Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment remained strong in July and were 31% above the levels seen in the same month last year when sales were still recovering from the impact of the first lockdown. As a result, sales in the first seven months of this year were 66% …
Read More »Breaking News – Construction Equipment Association appoint new Chief Executive
Rob Oliver will be stepping down as the CEO of the CEA. Suneeta Johal has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for the CEA (Construction Equipment Association). Suneeta, who takes up her role on 4th October, will succeed Rob Oliver, who will retire from the position after completing 20-years’ …
Read More »Motorway Cop receives CESAR Champion Award
The latest winner of the coveted CESAR Champion Award has been named as PC Chris Bagnall from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG). Chris has been awarded the limited edition pin badge for successfully identifying a stolen JCB mini-excavator on the M6 in Staffordshire during a routine check. PC Chris …
Read More »UK Construction equipment sales showed a 1% increase in Q4 compared with 2019
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 »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 »Industry and unions call for emergency measures and retraining to secure skills essential for UK recovery
Apprenticeship opportunities disappearing against backdrop of COVID redundancies with fears of lost generation Britain’s manufacturers, leading unions, skills training providers and industry bodies are calling today on the Government to take urgent action to safeguard the skills the country’s economy needs now and in the future by acting to save …
Read More »HS2 leads the way with clean air measures by adopting new plant emissions scheme
As part of its bid to create ‘greener’ construction sites, by reducing emissions and controlling air quality, HS2 is the first infrastructure project to adopt CESAR ECV – a new advanced emissions identification scheme. Over the last year, HS2 has played a key role in helping the Construction Equipment Association …
Read More »CEA survey results – understanding the impact of Covid-19 on production and employment
Last week the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) conducted a “snapshot survey” of its members to establish how the current crisis is impacting on members’ activities. The survey asked about production and employment during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the survey revealed that 10% of respondents reported that their …
Read More »Construction equipment sales fell by 22% in Q1 2020
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market fell by 21.8% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same quarter in 2019. The pattern of monthly sales during Q1 shows that the impact of the Covid-19 crisis in March caused a sharp fall. Equipment …
Read More »Construction Plant Theft soars by an estimated 50% as COVID-19 forces sites to close
During the last fortnight, there has been a marked increase in plant and tool theft from both vehicles and site compounds. The sharp spike in thefts is largely due to construction firms and contractors temporarily scaling down work and shutting job sites due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The CEA (Construction …
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