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Hillhead 2026

(23 June 2026 - 25 June 2026 )
Location: UK, Buxton
Organizer: QMJ Publishing Limited
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About the event

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Hillhead 2026 will occur between the 23rd and 25th of June 2026. The venue of choice is the Hillhead Quarry.

Preface

Hillhead (Hillhead Buxton) is one of the UK’s most extensive quarrying, construction, and recycling trade expositions. The event provides a one-of-a-kind setting for attendees as it occurs biannually in Derbyshire, the UK, at the Hillhead Quarry. Hillhead is among the leading events for professionals such as directors and owners. The fair is furthermore the meeting event for general and regional managers. Hillhead Buxton is also the main event for engineers and technical specialists. It is a high-profile event that receives over 20 000 attendants. One edition, for example, received over 19 753 visitants and 545 exhibiting companies. Attendants represent many nations, such as the Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, France, and Iran.

About Hillhead

The Hillhead Show enables professionals to network by forming new connections and strengthening previous ones. It furthermore allows them to exchange information and learn about innovations. The fair likewise enables professionals to conduct business on-site and to gain recognition. The Hillhead Show enables the completion of such business via its extensive support programme. One of the main events within the schedule is the Hillhead exhibition. It allows the exhibiting companies to showcase over 1000 products and services, including diverse materials, instrumentation, implements, software programmes, generators, mobile plants, logistical elements, et cetera.

Hillhead also features four real-time demonstration sites: Quarry Face, Crusher Alley, Recycling Area and Registration Area. These allow exhibitors to show in real-time their products. They furthermore provide visitors with an opportunity to examine said products. The Quarry Face showcases machines, such as excavators, cold planers, screening buckets, hydraulic hammers, and misting cannons. It features three benches that span the zone’s length. This allows exhibitors to showcase their machines without impeding one another. Professionals can observe the various machinery and inquire about their technical details.

The Crusher Alley is the live demonstration area for rock processing. It features an extensive range of tracked/skid-mounted crushing mills. Visitors can furthermore observe live screens, stockpiling conveyors, and scalping grids. The Recycling Area is in the south part of the showground. It features a broad range of specialised crushers, shredders, washing equipment and screens. Each piece showcases the recycling of waste material, such as demolition waste.

The Registration Area is the first area visitors can observe as it is close to the entrance. It is an enclosed zone that features real-time displays of recycling and stone processing. The Registration Area is a recent addition to the demonstration areas.

Hillhead’s exhibitors feature many leading enterprises, including:

  • Hitachi;
  • Hyundai;
  • Komatsu;
  • Liebherr;
  • SMT Volvo;
  • Ajax Safe Access;
  • Baldwin & Francis;
  • Bobcat;
  • Continental Tyres;
  • Cummins Ltd;
  • Eaton;
  • Eikon;
  • Goodyear;
  • Henkel;
  • Isuzu Truck;
  • Kohler Engines;
  • Mercedes-Benz;
  • Michelin Tyre Plc;
  • MOBA;
  • Molson;
  • Renault Trucks;
  • Sany;
  • Shell International;
  • Toyota;
  • Volvo Penta;
  • Volvo Trucks;
  • Webasto;
  • Wurth Electronic.

Hillhead can aid representatives of the architectural, construction, urban instrumentation, engineering, mining, and mineral sectors.

Hillhead Accommodation

Procure suitable accommodation for the Hillhead exhibition before all the good deals are taken with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is necessary is to inform us about the rooms you need, how much you wish to spend, and your desired location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd manages the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to Hillhead Quarry. This will improve your commuting time by gaining invaluable public transport access. We can inform you of the top-quality routes to take to the locale. Apart from reasonable lodging accommodation for expositions, we likewise provide transport services. One travel method to your hotel is to have a rentable car expecting you at the airport. Another is to schedule an airport transfer in both directions.

Event information might be outdated because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is available from the organiser.

Past Iterations

Hillhead 2022

The 2022 iteration of Hillhead received around 18 500 visitants and 604 exhibiting companies. It occurred as a live trade exhibition between the 21st and 23rd of June in Hillhead Quarry without implemented coronavirus safeguards. This was due to the UK lifting its pandemic restrictions during the previous months. The iteration reconfirmed Hillhead’s status as one of the most extensive working quarry events.

Hillhead 2024

Hillhead Buxton 2024 occurred as a live trade exposition between the 25th and 27th of June 2024 in Hiillhead Quarry. It featured the wares of more than 600 exhibiting firms and 20 000 visitants.

19,753

VISITORS

545

EXHIBITORS

60+

LIVE DEMOS

4

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