A total of 17,083 visitors attended Hillhead 2012 compared to 15,558 in 2010. Event director Jack Berridge said: “Despite the challenges facing the construction supply chain in the UK, the show was over 10% bigger than two years ago and once again we have managed to get through without any significant personal injuries, which means we have now gone 13 years without a reportable incident at the show.”
A total of 17,083 visitors attended Hillhead 2012 compared to 15,558 in 2010.
Event director Jack Berridge said: “Despite the challenges facing the construction supply chain in the UK, the show was over 10% bigger than two years ago and once again we have managed to get through without any significant personal injuries, which means we have now gone 13 years without a reportable incident at the show.”
During the three-day show visitors experienced “more new plant and equipment and more live demonstrations than ever before presented by a record 459 exhibitors.”
All sectors of the mineral products and construction industries, including quarrying, mining, recycling, concrete, asphalt and materials handling, were brought together and visitors from around the world were able to see the latest plant, equipment, systems and services on static display and/or live demonstration.
Sandvik Construction says it enjoyed its best-ever Hillhead with nearly 3,000 visitors.
Val Ledden, managing director of Volvo Construction Equipment, was equally pleased with the show, while Marubeni- Komatsu returned following its absence in 2010.
Marketing manager Edward Prosser said: “This year we’re celebrating our 40th anniversary, so we were very happy to be back at the show as it gave us the opportunity to celebrate with our existing customers and to meet potential new customers.”
Finning also made a return, showcasing the UK’s first new 300tonne Caterpillar 6030 mining hydraulic excavator to appear in public.
Alex Andrews, marketing development manager at Finning UK, said: “Hillhead 2012 was a very good show for us.”
Edward Milosevic Pepper, responsible for marketing at Talleres Núñez, the Spanish manufacturer of screen media for the quarrying and mining industries, said: “As a first-time exhibitor, the number and quality of visitors to our stand was excellent.”
Bruce Bricknell, managing director of Corgin, the UK agents for Duztech mobile mist cannons, said: “The mist cannons are mainly used in construction and waste
applications around the world. We now want to focus our efforts in the UK quarrying industry.” Dates for Hillhead 2014 will be announced shortly.
