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Weather blip for UK
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Construction products survey highlights problems with snow and the collapse of contractor Carillion
French excavator sales grow
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France is third biggest world market for wheeled excavators behind South Korea and Germany
Turkish housing paradox
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EECFA’s Turkish member considers how house prices have decreased while building costs have risen
Rental boom for US
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Revenues in U.S. rental market expected to reach $59.6 billion by 2021, ARA announces
French growth for mini excavators
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Most important segment was still 2.5 to 3 tonne models, according to latest figures from CISMA
Fears for some over Romanian market
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Housing market expansion seen by some as cause for concern but serious crash not thought likely
Italian recovery continues
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A 15% rise in construction machinery sales in the Italian market for 2017 is recorded by Unacea
Ireland’s 2018 start is ‘encouraging’
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Ulster Bank PMI sees faster increases in activity, new orders and employment, and improved confidence
Three-month decline for GB
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Figures show most sustained fall in quarterly construction output since the third quarter of 2012
US to drive global construction upswing
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Oxford Economics report forecasts robust growth for global construction underpinned by US resurgence
Jobs threat from hard Brexit
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Estimates suggest 43,000 fewer jobs in UK construction if Brexit ends in no-deal scenario
UK construction products slow
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Activity expected to weaken as inflation rises, economic growth slows and Brexit remains unclear
UK growth eases
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IHS Markit/CIPS PMI found new orders rose at fastest pace since May, while output growth was uneven
Atlas divests concrete, compact division
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Husqvarna Group to acquire division, which achieved revenues of around €57 million in 2016
Intermat predicts ‘mammoth’ infrastructure spend
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First Construction Industry Observatory says Europe will spend €925 billion on key projects up to 2050
Unprecedented strength in Swedish equipment market
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Record construction equipment sales in Sweden in 2016, with market growth expected to peak this year
South East Europe optimism
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EECFA forecasts marred by lower expectations of EU fund absorption, and only moderate optimism in east
UK exports buoyant
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Construction and earthmoving equipment records 21% increase in first nine months, according to CEA
Europe’s output rises
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Eurostat figures show year-on-year rise in construction output, while Eurozone economy generally blooms
UK government backs housing
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Finance worth €17 billion over five years brings total support for housing to nearly €50 billion
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