It is all systems go
for the 2013 world
crane and transport
summit. GRAHAM
ANDERSON reports
All go for summit
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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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OCTOBER 2013
a series of keynote presentations looking at
the primary issues facing the industry from
their own unique perspectives.
A view from the USA will be expounded
by SC&RA’s executive vice-president, Joel
Dandrea, and Ron Montgomery, SC&RA
president and president of International
Rigging and Heavy Haul.
David Collett, the newly-appointed
president of ESTA (European Association
of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile
Cranes) and managing director at Collett
& Sons, will consider the difficulties facing
those who are working towards the global
harmonisation of standards.
Tim Ford, Terex Cranes president since
January 2013, will talk about the key issues
facing the industry from the perspective of
a leading international manufacturer.
This year’s summit will also include two
new developments in direct response
to feedback from delegates at previous
events. As a result, there will be a series of
detailed presentations on specific, award-
winning projects.
In addition, each day will finish with a
round table discussion on a critical issue
facing today’s crane and heavy transport
sectors. The day one round table will look
at training, certification and recruitment,
while the conference will conclude at the
end of the second day with a debate about
WCTS PREVIEW
T
he eagerly anticipated programme
for the third World Crane and
Transport Summit, which takes place
in the Netherlands at the end of October, is
almost complete. Latest news as this issue
went to press was that ALE had confirmed
it will talk about the company’s experience
of specialist heavy lift projects in the
Middle East.
The popular summit will be held on
29 and 30 October at the Grand Hotel
Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. A gala dinner
will be held on the evening of the 29th.
It is a networking, business information
and social event for the leaders of the world
crane and specialized transport sectors,
their suppliers and manufacturers. Around
300 delegates are expected to attend this
year. It will build on the success of the first
two events in 2009 and 2011.
The 2011 summit attracted 277 people
from more than 80 companies and
23 countries.
ALE joins a programme that includes
many of the industry’s top names from
the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. The
agenda is built around a series of central
themes – safety, harmonising standards,
training and recruitment, plus the prospects
for the global construction economies.
It will open with a presentation from
Dominic Swords, a leading international
business economist based in the UK.
Swords is an author and a regular
speaker at corporate conferences on the
business impact of economic change. He is
a regular commentator on television and
radio and is also the author of
Strategy from
the Inside Out
, a strategic handbook for
business leaders.
Swords will speak on the prospects for
the global construction sector as it emerges
from a period of unprecedented upheaval
and turmoil in the international financial
markets. Following on from Swords will be
Events such as the World Crane and
Transport Summit would not take place
without the backing and commitment of
the sponsors and supporters, and their
participation in the debates on the key
issues facing the industry – from the state
of the market and profitability to standards,
safety and training.
The full list of sponsors for the World
Crane and Transport Summit 2013 includes
many of the leading global manufacturers,
suppliers and organisations. By category,
they are as follows:
GOLD
Magna Tyres
Sany
XCMG
Zoomlion
SILVER
Iron Planet
Kobelco
Liebherr
Scheuerle Nicolas Kamag
Tadano
XCMG
Supporting sponsors
Faymonville
Goldhofer
Hovago
Modulift
NLMK Clabecq
Proplate
RUD
Rush Crane Repair
Supporting organisations
ESTA
NCCCO
SC&RA
SPONSORS AND
SUPPORTERS
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