German companies once again recorded a 3 per cent increase in domestic orders but their export orders for sending machinery outside the country were 14 per cent down.
In real terms, construction equipment orders were 11% below their year-earlier level, according to the VDMA, which represents 3,600 German and European engineering companies in Germany.
The last call is being made for entries to the international bauma Innovation Award, which will be presented for the 13th time on the eve of bauma 2022 this October.