· MAN Truck & Bus Dr. Richard Brown shares
insights into industry
· Green technologies available but facing
a reluctant market
· PMV Live 2015 to showcase benefits of green
technologies
1 October, Dubai – One of the leading international suppliers of
construction and commercial vehicles to the industry has said regulations
making green technologies mandatory will be required for the region to
achieve sustainability amid a raft of planned construction projects.
Speaking ahead of PMV Live 2015, one of the most important
heavy construction machinery, plant equipment and construction vehicle events
in the region Dr. Richard Brown, Head of Product at MAN Truck & Bus Middle East and Africa said that the latest resource-saving,
environmentally friendly vehicles are available to the region but that the
market has so far been reluctant to adopt them.
“The construction industry in the GCC is undergoing a revival, meaning
that hundreds of billions of dollars of some of the most dynamic and exciting
projects in the world are in the pipeline. From an economic point of view
this is extremely positive, but the increased number of vehicles that will be
used to construct them is set to place an enormous strain on an already
fragile environment,” he said.
“The industry has an ideal opportunity to offset this impact through
the use of green construction vehicles, but without regulations to govern
their use there is little incentive to do so at present.”
The revival Dr. Brown refers to includes over US$340 billion in
large-scale development that will be constructed during the next 15 years, as
well as the US$194 billion in contracts awarded in 2015.
In line with this, the global construction equipment market is
forecast to reach US$241 billion by 2020 and as a subsidiary of the MAN Group
Dr Brown said that, the GCC construction industry was a priority for MAN
Truck & Bus Middle East.
“MAN has been building efficient and reliable commercial vehicles for
the past century and has built a strong presence in the GCC, and together
with our partners we have shared some great successes in transforming the
built environment. As we celebrate our centenary year, we will be bringing a
100-year old MAN truck to PMV Live this year, as well as our latest products,“
he said.
With 36,000 international visitors attending PMV
Live last year, Nathan Waugh dmg events’
Portfolio Director the show said: “We’re delighted to
welcome long-time supporters like MAN Truck and Bus to PMV Live for the
fourth consecutive year. We are also pleased to be working with some other new
and exciting exhibitors in showcasing what promises to be a spectacular range
of vehicles, and heavy machinery.”
PMV Live 2015, together with The Big 5 Dubai 2015
and Middle East Concrete 2015, will run from November 23-26 at the Dubai
World Trade Centre.
