Yes, the construction equipment sector is challenging at present, but Terex is celebrating 50 years of its Genie business and is looking ahead with enthusiasm
Terex Corporation has continued to divest itself of businesses that are not core to its three main industry sectors - cranes, aerial work platforms and materials processing. Speaking at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG show in Las Vegas, president and CEO John Garrison laid out the company’s future strategy.
Calcium carbonate and limestone processor Longcliffe is using a number of Terex haulers to move premium limestone and recycled materials around its quarry in Derbyshire.
Apart from the construction sector, Longcliffe’s Brassington Moor Quarry near Matlock supplies a variety of industries, from animal feed manufacturers to glass, plastic and adhesive businesses.
Business confidence is strong in the global construction equipment market at present. Manufacturers of machines around the world, as well as component suppliers, are all reporting strong financial performance, with healthy sales and order books.
Many manufacturers including Deutz, Komatsu, Manitou, Volvo CE and Wacker Neuson have announced robust financial results recently, with many seeing record levels of sales and turnover. Firms in China, Europe, Japan, South Korea and the US all report good levels of
Global equipment provider Terex Construction has taken on three students for its 2015/16 internship programme in the United Kingdom.
The students – all second-year off-road vehicle design students at the agricultural college Harper Adams University – will work for a year at the Terex manufacturing facility in the city of Coventry.
Each student will experience a number of roles within the business, from new product development and factory operations management to equipment testing and industry research