PlantWorx 2027 is taking shape, with new live demonstration features, three dedicated indoor theatres, growing industry association involvement and a programme of new partnerships being developed ahead of the event’s NEC Birmingham debut alongside InstallerSHOW.
Taking place 22–24 June 2027, the next PlantWorx will combine indoor exhibition space with extensive outdoor exhibition and demonstration areas, including dedicated digging capability for heavy construction machinery. It will take place alongside InstallerSHOW, Professional Woodworking Expo and the Painting & Decorating Show.
New features for PlantWorx
The ability to see machinery working has always been fundamental to PlantWorx, and that remains firmly at the centre of plans for 2027.
Exhibitors will showcase working machinery and run demonstrations from their own stands throughout the three-day event, with dedicated outdoor exhibition areas providing the space for equipment to be put through its paces.
New for 2027 will be the PlantWorx Live Showcase – a dedicated outdoor theatre-style demonstration area with machinery, attachments, equipment and technology on show.
Rather than replacing demonstrations on individual stands, the Live Showcase will offer an additional, more structured programme of activity. It will create a focal point where visitors can gather for scheduled demonstrations, see products working and hear directly from the manufacturers and suppliers behind them.
It means visitors will continue to experience the traditional PlantWorx environment of machinery working across the outdoor show while also having a dedicated destination for programmed live demonstrations.
Three theatres shaped with the industry
The development continues inside the NEC, where PlantWorx 2027 will feature three dedicated content theatres: the PlantWorx Main Stage, Technical Theatre and Future of Plant Theatre.
The PlantWorx Main Stage will provide a platform for the major conversations affecting construction equipment owners, operators, contractors and the wider industry.
The Technical Theatre will get closer to the practical, operational and technical challenges facing businesses, providing a space for specialist knowledge and real-world insight.
Meanwhile, the Future of Plant Theatre will look ahead at the technologies, skills and developments changing how construction machinery is designed, powered, operated and managed.
Crucially, the programme is not being developed by PlantWorx in isolation.
The team is working with industry associations to help shape the content and delivery of the theatres, ensuring the programme reflects the challenges, opportunities and developments that matter to the people working across construction and plant.
Further details of participating organisations, speakers and sessions will be announced as the programme develops.
From breaking ground to finishing the job
One of the biggest changes for 2027 will be the wider industry environment surrounding PlantWorx at its new NEC home alongside other Nineteen Group events – InstallerSHOW, Professional Woodworking Expo and the Painting & Decorating Show.
PlantWorx will represent the machinery, equipment and technology that gets construction moving. InstallerSHOW serves professionals across installation and the wider built environment, Professional Woodworking Expo brings together the woodworking and joinery sectors, while the Painting & Decorating Show represents the specialist finishing trades.
For visitors, that creates the opportunity to discover products, technologies and expertise outside their immediate specialism and see how innovation is developing across connected parts of the industry.
Further exhibitor, feature, theatre and industry partnership announcements will follow in the coming weeks.
