Verona – April 2019 – Sales of earth moving machinery in 2018 on a global scale accelerated sharply, achieving growth of 23%, thereby equalling the splendid performance already posted in 2017. In total, 825,000 machines were sold in 2017, while 2018 saw sales leap to more than one million units. …
Read More »Earth Moving Machinery, Boom in Sales Worldwide (+23%): More than one Million Units in 2018
Verona – 26 March 2019 – Sales of earth moving machinery in 2018 on a global scale accelerated sharply, achieving growth of 23%, thereby equalling the splendid performance already posted in 2017. In total, 825,000 machines were sold in 2017, while 2018 saw sales leap to more than one million …
Read More »“Creative destruction of the extant” – Big data requires radical rethink
The fourth Building Material Plants Day was held in Frankfurt on March 7 and 8, with “big data” the burning issue amongst the participants. The building material plants sector is also affected by increasing digitalization, encompassing the collection, evaluation and use of data. How will companies deal with this in …
Read More »29 Outstanding projects win national honours for UAE
Winners recognised in 16 different categories at prestigious awards programme Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 19 March 2019 – A total of 29 outstanding projects have been selected as the national winners for UAE by the MEED Projects Awards, in association with Mashreq. UAE-based projects had the most national winners among …
Read More »European construction equipment remains on the growth path
• CECE releases Annual Economic Report 2019 • 2018 strongest year for the European construction equipment after crisis in 2008/09 • No dramatic downturn expected in 2019 2018 was the strongest year for the European construction equipment sector after the economic crisis of 2008/09: sales on the European market grew …
Read More »A Global Priority: How can the Circular Economy make Infrastructure more Sustainable?
With a growing global population, the need for new or renovated infrastructure is becoming ever more prevalent. But how do we go about making sure that this infrastructure is sustainable? Dr. Paul Toyne explains on behalf of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) how the circular economy, combined with an investment …
Read More »German construction machinery industry demands stable framework conditions in Europe
At the VDMA Construction Machinery group conference held in Frankfurt, the mood was very clear: Construction machinery manufacturers are concerned about a no-deal Brexit and the beginning of a possible disintegration of the European Union. According to the experts, however, the global economic challenges can only be mastered with a …
Read More »CECE takes a political initiative for a strong industry in Europe
Europe is a great place to live. Europe is the future of 512 million inhabitants. Europe has a strong economic power, peace and democracy. In addition, as the European Union website reads: “The European Union is the largest trade block in the world. It is the world’s biggest exporter of …
Read More »Six Sustainable Building Materials of the Future
What if we could use mushrooms to warm our homes? Or use shape-memory alloys to make our infrastructure more sustainable? Volvo Construction Equipment takes a look at some of the future technology with the potential to radically transform the way we build. 1. Cross-laminated timber Wood has been a construction …
Read More »Construction equipment sales continue to show modest growth in Q3 2018
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 1% in the third quarter of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, according to the UK equipment statistics exchange*. This continues the trend of a slowing rate of quarterly growth this year compared with 2017, …
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