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Travis Perkins to close 165 branches
UK’s largest builders merchants could lay-off as many as 2,500 staff as it restructures in response to Covid-19
Downtime Index: North America sees improvement
Week 23 saw falls in equipment utilisation in Europe, but a modest increase in North America
Hitachi CME to stop manufacturing in Europe
The company will import standard machines from Japan and customise them in Amsterdam
Downtime Index: modest fall reflects holidays
Europe’s Ascension Day holiday impacts on Index in Europe in week 21, although the Index also fell in North America
Komatsu reports 12.6% revenue fall in Q4
Japanese manufacturer’s construction, mining and utility sales hit by pandemic in North America, Asia and China
Podcast: Wacker Neuson on challenges of Covid-19
Wacker Neuson’s Chief Sales Officer Alexander Greschner discusses how Covid-19 is affecting business
Downtime Index: Southern Europe up, North America stable
Construction equipment use in North America and Europe continued to improve last week, with a 5% increase in the Downtime Index to 88.9
Sharp improvement in Downtime Index
The Downtime Index showed a significant improvement last week, led by Spain and Italy
Downtime Index tracks machine usage
New Index shows machine utilisation based on data from 150,000 machines in Europe and North America
Insights for eliminating downtime
Trackunit publishes 100 key suggestions for how the construction industry can boost productivity
CECE survey paints bleak picture
More than 60% of OEMs in Europe report significant reductions in production and a further 15% are at zero production.
Colombian construction prepares for restart
Colombia is expecting construction to be one of the first sectors of the economy to be restarted from April 27
Vinci reports gradual resumption in France
Construction activity in France starts to recover but group expects ‘pronounced decline’ in revenues
Mexico: 2,400 construction companies at risk
Sector is dominated by small companies who are having cash flow problems, said Construction Chamber of Commerce
Eyewitness: public contractor in Iran details Covid-19 response
Mashhad Municipality Civil Organization in Iran takes proactive approach to combating Covid-19    
US construction declined 5% in March
Dodge Data says impact of Covid-19 on construction will only be clear with April figures
Spain’s construction sites re-open
Many construction sites have re-opened after the ending of a two-week suspension
Hitachi responds to declining demand worldwide
Hitachi says it will ‘adjust production’ at its four Japanese plants in response to a decline in demand globally
CNH Industrial updates European production plans
The majority of its European assembly operations will remain suspended until April 17
Hitachi details status of production plants
Production facilities in Japan continue as normal but there are temporary closures in Russia and India
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