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MILWAUKEE (April 18, 2018) – ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership has selected the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) for a Gold Circle Award, which recognizes excellence, innovation and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership and communications programs. AEM is one of 14 Gold Circle Award honorees nationwide in 2018, winning …

MILWAUKEE (April 10, 2018) – Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, however, as construction companies look for new ways to change the mindset of those working at the jobsite. Enter the younger generation, otherwise known as millennials. They …

The recent CEA Annual conference (One Great George Street London) was attended by over 190 delegates from the Construction Equipment sector, including guests from leading contractors Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall and Keltbray. The conference also attracted guests from Government departments such as the Department for International Trade. CECE’s (Committee for …

Demand grew worldwide in 2017 Double-digit order growth possible for 2018 Markets all over the globe recovered in 2017. The German manufacturers of building material plants are also benefiting from the increased demand. In the area of cement, lime and gypsum there was still a statistical base effect in 2017 …

CECE releases Annual Economic Report 2018 European market continues to grow in 2017 2018 expects stable markets and further investments Sales of construction equipment in Europe grew by 15% in 2017. After a very strong first quarter growth slowed down in the second quarter, before taking off again in Q3 …

UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment continued on a strong upward trend in the last quarter of 2017, showing growth for the fifth consecutive quarter. Exports in Q4 2017 showed an 8.0% increase on Q3 levels, at £780 million, and was the highest for over three years. A strong …

In the fourth quarter of 2017, retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 7.4% compared with the same period in 2016. This took total growth for the year to 7.6% compared with 2016, reaching approximately 30,000 units for the year, according to the UK …

Top class digital construction event held during the EU Industry Day More than 100 attendees (from the entire value chain) Brussels, February 23, 2018 – The European construction industry has moved closer to its vision of a common European digital construction strategy. “As this will be crucial to master the …

MILWAUKEE (February 16, 2018) – The search for efficiency in terms of labor, materials and timelines has come with the territory in the construction industry from the moment someone first made a brick out of mud and then wondered if there was a better way. Now is no different. Firms …

Turnover and incoming orders saw a double-digit increase in 2017 Manufacturers start kick off 2018 with great optimism Frankfurt, February 14, 2018 – The German construction equipment industry ended 2017 with turnover of 10.8 billion euros – an increase of 15 percent compared to the previous year. It is the …