19.05.2006

SED Day two and three

Wednesday was, as usual the best day at SED, with long queues at the registration desks. The traffic jams to get into the show was slightly better than Tuesday but still unacceptable.

This years show was noticeable by the many tower crane companies exhibiting. All reported strong interest with most, if not all of them booking orders at the show. The level of interest in small tower cranes among contractors, is very encouraging.

Telehandlers were, as usual a popular product for visitors and this year there were more models to see than ever before but little that was completely new.

Here are a few images from the past two days, we will update and add to this over the next few days.
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The queues to get in were longest on Wednesday

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Martin Davies(L) with John Cusak and Pat B of Skylift hire after buying the first Oil&Steel Octopussy 1765 in Ireland

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The Genie fountain at SED was a popular feaure with the Vertikal team

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IPAF signed up six new European training centres at the show

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The Aerial/UpRight stand was very busy as visitors looked to find out more about Tanfield's plans

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The Dino 105T demonstrates how it can pass through a standard single door on the Promax stand

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The new Italmec/Heila 999 mini crane, in prototype form at SED

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The JLG stand

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The new lower cost Versalift VRA-35 NF simple non telescopic van mount

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SkyHigh 10m Pick-up mounted lift

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A Versalift pick-up mounted lift

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The SkyKing Sand with Wumag and GSR platforms

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Vanson Cranes had a great show and sold everything on the stand.

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Valley-Cranes show the strength of the PM 50024 crane lifting a Hino truck

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The Pesci SPE130 loader crane has an unusual construction

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Jack of all Trades or master of many?

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The first FB Gru purchased by Fork Rent

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The HSE used actors to highlight safe working at height

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Dunham Crane, distributor for FB Gru in the UK

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The first CTE Z32 truck mounted lift, sold in the UK - to AMP- demonstrates its excellent outreach

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Multitel-Pagliero MX220, on the Access stand of Melvyn Else

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The Allan Access stand probably sported the smallest truck mount at the show, the Nifty V90 on a Piaggio carrier,

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The Potain Igo 50 on the Arcomet stand

Facelift give a helping hand

Ian Metherell is a lifelong crane enthusiast and avid Cranes&Access reader who lives in a residential care home in Brighton. When he discovered that SED had moved to Corby, he found that it is impossible to get from Brighton to Corby and back in the same day by public transport and realised that his dreams of visiting SED were dashed.

He called the Vertikal office (as he does from time to time) and told us that sadly he could not come to the show. We called Gordon Leicester of Facelift on the off-chance that some employees might be doing a one day visit and have a spare seat.

The Facelift team rose to the occasion and Richard Marchant, the Finance director, offered Ian a ride. He was delighted visit SED again (he had made the round trip to Milton Keynes by bus a few years back). His only regret was the absence of any Mobile crane manufacturers, his preferred type of crane.

In spite of this he was extremely happy to be able to visit the show after all, and was very appreciative of all at Facelift who made it possible.
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Avid Crane spotter, Cranes&Access reader and SED fan Ian Metherell (C), with Richard Marchant (L) of Facelift