imbalance

that will be felt most strongly by dealers in parts of the South

West and the North of england. Furthermore, the past month

has seen a slight slowing in housing starts, possibly as a result of

banks tightening lending to prevent an overheating of the wider

economy.

regardless of that slight pothole on the road to recovery, it

seems certain that housing will maintain its current reputation

as the sector to lead construction out of recession. And if that

IS the case, manufacturers and dealers involved in the backhoe

loader and telehandler sector should profit from the

forthcoming General election, regardless of their own political

leanings.

neil edwards is CeO of The Builders’ Conference. Statisticsare drawn from the BClive league table which can be foundat www.bclive.co.uk & data collected by Builders’ Conferencewww.buildersconference.co.uk

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SKILLS AND tRAInIng

The Construction equipment

association has responded quickly

and decisively to bridge a

perceived skills gap writes Cea

strategy consultant, Philip Burgess.

Launched at its recent national conference

on innovation and engineering, the

Construction equipment Association’s Skills

Advisory Panel aims to make a difference

in the skills challenge on behalf of its sector.

The Panel has been set up by the CeA

Board as a priority in response to key

findings and recommendations from two

studies commissioned by the CeA: one, a

mapping exercise of the Association’s

current relationships across the sector; and

the other the first detailed construction

equipment industry’s sector report in a

decade. It will advise on courses of action

necessary to reduce the perceived skills

gap in the sector.

The skills gap is widely recognised as a

significant inhibitor to manufacturing and

export-driven growth – two vital

ingredients needed for the re-balancing of

the uK economy. Addressing it requires a

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strategic and more collective approach and

the composition of the Skills Advisory

Panel, drawn from key stakeholders in and

around the construction equipment

industry gives confidence that meaningful

and realistic solutions will materialise.

identifying the skills gaps

Investment in the skills agenda for this

sector is clearly needed. The sector study

report shows that the off-road sector is

the second largest within the uK’s

automotive industry and is close to, or

already exceeding pre-recession levels with

an estimated total revenue in 2013 of £11

billion. It also tells us that while companies

are seeking to continue to hire people,

skills requirements are different to those of

pre-recession times. machines are gaining

more and more electronic functions,

switching from purely mechanical

functionality, driving a need for new

electronic engineers and creating

opportunities in the supply chain. This

increasing dependency on electronics

coupled with an insufficient supply of

suitably qualified engineers to design and

maintain systems is a major concern.

With regard to vocational training, we

learn from the sector study report that

despite leading manufacturers having a

good record of resourcing apprenticeships,

academies and universities, retention is a

problem as too many apprentices leave the

industry once trained. A shortage of

experienced sales staff and difficulties in

recruiting overseas staff in support service

roles are also flagged up as issues of

concern.

These issues have led to a common

concern that attracting the right mix of

skills to the sector is a major challenge as

there are new functions which require and

amalgam of engineering and IT skills that

did not exist 10 years ago.

The Skills Advisory Panel will need to be

briefed on these issues along with how

they relate to the delivery of strategic

objectives of HmG’s Automotive and

Construction Councils which CeA seeks to

influence.

In addition, the knowledge, experience and

insight of Panel members will be sought on

an extended range of issues which is likely

to include, but not be limited to:

l workforce planning and readiness;

l the development of transferable skills

between the automotive and related

industries;

l the perceived lack of training/career

path opportunities in small companies;

l the under-representation of women in

the construction equipment sector and the

need for a more diverse and inclusive

industry;

l the need for better Science, Technology,

engineering and mathematics (STem)-

related careers advice in schools and, for

those already in work, the increasing need

for responsive training systems that people

can access to up-skill and re-train;

l inspire primary school children to

develop interests in STem-related

disciplines.

