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The manufacturers of construction equipment and building materials plants in the VDMA fear a drop in sales at the turn of the year. The industry is currently living off orders from last year. Frankfurt am Main, July 21, 2023 – For the current year, VDMA members expect a new sales …
Read More »UK Construction equipment sales slowdown in May – but still nearly 6% above the levels seen in the same period last year.
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in May fell behind the levels seen in the same month last year. Sales this year were 5% below May 2022 levels and took sales in the first five months of the year to 15,900 units. This is still nearly 6% above the …
Read More »Five Reasons Construction Jobsites are Going Electric
MILWAUKEE – Electrification of construction machinery is hardly a new concept. For years, electric equipment has been commonly seen in a variety of applications, from demolition and mining to aerial lift and industrial work. Now, however, electric equipment is becoming increasingly prevalent on and around jobsites. Its potential is evident. …
Read More »CECE welcomes first step towards EU harmonisation of road circulation of mobile machinery
The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) welcomes today’s proposal for a regulation to harmonise requirements on approval and market surveillance of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) travelling on public roads. The road circulation legislation was published today by the European Commission after years of preparation. This represents a potential economic …
Read More »UK Imports and Exports of Construction and Earthmoving equipment – Q4 2022
Summary In the fourth quarter of 2022, exports of construction and earthmoving equipment recorded the highest quarterly level of trade since 2013 (since trade has been monitored) in both £ value and tonnage shipped terms. For 2022 overall, the level of exports were close to the high levels seen in …
Read More »European construction equipment industry defies the odds
Annual Economic Report & tailor-made video released Stable 2022 market performance of the industry despite economic and geopolitical uncertainties The CECE Business Climate Index is again at optimistic levels after bauma “In 2022 the general economic conditions have changed completely compared to the previous year. Against this backdrop, it is …
Read More »UK construction equipment sales continue to grow in 2023
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment showed further growth in the first month of the year, recording a 10% increase compared with January 2022 levels, as shown in the chart below. This followed strong sales in Q4 last year which were 20% above the same quarter in 2021. The …
Read More »Five Equipment Dealership Trends that will Shape 2023
MILWAUKEE – If you have been working around construction equipment you have probably heard of the “Equipment Triangle,” a philosophy that is one of the fundamental tenets of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). The theory behind the equipment triangle is that all transactions between end users, distributors, and …
Read More »UK Construction equipment sales finished above 2021 levels last year
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment continued to show very strong growth at the end of 2022. Sales in Q4 were 20% above the same quarter in 2021, and as a result, sales for the full year were 2.9% above 2021 levels, reaching 37,400 units. As reported in previous …
Read More »Construction equipment sector starts the new year with momentum
The manufacturers of construction equipment with production in Germany are showing themselves to be virtually unimpressed by the current crises. A strong year-end spurt enabled them to increase turnover by three percent in real terms for 2022. Frankfurt am Main, February 9, 2023 – The mood among customers is largely …
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