BULK2024 is Australia’s only dedicated exhibition for the bulk solids handling industry
Previous editions have been praised for sparking conversations and creating valuable leads within the industry, and BULK2024 will be no exception, attendees are saying.
The Australian Bulk Handling Expo (BULK) will return to Melbourne in September 2024, connecting people to people and business to business, while showcasing solutions that will help the bulk solids handling industry move their products to where they are needed most – both domestically and internationally.
The event will feature an expansive trade show, showcasing the latest solutions for the industry, as well as hosting an informative two-day conference discussing how businesses can take the next step to remain cutting-edge in a constantly changing world.
Lincom Group CEO Stephen Watterson speaks to Earthmovers & Excavators ahead of BULK 2024, highlighting its potential for providing market feedback and client leads.
“We’ve done BULK before and for our business – it’s a good show to go to,” he says.
“It’s a good show to go to for the broader range of clients that we see there.
“I’d certainly back it – it’s a good one to attend and we’re certainly happy to support it.”
Specialised
Established in 1995, Lincom Group is the parent company for a specialised range of businesses supplying quarry, mining, recycling and forestry industries with the sales, service and hire of screening, crushing, bulk handling, shredding, grinding and water treatment equipment.
Lincom Group boasts operations throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands with service hubs, warehouses and offices located in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.
“Obviously, we do the Thor Global radial telescopic conveyors for the mining sector, the ship loading and ports and terminal sector,” Watterson adds.
“A lot of those guys are also utilising a lot of our Powerscreen crushing and screening equipment in processing some materials on those ports and wharves and facilities as well.
“So from Lincom’s point of view, it’s a good show as it showcases a multitude of brands that we present to our clients.”
With COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, and its shipping and supply problems a thing of the past, Watterson is confident of a big turnout at this year’s event.
“COVID-19 has settled down [and] shipping delays and the supply issues have all calmed down,” he says.
“I’m looking forward to hearing market feedback from our clients – we do that every day anyway but it’ll be good to touch base with people we haven’t seen for a while.
“I think a few more people will be coming for those sorts of reasons, and there’s an expectation of getting a bigger crowd there because everything has calmed down.”
Range
Watterson would encourage others in the industry to exhibit or at least attend BULK2024, saying the event boasts a “broad range”.
“I would absolutely encourage that because it covers everything – that’s what I find with BULK.
It’s everything – it’s material handling equipment, it’s sensors, it’s valves, there’s a multitude of suppliers there.
“I think it covers a very, very good, broad range that most clients would adapt to anyway,
“Whether they’re using crushers or excavators or earthmoving or trucks or whatever, there’s everything and there’s something there for everyone.”
Watterson knows BULK2024 can spark conversations within the industry, as well as create leads with potential clients.
“It certainly does generate leads. It will also spark a conversation,” he says.
“It sparks a conversation with the clients who have possibly got a feasibility study or a pricing exercise or different projects and it gives us an opportunity to discuss those and start the ball rolling to turn something into a deal at the end of the day.”.
Exhibitors at BULK2024include, but are not limited to, 4B Australia, Ag Growth International (AGI), Anval, Conveyor Industries, Lincom Group, Grydale, Rulmeca and more.
To see the full list of exhibitors, go to www.bulkhandlingexpo.com.au.
BULK2024 will be held from 10am – 5pm, September 18 – 19 in Melbourne.
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