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second round of manufacturers’
financial results, mostly full year
2014, have been coming in since
last month and they are more positive than
may have been expected. A couple of them
even look spectacular, at least outwardly.
Palfinger’s headline is that annual sales have
exceeded €1 billion for the first time. Fellow
articulating crane manufacturer Hiab posted
a 6 % increase in sales for 2014. At Tadano,
in the first three quarters of its financial year, to the end of 2014,
sales were up an impressive 15.4 %. It was an increase of nearly
US$250millionon the same period a year earlier. For the full year,
Tadano’s forecast is for an almost 9% increase on the previous 12
monthperiod.
Of the other major international manufacturers, Liebherr’s
crane divisions performed well in 2014, maintaining a steady
position for the overall group. At Terex, even within the crane
businesses, it was amixed picture. Terex Cranes sales were down,
by 7.5 %, although at its Materials Handling and Port Solutions
(dockside and factory cranes) business saleswereup4.75%.
On the downside was Manitowoc where sales were down 8 %.
Read newManitowoc Cranes president Larry Weyers’ views on
this, themarket andmany other things in the interviewwith him
onpage 29.
Of the crane endusers, Canadian company Entrec, for example
(hopefully one ofmany), plans to spendUS$16million in 2015 on
new cranes andmaintaining its fleet. Perhaps theywill do some of
their shopping inParis, France, at the Intermat exhibition, coming
up next month. In our comprehensive show guide to the 10th
edition of this show, starting on page 15, we detail what’s new and
on show in cranes and specialized transport technology. While
there is less in the way of new product than at previous shows, it
is the year’s biggest event for the industry, with visitors expected
from around150 countries, andwellworth a visit.
An exciting new large (eight axle) all terrain crane in
development by one of the above-mentionedmanufacturersmight
not be announced by the time of the Intermat show but I am
looking forward to seeingwhat other surprise newproductsmight
be in store, both there in Paris and through the rest of the year. I
look forward tokeepingyou informed.
ALEXDAHM
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