Date and Location: |
ICUEE is held biennially. The next show will be held October 16-18, 2007 at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. |
Purpose: |
ICUEE,® The Demo Expo,® is the exposition for demonstrations of construction and utility equipment. At ICUEE attendees can operate the equipment themselves and explore the newest products and innovations in the industry. The broad spectrum of equipment available to operate is the ultimate in competitive comparisons. An extensive education program complements displays of the latest equipment technology and product innovations. |
Audience: |
Persons involved in all segments of the electric, sewer/water, phone/cable, gas, general construction, government and landscaping industries. |
Live Equipment Demonstrations: |
Machinery is exhibited in job-like conditions on a million-square-foot-plus outdoor area. At ICUEE, attendees can experience first-hand equipment in action, working at ground level, underground and overhead. |
Exhibit Space: |
Equipment displayed includes but is not limited to: all-terrain carriers, attachments, components, earthmoving, environmental, light, overhead and maintenance, material handling, recycling, safety, testing, transportation, trenching, trenchless, trucks, and utility materials/supplies. |
| Education: |
ICUEE education will feature more than 40 learning opportunities with leading industry experts to discuss the latest safety, regulatory, operational and technological issues affecting the utility and construction industry. ICUEE will again offer a special co-located education program conducted by Underground Construction Technology (UCT). |
ICUEE 2005 Success: |
The last ICUEE, held September 27-29, 2005 (show is biennial) hosted more than 800 exhibitors using over 1.113 million net square feet of exhibit space. ICUEE 2005 attracted more than 16,400 industry professionals - its highest recorded attendance in show history. The 2005 show attendance topped the previous record reached in 1999 of 14,841 attendees, and was almost 20 percent higher than attendance at the last ICUEE, held in 2003 (13,698 attendees). Attendees came from all industry segments, and more than 5 percent were international visitors, representing more than 40 countries. ICUEE 2005 provided attendees with more than triple the amount of education offered at the last show, and included the co-location of a special Underground Construction Technology (UCT) educational program. |
Background: |
The field demonstration concept was developed in 1964 as a means of solving an equipment evaluation and communications problem. Illinois Bell invited 12 trencher manufacturers to demonstrate equipment on the same day in the same field. In the summer of 1966, the show was recreated on a more formal basis and continued to grow in 1969 and 1972. Manufacturers of many kinds of equipment from across the country were invited to turn the farmland near Elburn, Illinois into a productive 3-day utility equipment show. The event moved to the DuPage County Fairgrounds for the 1975 and 1977 shows. The show grew to such a level that Illinois Bell could no longer manage it. The show was turned over to a professional management firm in 1978 and moved to Kansas City for the 1979 show, and then to Louisville, Kentucky starting in 1987. AEM had provided industry direction and in the late 1980s became show owner and producer. |
Show Owner and Producer: |
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) |
