The SED 2008 Awards for Excellence are announced.

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• 30th April 2008
• Materials Handling
 

The SED 2008 Awards for Excellence winners were announced last week (Thursday 17th April). The winners were presented with their trophies at a celebration lunch held at the SED headquarters, in Sutton, Surrey hosted by Mark Bresnahan, exhibition director.

The awards were given to the most innovative new products introduced to the UK market during the past year, judged by an independent panel of industry experts, including Colin Timms from Off-Highway Research Ltd, Tim Whiteman managing director of the International Powered Access Federation, Steve Jarvis of Edmund Nuttall, Richard Day technical director, The Concrete Society, Philip Jolly of PJ Brown Ltd and Douglas Anderson joint Managing director Gap Group.

There were a record amount of entries this year and the awards are an accolade to the very best in plant, construction machinery, support products and applications. All of which will be on display at SED 2008 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Corby Northamptonshire from 13th - 15th May.


In addition to the overall winners there were a number of companies who have been shortlisted and received a special commendation for their contribution to industry innovation.

The winners, in their winning categories are as follows:

Earthmoving
Winner: Miller UK Ltd
Product: Quick Coupler

Non-Operated Plant and Support Products
Winner: Scanlaser Ltd
Product: Excavator Mounted Buried Services Avoidance System

Cranes & Access Equipment
Winner: Hassell - Sennebogen
Product: Sennebogen 608 Multicrane

Concrete Innovation
Winner: Anchor Bay Formwork Products
Product: ‘Monotub' Disposable Column

Recycling
Winner: Digbits
Product: Mini Tracked Concrete Crushers

Road Transport
Winner: C & J Supplies Ltd
Product: HGV Sat Nav


For further information visit the SED website at www.sed.co.uk. Don't forget to register online now for your fast track entry badges. Alternatively you can call the ticket hotline on 0870 429 4374.