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 …
Read More »UK Construction equipment sales showed a 48% increase in 2021 compared with 2020
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment maintained their strength in the final quarter of 2021, and showed an increase of just under 18% compared with Q4 2020. As a result, sales for the whole of 2021 finished the year at 48% above 2020 levels, reaching over 36,000 units for …
Read More »National Highways partner with Futureworx 2022 to deliver its ‘Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP)’ project
National Highways have expressed that the organisation is “delighted to confirm participation at this year’s Futureworx technology event.” The exclusive technology show case is taking place on 30th and 31st March 2022 at the East of England Arena, Peterborough. Highways England is hoping to bring the transport industry even closer together as …
Read More »Good Cop Bad Cop – the CEA looks at the forthcoming COP26 Climate Summit
As world leaders gather for the crucial climate summit – COP26,the CEA is committed to supporting its members on the journey to achieving net zero in the UK by 2050. Many of our member companies have already started their own roadmaps for reducing carbon emissions, however, it will be a …
Read More »The CEA ‘s (Construction Equipment Association) hopes for the forthcoming Budget
The UK Government has published its Net Zero Strategy, outlining the country’s plan for lowering carbon emissions and meeting the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement. Said to build on the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution – which was published in November of …
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