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CECE market analysis: “Sales for Europe in the second quarter rather flat”
CECE updated members of the construction industry on the current European construction equipment sector
Why European construction could be set for a downturn in 2024
The construction industry in Europe could start to shrink in 2024, according to the latest forecast from economists at Dutch bank ING.
Why recession is looming over German construction industry
Recession is looming over the construction market in Germany, as contractors and developers battle a combination of challenges exerting downward pressure on activity there.
Video analysis: world’s biggest construction companies
Watch a video highlighting the main points of the latest ICON 200, an exclusive listing of the world’s biggest construction companies
Why Skanska is eyeing life sciences for future development and construction opportunities
Swedish construction contractor and developer Skanska is looking at developing and building more life sciences projects, amid a difficult residential and commercial development market.
How are rising interest rates affecting equipment finance?
Interest rates drive costs up for equipment buyers
Construction activity slows down in Europe amid costs and labour shortages
Turner & Townsend survey highlights challenges plus global shifts in construction costs
FIEC releases report on construction activity in Europe
Trade association reveals figures for EU as a whole and individual markets
The five top-performing sectors in construction
A wide-ranging new report into the global construction market has revealed the five top-performing sectors of the industry.
Forecast predicts a 12% recovery for UK construction in 2024
The decline in construction observed in the first four months of the current year can be attributed to the aftermath of last year’s mini-budget
What’s behind the biggest rise in US home construction starts in 30 years?
The number of single-family homebuilding projects breaking ground rose to the highest level in more than three decades in May, according to official figures released earlier this week.
Four things we learned about the state of construction last week
Four key takeaways from major industry reports examining the state of the construction industry, published last week.
Building permits drop by 5% across Europe in 2022
Building permits (in terms of useful floor area) fell by almost 5% in the European Union (EU) in 2022, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
Construction productivity: What we can learn from the Netherlands
How the Netherlands has bucked construction’s productivity conundrum.
Boels hails 2022 performance
Netherlands-based company also reports positive start to 2023
North America leads charge in rising IRN100 revenues
Largest 100 rental companies in the world generated revenues of €66 billion in 2022
‘Significant’ Q1 growth for Wacker Neuson Group
‘We have carried momentum into new financial year’ says chairman
Back to the future at Metso as Outotec dropped from company name
Company AGM approves change three years after merger
North America drives Q1 rise for Caterpillar
Caterpillar, world’s largest construction OEM, announces financial results for first quarter of 2023 
Video interview: Global construction equipment sales – 2022 and beyond
Chris Sleight, Managing Director, Off-Highway Research, on equipment sales in 2022 and what the future holds
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