The cranes and PMV community is central to the development of key projects and leaders in ensuring that their employees are trained and safe in self regulated market.
The event aims to discuss just some of the following key issues facing the industry

• Where equipment and labour play catch up to projects
• How design build impacts on equipment choice now and the future
• Is labour the single biggest factor in the project
• who we hire
• how we hire
• how we retain
• Which suppliers do we turn to and why
• Longevity in the market place
• Technical  support Vs better equipped operators
• Speed of replacement parts Vs harder wearing construction
• Equipment that is fit for purpose not fit for budget – getting maximum gain
• How age of equipment affects projects
• How old is to old – country by country analysis
• Do we repair or do we buy
• Is equipment getting to smart for our workforce – down time due to over-engineering, short term problem or long term gain for the industry
• Are we taking short cuts in our training and does safety
• Best Practice – who do we benchmark against
• Is there a saturation point – at what point do projects stop
• How to react to competition – who is winning the race, Middle East, China or India

All of the above needs to be understood examined and managed within the Capital Projects.