New Report Projects Future Trends in the Concrete Mix, Concrete Pump & Volumetric Mixer Trucks Market in the US

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62828) has announced the addition of The Manufacture of Concrete Mix, Concrete Pump & Volumetric Mixer Trucks in North America to their offering.

The delivery and placement of concrete with over-the-road vehicles is accomplished by three types of vehicles—concrete mix trucks, concrete pump trucks and volumetric mixers.

While delivery/placement is the common theme for all three, surprisingly each area is occupied by different manufacturers, with almost no one carrying a full line in the North American market. This is in sharp contrast to Europe where the major players are more likely to be diversified across all types of vehicles.

There has been a small sea change in the traditional truck-mounted concrete mixer segments. McNeilus continues to be the 800-lb. gorilla with a dominating presence in rear-mounted mixers. However, for the front discharge types, the entry of Terex in 2002 has changed the industry dynamics in that there are now two large corporations vying against a host of much smaller closely-held companies. Terex has ambitions in the rear-mounted market also, and for the first time McNeilus has serious potential competition from a capitalized public entity. It is quite likely that the small remaining players in rear-discharge units will attempt to be merged into one or another of these two corporations, given the recent example of London Machinery selling out to Oshkosh/McNeilus.

Concrete pump trucks used to be a novelty in the U.S. and Canada, but now they are commonplace, not only for large commercial/industrial pours but also for residential construction. The market has been very strong and virtually doubled in the past four years. The technology for these has been the mainstay of the Europeans and Asians, and they continue to dominate the market through imported product.

Volumetric mixers remain a small part of the product mix and also primarily the domain of rather small manufacturers. However, for small pours and on-the-spot measures they have a huge advantage, being literally a batching, mixing and pour plant on wheels. The market for these is growing very fast and at some point they will command the attention of the large players in traditional truck-mounted concrete mixers.

The INTRODUCTION covers the scope of the report, methodology and statistical notes. The EXECUTIVE SUMMARY pulls together the study contents into a brief analysis and overview of the industry highlights. PRODUCT REVIEW looks at the differences in the product types.

The ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT TYPE presents research on each selected product covered in the report, beginning with the unit and dollar size estimates by manufacturer, followed by a market analysis that focuses on demand factors unique to each equipment type, a review of the recent changes in the market, barriers to entry, and the main channels and customers in the market for each product type.

ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS cover the main external factors that influence the industry demand, trends and developments.

EVALUATION OF STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS (“SWOT”) provides an overall strategic and benchmark evaluation of the features that have distinguished the stronger players with demonstrable growth from those that have stumbled by not responding to competitive, market and external conditions.

OUTLOOK & FORECAST provides a scenario of future estimates of growth, based on underlying rationale and demand factors analyzed in the report. MANUFACTURER DATA shows a matrix/tabulation of the sales, employees and manufacturing facilities at each company to arrive at a bird’s eye view of the underlying industry structure. Industry profitability is examined based on the evidence from financial statements of the public companies operating in this activity.

UNITS IN USE provides estimates and characteristics of the U.S. population of truck-mounted concrete mixer bodies, based on U.S. Census data.

STRATEGIC COMPANY PROFILES, based on a mix of interviews and/or other information, seek to describe company operations in a way that adds immeasurably to the overall understanding of this industry. All 23 players identified in the United States and Canada are featured as a profile, with the larger, more important companies carrying a higher a degree of detail.

Companies Mentioned:

Concrete Mixers

Beck Industrial

CarMix

Continental Mfg.

Indiana Phoenix

Kimble

London Machinery/Oshkosh

McNeilus Truck/Oshkosh

Short Stop Concrete Mixer

Terex/Advance Machinery

Concrete Pumps

Alliance/Junjin

CIFA

Concord

Pumpstar

Putzmeister

Reed

Schwing America

Volumetric Mixers

Cemen-Tech

Elkin Mfg.

Global Mixers

Reimer

SiteMix Systems

Volumetric Mixers by Strong

Zimmerman Industries

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