Discussing the boom

Off-Highway Research's Chris Sleight was interviewed by our client Wallenius Wilhelmsen about the surge in demand for construction equipment around the world over the last few years.

Read the interview here

New Equipment Analyses, Market Reports and Company Profiles are now available to download.

More backhoe loaders were sold in India last year than the rest of the world put together. Although this year’s general election has had an impact on sales, the segment is expected to shortly regain its former buoyancy.

More than 15,000 ride-on compactors were sold in China last year and a further 8,000 were exported to other markets.

Definitive report looks in-depth at the industry across the region for the first time.

Although they are sold in relatively low numbers, skid-steer loaders are gaining in popularity in China. Sales are expected to continue to rise, despite a downturn in the wider equipment industry

In addition to monthly Market Reports in our Chinese, European and Indian Services, several Company Profiles and Equipment Analyses have been updated.

Sales and production of ride-on compactors has never been higher in India, following a prolonged period of increased investment in road building

Demand from agriculture drove sales to their highest ever volume last year

In addition to monthly Market Reports in our Chinese, European and Indian Services, several Company Profiles and Equipment Analyses have been updated.