Despite the downturn in its home country of Italy, attachment manufacturer Simex has seen a year-on-year rise in revenue of around 8.5%, from €19.5m in 2012 to €21.3m in 2013. “All our growth came from outside the domestic market and mainly outside Europe,” said Federico Tamburri, assistant general manager at Simex. “Sales in Central and South America and Asia led to this increase.”
Despite the downturn in its home country of Italy, attachment manufacturer Simex has seen a year-on-year rise in revenue of around 8.5%, from €19.5m in 2012 to €21.3m in 2013. “All our growth came from outside the domestic market and mainly outside Europe,” said Federico Tamburri, assistant general manager at Simex. “Sales in Central and South America and Asia led to this increase.”
The recent co-located Samoter and Asphaltica exhibitions at VeronaFiere in Verona, Italy, have been hailed a success by organisers, exhibiting companies and trade delegations, after more than 40,000 visitors, including thousands from outside Italy, attended the combined 445 exhibitor company-strong four-day events. There is no doubt, as Guy Woodford reports, they provided a timely boost to an Italian construction equipment manufacturing sector enduring tough times
