WORLD NEWS
Construction equipment sales to fall 16%; China to double high-speed rail; new John Deere excavator.

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Hilti’s exoskeleton; Xtreme Opti-Clean Cube helps fight against Covid; Peri sells 3D construction printer.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Opportunities in Asia Pacific look stronger in emerging markets, writes Scott Hazelton from IHS Markit.

REGIONAL REPORT
The Middle East faces a number of challenges, with Covid-19 and oil prices just two, writes Jenny Lescohier.

QUARRYING AND MINING
Andy Brown looks at the latest technology in this sector and what future global sales might look like.

INTERVIEW: METSO
Pekka Vauramo, Metso Outotec president and CEO in conversation with Andy Brown.

DRILLING EQUIPMENT
Noise and emissions are just two of the trends in construction drilling equipment, writes Jenny Lescohier.

INTERVIEW: JACOBS
Ken Gilmartin, executive vice president at Jacobs, talks to Andy Brown about new technology and the future direction of the company.

MIXING TECHNOLOGY
Green initiatives, automation and quality control, discovers Jenny Lescohier, are all trends in this sector.

CRANES
A roundup of some of the latest models and projects around the world, written by Andy Brown.

INTERVIEW: MANITOWOC
Aaron Ravenscroft, president and CEO, Manitowoc, is looking forward to better times, writes D.Ann Shiffler.

OFF HIGHWAY RESEARCH
Global quarrying and mining equipment sales.