Articles by Andy Brown

Volvo CE posts 5% sales growth in third quarter
Published on: 26 October 2026
OEM reports higher deliveries, order intake and service sales as global equipment demand grows across most regions
Global construction market forecast to hit US$16.6tn by 2050
Published on: 20 October 2026
New report says five megatrends will drive demand for infrastructure, housing and construction over the next 25 years
Caterpillar names new Resource Industries president
Published on: 19 October 2026
Derrick York will take over the mining-focused segment as Denise Johnson prepares to retire in February 2027
Excavators take half of global construction equipment sales
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Published on: 15 October 2026
More than 570,000 machines were sold in 2025, with emerging markets and electrification expected to drive further growth
Epiroc expands hydraulic breaker production in Sweden
Published on: 09 September 2026
New Kalmar facility will produce full breaker range for construction, demolition, quarrying and mining
Webinar to focus on US$65 bllion-dollar excavator market
Published on: 08 September 2026
Webinar and report will examine the changing global market, regional forecasts and rise of battery electric machines
Caterpillar and FieldAI target AI-powered jobsites
Published on: 04 September 2026
Partnership combines Caterpillar’s equipment expertise with FieldAI’s robot-agnostic autonomy and foundation models
Komatsu extends Williams F1 engineering partnership
Published on: 03 September 2026
Extended partnership will focus on hydraulics, advanced manufacturing and engineering talent development
Value machines dug China’s equipment niche – will electric turn it into leadership?
Published on: 28 August 2026
Alan Berger and Robert Droogleever from abcg examine how value machines gave Chinese OEMs their foothold – and whether an emerging electric advantage could turn market presence into global leadership
Volvo CE starts US production of excavators and large loaders
Published on: 20 August 2026
OEM says more than half of its North American machine supply will now be built at Shippensburg, US
Gravis raises US$200m to scale autonomous machinery
Published on: 18 August 2026
Construction robotics firm says its retrofit system has been installed on machines from major OEMs
What’s in a name? Why Hitachi’s move to Landcros goes beyond branding
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Published on: 17 August 2026
Francesco Quaranta, president and CEO of Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) tells Andy Brown why the change to Landcros is coinciding with a sharpening of its strategy around reliability, tech and dealer support
Volvo CE: ‘Electric is still the mission’
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Published on: 10 August 2026
Melker Jernberg talks to Andy Brown about North America, China, Rokbak, James Bond – and why he still believes electric equipment’s S-curve will arrive
Liebherr tests autonomous excavators in France
Published on: 30 July 2026
New test bench allows crawler excavators to operate remotely while engineers monitor structural performance
UK contractor starts world-first radar bucket deployment
Published on: 23 July 2026
RodRadar system to be deployed across more than 200 machines to reduce utility strike risk during excavation work
Work starts on new Liverpool FC stadium... in Uruguay
Published on: 23 July 2026
 Uruguayan club’s New Belvedere project will create 15,000-20,000-capacity arena in Montevideo
Building materials included in US$5bn AI science push
Published on: 22 July 2026
US$5bn research initiative will give scientists access to federal datasets and Department of Energy supercomputers
Volvo CE reports Q2 organic growth despite sales decline
Published on: 17 July 2026
Volvo CE’s sales fell 6% in the second quarter, reflecting the divestment of SDLG, but organic sales rose 13% as its business grew across several regions
Webinar to reveal true scale of electric equipment sales
Published on: 30 June 2026
Off-Highway Research webinar will reveal which markets account for around a third of global electric equipment sales
Construction crime shifts to remote sites and high-value kit
Published on: 22 June 2026
BauWatch report says theft of vehicles and heavy machinery is rising, while criminals are also using drones, AI fraud and digital credentials
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