{"id":5983,"date":"2026-02-04T18:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/?p=5983"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:06:14","slug":"new-site-developments-announced-for-hillhead-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/2026\/02\/new-site-developments-announced-for-hillhead-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New site developments announced for Hillhead 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An impressive range of showground improvements has been confirmed by the organisers to further enhance the visitor and exhibitor experience at this summer\u2019s Hillhead exhibition. New site developments include:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The return of a dedicated \u2018Red\u2019 exhibitor car park at the east end of the site, which will be larger than ever before. This will allow the redirection of up to 1,400 cars from the main Hillhead Lane entrance, streamlining traffic flow and reducing queues at the show\u2019s peak visiting times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A \u00a3105,000 upgrade to the Wi-Fi network, with a ring of fibre extended across the site to improve connectivity. This will allow a larger number of free hot spots for visitors and improve bespoke digital solutions for exhibitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A temporary EE\/BT mobile phone mast has been secured for the 2026 show, providing an excellent service for users of these networks. Other network users will be able to make Wi-Fi calls from the additional hot spots being provided around the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Following the successful relocation of the Hillhead Caf\u00e9 into the Showground Pavilion, an additional coffee lounge will also be added this year, meaning more catering options and outdoor seating for both visitors and exhibitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A major upgrade to the site water system will allow an increased number of toilet units across the site. The upgrade will also facilitate an additional water refill station with visitors able to access free chilled water at the Registration Area, Showground Pavilion, and in the Organiser\u2019s Office. Refillable bottles will be available to purchase but visitors are encouraged to bring their own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The UK\u2019s largest quarrying and construction equipment exhibition takes place from 23\u201325 June 2026 at Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire. Put the dates in your diary and\u00a0pre-register for your FREE entry badge\u00a0today at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillhead.com\">www.hillhead.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An impressive range of showground improvements has been confirmed by the organisers to further enhance the visitor and exhibitor experience <\/p>\n<a class=\"btn-sub-green l-blog-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/2026\/02\/new-site-developments-announced-for-hillhead-2026\/\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plant-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5985,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5983\/revisions\/5985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}