CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

POLITICS AND THE ECONOMY

POLITICAL BACKGROUND

ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY

SUMMARY OF SALES AND PRODUCTION 1995-1999

EQUIPMENT ANALYSES

• MOBILE CRANES
• MINI EXCAVATORS
• HYDRAULIC EXCAVATORS
• CRAWLER DOZERS
• CRAWLER LOADERS
• BACKHOE LOADERS
• WHEELED LOADERS
• SKID-STEER LOADERS
• DUMP TRUCKS
• ROUGH TERRAIN LIFT TRUCKS
• MOTOR GRADERS
• ASPHALT FINISHERS
• MOBILE COMPRESSORS
• COMPACTION EQUIPMENT
• AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS

MANUFACTURER PROFILES

• CAESAR
• HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (EUROPE)
• MACHINEFABRIEK WERKLUST

DISTRIBUTOR PROFILES

• BRINKMANN AND NEIMEIJER
• GEHLMAX NEDERLAND
• GEVEKE ZWAAR MATERIEEL
• HANS VAN DRIEL
• HDW TRANSPORTTECHNIEK
• JCB
• KUIKEN
• MEERMAN VLAARDINGEN
• RO-AD BENELUX
• TROOST BOUWMACHINES
• VAN DER SPEK
• WATERLAND TRADING
• WYNMALEN AND HAUSMANN