Objectives

The objectives for the Panel are to grasp

the issues on behalf of the construction

equipment industry and to advise the CeA

accordingly on appropriate courses of

action towards addressing them. Specific

actions for the CeA will need to be

determined to be delivered over the short

and medium term. For example, a salary

survey to benchmark the sector’s offerings

against those from other sectors may be

done relatively quickly. So too could the

development of a network with leading

academic institutions in terms of skills and

recruitment, and an analysis of engineering

graduates in the uK – where they come

from and where they go when qualified.

Other initiatives may take more time such

as engaging effectively with the schools

agenda, harnessing profits from PlantworX

to fund student bursaries or competitions,

and developing new sector-wide training

schemes.

meeting synergy

The initial meeting of the Panel will be held

on 3rd September at the Institution of Civil

engineers in Westminster ; a precursor to

the CeA Annual Conference, Signposts…

directions of travel for the construction

equipment industry being staged there the

following day at which the skills debate will

again be of relevance. All invitees to the

Skills Advisory Panel are also extended

invitations to the Annual Conference.

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Northerntrack and Terex. It proved a

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including 18 that are brand new. The

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The exhibitor list reads like a ‘who’s who’

of the construction equipment sector and

include A &Y equipment, Altrad Belle,

Auger Torque, Avant Techno, Bomag, Case,

Doosan Benelux, Finning Caterpillar, Hill

engineering, Hyundai, Hydrema, JCB,

Komatsu, Kubota, manitou, merlo, miller

uK, NC engineering, Northerntrack, red

rhino Crushers, Takeuchi, Thwaites, Volvo

and Wacker Neuson.

A big Plantworx welcome goes out to the

new exhibitors. These include: bucket and

attachment specialist B A Caulkett; wear

parts manufacturer Digbits; Flowfit which is

a manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic

components; and Gardner Denver which

makes compressors, blowers and pumps.

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Other new exhibitors to sign up are

Global Track Warehouse uK, Hydrotechnik

uK, JLG / JLG International, Kobelco

(molson Group), Liebherr GB, mentor

Training, Pavemac, Promac Solutions,

Securi-Cabin and Timken ILS.

Transport was one area of the show that

visitors from the 2013 event wanted to

see expand and the 2015 event will see

more of these companies. To date AJC

Trailers, Ifor Williams Trailers, and Isuzu

Trucks, which is brand new to the show.

These will be joined by King Trailers,

Nooteboom Trailers and Nugent Trailers.

Several other manufacturers have ‘pencilled

in’ their stands – so watch this space.

Plant-hire companies will also be well

represented at the event with confirmed

bookings from Buckhurst Plant Hire GAP

Group, Garic, Hewden and mHm Onecall.

The CPA (Construction Plant-hire

Association) will also be at the show once

again and will be promoting its ‘Stars of the

Future’ competition - an annual award

scheme that is now in its third year - to

recognise talented youngsters on plant

mechanic apprentice schemes.

Plantworx and show organisers the CeA

are sponsors of the Stars of the Future’

event. The presentation to the 22 regional

winners and two national winners will take

place on the final day of the show.

This ties in very nicely with the ‘PlantworX

Student Day’ – where PlantworX will be

inviting students and teachers from primary

and secondary schools and colleges to visit

the show (after 12 pm on Thursday 4th

June) to get a taste of the Construction

equipment Sector. There will be no lower

(or indeed upper) age limit after 12 pm

and the afternoon is aimed at encouraging

youngsters to look at the construction

equipment sector as a career.

for the full run down on PlantworX 2015and for an up to date exhibitor list andsite plan – visit www.plantworx.co.uk.

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hILLhEAD RevIew

face facts

The health of the aggregates

sector is a key indicator of

construction confidence and

demand. and if Hillhead 2014 was

anything to go by, the industry’s

post-recessionary recovery is

gathering pace. mark anthony

reports.

