24.04.2009
Sunny Intermat struggles to attract visitors
Despite the glorious sunny weather, Intermat struggled to attract significant numbers of visitors on Monday and Tuesday, however numbers increased as the week progressed and by Wednesday - at least in the cranes area - there was a real 'show buzz' to the event and Saturday was probably the busiest Intermat weekend day for at least six years.
In spite of the slow start the show was far better than expected in terms of exhibits, with many interesting and new products on show.
Deals were being done (admitedly in much smaller numbers) - with some manufacturers and customers even quietly confident.However the mood amongst some of the major full line access manufacturers was less optimistic.
The following is a continuation of up our ‘pre intermat’ pictorial coverage with more new and interesting products.
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A welcome sight for exhibitors - lots more visitors on Wednesday
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A lot of access manufacturers still attended the show
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A very empty Sany stand on Tuesday morning
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A Bocker AK32/3200BE aluminium crane mounted on a semi-trailer on a 3.5 tonne chassis
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Yoshihiro Tanno, president of Kobelco with his wife breaks the saki barrel with Doug McGilvray and his son Iain
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Dougie McGilvray of Weldex with Kobelco president Yoshihiro Tanno during the handover of the new SL4500
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A very happy Chris Taylor of CAT Access shakes on the purchase of the new 22.10 Platform Basket with Shaun Day of UK distributor Promax
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The largest Dinolift self propelled platform, the 265RXT
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Erich Sennebogen Jr with the new 690HD in the background
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President of Mediaco Christian Jacques Vernazza (in the shades) receives the 'key' for his new 103 metre WT1000 truck platform, the first in France.
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The Giraf Track will be shown at Vertikal Days with an operator cab
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The new Grove TMC 540
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The GSR stand including the E140TJV van mount and the E290PX truck mounted platforms
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The Hinowa Penny HS400/V12 tracked mini crane
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The first few days may have lacked visitors, but on reflection, this Intermat is showing a lot of new products
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A Bil-Jax 5533A trailer platform in Haulotte show colours - black!
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No need to plug a computer into this machine - ATN's new 12 metre articulated platform has its own build in diagnostic system and screen
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This IPAF demonstration shows what happens when you dont wear a harness and then go over a small kerb!
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The dummy is life size and weight
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The picture says it all
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All it takes is a small change in height
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The new Jaso J150
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Largest MEC scissor to date - the 5492RT Turbo
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The very realistic Liebherr tower crane simulator
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The Crane Simulator cabin
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The new Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 All Terrain
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Locatelli's new Gril 8500 TL 50 tonne rough terrain crane
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Maeda showed its two new models - the MC 174 (foreground) and the LC 1385 (yellow)
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Marchetti 60 tonne MTK60 truck crane
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The MEC 3084ES Speed Level
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The compact 3.4 metre lift height, 400kg capacity Merlo Handler 400
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The MZ Imer 2706 telehandler is now available
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New Holland had a large stand which included this LM 732 telehandler
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At just under 26 metres, Palfinger claims its new P260B is the highest platform on a 3.5 tonne chassis
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An articulated telescopic loader - the TSL 855 - from Paus
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Raimondi was showing that it is back in business and producing cranes
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Seen for the first time in the metal - the Ruthmann T470
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Sany showed a wide range of crawler cranes from 50 to 250 tonnes
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The new SJ51AJ from Skyjack
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Seen as a prototype at Bauma, Sunward now says that its 3.5 tonne, 13.65 metre lift height SWTH3514 is almost ready for the market
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Patching up the stand, but not with the best of platforms
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Our man was there a fair time
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(L-R) Domenico Polimeni -sales manager Effer, Lorrenzo Cippriani CEO of CTE group and Michele Hillebrand country manager UK&Ireland for CTE/Effer
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The 1,300 kg load is fully supported on the glasses
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The MK88 lowered the weight onto three glasses without breaking them
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The bar/kiosk on the PSE stand was made entirely from standard alloy tower components
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Pagliero Multitel had several new models on display, including the MX225 which offers 22.5 metres working height on a 3.5 tonne chassis with inboard (mirror width) jacking
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The hand-over of the first Grove GCK3045 to M.J. van Riel at Intermat (L-R) Eric Etchart, Manitowoc; Martin van Riel; Philippe Cohet and Frans Vanwinkel - Manitowoc.
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