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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 …

Since January 1st, 2018, Enrico Prandini is the new President of CECE. As previous First Vice President he succeeded Bernd Holz. The CECE presidency is a rotating post held for two consecutive years by each of the associations representing their member nations. Enrico Prandini is Managing Director of Komatsu Italia Manufacturing, one of the …

Minneapolis and Milwaukee – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced that it has purchased Minneapolis-based Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI) a data processing and business analytics company. At a time when the innovative use of data is transforming the manufacturing industry, the acquisition allows AEM to enhance and build …

CEA’s Senior Technical Consultant, Malcolm Kent, turns the spotlight on the rise of the Low Emission Zone in the UK and Europe. A patchwork quilt of low-emission zones By now, pretty much everybody in the industry will be aware of the London Low Emission Zone but awareness of the others …

UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment remain buoyant in 2017, showing a 21% increase in the first 9 months compared with 2016. UK imports of equipment also remain strong, showing a 12% increase in the first 9 months of 2017 compared with 2016. This reflects increased demand in the …

Demographic change, too few women on jobsites, lack of engineers, fierce competition, little interest in STEM disciplines, a bad image of the sector and growing demand for digital skills are the biggest challenges in the construction and equipment sectors. “CECE is determined to address the skills gap by providing a …

The recent CEA Conference took place at Manchester United FC at Old Trafford and was attended by 60 CEA member delegates from the Construction Equipment sector and special guests. The conference was moderated by Chris Sleight, senior consultant at Off-Highway Research, who is recognised as one of the world’s leading …