On its stand, Genwork was displaying a
pair of three-metre-high barriers, which
business development director Roger Kemp
explained was the minimum height for
effective sound reduction. Made in the UK,
the panels, which were a fetching shade of
green at Railworx, can be manufactured in
any colour to suit a contractor’s needs.
With an estimated life of 40 years, the
Klik-Lok noise barrier system can be
used for both permanent and temporary
installations. The show organisers were so
impressed that they presented Genwork
with a New Product Launch award on the
middle day of the show.
Soggy Tuesday
The award was presented on the middle
day because, however much one plans for
an outdoor show, there is one thing that
can’t be predicted - the British weather. On
the first day, Tuesday 11 June, the heavens
opened. Literally. It rained ALL day.
To avoid the weather, the depleted
crowd of visitors stayed in the indoor
section of the show, which they had to
walk through anyway as it was straight
after the visitor entrance.
This was where staging the show at a
permanent facility really paid off, tarmac
walkways and hard standing parkingsaved the day. From there it was a short
walk to the show entrance, a quick scan
of the pre-printed badge, and then into
the show.
Through the door into the main hall, and
there was plenty to see.
Peli Products had a stand that required
no lighting - they had brought enough
of their own! LED lights, protective cases
(the well-known ‘Peli Cases’) and even
covers for iPads - all were attracting
interest. One of the appeals of Plantworx
is its cross-industry spread of visitors, and
Peli confirmed they had been visited by a
number of utility contractors, and at a very
high level. They were certainly pleased
with the level of interest.
Oilaway occupied a double-size stand
and also seemed to be doing business
with visitors from a range of sectors.
Protective clothing specialists Portwest
Clothing and Safeaid were glad they were
indoors so their racks of clothing weren’t
soaking up the rain like a sponge, and
Role Recruitment was talking to anyone
who walked past about - recruitment.
Platform Edge Protection had started off
outdoors. When part of their stand blew
away, one of three that did, organisers
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