The CESAR security scheme, owned by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) and delivered in partnership with Datatag ID, launched in 2007, has now surpassed 650,000 installations. This milestone marks a significant achievement in anti-theft protection for construction and agricultural machinery, with the announcement at the recent CPA (Construction Plant Hire …
Read More »Viki Bell on Trump’s election as 47th US President – CEA statement
Official statement from Viki Bell on behalf of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) regarding Donald Trump’s election as the 47th President of the United States As we woke this morning (for those who did not stay up all night) to the news of a Trump victory in the US election, …
Read More »UK construction equipment sales fell by 9% in 2023
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment showed further reductions in December, resulting in Q4 sales ending up at 29% below Q4 2022 levels. This was the lowest quarterly level of sales since Covid at c. 6,500 units. For the full year, sales in 2023 reached 34,300 units and were …
Read More »CEA and industry allies commit £650,000 to strengthen UK’s fight against machinery theft
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA), together with key industry stakeholders like the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) and leading insurance companies such as NFU Mutual, has committed a substantial investment, totalling £650,000 over the next three years, to the UK’s fight against machinery theft. This significant funding is dedicated to advancing …
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 »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 »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 »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 »UK Imports and Exports of Construction and Earthmoving equipment – Q1 2022
Summary In the first quarter of 2022, imports and exports of construction and earthmoving equipment both recorded very high levels of trade, but showed different patterns compared with the previous quarter. Imports showed an exceptional 54% increase on the previous quarter and matched the “record” quarterly level seen in Q2 …
Read More »Suneeta Johal CEO of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) Response to the Spring Statement
“This mini-budget was an opportunity for Rishi Sunak to take significant action to help businesses to minimise the impact of rising inflation, which is at a 30-year high and continues to rise. This Spring Fiscal Statement comes at a critical time for manufacturing in the UK – and as expected …
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