Can you afford to miss the major event for bulk and materials handling?

You can register NOW for your free tickets to BULKEX16. Sign up today to attend this autumn’s key industry event in bulk and materials handling – set to be bigger and better than ever before. The two-day event is aimed at professionals, organisations and academics working in bulk materials handling. It brings together the highly-regarded professionals that influence the industry and offers visitors a great opportunity to attend an exhibition and conference that includes leading suppliers of the technical services and products the industry demands. Registration to the event at the Harrogate International Centre on Wednesday 5 October and Thursday 6 October is FREE.

We are delighted to announce our first five key speakers for BULKEX 2016:

Philippe Frenay, Managing Director, UK and Overseas, Aggregate Industries
Philippe joined Aggregate Industries in 2011 and has specific responsibility for the Aggregates Divisions in the UK and Overseas. Part of Aggregate Industries is Glensanda Quarry, a super quarry situated on the banks of Loch Linnhe on the West Coast of Scotland. Glensanda produces high quality crushed granite to markets all across Northern Europe, from washed sand through to off-shore armour material. Philippe has extensive experience within the construction materials industry, having worked for Aggregate Industries’ parent company Holcim since 1990. 

Martin Downey, Bulk Terminal and Operational Engineering Director, The Bristol Port Company
Martin is skilled in all aspects of bulk handling and port engineering. He is responsible for handling a variety of bulk cargoes including coal, biomass, stone, animal feed and grain from transhipment, unloading, storage to reloading. Highly experienced in the commercial logistics and demographics of the UK bulk market, Martin’s knowledge ranges across all areas of aggregates extraction, processing, distribution and marketing with further experience of coated materials, the recycling of secondary aggregates and land filling of waste.

Chris Griffin, Business Development Manager, Peel Ports
Chris Griffin is an experienced leader in the logistics sector, having held senior roles in global and international logistics and warehousing organisations. As the sector expert with Group Business Development responsibility for the one of the UK’s largest port operators, Peel Ports Group, Chris heads the strategic development of bulks and energy, encompassing all dry and liquid bulks, in addition to the array of markets in the energy sector.

Michael Mitchell, Pre-Contracts Director for the Civil Engineering Division at GRAHAM Construction
Michael Mitchell is Pre-Contracts Director for the Civil Engineering Division at GRAHAM Construction. GRAHAM Construction is currently undertaking construction of major biomass handling and storage facilities at Immingham and Liverpool ports.

Mike Bradley, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich
Mike Bradley is Professor in Particle and Bulk Technology, Director of the Wolfson Centre and Head of the Greenwich Manufacturing Group at the University of Greenwich. He was awarded both his honours degree and PHD from Thames Polytechnic (now the University of Greenwich) and, as the Director, provides technical leadership in all aspects of bulk solids handling. His particular areas of interest lie in pneumatic conveying, design of hoppers and silos, dust control, plant integration and maintenance of product quality. He is Chair of Solids Handling and Processing Association (SHAPA), a member of Materials Handling Engineers’ Association (MHEA) and of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Bulk Materials Handling Committee (IMechE). He was awarded a professorship in 2006 and the directorship in 2008.

Exhibitor stands for BULKEX16 are selling fast, so don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your products and services. We're taking over the exhibition hall to give visitors the chance to see the latest in materials handling. New for this year is Speaker’s Corner – bringing the line-up of presentations into the main exhibition hall.