After two years of steady growth, the European materials handling production value increased more moderately by 1.5% at €62.4bn. Although exports dropped by 10%, domestic demand bounced by 15%. For the third year in a raw, the European materials handling production value increased in 2016. It grew by 1.5% at €62.4bn, of which repair and… Read more »

Cumulated production value of materials handling equipment in China, Japan, the E.U. and the U.S. was stable at €147bn in 2016. The drop experienced by cranes & lifting equipment was compensated by sustained growth if intralogistics systems and industrial trucks. Contrarily to the year before, the four regions experienced different developments. Whereas the production value… Read more »