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Management Exhibition over the past couple of years. Visitors and exhibitors have praised the show's convenience, with many of the exhibitors beginning to prefer it over the established IWM Exhibition held in Torbay. It was time, then, that commercial Motor paid it a visit, so this year we went to wander around the stands for half a day.
The show was held at the NEC from 11-13 September next year it will be 16-18 Septemberand occupied Halls 17-19 of the vast show complex near Birmingham. Inside was a multitude of shell stands and small exhibits, though most of the CV-related equipment was stationed i.n the 50-or-so outdoor stands.
Thankfully, the weather was excellent and there was a strong turnout of CV manufacturers and bodybuilders showing their wares.
A highlight among the truck chassis on display was the launch of the Mercedes Econic Kerbsider refuse truck chassis. The new 1824LL,low-deck rigid, riding on air all-round, sits on a 5.1m wheelbase and was shown equipped with a low-entry crew cab for the driver and three passengers.
The refuse truck sector was well represented with chassis from Dennis Eagle, BMC and Renault also on displayThe Puncher has been slow to make inroads into the UK market, but now it comes with Euro-4 engines and improvements to the transmission. Renault is expecting that to change.A 320hp version was on display, equipped with a Faun body.
Best of the bunch
The BMC refuse truck made its appearance at IWM in 2006 and is by far the best looking vehicle in the current BMC line-up. BMC was also showing two versions of its 4x2 Pro 625 chassis, although this model is due for replacement early next year.
Isuzu Trucks had a large and prominent display in the outdoor exhibition area.There was no sign of the new15-tonner, previewed at the CV Show in April, but with two versions of the NOR 7.5-tonner and a 3.5-tonne NPR the lsuzu stand was attracting a lot of interest.
Arch rival Mitsubishi Fuso displayed its new Euro-4 Canter, although there was no sign of the Avia or Nissan lightweight products.
Renault Trucks had one of the biggest stands of the show, displaying five trucks. We were surprised that the new Maxity wasn't among them, but the French truck builder was wellrepresented by two versions of the Mascott. One of these was the last of the Euro-3 derogation and the subject of a £69 a week offer which expired. like the derogation, at the end of September. Renault also had a new Kerax 8x4 on show and a Midlum with a Scarab Merlin hydrostatic sweeper body.
CitroiM appeared to steal a march on its light commercial competitors by being the only van manufacturer to support the show. Three vehicles from the Citroai line-up were on display— Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay — the Relay sported a tipper body from Citroen's Ready to Run range of specialist bodied vehicles. B uilt byTipmaster, the Relay tipper has a 1,280kg payload.
Taking a walk
Elsewhere a number of trailer builders were displaying walking-floor trailers, including UK newcomer Titan Trailers.
The Canadian company has begun an assault on the UK market and recruited Colledge Trailers, based in Middlesbrough, to take care of the after sales service and support for the range.
On display was an aluminium-bodied walking-floor trailer in the colours of Fred Sherwood. Designed for extreme-duty applications, the new Thinwall V-Floor trailer uses a Keith Walking Floor and is equipped with extruded aluminium Thinwall side panels.
l'hisThinwall panel is a hollow extrusion, which is said to achieve high strength and is mounted horizontally along the body of the trailer in a single piece to improve both strength and durability.
Exhibitors at RWM weren't just drawn from the ranks of the product suppliers, however, with both Wincanton and Christian Salvesen in attendance.The focus of the Wincanton stand was the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive which finally came into force this July and covers the disposal of end-of-life products.The Christian Salvesen team were focusing on the organisation's 'reverse logistics' capability.
Interestingly, both companies were using case studies of electrical retailer Cornet to support their product offerings. •