High performance backhoe loaders from Hidromek can compete with leading brands on performance - Mike Woof reports Turkish manufacturer Hidromek is looking to take a larger slice of the international market with its newly upgraded backhoe loader models. The firm currently sells machines in 50 countries worldwide and intends to boost its market profile. Marketing manager Levent Karaa aç said, "We will be a global brand." This family owned firm has come a long way since it was founded in 1978, manufacturing a
The French excavator market rose by 1% in 2018 after a hike of 23% the year before, according to the French trade association CISMA.
Wheel excavators increased by 31% while mini excavators decreased by 1%.
Sales of crawler excavators were up 4% but the wheel excavator market increased by 9%.
With 17,600 units sold last year - both wheel and crawler excavators - France remains the third biggest market in Europe with 16.5% of market share. It is the seventh largest market in the world.
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CNH is aiming to build new production facilities in India and Brazil for its New Holland Construction and Case Construction Equipment brands. Mario Gasparri, head of the CNH Construction Equipment business for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, said the ambitious moves were based on how CNH sees the evolution of the construction equipment market.
