Record sales were many manufacturers of cranes, especially to expand production to meet demand.
Despite this, the number of unfilled orders has reached unprecedented levels.In its financial report for the III quarter.Terex Cranes has shown firm in late September 2011, the number of outstanding orders at the level of 1.74 billion. USD., which is 23% more compared to the end of June and is equal to 10 months of enterprises.Similarly, a Manitowoc Crane Group reported a portfolio volume of unfilled orders in the amount of 2.1 bln. USD. In a report on its activities for the II quarter.2011. This is almost 1 billion., Or 85%, increase compared with June 2010
«As mentioned, we are reluctant to accept orders with long supply, without being able to accurately determine the price of products due to price fluctuationsNetwork providers, "explained Glen Heifers, president of Manitowoc Company.
Terrain Crane
world market for all-terrain mobile cranes continued to grow in 2010, you can use the crane equipment manufacturers.Liebherr has sold during this period more than 1,300 units, which, according to the company, is 45% of the total market, which is estimated at about 3,000.
Curve sales of crawler cranes and cool rushes up, and there are no visible signs of decline.The rapid growth in energy demand means that the characteristics of crawler cranes help to benefit from it.An example is the growing popularity of wind energy in the world and the number of new wind power, both on land and at sea.Demand in the world for crawler cranes in 2012 could reach about 150 units, 20% more than the forecast for 2011. The company Terex Demag continues to dominate the segment of heavy crawler cranes, but, Liebherr is working on the creation of the largest machinery segment also actsin this direction and firm Kobelco.The company has sold about 730 Kobelco cranes for the fiscal year ending March 2011, up 38%, or 200 units, more than 530 cranes sold in the previous fiscal year.It is also working successfully, and other manufacturers of caterpillar cranes.Company Link-Belt, located in the United States, had an increase in sales by 35%.Japanese manufacturers have seen similar success.For example, the firm Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Crane Company sold its cranes in the amount of 261 million. USD., Which is more than in 208 million. In the 2010 fiscal year.
Part of the reason the unprecedented demand for cranes is the fact that end-users long exploited their cranes, expecting a favorable period for the renewal of the fleet.The industry is at a stage when the sale of the used cranes, such as auctions in the USA exceeds the sales of new cars.
