construction equipment
World demand for construction machinery to advance through 2019
According to World Construction Machinery, a study conducted by The Freedonia Group, world demand for construction machinery is forecast to advance 3.9 percent per year through 2019 to $218 billion. The Asia/Pacific region, Central and South America, and the Africa/Mideast… Keep Reading
Hyundai Construction appoints Lopez as service manager
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) appointed Ernesto Lopez as its service manager for construction equipment. In this role, Lopez will manage the HCEA service, warranty and training teams that support the company’s dealers and customers. Prior to this role, Lopez… Keep Reading
Liebherr adds dealer in Florida
Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. expanded its distribution footprint, naming International Iron a dealer for central and north Florida. According to a press release, International Iron accepted dealer and service responsibility for Liebherr's full line of earthmoving and material handling equipment.… Keep Reading
Hyundai names national sales manager
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas named Tom Owens its national sales manager. Based at the company’s North American headquarters in Norcross, Ga., Owens will be responsible for the company’s construction equipment sales teams. Owens has an agricultural engineering degree from Iowa… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco names Stewart & Stevenson dealer in Atlantic area
Atlas Copco named the Atlantic division of Stewart & Stevenson as a distributor of its construction equipment. Stewart & Stevenson will now carry Atlas Copco equipment, including light towers, generators, pumps and compressors, at its locations in Lodi, N.J.; Piscataway,… Keep Reading
JCB adds Hlavinka as equipment dealer
JCB added Hlavinka Equipment Co., based in East Bernard, Texas, as a new dealer. Hlavinka will now be opening a new division, Hlavinka JCB, in Victoria, Texas. The Hlavinka JCB division will sell new and used JCB agricultural and construction… Keep Reading
Equipment leasing association shares its 2015 outlook
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) expects 2015 to be a breakout year for the U.S. economy, with overall growth expected to top 3 percent. Although ELFA says 3 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth was the average pace… Keep Reading
Bauma 2013 sets multiple records
A record-breaking 530,000 attendees from more than 200 countries converged on the Messe München exhibition center April 15-21 for Bauma 2013 in Munich, Germany. More than 200,000 of those 530,000 attended from outside of Germany – the largest international representation… Keep Reading
The Wall Street Journal details Sany’s growth plans in US
The Wall Street Journal published an extensive article detailing Sany America’s plans to become a construction equipment leader in North America. Reporters James R. Hagerty and Colum Murphy wrote that Sany’s goal to be a bigger player globally in construction… Keep Reading
