The expo attracted visitors from the construction, mining, engineering, landscaping, public works, recruitment and training sectors.

Action Mining Services business development manager Barry Cook travelled with his team from Perth to Brisbane to take part – enjoying great feedback from visitors.

“The good quality of visitors on the expo floor and the number of quotes acquired over the three expo days has certainly made our trek over to Brisbane worthwhile,” Cook said.

“The AMS 15,000-litre water truck that we transported all the way from Perth and valued at $260,000 garnered lots of interest that resulted in a sale during the three-day expo, as well as many more inquiries.”

Komatsu Australia South Queensland sales manager Chris Moroz said contractors showed genuine interest in Komatsu products.

“I think it was important to our successful participation to showcase our latest machinery. Visitors were interested in our new hybrid excavator and the PW98 wheeled excavator, they certainly were the highlight to our stand,” Moroz said.

ACE QLD event manager Maureen Ryan was happy with the outcome and looking forward to building on it for future events.

“The work our team has done to draw together a holistic representation of the construction and mining industries and their allied industries has really paid off,” Ryan said.

“This expo, in its infancy here in Brisbane, has brought different products and services applicable to a vast array of industries together in one place – and its success shows us that our target market has appreciated the chance to come and discover ‘what’s new’ in their fields and what the future holds in their industry.”

The Australian Construction and Equipment Expo will be held in Melbourne on February 21-23.

This article first appeared in ILN's sister publication ConstructionIndustryNews.net.