What were the biggest construction stories of 2021?
15 December 2021
With Covid-19 continuing to cast its shadow across the world, it has been another challenging year for the global construction industry.
However, there has still been plenty of activity as stakeholders continue to adjust to a new normal and carry out business as usual.
We look back at some of 滨颁翱狈鈥檚 biggest and best stories from throughout the year鈥�
1 - Construction鈥檚 top ten OEMs revealed
The latest Yellow Table, an annual ranking of the world鈥檚 top 50 construction equipment manufacturers by sales figures, has revealed that sales for 2020 declined by 5.5% to US$191.5 billion.
We revealed the top 10,
2 - 鈥楻ecord鈥� construction sales predicted for 2021
Global construction equipment , with a value of almost US$110 billion this year, according to updated forecasts from specialist consultant Off-Highway Research.
Record construction sales predicted for this year.
3 - Caterpillar to develop all-electric mining fleet
Caterpillar and Nouveau Monde Graphite have
The companies hope that Caterpillar will become the exclusive supplier of an all-electric mining fleet for deployment at the Matawinie mine by 2028.
4 - World鈥檚 top ten construction contractors 2020
The world鈥檚 in the June issue of International Construction magazine.
Despite the list being comprised of construction contractors鈥� sales figures for 2020 the total is similar to last year鈥檚 table, which compiled sales figures for 2019 鈥� a world before Covid-19. Find out what companies topped the list here.
5 - The biggest tunnelling projects around the world in 2021
Lindsey Anderson following the widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the tunnelling sector.
There鈥檚 no denying the global effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the construction industry. Jobsites across the world stalled despite many projects deemed 鈥榚ssential鈥�, and the market scrambled to figure out how to best protect its workforce.
6 - Global construction industry to grow by 5.7% in 2021
Back in July, ICON reported that, despite the ongoing uncertainty over the Covid-19 pandemic,
ICON reported that the global construction industry was to grow by 5.7% this year.
7 - Komatsu reveals concept electric remote-control mini excavator
Komatsu announced powered by a lithium-ion battery, as its next-generation concept machine for the future.
The manufacturer said that the concept machine was, 鈥渄esigned to lay the foundations for commercialization of fully electric construction equipment of the future.鈥�
8 - Ritchie Bros. to acquire Euro Auctions for US$1 billion
It has been announced that industrial equipment auctioneer
Euro Auctions is a heavy machinery auctioneer that was founded in 1998 and operates in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
9 - Caterpillar and BHP to develop zero-emissions mining trucks
Resource company BHP and Caterpillar
Australia-based BHP is one of the world鈥檚 largest resource companies and extracts and process minerals, oil and gas.
10 - Exclusive: Deere, Hitachi reveal plans beyond joint venture
Following the announcement that both OEMs revealed their plans going forwards and the future opportunities they see this creating.
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