Montreal, QC – With big equipment for big projects, Expo Grands Travaux returns to Olympic Stadium this Friday and Saturday, April 27th and 28th, 2018. This mammoth heavy equipment show features tons of big iron on display from major OEMs and dealers. This industry leading show is one of Canada’s …
Read More »Off-highway research forecasts sustained growth in global construction equipment markets
Global construction equipment sales rose 27 per cent in 2017 to 894,000 units, according to new data from specialist forecasting company Off-Highway Research. This was the highest the market has been since 2012, and was a marked turnaround from 2015 and 2016 when worldwide equipment sales bottomed-out at 702,000 units. …
Read More »INTERMAT being held in a favourable economic environment
CECE presents latest market figures, talks policy with EU guests & kicks off next phase of its digitalisation project Sales of construction equipment in Europe grew by 15% in 2017. In the first 3 months of this year, sales continued to grow. CECE expects another 5% to 10% increase in …
Read More »Sales Up 30% in Volvo CE's First Quarter
Significant market demand increases in all major regions helped propel Volvo Construction Equipment to a strong first quarter 2018, with sales up 30% and profitability up 79%. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) enjoyed a confident first financial quarter of 2018, with strong demand increases in all major markets – …
Read More »Sales Up 30% in Volvo CE’s First Quarter
Significant market demand increases in all major regions helped propel Volvo Construction Equipment to a strong first quarter 2018, with sales up 30% and profitability up 79%. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) enjoyed a confident first financial quarter of 2018, with strong demand increases in all major markets – …
Read More »Construction Safety: Deadly Serious
One in five worker deaths in the US are in construction. We talk to Director of OSHA’s Construction Directorate Dean McKenzie about the challenges the industry faces. In 2016, there were 991 fatal injuries in the U.S. construction industry – equating to one in five of all worker deaths in …
Read More »CASE showcases its product offering for the Road Building sector at Intermat 2018
CASE dozers and graders are centre stage in the brand’s Road Building display: they offer new technological solutions and low running costs, together with all the benefits coming from a Brand with one of the longest traditions in this segment. Turin, 23 April 2018 CASE Construction Equipment is showcasing its …
Read More »CASE Celebrates 60 Years of Wheel Loader Manufacturing in 2018
CASE Construction Equipment introduced the 4-wheel drive W9 in 1958 — today the company offers a full range of compact and full-sized wheel loaders for all applications, from road building to recycling centres, from urban construction to quarries. CASE celebrates the 60th anniversary of its wheel loaders with a dedicated …
Read More »SE10 granted prestigious Queen’s Award
International PR agency SE10 is one of a handful of British businesses to be bestowed The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade on Her Majesty’s 92nd birthday. As the highest honour for UK businesses, it places global PR firm SE10 – staffed by journalists and former international magazine editors …
Read More »Improving construction safety: 3-step plan
Modern machines have more safety features than ever before – so why do accidents still happen? Brian O’Sullivan considers the relationship between work site traffic, people and machines. It has been estimated that 60% of all fatalities on sites can be attributed to choices made before work begins. When investigated, …
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