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Getting plant services internationally is proving difficult,
and Brexit could make it harder, Access learns
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DLBeast Festival is
the first music festival
of its kind to take
place in Saudi Arabia. Taking
place near the capital city of
Riyadh, the event welcomed
400,000 visitors over three days
to the purpose-built site, which
housed five music stages and
saw headline performances from
DJs including David Guetta,
R3hab, Steve Aoki, Peggy Gou
and Tiesto.
However, for Evolution Dome,
sourcing plant supplies for its
structure and allocation proved
to be particularly tricky, and this
might be an ongoing problem.
Ash Austin, director, Evolution
Dome, says: “The Client needed
a structure to would stand
out at the festival and draw
in an audience in what was a
busy, high end site. They also
need to fit a recording studio,
chill out area inside. It was our
first project in Saudi, Shipping
logistics, visas, customers
clearances, Sourcing local crew
that would be right for the job,
Finding plant supply was a
particular challenge working on
this project.
“I think it’s all about to get
harder with Brexit. We will
be spending a lot more time
working on the admin side with
customs, carnets, import and
export documents, etc. I think to
make it easier its key for us as a
company to really push this year
to sign distribution agreements
with new suppliers in more
countries, to better service
our clients, offer a more cost
effective and more sustainable
solution.”
Meanwhile, the plant
hire world is embracing
sustainability. GAP Group, the
independent hire company,
choose Kubota as its key supplier
of mini and midi excavators.
To meet new regulations, GAP
invested in equipment to help
its customers follow recent
Stage V emission standards by
purchasing an initial 15 new
Kubota Stage V compliant 8t
excavators.
“Stage V, the new engine
emissions regulations put into
force from 2019 in Europe,
introduces a new requirement to
reduce Particulate Matter (PM)
emissions, and, in particular,
Particle Number (PN) emissions,
alongside continued reduction
of carbon emissions in all
Non-Road Mobile Machinery
(NRMM), such as excavators.
PM emissions from gasoline
direct injection (GDI) engines
and PN emissions cause adverse
effects on human health and
other environmental concerns
resulting in tighter restrictions
and stricter limits on these
which has forced manufacturers
into creating Stage V compliant
engines.
The Kubota KX080-4 is
billed as ‘a powerful yet clean
excavator’ which is motorised
by the reliable Kubota Stage V
engine, which excels in efficiency
and energy saving, protecting
both the environment and
people’s livelihoods.
The built-in Eco-e PLUS
mode provides even greater
fuel and work efficiency and
a new 2-pump load sensing
system improves the overall
smoothness of operations when
using the front attachments. The
KX080-4 also offers a variety
of other improvements that
enhance convenience and boost
performance and productivity
for a wide range of jobs.
“I think it’s all about to get harder with Brexit. We will be
spending a lot more time working on the admin side with
customs, carnets, import and export documents”
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