There was a barely perceptible yet ever-

present air of disquiet in the run-up to the

Hillhead 2014 exhibition. Had the sharp

but long overdue recovery of the

construction industry percolated

sufficiently to buoy the confidence of

quarry owners and operators? With the

equipment-fest that is Conexpo in Las

Vegas still fresh in the minds of

manufacturers and customers, would there

be sufficient new equipment on display to

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Derbyshire? Would the British weather

and the ever-present threat of “Hillhead

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condition known only to those that

frequent the show – keep people away?

As it transpired, any such concerns were

quickly swept away by blue skies, a crowd

of almost 18,000 visitors, and the most

upbeat Hillhead exhibition in a decade.

Of course, this is doubly good news for

producers of construction equipment.

Those that are directly involved in the

quarry and extractive industries will be

boosted by the general air of positivity

around the quarry floor showground.

And those that supply smaller equipment

for purely construction applications will

know that if quarry operators are busy and

confident, there is a demand from the

construction sector. After all, that stone

has to go somewhere.

innovation abounds

And if that weren’t sufficient positivity for

one show, the plethora of innovation on

display proved emphatically that

manufacturers have loosened the r&D

purse strings that had been drawn so tight

to stave off the recession.

Take for example the robotic excavator

on display on the JCB stand. Developed

jointly with leading demolition contractor

Coleman and Company, the machine takes

the familiar Brokk demolition robot

concept and then rewrites the rule book.

The unit is designed to keep the operator

out of harm’s way during complex and

potentially hazardous demolition works,

the operator controlling the machine from

a safe distance using advanced and wireless

remote controls. (A video of the robotic

excavator in action can be viewed here:

http://tinyurl.com/pvjpn2d)

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improvement. Komatsu was the first major

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therefore, further down the development

path. But the fact that the second

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hammer business; but it can take solace in

the fact that Apple wasn’t the first to think

of a smart phone or mP3 player either.

(A video of the new miller hammer in

action can be viewed here:

http://tinyurl.com/nhdoc6b)

Amidst its usual mammoth display, the

combined forces of Caterpillar and its uK

dealer Finning took the opportunity to

take the wraps off a number of new

models including the new Cat 982m, part

of a new m Series range of heavyweight

wheel loaders.


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Keeping with the heavyweight theme,

manitou lifted the lid on its new

mHT10225 heavy lift telescopic handler.

The largest model in the extensive

manitou telehandler range, the new

mHT10225 boasts a maximum load

capacity of up to 22,500kg to a 10 metre

load height and is ideally suited to stone

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handling and heavy lift applications. (A

video walk around of the new manitou

telehandler can be viewed here:

http://tinyurl.com/pbas8vp)

And if you prefer your haulers smaller,

Danish manufacturer Hydrema didn’t

disappoint. The company unveiled its new

6x6 drive 922D articulated dumptruck

that, coincidentally, is capable of carrying

the same 22 tonne payload that the new

manitou mHT10225 is able to lift. The

compact Hydrema unit is powered by an

emissions-compliant Cummins diesel

engine and is designed for both on and off-

highway applications.

(A video walk around of the new

Hydrema ADT can be viewed here

http://tinyurl.com/nuzo254).

Prime directive

Away from the metal and stone of the static

and working displays, Hillhead 2014

provided a perfect launch pad for the

PrIme (Professional recognition in mineral

extraction) initiative that is designed to

promote Continuing Professional

Development (CPD) to all levels of the

industry. The primary aim of the PrIme

project is the creation of a fully competent

workforce. It will focus on the upskilling of

individuals through Total Professional

Development (TPD) with further

recognition provided by the recent creation

of the Institute of Quarrying’s new Technical

membership grade, TmIQ. All in all,

exhibitors, visitors and the organisers can

look back upon Hillhead 2014 with a huge

amount of positivity.

Last year’s Plantworx exhibition marked the

return of industry optimism; Conexpo

turned cautious optimism into renewed

construction confidence; Hillhead 2014

underscored that optimism with heavy

equipment assurance. The industry wheels

are once again in motion. roll on

Plantworx 2015!

a full suite of Hillhead machine walk-around videos can be viewed here:http://tinyurl.com/oc9ww3z

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The first Construction equipment

association Sector report in a

decade finds the sector at or

above pre-recessionary levels.

mark anthony reports.

