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Issue 04 | 2010
NEWS & REPORTS
3rd CEWEF-CONFERENCE
ExCHANGE OF PRACTICE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
T
he guiding themes of this year’s Construction Equipment World Economic Forum
(CEWEF), which was conducted mid-September in Brussels, were comprehensive
cost-estimates in machine operations, economic aspects of environmental protection and
occupational safety, as well as certain developments in the international construction
machinery market.
F
or the third time already, the Groeneveld group had invited high-level decision makers
from the producing and construction industry, relevant service industries, as well as
machine manufacturers and suppliers for exchange of experiences. Over 100 participants
from Europe and Overseas accepted the invitation and unanimously acknowledged the
CEWE concept as a valuable complement to professionally institutionalized industry
meetings and the hectic trade fair communications, which leave little space for exchanges
between colleagues.
CEWEF establishes itself
The CEWEF, the Construction Equipment World
Economic Forum, was first conducted in 2008. Along the
lines of corresponding political models, CEWEF aims at
promoting the dialogue between key stakeholders in
operating industries, suppliers and service providers
beyond competition boundaries and set agendas. CEWEF
was initiated by the Dutch Groeneveld group. With
its globally marketed OEM and endcostumer oriented
solutions for lubricant handling (engine oil control, central
lubrication) and security solutions (return control), the
enterprise itself has been directly involved in many sectors
of the construction and construction material industry, at
the intersection of technological requirements, operation
and security requirements, as well as in requirements with
regard to application technologies.
Following over 80 participants in the opening in 2008,
sixty guests in 2009, and more than 100 experts from over
15 countries in this year, CEWEF has established itself
as an important information platform. Again the biggest
group of participants were responsible decision-makers
of multi-national operating companies, responsible for
acquisition and operation of big fleets of machines. Among
others, the big international concrete manufacturers,
as well as national group companies from the mineral
material, construction material production and recycling
were represented. They had the chance to meet high-level
representatives of international machine manufacturers
and suppliers, as well as representations of industry
interests. The majority of participants used the eve of the
actual CEWEF seminar for informal exchange.
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