The speaker programme will be split up into four main strands: the state of the market for lifting equipment in countries in Asia and Australasia; safety and regulatory issues relevant to users and manufacturers in the region; best practice for specific applications; new products.
The first session will be opened with a keynote from Alan Dunn, managing director of the Singapore division of event partner Al Jaber Heavy Lift. Tatsuo Maruo, senior director for marketing of Japanese manufacturer Kobelco, Malcolm McWhannell, president of the Crane Association of New Zealan , and Raman Joshi, SVP of Manitowoc Asia, will be making presentations during the market report session.
In the applications strand, Paolo Cremonini, COO of Fagioli, will be presenting a case study of a new lifting method, used for the first time on a steel mill plant in Shanghai.
The products session will include presentations from Action Construction Equipment director Sorab Agarwal and Hiab’s general manager for sales and services in China, Minna Vilkuna. Agarwal will be talking about the uniquely Indian tractor cranes his company manufactures and exports. He will explain the local Indian market for these cranes, and talk about the exciting work his company has done recently to develop new markets for these cranes in markets around the world. Vilkuna will talk about Hiab’s experience as a European company building cranes to meet the demands of the Chinese market, including the new range of straight boom cranes the company has launched in the country.
The safety session will be opened by Bryan Cronie, recently appointed as S&H director for Al Jaber in Singapore, and always a favourite of delegates to Cranes Today events. Stephen Lazenby, director of the Crane Industry Council of Australia, will talk about the country’s voluntary register, Crane Safe, and some of the data generated by the scheme. Michael George Hoyle, an OPMT (Rigging & Lifting) SHE Consultant for Exxon-Mobil will look a safe work at height during rigging and derigging on large crawler cranes. John Wilson, a Singapore ministry of manpower authorised examiner, will talk about the city-state’s regulatory environment.
As well as event partner Al Jaber Heavy Lift, six other sponsors have confirmed their support for the event: Crosby Europe, Load Control Systems PTE, AGS, Valla Cranes, E-Build Innovations, and lunch sponsor Fagioli. That means that seven of the 23 available exhibition hall stands are now booked, almost a third of those available in just a few weeks of active selling.
Southeast Asia Construction (SEAC) has signed up as media partner for the conference. SEAC will provide the Cranes Asia conference with additional exposure in the Asia Pacific region, providing pre- and post-event coverage. SEAC reports on civil and structural projects in the region and all over the world, as well as covering the latest in construction equipment, materials, technology and industry news. It is distributed to building development, construction, civil engineering and equipment professionals in Brunei, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and beyond.
