Standing guard at the entrance to Silverstone - City Lifting's new 300 tonne Liebherr
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A bird's eye view of the show
A forest of booms
(L-R) Michael Tolle of GMG, Alan Russon and Jim Tolle of GMG following the announcement that Russon is to handle GMG sales in the UK and Ireland
A good selection of mats on the Crowland Cranes stand
A happy Robert Bird, MD of Ladybird following the sale of a Potain HUP 40-30 to CJ Trading
A MEC 6092RT turbo on the IAPS stand
A Socage 20D truck mount
A record number of visitors passed through the doors
A Spierings SK1265-AT6 in City Lifting livery
The show seen from the road entrance bridge
The main access area seen from the entrance road
First time exhibitor and new market entrant AmerParts launched a new multi pupose retrofit batter charger and caught attention with this Ferrari
AGD Equipment showed two telescopic crawlers - the Marchetti CW25.35 and the Sennebogen 643
Airo platforms attracted a lot of interest particularly the X10EN which has a 1,500mm deck extension with 400kg capacity
Airo scissors including the XLP5E sold to Quick Reach
Alimak Hek showed both mastclimbers and hoists
Alpha Access stand in the Marketplace
An aerial view of the cranes from the 70 metre Bronto
An eight tonne Maeda MC 815 sold to Lift on the Kranlylft stand
Andy Access drawing the winner of the TVH Mini
and the winner is..........Nick Goodridge of NEG Services
ATN with its 23 metre Mygale spider platform
BG Lift showed its M250 articulated spider crane
Bronto had this 70 metre truck mounted platform outside the Marketplace
Cesab forklift trucks
Comet showed the large platformed Solar truck mounted platform
CPL showed off the new 13 metre CPL Palfinger P130A pick up mounted platform with 240kg platform capacity
CTE showed the new 32 metre Multi Purpose MP32.19, the ZED21J and the new 20 metre ZED20.2H
Dave Rees of NRC (L) with Dean Holmes of JN Bentley taking the keys of the 80 tonne Hitachi SCX800A-3
Dingli displayed a selection of scissors and the 11.2 metre AMWP11-5-8100 mast boom
Inside the show entrance
Falcon Tower Crane Services erected this Jaso J118HPA luffing jib tower crane
Faraone Elevah 65ES Move was a world debut - the machine features a one metre platform outreach and weighs less than one tonne
Fiber Max crane pads on the NMT Crane Hire stand
First appearance at Vertikal Days for German mast boom manufacturer Hematec with the 15 metre Helix 1508, the 12 metre Helix 1205 and the 500kg Helix K 12500 mast boom-industrial crane
The UK launch of the Manitou 220TJ
Geda hoists on the Mace Industies stand
Genie booms and scissors
GGR showed the new five tonne capacity Sunward telescopic crawler crane
GSR B240PX truck mounted platform
GT Lifting showed this C6 Hoeflon spider crane
Haulotte showed off its latest platforms
Hinowa showed its new 13 metre Lightlift 13.70 tracked spider while next door IAPS group showed the 13.2 metre Socage A314
HTC Wolffkran showed this Wolff 166B luffing jib tower crane
The IAPS stands with IPS Parts store and Wienold on the APS stand
JCB had several scissors from its new access range and claims 800 sales worldwide to date
JCB showed its prototype boom lift - the AJ50D
Jekko SPK60 telescopic crawler crane
JLG showed its big booms including the 1500 AJP and the 1850 SJ
JLG Toucan 10E L and the 12E Plus mast booms
JT Cranes - the Jekko dealer in the UK - showed the D40 tracked carrier capable of going up ramps of 40 degrees
Late entrant Mewps Scotland and Cela with the 25m DT25 truck mounted platform
Liebherr All Terrain cranes
Liebherr LR 1110
Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 with 60 metre main boom had its European premier
Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1
Mantall stand
Meeting and relaxing in the Marketplace
Modulift's outdoor stand
Montarent brought its M21-4WDS wheeled self erecting crane
Multitel 25 metre SMX 250 tracked spider
Newproducts from Sterling GP included its first step-frame low loader and a low-profile roll-on, roll-off body on a 12 tonne Daf chassis
NMT Crane Hire had a busy stand
One of several Bocker aluminium truck cranes - an AK 46-6000 sold to City Lifting - on the Kranlyft stand
Part of the Hird Group stand which included PM loader cranes, an Oil&Steel Snake truck mounted platrform, Valla pick and carry cranes, Winlet glazing robot and Wienold MFC 750 floor crane
Part of the large Liebherr stand including an LR1110 sold to Weldex and various ATs up to the 450 tonne LTM 1450
The Multitel stand
Some of the Lifting Gear UK stand
A few of the new GMG range of scissor lifts to be sold in the UK by Alan Russon
Part of the Tadano stand - the ATF 70G-4
The TVH stand including the 'win a children's Mini competition'
Power Towers
Promax Access unveiled the Reedyk PC4405 with a three tonne capacity and nine metre lift
Rivertek Services - Kato's main European dealer - showed a full line-up of its city-type AT cranes
Ruthmann TB270 +
SafetyLiftinGear had a wide selection of lifting, material handling and load restraint products
SKM Asset Finance celebrated 20 years with a specially brewed Vertik Ale
Skyjack scissors and booms
Skyjack, ATN and JLG stands
Skyking's new 12.5 metre A12.5 VM van mount
Snorkel demonstrating its SL26SL Speed Level
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Terex focused on its Demag brand All Terrain cranes
A Teupen Leo 21GT at Vertikal Days 2017
The 80 tonne Hitachi SCX 800A-3 next to the latest Artic Raptor 184 articulated tower crane
The Nifty lift alongside Russon Access and the PB Lifttechnik stand
The 90 tonne Kobelco CKE 900-G
The IAPS stands with IPS Parts store and Wienold on the APS stand
The crane side of the show seen coming over the GP track bridge
The first 150 tonne Grove GMK 5150L in the UK sold to Lee Lifting Services
The first day was exceptionally busy
The Genie stand
The inspHire stand in the Marketplace
The Leguan 190 and 165 on the Central Platform Services stand
The Macs Trucks stand
The moveable counterweight on the Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1
The new 20 metre Ruthmann Ecoline RS200
The new Hinowa Lightlift 13.70
The new Montracon MT45 machinery trailer
The new Platform Basket 13.80 with 13.4 metre working height, eight metre outreach and weighing 1,550kg
The Niftylift stand
The Ruthmann T 510HF - the highest on two axle chassis - on the Access Sales Iternational stand
The show nestled inside the Formula One track
The show the night before it opened
The Universal Crane Mats stand
(L-R) Willy and Sean Nyland of Delden Cranes with Mark Evans and Kazuhisa Kakinaga of Kobelco confirm a deal for four more 100 tonne CKE900-G crawler cranes
Tim Williams and Jody Whitmore of Lee Lifting Services taking delivery of its 150 tonne 60 metre long boom GMK 5150 L from Jerry Welford and John Miller of Manitowoc UK
Versalift had a full stand including the first showing of the VDT170-F on a five tonne Mercedes Sprinter
Welcome to Vertikal Days
What to see?
The Alimats stand
First time exhibitor Osprey
The Marketplace hoosted the the cafe and indoor exhibits
Although the intense sun soon made the Marketplace very warm, it remained busy for most of the day
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