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 …
Read More »Construction equipment sales fell by 6% in 2019
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market fell by 12.3% in the last quarter of 2019, compared with the same quarter in 2018. This continued the trend during last year of quarterly sales declining at increasing rates through the year compared with 2018. This significant fall …
Read More »UK Construction Sector Report launched at Plantworx
At Plantworx 2019, (East of England Arena & Events Centre, Peterborough), the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), launched the new CEA and HMG commissioned Sector Report. The launch was attended by Government officials, including Louise Scott, a representative from the Automotive Unit at BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), …
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