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,et's be honest, waste is not the most jamorous sector of the industry—but vhere there's muck, there's brass...
Next week's Institute of Waste inagement Show promises to as impressive as ever, with we than 300 exhibitors pwding the Torbay seafront. The waste management lustry is fast moving, with a nstant appetite for new prod ucts. There have been a couple of important structural changes over the past year: Norba was taken over by Geesink, while Jack Allen (Refuse Services) was taken over by Dennis Eagle.
The trend towards shortterm hire and contract hire con
tinues, and even those manufacturers not at the show, including Dennis Eagle, will be represented on other stands.
The chassis manufacturers recognise the importance of this event, and there will be a number of launches at the show. Seddon Atkinson, for instance, will be exhibiting its latest Euro-3 versions of the Pacer chassis, powered by Cummins' ISC engine, lveco's Cursor 8 or the 5.9-litre lveco/Cummins EEA engine. These new models feature significantly improved levels of standard equipment.
Seddon will also be showing off a couple of low-entry EuroMover vehicles fitted with Geesink Norba bodywork. lveco's line-up will include a brace of Daily City Trucks— one with a wheelie-bin washing body—as well as an 8x4 EuroTrakker with a hook-lifter body in the livery of Biffa Waste Services.
Mercedes-Benz will be showing off the new-generation Unimog U300 and U400 as well as the Econic, Atego, and Actros.
ERE will be exhibiting its lat est ECU model, with a new low floor and easy-entry cab incorporating some of the features of the Ea.
Available in 4x2, 6x2 and 6x4 versions, the ECU is powered by Cummins ISIR or ISO engines; production is due to begin in August. ERE will also show its new ECL 7.5-tonner, which will be available as a fourdoor crew-cab.
IWM is not just concerned with refuse collection vehicles and skip-loaders, however. Dee
Warley will be exhibiting the latest Panther-Lite 96m3 triaxle trailer (a CMTrailer Of The Year finalist) fitted with composite road springs and a Keith "run
ning floor" (Stand 159).
At the other end of the scale, look out for the Bristol litter collection vehicle, designed and developed by Municipal Plant Services. This lightweight, lowmaintenance body features an integrated bin lift; it can be fitted to chassis from 3.5-7.5 tonnes (Stand 30).