Articles by Neil Gerrard

‘World’s first’ hydrogen-powered backhoe loader deployed on £10bn Lower Thames Crossing
Published on: 02 October 2025
The UK’s £10 billion Lower Thames Crossing project has become the first major infrastructure programme in Britain to commit to carbon-neutral construction
New analysis: US steel tariffs push construction equipment prices up across the board
Published on: 29 September 2025
New analysis from Off-Highway Research estimates how steel tariffs will increase equipment costs for US buyers
UK proposes anti-dumping duties of up to 95% on engine oils and hydraulic fluids
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Published on: 23 September 2025
Trade Remedies Authority recommends new anti-dumping duties on engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and UAE
Caterpillar updates articulated dump trucks with new engines and technology
Published on: 22 September 2025
Caterpillar has overhauled its mid-size articulated dump truck range, introducing new engines and a suite of technology
Case unveils a series of improvements to its 580SV backhoe loader
Published on: 10 September 2025
Case Construction Equipment has introduced a number of updates to its 580SV backhoe loader, aimed at improving fuel efficiency, hydraulic performance and operator comfort
Expanded US tariffs threaten €2.8bn of EU construction equipment exports
Published on: 08 September 2025
Expanded US tariffs are expected to impact €2.8 billion of annual EU construction equipment exports to the United States, according to the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE).
Tariffs and worker shortages prompting deferral, cancellation, shrinking of US projects
Published on: 03 September 2025
Clients on construction projects in the US are choosing to defer, cancel or shrink projects amid ongoing policy uncertainty
Certification win opens new markets for Powr2’s battery energy storage systems
Published on: 22 August 2025
US-based battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturer Powr2 has gained access to new mobile power markets 
Data centre construction failing to keep up with demand
Published on: 13 August 2025
The pace of construction of new data centres is not keeping up with demand
Yanmar launches four compact track loaders in US market push
Published on: 23 July 2025
Yanmar Compact Equipment has entered the US compact track loader segment
HD Hyundai targets $11bn in revenue as it merges construction entities
Published on: 02 July 2025
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and HD Hyundai Infracore are set to merge to form a new entity called HD Construction Equipment
WSP to acquire Ricardo in £363m deal as it sharpens focus on energy, environment and rail
Published on: 11 June 2025
WSP hopes deal will accelerate expansion in high-growth areas
Caterpillar elects a new CEO as Jim Umpleby moves to executive chairman
Published on: 15 April 2025
Caterpillar has announced that it has elected a new CEO, as incumbent CEO and chairman Jim Umpleby moves to the role of executive chairman
New president for Yanmar CE North America
Published on: 15 April 2025
Yanmar Compact Equipment has appointed a new president of its North American region
Komatsu: Improved sales on horizon in Europe after ‘depressive’ two years
Published on: 08 April 2025
Komatsu Europe CEO and COO on European sales and impact of trade tariffs
German minister: Bauma shows US ‘can’t turn back time’ on tariffs
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Published on: 07 April 2025
The wealth of technologically advanced construction equipment at the Bauma show in Munich, Germany, shows how important international free trade is to innovation
Tech firm collaborates with Cat to put LiDAR into new generation of autonomous machines
Published on: 31 March 2025
Automotive technology company Luminar has announced a collaboration with Caterpillar to integrate light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology into a new generation of autonomous machines
Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion to start MEWP production in Europe with €100 million factory
Published on: 24 February 2025
New factory for scissor and boom lifts to give Zoomlion access to eastern and western Europe
Fayat Group to pay US$11m for sale of machines with non-compliant engines in US
Published on: 17 January 2025
US Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency alleged violations of Clean Air Act
UK could hit Chinese excavators with duty of up to 83.5% after anti-dumping probe
Published on: 27 November 2024
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed slapping imported Chinese excavators with up to 83.5% duty.
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