CV SHOW REVIEW
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2022 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SHOW HAILED A RESOUNDING SUCCESS The 2022 Commercial Vehicle Show has been hailed a resounding success, with over 230 exhibitors spanning the road transport sector together with compelling speaker sessions and thousands of visitors during the three day event in May.
attendance and participation than ever before. Many presentations were standing room only as visitors gathered to find out more.
Demonstrating the confidence companies have in the event, numerous exhibitors chose the Show as the place to launch their new product lines, including Harris Maxus LCVs, TruTac fleet compliance and Locks4Vans next-generation security. This helped to deliver a larger event in 2022 with strong visitor numbers making it an unmissable show for everyone involved in the commercial vehicle industry.
Visitor numbers of over 11,100 reinforced the Commercial Vehicle Show’s position as the UK’s biggest and best road transport event, providing a unique combination of innovations, services and solutions across the industry.
Ford’s stand was perpetually busy. Mandy Dean, Director, Commercial Vehicles, Ford of Britain and Ireland, said, “The Show was absolutely phenomenal for us. From Day One, huge visitor numbers have come to the stand to learn all about our new products and services. Footfall was great, quality of conversations with fleet managers, all sorts of industries – it’s been fantastic. We always use the Show to invite our existing customers, but we’ve met lots of new people as well. The stand was mobbed and was like that all three days.” The 2022 Show was Harris Maxus’ biggest ever display and General Manager Mark Barrett
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was delighted, ‘Throughout the Show there was a fantastic buzz around our stand,’ Barrett said. ‘Showcasing no fewer than 12 electric vehicles the Maxus line-up included our two newest entrants to the UK market, the Maxus MIFA 9 MPV and T90EV pick-up truck, which were unveiled on press day amid much fanfare. In addition to meeting hundreds of visitors during the Show, we were doing business; generating not just leads, but securing sales right across our range’
TVL Security announced an initiative designed to support van drivers when they are victims of theft and supported by the police nationwide. Laura Moran, Managing Director of TVL Group says, “We have had a really successful CV Show this year and it’s great to see more and more people attending. We have had great engagement on our Ford Factory Fit Security options and it has been the perfect opportunity to launch the ‘Tell TVL’ initiative which has been received so positively. We’ll definitely be back next year.”
Tooling supplier, Sykes Pickavant brought its new 1500kg pneumatic EV battery lifting table with its unique patented locking system. David Noon, National Sales Manager for Skyes Pickavant said, “In the 12 years of doing this Show, I’ve never had a reaction to a single product like I have with this one. The Show has had great footfall with the right calibre of customer. It’s been fantastic, with a high quality of the leads to follow up after the Show. We’ve had people from all over the UK coming to the Show specifically to find this product.”
Expert speakers on the Show’s two Theatres tackled some of the most challenging topics currently facing the industry. The Road Ahead Theatre in Hall 5 and the Workshop Theatre in Hall 4, delivered in association with Commercial Vehicle Workshop magazine, provided a professional forum to address topics such as: ‘Driver facilities; a right, not a privilege’, ‘What to consider when electrifying your fleet’ and ‘Using DVSA data to improve compliance’, among others. These presentation and panel discussions proved a resounding success with greater audience
Murray Ellis, Show Director, says, ‘This year’s Commercial Vehicle Show did not disappoint, with a great atmosphere across all three days and positive feedback from exhibitors. After two tough years, the Commercial Vehicle Show has proven it remains the place to get business done. ‘We’d like to thank all our exhibitors, both new and returning, for providing so many outstanding products and services, which resonated with the thousands of visitors who attended. We now start planning what will be an even better 2023 event, enhancing its reputation as the pre-eminent UK Commercial Vehicle Show.’ The 2023 Commercial Vehicle Show dates have been confirmed. Next year’s Show will take place at the NEC, Birmingham from 18 - 20 April 2023.
