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Family firm joins global leader Hiab.

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One of Southern Ireland’s most established truck body manufacturers has been named as an official partner of a global leader in heavy lifting equipment.

Gleeson will already be a familiar name to many companies in the region having grown from a small agricultural equipment provider in 1968 to become a cutting-edge manufacturer of bodies.

Its five decades of market experience have now been recognised by Hiab, the world leading provider of load handling.

The Tipperary-based company will continue its growth as it becomes a leading Hiab sales and service provider in Southern Ireland. Gleeson will be showcasing its partnership at the National Ploughing Championships, taking place 19th to 21st September in Ratheniska, Co. 

Gleeson’s stand will be packed with the latest in Hiab’s product offerings including MULTILIFT and the brand-new HIAB iX 158 HIDUO crane which is set to hit the UK market later this month. The crane is designed to be lighter and stronger than previous generations of Hiab loader cranes and promises customers improved safety, cost efficiency, and performance reliability. 

PJ Gleeson, owner, said: “We already have a very strong reputation here in Southern Ireland having been in operation for 54 years. The partnership with Hiab will help take us to the next level, which is being well known nationally. Hiab is the biggest crane and heavy lifting operator in the world, their products are the best of the best. Customers across Ireland buy them because of the Hiab name. 

“Partnering with Hiab is the perfect fit: we have an established name here in Southern Ireland, and they are known globally so this is the best of both worlds.”

John Carnall, Vice President and Managing Director of Hiab UK & Ireland added: “Gleeson Truck Bodies are a valued partner, and we look forward to working with them to expand our service offering in Southern Ireland. This is yet another step forward for our ambitious plans to continue growing our authorised service centre and dealerships in both the UK and Ireland.

“We will continue to work closely with Gleeson, and other strategic partners, to grow the Hiab footprint so that customers can benefit from local access to our products and service engineers.”

New Develon Products at National Ploughing Championships

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EMS (Embankment Machinery Sales), based in Naas in County Kildare, is showing several new products from Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, for the first time at the National Ploughing Championships, being held at Ratheniska in County Laois in Ireland from 19-21 September 2023. 

EMS is responsible for sales and service for the full range of Develon crawler and wheeled excavators from 14-100 tonne in Leinster, Munster and Connacht in Ireland. EMS (www.emsmachinery.com) is also the dealer in the same areas for the full range of Develon mini- and midi-excavators from 1 to 11 tonne. 

The new products at the National Ploughing Championships include the DX27-7 2.8 tonne and DX50Z-7 5.4 tonne mini-excavators, being shown alongside the brand new DX63-7 6 tonne and DX85R-7 8 tonne models. All of these are next generation Stage V mini-excavators designed to offer maximum performance, optimum stability, increased versatility, enhanced operator comfort, controllability, durability, ease of maintenance and serviceability. 

The display of compact equipment will also include the new DX100W-7 10.7 tonne wheeled excavator. The 10 tonne weight class represented by the DX100W-7 is new to the Develon range and the DX100W-7 offers a high performance solution for customers looking for a wheeled excavator designed primarily for urban and road maintenance applications.  

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Medium-sized Excavators from 14-25 tonne

The Develon range of medium-sized ‘DX-7’ Stage V crawler excavator models from 14 to 25 tonne now comprises 11 models. At the National Ploughing Championships, EMS is showing the DX140LCR-7 15.6 tonne and DX235LCR-7 25.3 tonne reduced tail swing models from this range, giving operators greater flexibility where space is a premium without sacrificing performance. 

Like the rest of the DX-7 range, the state-of-the-art cab on the DX140LCR-7 and DX235LCR-7 excels in terms of spaciousness and ergonomics, taking operator comfort and ease of operation to new levels. As well as a new high quality seat, the enhanced cab offers more features as standard than other machines on the market, ensuring super controllability and high precision in all applications. 

Now in its 92nd year, the National Ploughing Championships or NPC is the largest event of its type in the world. Previously known as The National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition, the NPC is an outdoor show incorporating a ploughing contest. Held every September, it draws over 1700 exhibitors and had 297,000 visitors in 2019.

For more on DEVELON, please visit the website: https://eu.develon-ce.com/en/

 

EXHIBITOR BOOKINGS ARE POURING IN FOR THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS AS BUSINESSES AVAIL OF THE SPECIAL EARLY BIRD RATE

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There has been an immense trade interest in exhibiting at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which will take place in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 20th, 21st & 22nd.   300,000 visitors are expected to attend Europe’s largest outdoor event, it is widely viewed as the gig of the year highlighting all that is great about Irish companies, food, farming and culture.  To guarantee your space and to avail of a special early bird rate book before May 16th.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said, “It is wonderful to see all of the returning exhibitors and to welcome the large volume of new exhibitors, who will be partaking at the first ‘Ploughing’ in three years.  We continue to make a determined effort to improve exhibitor and visitor experience alike, and again this year will be no exception with 30 kilometres of metal roadway, security, lighting, waste removal services, infrastructure and general facilities available on site.”

This year is a particularly exciting one, as Ireland will host the 67th World Ploughing Contest.  World Ploughing Organization General Secretary Anna Marie McHugh said, “it is with great delight that Ireland will welcome ploughing teams and their supporters from 24 countries all over the world where a true masterclass in ploughing will be on display with the most skilled international competitors battling it out throughout the event.” 

To book your trade exhibition space or planning your journey to #Ploughing2022 please call 059 8625125 or email info@npa.ie.