Ask Joe Public or, better still, a London taxi

driver. They’ll tell you. British

manufacturing has gone the way of the

Dodo, the British empire, the Austin

Allegro and the flared trouser ; consigned

to the pages of the history books; dead

and buried. It is an ex-industry. It has

ceased to be.

Those in the know, however, would beg to

differ. And with the publication of the first

Construction equipment Association

Sector report in a decade, those in the

know can now support their gut feelings

with some substantial and remarkably

positive evidence.

For the report – produced by Knibb,

Gormeanzo & Partners with the support

of Off-Highway research – reveals a sector

that has done more than just survive the

recession. It finds an industry that has

SECTOR RepORt

industry Bounces Back

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shaken off the hangover of the global

recession; has bounced back to and – in

some instances – above pre-recession

levels; and which now heads the european

league table in the volume and value of

construction equipment produced.

Altogether, the sector is contributing a

headline-grabbing £11 billion to the uK

economy; not bad for an industry that

some would have us believe to be pushing

up the daisies.

even better since the survey period ended

in 2012 when many export markets were

still held in the vice-like grip of the longest

and deepest recession in living memory.

Surfeit of Positivity

reading between the lines of the new

report reveals a veritable surfeit of

positivity.

Although uK plant manufacturers

produced a smaller volume of equipment

during the survey period, the value of that

equipment was significantly higher,

demonstrating an ongoing shift towards

higher value equipment and a greater use

of advanced technology.

Furthermore, the survey demonstrated

that the uK contributed more than 31

percent of all the construction equipment

produced in europe, beating Germany –

responsible for 16.6 percent - into a

distant second place.

The survey also indicated that whilst the

likes of Caterpillar, JCB and Komatsu may

be the industry’s household names, the

industry boats more than 1,500

stakeholders with around 1,400 highly

specialised Smes making a significant

contribution.

equally importantly, the report shows that

the uK is way more than heavy industry

and blacksmith engineering. Indeed, the

uK boasts among its number global

leaders in key activities ranging from axles

and braking systems, through steering and

seating, to advanced telematics and

equipment diagnostic systems.

And while uK construction activity remains

stubbornly London-centric, the capital

accounts for just 1 percent of employment

in the uK plant manufacturing sector.

The West midlands leads the way,

accounting for 38 percent of all uK

equipment manufacturing jobs, in an

industry that is the very picture of

geographic diversity.

SECTOR RepORt

The Cea’s director of global

Programmes, Joanna Oliver mBe,

talks to mark Smith, ukTi head of

ukTi’s mining Sector team.

JO What is the role of the uKTI mining

Sector team?

mS I am tasked with assisting uK

companies across the mining supply chain

to win international business. Working

with uKTI’s network – both in the uK and

overseas, we aim to identify overseas

opportunities and match these to uK

capability, developing the relationships with

key buyers and decision makers and

utilising the convening power of

Government to develop and implement

strategies to support uK companies win

business.

There are four core members of the

mining team in the uK; myself, Josh King,

Project manager and two specialists, Craig

Sillars and Darryn Quayle. (Note: pics of

mining team attached) uKTI’s overseas

colleagues in British embassies and High

Commissions are also key members of this

“virtual” team, with market expertise and

relationships with buyers and decision

makers in market.

JO What are some major mining HVO

projects that uKTI is involved in – and how

can construction equipment companies

not involved in mining directly still benefit?

mS Chile, with an estimated $112bn of

investment in 51 major projects over the

next 8 years. We are currently evaluating

the opportunities and have commenced

engagement with Codelco and others to

identify where uK companies can meet

their needs.

