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Construction industry gets Ministerial showcase

The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) is to highlight the importance of the construction sector to the UK economy in an Industry Showcase at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) HQ in London. The showcase from 14-25 May, 2012, will also promote the forthcoming PLANTWORX construction machinery exhibition. Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk MP, will be attending the showcase on Wednesday May 16th from 11am – 12noon to talk to participating companies. The Constr
May 9, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The CEA (3418 Construction Equipment Association) is to highlight the importance of the construction sector to the UK economy in an Industry Showcase at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) HQ in London.

The showcase from 14-25 May, 2012, will also promote the forthcoming 3579 PLANTWORX construction machinery exhibition.
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk MP, will be attending the showcase on Wednesday May 16th from 11am – 12noon to talk to participating companies.

The Construction Equipment industry contributes £8.5billion to the UK economy. Furthermore, the UK is the second largest net exporter of construction equipment in the world, with over 75% of products manufactured in the UK being exported to 150 countries worldwide.

Participating companies who will have machinery and equipment on display at the showcase include 2294 CAT/299 Perkins, CESAR/5463 Datatag, 255 JCB, 736 Nylacast, 5464 Taylor Construction Plant, 1222 Terex and 2300 Komatsu.

The CESAR anti-theft scheme, delivered by Datatag, will also be a key feature to the showcase. The 5462 CESAR Scheme was the construction industry’s response to the high levels of plant theft in this country. Five-years on from its inception, there are around 70,000 CESAR registered and marked machines, and what used to be a recovery rate of 5% of stolen plant is now up to 28%.

Construction machinery scale models will also be on display and an interactive competition will encourage visitors to participate to identify the data dot and win one of the models. A construction industry crossword puzzle has also been devised to test visitor knowledge of the construction equipment industry, while offering an opportunity to win a model digger.

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