UK construction equipment sales were 2.7% ahead of 2021 levels in Q1, new figures from Systematics International reveal.
Wheeled loaders have edged ahead of telehandlers (for the construction industry) to show the strongest growth in Q1 sales at just under 40%. Contrastingly, road rollers have experienced the weakest start to the year, showing nearly 40% lower sales than last year’s first quarter.
The most popular equipment type in the UK, mini/midi excavators (up to 10 tonnes), showed a small shortfall in sales last year, with sales in Q1 at just under 4% below 2021 levels.
The pattern of sales on a regional basis in the UK and N Ireland shows higher sales levels in most regions, with the North East, Yorkshire and Scotland being the strongest, with sales at 20% to 30% up on last year. Three regions showed lower sales than 2021, with the East of England being the weakest at over 17% down on Q1 sales last year.
Systematics International’s construction equipment statistics exchange also reports equipment sales in the Republic of Ireland. Sales in March fell back again, showing a 13% reduction on 2021 levels. This resulted in sales falling short of levels last year in the first quarter, at 1.5% below 2021 levels in Q1.
* Systematics International Ltd runs the construction equipment statistics exchange. This scheme is run in partnership with the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), the UK trade association
