26.11.2013

Busy Big 5

This year’s Big 5 show in Dubai opened to a busy couple of days yesterday as the emirate shows strong signs of growth

With around 60,000 visitors expected over the four days it looks as though the number of serious visitors with money to spend is well up on recent years. Thanks to increasing confidence across many sectors including aviation, construction and oil and gas.

The following is just a brief glimpse of the show which was officially opened by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai.
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Sany displayed a four axle truck crane and an RT

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Dingli had a range of booms and scissor lifts

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Genie sold its ZX-135/70 boom off the stand on day one, it also showed a GTH 40.18- 360 degree telehandler and a slab scissor lift

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The Al Laith stand with a Niftylift boom

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The Instant Access stand with JLG spider lifts and booms, Maeda spider cranes and Euro Towers alloy scaffold.

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The Orientals stand with Unic spider cranes and TGT vacuum glass handling machines

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Nixon Hire with JCB equipment, including a telehandler

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Al Laith indoors with Skyjack scissor lifts, Instant UpRight towers and Sumner material lifts