Post-pandemic demand lengthens delivery times for construction equipment

Lucy Barnard Senior Web editor

27 July 2021

Government stimulus measures following the global pandemic have led to a surge in demand for construction equipment. Customers ordering items such as mini excavators, wheeled loaders and dump trucks are having to wait up to a year for delivery. KHL’s Lucy Barnard reports.

“People are going crazy. Just like at the start of the pandemic we saw everyone bulk buying toilet rolls, that’s kind of how it is now for mini excavators.”

Glen Hampson, construction division manager for Kubota UK is one of scores of building equipment suppliers facing an unprecedented surge…

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