Other markets of interest include mongolia

(where CeA are again organising a mission

following on from the successful visits in

recent years), Kazakhstan and Canada.

uKTI support includes a programme of

market visits organised in partnership with

CeA, to these and other markets. Visits

and the associated practical support

available from both uKTI and CeA can

help to introduce uK construction

equipment manufacturers and service

companies to overseas opportunities.

In addition uKTI will be working with the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, uK

export Finance and the Department for

International Development and uK supply

chain on the uK Pavilion at the mining

Indaba, Cape Town in February 2015. The

pavilion will showcase the uK’s extensive

capability to the African mining industry

and will include a series of African mining

opportunity roundtables with senior

African government officials. I would

welcome CeA members participation in

this event.

JO What other uKTI events can CeA

members get involved in?

mS uKTI’s Tradeshow Access Programme

has a number of mining and construction

equipment related exhibitions in this year’s

programme. THe CeA has uKTI support

at Bauma China and bCIndia. Further

details on the programme and information

on supported events can be found at;

www.gov.uk/tradeshow-access-programme.

I look forward to continuing to work with

CeA and its members as we develop our

mining supply chain project.

JO What are the uKTI HVOs – how can

CeA members get involved?

mS A key uKTI strategic initiative is our

High Value Opportunity programme -

projects across a broad range of markets

and sectors with a total value of at least

£500 million and a minimum of £250

million of this accessible to uK companies.

many of these projects will be of interest

to CeA members covering infrastructure,

road, rail, ports, airports and urban

development. Through the programme, uK

Trade and Investment (uKTI) can provide

information on projects and contracts,

provide access to a network of expert

advisers in the uK and overseas and help

companies build relationships with

stakeholders including private sector

business specialists and other government

departments in the uK and overseas.

Further details on the HVO programme

and contacts for each of the projects can

be found here; www.gov.uk/high-value-

opportunities.

JO What is being done on the mining

supply chain initiative?

mS In terms of mining, we have developed

a Supply Chain initiative – looking at global

mining opportunities and where uK

companies, across the mining lifecycle, have

great potential to win business. Current

focus includes West and Southern Africa

with significant opportunities not only in

the mine developments themselves, but on

the associated infrastructure, power and

water services, which will be of interest to

many CeA members who perhaps have

not considered mining as their core

business.

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ukTi – focus on HighValue Opportunities inthe mining SupplyChain


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The Cea now has association

membership of the institute of

export & international Trade (iOe)

to extend a wide range of iOe

benefits to all Cea members who

trade internationally.

The Institute of export & International

Trade (IOe), www.export.org.uk, offers a

range of services and benefits to its

members to assist them in developing

practical of practical export skills,

knowledge and techniques.

members get up to 20% member discount

by quoting reference CeA123; details of

courses can be found at:

http://www.export.org.uk/training

l Discounted rates on in-house training

programmes – courses can be tailored to

meet your specific requirements and

convenience, focusing on your sector.

l Access to free or low cost networking

and briefing events (IOe member rate).

l IOe professional qualifications – giving

your staff a comprehensive grounding for a

career in international trade; available at all

levels from beginner up to Foundation

Degree.

l Continuing Professional Development

(CPD) programme: continue to hone your

skills and gain recognition through the

IOe’s CPD programme – extra fees apply.

To find out more about the abovebenefits, contact the institute of exportoffice at Tel; 01733 404400, or [email protected] .

With immediate effect, CeA members will

be able to make use of the IOe export

helpline service, which allows members to

ask questions and receive advice on any

practical issue relating to international

trade, such as customs issues,

documentation, researching markets,

transport and logistics, payment

procedures, dealing with agents and

distributors, etc. The helpline gives access

to the knowledge and experience of more

than 2,000 IOe members, who are active

in various areas of international trade.

To use this service, simply email your query

to: [email protected], quoting

reference CeA123, alternatively contact

Gill Stirk ([email protected] ) for a

referral.

