MHEDA Supplier Forecast: Five Reasons MHEDA Suppliers Are Bullish For 2017
The measured optimism that MHEDA Suppliers were feeling last year at this time was largely validated, with many Suppliers seeing sales increases, and sales records in some cases. Though manufacturers of material handling equipment saw gains in some areas offset by declines in other areas, a similar sentiment permeates the supplier sector this year as […]
January 1, 2017
MHEDA Dealer Forecast: Modest Growth Anticipated for 2017
Each year in the 1st Quarter issue of The MHEDA Journal, we survey the industry to try to paint a complete picture of what can be expected from the economy in the coming year. To do this, we solicit forecasts from our partner associations like MHI, ITA and CEMA. We also speak to MHEDA members […]
January 1, 2017
A Positive 2016 in Store for Material Handling
MHEDA Convention Speaker Brian Beaulieu predicts growth in 2016 By Steve Guglielmo and Brian Beaulieu ITR Economics CEO Brian Beaulieu will be presenting at the MHEDA Convention on Monday, May 2nd, 2016, from 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The MHEDA Journal had an opportunity to speak with Brian about his presentation, “Prosperity in the Age […]
January 21, 2016
Optimism for the Conveyor Industry
By Robert Reinfried, Exec. Vice President, CEMA The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reports that overall industry orders (bookings) for the first 6 months of 2015 increased 5.78% compared to the same period in 2014, with total orders of $5.72 billion. CEMA estimates industry billed sales (shipments) for the first 6 months of 2015 increased […]
January 21, 2016
MAPI Economic Forecast
Growth but No “Break Out” Boom By The MAPI Foundation, Reprinted with permission from MAPI A number of factors have challenged economic growth in 2015, among them a second straight severe winter, the West Coast port strike, a strong dollar and collapse of oil prices, but assuming the first two were anomalies, there should be […]
January 21, 2016
