The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) has organised a UK Pavilion at the forthcoming bauma China construction machinery, vehicles and equipment exhibition which takes place in Shanghai China from 22nd – 25th November this year. The dedicated Pavilion will feature 12 UK exhibitors (in addition to the CEA booth), comprising construction …
Read More »UK Exports and Imports of Construction and Earthmoving equipment*
UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment continued to show modest growth in Q2 2016, and reverse the declining trend seen in 2015, which reflected poor demand in many major overseas markets. Measured in volume terms (tonnes), exports showed 6.1% growth in Apr/Jun 2016 compared with Jan/Mar, at 136 k …
Read More »Plantworx and Primary Engineer team up to inspire Engineers of the Future
The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) and Plantworx Construction Equipment Exhibition has teamed up with educational organisation, Primary Engineer, to work with more than 25 primary and secondary schools in the Leicestershire area on an exciting STEM vehicle engineering project. This new initiative by the CEA forms part of the CEA …
Read More »CEA (Construction Equipment Association) Brexit Barometer
In the final run up to the EU referendum the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) surveyed its members on their position – should the UK stay or should the UK leave the EU? Of those expressing a view – 63% supported the Brexit ‘Remain’ camp – and 11% sided with the …
Read More »CEA Appoints Rory Keogh, MD GOMACO as New President
CEA (Construction Equipment Association) has announced the appointment of Rory Keogh as the incoming President of the UK trade association, which represents Construction Equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Mr Keogh succeeds outgoing President, Nigel Baseley, former sales director of EAME Industrial Power Systems Division of Perkins Engines, who held the role …
Read More »CEA’s UK Construction and Earthmoving Equipment Report – Q1
Paul Lyons, CEA’s (Construction Equipment Association) Market Information Manager takes a look at the trends of UK Exports and Imports of Construction and Earthmoving equipment* in the first quarter of 2016. UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment have been on a declining trend since 2013, reflecting weak demand in …
Read More »Lyons Steels Himself for New Role at CEA (Construction Equipment Association)
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has underlined its commitment to providing members with greater value and market insight with the appointment of Paul Lyons as market information manager. Lyons has spent 37 years working within the UK steel industry, starting with British Steel and – latterly – with Tata Steel. …
Read More »Plantworx and CEA launch the CPF (Construction Productivity Forum) supported by Build UK
The CPF (Construction Productivity Forum) is a new initiative created by Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition and CEA (Construction Equipment Association) which will focus on Productivity and Innovation within the construction sector, as well as innovation, skills and the bottom line. The concept of the CPF was thought of following the …
Read More »Visibility from earth-moving machinery – how is it looking?
If you are in any way involved in the safety of earth-moving machinery you probably already know that there is a problem with the technical standard for what operators need to be able to see from their work station. This goes back several years to when a German citizen submitted …
Read More »Nick Boles, Minister of State for Skills & Construction is Keynote speaker at the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) Annual Conference
The CEA is holding its annual conference on Wednesday 18th November 2015 at the home of the Institute of Civil Engineers at One Great George Street, London. This year’s conference will concentrate on the factors that will make the UK construction equipment sector even more successful – investment in infrastructure, …
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