Other benefits available to CeA members

include:

l member discount rate on IOe’s range of

international trade training courses: the

IOe offers courses on a range of export

and import issues, from beginner to

advanced / management level. CeA

INTERNATIONAL news

expert exporteducation and advice– Cea joins iOe

CeCe, the Committee for the

european construction

equipment industry, has

appointed a new Secretary

general. Sigrid de Vries, partner

in the public relations agency

Quick Communications, will

represent the sector towards the

eu institutions and manage the

association’s Brussels office. The

new Secretary general succeeds

ralf Wezel who leaves, after a

twelve-year tenure with CeCe, in

order to undertake new

responsibilities within the

industry association Vdma in

frankfurt.

eric Lepine, president of CeCe and

managing Director of Caterpillar France

SAS, welcomed the new secretary-general

to CeCe: “I firmly believe Sigrid will do an

excellent job. She has a strong

management experience and a very solid

knowledge of both our industry and the

Brussels’ political environment. I am looking

forward to working with her.” Lepine

thanked Wezel for his commitment, adding:

“ralf has strengthened the role and

influence of CeCe throughout his time

with the association. We wish him all the

best in his new challenge.”

The appointment of the new Secretary

General was taken by the CeCe Steering

Group and confirmed by the association’s

Presidents’ Committee in may 2014. De

Vries commented: “The construction

equipment industry forms an important

part of the machinery manufacturing sector

in europe, and eu legislation has a direct

impact on its ability to stay competitive. I

look forward to promote the interests of

this industry towards the european

Institutions and work together with the

CeCe members, partner associations and

other stakeholders to achieve common

goals.”

Sigrid de Vries, a Dutch national, is an

experienced eu governmental affairs and

communications professional, who

served many years as director of

communications at ACeA (the european

Automobile manufacturers Association)

in Brussels and later led the institutional

relations activities of CNH Industrial in

europe.

Eric Lepine, CECE President (left) looks

forward to working with Sigrid de Vries, New

Secretary General (right).

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Conference Moderator: ZEB SOANES – TV and radio broadcaster and journalist.

Topics covered: predictions for UK and overseas markets, manufacturer, contractor and hire sector insights, government initiatives – plus showcase exhibits.

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Highlights include:

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Cea “Signposts” Conference Boasts Packed agenda

CeA Chief executive, rob Oliver, is excited

by the programme: ”We are building on

the success of our previous conferences

and have added more industry-specific

speakers to our programme this year in

response to audience feedback. Industry

leaders such as Nigel Lewis, Kevin Parkes

and Tim Burnhope are right at the

forefront of their businesses,” he says.

“The session from Off Highway research

is always a highlight and we also have a

very topical speaker in Trevor Barton who

is an expert on russian trade in what

could be a very testing time in that

market.”

l The Plant Hire Perspective – Kevin

Parkes, CeO, Hewden.

l Opportunities for engineering

Innovation – Darryl Stephenson, Head of

Value engineering, HS2.

l High Value Opportunities in mining and

Construction overseas – uKTI speakers.

l The State of Global markets – David

Phillips (Off Highway research).

l The Innovation Panel – featuring JCB,

Nylacast, GKD, Darchem, Tata.

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Jaguar Land rover, Perkins engines, miller

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“The future for plant hire… the Hewden perspective”Kevin Parkes, Chief Executive Officer, Hewden Insights from a plant hire leader

“Follow the money, high value opportunities overseas”Darryn Quayle and Mark Boorman, UKTI HVO specialists for Mining and Construction Government plans to boost exports

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“The Innovation Panel – a discussion on the direction for technology, products and processes”

Tim Burnhope, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, JCB Mussa Mahomed, CEO, Nylacast Group Nick Ground, MD, GKD Technik Ltd Andy Bragg, Sales & Marketing Director, Darchem Engineering Ltd

“The Zeb Soanes Interview”With Nigel Lewis, Vice President of Caterpillar, EAME Distribution ServicesA view from the top of the world’s largest manufacturer

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