22.09.2016

APF 2016 Forestry Show

The UK’s biannual International Forestry Exhibition - APF 2016 - took place once again last weekend at Ragley Estate in Alcester, Warwickshire. The Exhibition is the largest event of its type in the UK and the 3rd largest in Europe for the forestry, woodland, arboriculture, wood fuel and utility sectors in the UK. This year there were more than 300 exhibitors and although final figures are not yet available about 18,000 were expected over the three days of the show.

While the APF showcases the very latest machines and technology being used in the industry there is still a large proportion given to traditional woodland crafts and horse logging.

The dangerous nature of the industry was highlighted in a fatal accident on the Wednesday during the set-up of the show involving one of the organising staff. Despite receiving immediate first aid treatment by the on-site St John Ambulance staff and subsequently flown to Birmingham Hospital for further treatment, he died that evening.
Here is a pictorial round-up of the lifting related exhibits.
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A-Plant had this Nifty TD120T on its stand

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Multitel distributor Access Industries had a full stand with both spider and truck mounted lifts

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APS had many Hinowa spider lifts on its stand including this used Hinowa 23.12

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A CMC Hybrid spider owned by MBS Access

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CPL had a good show selling several four A314 4x4 platforms

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One of CPLs Imer IM15

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The CPS Lift stand

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CPS Lift sold this Leguan 160 to Mike Hamilton of Roots to Shoots (L) with Nick Childs of CPS

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One of many forestry cranes - this one with a cab

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A Hinowa 20.10 on the APS stand

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A Hinowa Lightlift 17.75 with generator powered lighting pack

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Inside the new Teupen Puma 42 GTX cab - one of two purchased by Higher Access

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A King GTS44/3-17.5 forestry trailer sold to Richard Hall

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A Multitel MJ206 on Fuso chassis

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The Niftylift stand

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One of the more unusual exhibits on the Promax stand - a seven tonne GVW Mercedes 6x6 Oberainger chassis with Versalift SST40EiH giving 14.2m working height and nine metres of outreach

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The Mercedes Oberainger/Versalift 6x6 has 1,200kg of spare capacity

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A Palfinger P130A on the King stand

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Promax Access was showing several spiders including this Platform Basket 27.14

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S E Davis was showing several old cranes - how times have changed!

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The SST40EiH on Oberainger 6x6 chassis

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A Teupen Leo 36T bought by Higher Access

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The UKs leading spider rental company Higher Access has ordered two Teupen Puma 42GTX

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The jib of the new Multitel MJ201S

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Tim Ward of Niftylift showing off the Nifty SD120T

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The Versalift SST37EiH on an Iveco chassis

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Part of the large Versalift stand

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Versalift UK exhibited both its new ‘Double A Frame outrigger’ pick-up mounted platform, the LAT135-H which allows a narrow set-up.

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A Palfinger Epsilon M12L forestry crane