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Trendlines: What explains the surge in sales of mini excavators in North America?
Mini excavators have seen their popularity surge in North America. What has changed?
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.
Singapore’s construction sector to grow 5.4% in 2023
The construction industry is expected to grow at 5.4%, due largely to planned public housing projects
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
US contractors’ profits squeezed as bid prices slip but materials prices continue to rise
Contractors are finding their profits under pressure as bid prices slip even as construction materials continued to increase.
Trendlines: Soft landing for global CE?
Updates on construction equipment sales in Europe, North America and Asia
‘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
Telehandler sales skyrocket at JLG
Q1 results highlight strong market demand and continued momentum
Ahern helps United snag record Q1
First quarter results see World’s biggest equipment rental company marching at a record-breaking cadence 
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
Trendlines: What’s next for construction equipment in North America?
Growth unlikely but construction equipment volumes will remain strong
What does 2023 hold for the German construction market?
Scott Hazelton of IHS Markit examines the current and future prospects for construction in Europe’s largest economy
Rising to the challenge: Germany’s building industry adapts to changing times
Germany’s construction industry is navigating a difficult period but there is prosperity on the horizon, reports Catrin Jones
US construction contractors warn of weaker conditions in 2024
The US construction market faces “meaningfully weaker” conditions in 2024 as economic headwinds build, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has warned.
Spanish construction: Economic challenges ahead
Scott Hazelton of IHS Markit analyses the construciton landscape in Spain and what contractors can expect in 2023
US commercial construction demand to remain strong ‘for foreseeable future’
Total construction spending in the US declined by 0.1% in February, as demand for data centres and manufacturing plants offset weaker single-family homebuilding and public construction.
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