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RETURNING TO NORMALITYRETURNING TO NORMALITYFollowing the unnaturally high sales seen during the pandemic came the decline but now, says Off-Highway Research, a degree of stability is beginning to return to much of the market

WHAT CONSTRUCTION'S BIGGEST CONTRACTORS SPEND ON R&DOriginally published on the Construction Briefing daily newsletter and website, the article shines a light on what the biggest construction contractors spend on research and development

R&D SPEND FOR TOP OEMS REVEALEDUsing International Construction’s Yellow Table as a guide, Construction Briefing investigated how much the world’s top OEMs are investing in R&D

RECORD- BREAKERSales for the world’s biggest construction equipment manufacturers reach record levels

YELLOW TABLE 2024THE WORLD'S TOP 50 CONSTRUCTION OEMS

TOP ACCESS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSThe latest listing highlights a diverging marketplace for the access industry’s biggest manufacturers

WORLD'S BIGGEST ACCESS RENTAL FIRMS REVEALEDThe 2024 edition of the world’s biggest access rental players by fleet size shows the sector’s resilience with continued growth despite economic pressures in many parts of the world

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RENTQL'SBIGGEST 25 PLAYERSThe IRN100 – revealing the largest equipment rental companies – shows an industry outperforming the global economy, but the figures don’t tell the whole story

GROWING UPThere were varied results in the most recent listing of the world’s largest crane-owning companies

BACK ON THE UPA welcome return to growth this year follows on from two years of decline in the combined total sales of the top 20 crane manufacturers in the world

REGULATIONS-AT-A-GLANCE

GROWTH YET AGAINThe ICON 200 has seen a number of years of strong sales, and the latest table is no exception

TOUGH IN TURBULENT TIMESDespite a significant increase in the total value of the d&ri100 compared to last year, the latest ranking highlights the changing market conditions contractors are facing all over the world