CPA Bulletin

Vertikal Days is moving to Castle Donington for the 2018 event, a new site with more space and facilities to cope with the additional companies looking to exhibit. The two day event will take place on May 16th and 17th at Donington Park - one of the famous grounds of British motorsport and well equipped for what promises to be the largest Vertikal Days so far. This year’s event looks set for several new product launches from crane, access and telehandler manufacturers as well as component and ancillary service companies. In fact it will be, without question, the largest crane and aerial lift exhibition to be held in Europe this year. Looking at new crane launches, Böcker will not only launch its new UK direct sales operation but will also be the global debut for its new 12 tonne AK52-1200 aluminium truck crane, which the company says is the world’s strongest aluminium boomed crane on a 26 tonne chassis. Kranlyft meanwhile will launch the German built Klaas range of aluminium cranes in the UK, the first time that the ‘other’ German aluminium crane producer will be exhibited in the UK. Liebherr will introduce its new Rough Terrain crane to the UK market, with the 90 tonne LRT 1090-2.1. Spierings will demonstrate its all new three axle hybrid City Boy, seven tonne SK597-AT3 mobile self-erecting tower crane, the first time it has appeared at a public event. Tadano plans to highlight its latest All Terrain crane, the three axle 60 tonne ATF 60G-3. Moving on to powered access, US based aerial lift supplier GMG , which had its global launch at Vertikal Days last year, promises to unveil a number of radical new products along with a new 10 metre VM26-J mast boom and all new 15ft 1530-ED micro scissor lift, which weighs just 860kg. It will also demonstrate its new radar based overhead protection system for scissor lifts. Promax Access will unveil the new 30 metre PlatformBasket Spider 30T telescopic spider lift, which it claims is the world’s narrowest 30 metre spider lift at 890mmwide. From China, Lingong Group Jinan Heavy Machinery (LGMG) makes its European debut, with the 15ft SS0507, 19ft AS0607E and 26ft AS0808E slab electric scissor lifts. From Italy, Comet will launch the highly unusual Xiraffe 4x4 ultra compact articulated boom lift range, ideal for forestry and other off road applications, as well as the Solar truck mounted platforms. Hinowa will launch the 33 metre Lightlift 33.17 Performance IIIS spider lift, a new departure for the world’s largest spider lift manufacturer, with its twin telescopic booms and articulated jib with a range of 180 degrees. Snorkel is planning a major display, not only showing its own new products, including the UK debut of the new 16ft TM16E mast type lift, but the show will also be its first outing since becoming a distributor for the Bluelift spider lift range. Vertikal Days: 1 10 CPA Bulletin > May 2018 www.cpa.uk.net MOVES TO DONINGTON Open Invitation to a CPA Seminar at Vertikal Days 2018 The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is hosting an open seminar on Wednesday 16th May 2018, the first day of the Vertikal Days crane, telehandler and access exhibition. All those interested in being updated on plant, lifting and MEWPs operational, technical and training issues are invited to attend. The seminar will be held in the Senna Suite at Donington Park from 10.30am - 1pm. A number of key issues relating to the plant, lifting and MEWPs sector will be discussed, including the following: • A voluntary MOT scheme for cranes • Changes to the GLA LEZ emission standards for mobile cranes • The new Lifting Technician Apprenticeship • Implications of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) on the sector Confirmed speakers so far include CPA Director Kevin Minton, CPA Technical Consultant TimWatson, CPA Legal Manager David Smith and CPA Technical Manager Peter Brown. There will also be representation from the HSE and industry. Attendance is free and open to the press and all visitors to the Vertikal Days show. Interested delegates should confirm their attendance by registering at www.cpa.uk.net/ vertikaldaysseminar Please Note: Visitors to the CPA seminar will need to also register for the Vertikal Days show at www.vertikaldays.net/visit/visitor-registration