Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment continued to show a strong recovery at the end of 2020. Sales in December were 15% ahead of December 2019 levels, and this was sufficient to edge Q4 sales to 1% above the same quarter in 2019 (graph 1). Construction activity continued to …
Read More »First end-to-end digital solution for infrastructure construction 4.0
Digital process solutions for civil engineering have been available for just under a decade and are now used throughout Europe. Digitization has become an indispensable part of road construction. What initially began with smaller special solutions quickly led to major challenges. These challenges and the developments that will change the …
Read More »Speaker Lineup Released for First Ever “People, Plants and Paving Digital Conference”
MILWAUKEE — The sixty-session lineup for the first ever “People, Plants and Paving” Digital Conference has been released at WorldOfAsphalt.com. The sessions, ranging across five different tracks, feature a number of the asphalt paving industry’s best and brightest. “National Asphalt Pavement Association members and stakeholders have a lot to gain …
Read More »Five ways to maintain your dump truck during winter
Terex Trucks’ articulated haulers, the TA300 and TA400, are robust machines that are built to perform reliably in cold weather – slippery surfaces and icy slopes are not a problem for these tough dump trucks. To help keep your truck up and running throughout winter, Terex Trucks has five tips …
Read More »72 U.S. and EU Associations Send Joint Letter to U.S. President Biden and EU President von der Leyen Calling for Immediate Suspension of Retaliatory Tariffs
Lifting Tariffs WiEase Economic Burden & Help Reset Trans-Atlantic Trading Relationship BRUSSELS – Seventy-two U.S. and European associations representing a wide range of industries sent a letter today to President Joseph R. Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging the immediate suspension of tariffs on sectors unrelated …
Read More »SAMOTER: 31st Edition Postponed to 2023
Decision shared with manufacturers and sector associations 2021 will welcome a new in-quarry demo event Verona, 8 January 2021 – SaMoTer, Veronafiere’s triennial international construction machinery exhibition, will welcome companies and sector operators once again in March 2023. This is a further and definitive change of date compared to the …
Read More »INTERMAT PARIS 2021 Cancelled, Next Edition in April 2024
Owing to the many uncertainties arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and which are likely to persist into the first half of 2021, the organisers of INTERMAT have taken the regrettable decision to cancel the edition due to be held from 19 to 24 April 2021 in Paris, and to organise …
Read More »EU-UK relations: CECE calls for last minute deal
Last minute deal is still within reach, but concessions must be made by both parties Major disruptions are to be expected anyways as early as January 2021 The type and dimension of new bureaucracy and costs on both sides are hugely underestimated With negotiations hanging in the balance, CECE has …
Read More »UK Exports and Imports of Construction and Earthmoving equipment – Q3 2020
Summary UK imports and exports of construction and earthmoving equipment showed different patterns of recovery in Q3, after both showed significant falls in Q2 due to the impact of the Covid pandemic. Exports of equipment showed a significant bounce back in Q3, increasing by 64% on a £ value basis, …
Read More »On site in Shanghai: bauma CHINA gives confidence and hope to the entire industry
2,867 exhibitors from 34 countries and regions 80,000 high-quality visitors from China 300,000 m² of exhibition space bauma CHINA 2020 one of the few face-to-face fairs in 2020 After four show days, bauma CHINA 2020 ended on November 27. Despite the COVID-19 crisis and the latest travel restrictions, this year’s …
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