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Construction Equipment Association Industry Dinner
a case for more recognition and support for our sector
The CEA’s Management Council met with a number of very senior civil servants from both BIS and UK Trade & Investment and invited industry guests for a pre-conference dinner at the City Inn on 16 March. The dinner provided a unique opportunity for the CEA to put across the issues and challenges facing our sector to the civil servants who implement, and help formulate government policy. We were able to highlight the size and value of the UK’s construction equipment industry – and request that it be given more government assistance and attention, in line with the wider automotive sector. The CEA is grateful to those civil servants who attended – and remind them that they will be hearing from us on a regular basis! |
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Building Business Confidence Conference
“This year’s event was an outstanding success” … “Your choice of speakers was excellent” …“The whole day was thoroughly enjoyable” … just some of the very positive comments received following last week’s CEA
Building Business Confidence conference on 17 March.
Held once again at One Great George Street, Westminster, Conference Moderator and BBC Correspondent, Greg Wood, ensured events ran smoothly with his easy and professional style. Apart from the excellent speakers and presentations, the day also provided invaluable networking opportunities.
All the speakers were very well received and included:
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David Phillips,
Managing Director of Off-Highway Research, who gave a very informative market briefing.
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David Bell,
Chief Corporate Development Officer of JCB Excavators Ltd, explained why self belief is crucial.
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Paul Skinner,
UKTI Business Ambassador, Infrastructure UK, spoke about infrastructure and its importance and the links it has to our sector.
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Professor Richard Parry-Jones
CBE,
who co-Chairs Automotive Council UK with Lord Peter
Mandelson, presented on the future of the UK automotive industry.
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Professor Mike Gregory
CBE,
Head of the Institute for Manufacturing, gave an informative talk on the manufacturing landscape.
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Paul Morrell
OBE,
Government Chief Construction Adviser, spoke about challenge and opportunity – hope in tough times.
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Malcolm Kent,
CEA Technical Adviser, gave an overview of product compliance and market surveillance.
The presentations are now available in the Members’ Only area of
www.coneq.org.uk.
Alternatively e-mail
cea@admin.co.uk for copies. |
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Conference Showcase Exhibitors
Thirteen CEA members, together with CESAR service provider
Datatag, UKTI and BIS, took showcase tables in the Great Hall at One Great George Street. Visit their websites for further information on their products and services:
Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) – www.bis.gov.uk
UK Trade & Investment – www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
Darchem Insulation Systems – www.darchem.co.uk
Datatag ID Ltd / CESAR – www.datatag.co.uk
/ www.cesarscheme.org
Enigma Vehicle Systems plc – www.enigmavehicle.co.uk
Hydra-Perm-Co Ltd – www.hydra-perm.co.uk
Merlo UK Ltd – www.merlo.co.uk
MP Filtri UK Ltd – www.mpfiltri.com
Nylacast Ltd – www.nylacast.com
Off-Highway Research Ltd – www.offhighway.co.uk
Prolec Ltd – www.prolec.co.uk
Remploy Ltd – www.remploy.co.uk
RWS Group – www.rws.com
Southco Europe Ltd – www.southco.com
Syncron UK Ltd – www.syncron.com
Webtec Products Ltd – www.webtec.co.uk |
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CEA Global Programme 2010/2011
The CEA, with grant aid available from UK Trade & Investment, has an extensive international programme for 2010/2011:
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Bauma Exhibition: 19-25 April 2010, Munich – the world’s largest exhibition. Display your brochures and use the CEA lounge facilities at low cost in the UK Pavilion.
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SITP Exhibition: 07-10 November 2010, Algiers. Scoping visit / mini mission to the rapidly expanding market and Algerian exhibition.
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Bauma China Exhibition: 23-26 November 2010, Shanghai. CEA UK Pavilion at China’s biggest construction equipment exhibition. UKTI grants of up to £1,400 available to eligible exhibitors.
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China Meet the Buyer Seminar and Visits: w/c 29 November 2010, Liuzhou
(LiuGong) and Changsha (Sany, Sunward, Zoomlion, etc). UK speakers required.
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bCIndia Exhibition: 08-11 February 2011, Mumbai, India. CEA UK Pavilion. UKTI grants of up to £1,400 available to eligible exhibitors.
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India Meet the Buyer Seminar and Visits: January or February 2011,
Pune, India. UK speakers required.
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Conexpo Exhibition: 22-26 March 2011, Las Vegas. CEA UK Pavilion. UKTI grants of up to £1,400 available to eligible exhibitors.
For further information on any of the above events, e-mail Joanna Oliver
joanna@aslnorth.co.uk. |
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CEA Discussion Forums
Have you joined the CEA’s discussion forums on the website? Once registered, CEA members can use the forums to share and exchange information. There are three discussion areas for the exclusive use of CEA members – Technical, International and Business. The registration process is very straightforward, but if you run into difficulties, please either e-mail
cea@admin.co.uk, or call Kim Fitzpatrick on 020 8253 4502. |
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