Modern Quarrying Q3 2024

HILLHEAD 2024: POST-REVIEW

HILLHEAD 2024: UNPARALLELED SUCCESS

Attracting more than 19 500 trade visitors and featuring an impressive 598 exhibitors across three show days, Hillhead 2024 – the biggest working quarrying exhibition on the planet – once again raised the ante, showcasing a plethora of new products, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative trends that promise to shape the future of the industry.

H illhead 2024 is over for another year, but there is no denying that the biennial quarrying industry extravaganza once again delivered its trademark combination of exciting new product/ service launches, countless technological innovations, and more live plant/equipment demonstrations than ever. This year’s hotly anticipated event – held from 25 - 27 June at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire – proved to be a huge success on all counts and underlined its status as the UK’s (and perhaps even the world’s) biggest live demonstration trade show for the quarrying, construction and recycling industries. Building on the momentum of the hugely successful 2022 exhibition, Hillhead 2024 was

SNAPSHOT

A total of 26 626 visits over the three days – marking an 8% increase over the 2022 edition.

19 577 attendees from 67 countries.

Digitalisation, automation, and decarbonisation continue to drive change within the quarrying, construction, and recycling sectors.

The trade show featured new product/service launches, countless technological innovations, and more live plant/ equipment demonstrations than ever.

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MODERN QUARRYING QUARTER 3 | 2024