An Australian-based product specialist for the Porter Group says the standard and quality of the Transport and Heavy Equipment Expo surpasses such events in Australia.
Porter Group’s Grant Rayner has been to his fair share of transport, and heavy equipment shows all over Australia, but according to him, none compare to THE Expo.
“This is by far better than those, the sites are all top notch, and we’ve had a steady stream of industry people coming through the site all day,” says Rayner.
Porter Group began planning its site months ago and have been putting in long hours to finish it.
The hard work came to fruition as they took away the award for Best Large Outdoor Site and the team’s pride was clearly visible.
“We have a lot of products on offer and are very conscious of the need to showcase them well. We won the best display, so it shows we got it right” said Rayner.
NZ National Fieldays Society’s general manager commercial, Nick Dromgool says that of all its events, exhibitors at THE Expo take the awards seriously.
“This event is a showcase of the biggest and the best transport and heavy equipment from all of New Zealand so to win these awards is a real statement, and they have a right to be proud,” says Dromgool.
Another industry heavyweight Gough Group was also recognised at the event, taking away the award for Best Interactive Showcase Site.
The Gough Group marquee featured advanced CAT Connect technology in virtual reality pods.
Best Small Indoor Site from Castrol NZ had visitors lining up at the chance to beat V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy’s time around Mount Panorama in a virtual driving experience.
It was a double success for Daimler who own Freightliner, Mercedes-Benz, Fuso, Western Star and BharatBenz.
It took away the award for Best Large Indoor site for Freightliner’s retro themed jukebox diner, complete with roller-skating staff as well as selling a brand new Mercedes-Benz Actros prime mover.
There was no word on who the purchaser was, but Daimler Truck and Bus New Zealand senior manager Peter Theron says the new owner would be able to pick up the new truck in just a couple of weeks.
With more 7000 visitors so far, public momentum for the Show n’ Shine continues to grow in the trucking community.
Around 115 truckies have entered the competition, cleaning and polish the trucks in the hopes of taking away the Supreme Award.
Dromgool said that this will be the biggest showcase of Show n’ Shine trucks THE Expo has yet had.
