Comment – Where’s the European campaign…?

Throwing a spotlight on European manufacturer’s inaction in the face of recession.

Later today, some of the leading names in the US construction equipment industry will gather at Soldier Fields in Chicago for the latest rally in support of the Start Us Up USA campaign that calls on the federal government to swiftly reauthorize federal road, bridge, transit and rail programs to spur a jobs recovery now.

This follows the campaign’s first high-profile rally in Las Vegas at the end of September.

But what of their European counterparts?

In our latest Demolition Digest blog post for constructionequipment.com, we look at precisely this point and question whether European Union members states can continue to use language and geographic barriers as an excuse for inaction.

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