CONSTRUCTION REPORT Ӏ ITALY


INCREASED DEALERSHIP NETWORK MEANS STRONG TRADESHOW PRESENCE FOR JEKKO


The last few months have been particularly busy for Italian mini crane manufacturer Jekko which has attended an extensive list of international tradeshows. The expansion of Jekko’s global dealer network has helped facilitate a strong presence at these international tradeshows. Some of the shows Jekko has participated in, for example, include:


Maxpo, Finland; Transport Expo, Denmark; Vertikal Days, United Kingdom; Innovationstage Höhenzugangstechnik, Germany; Matexpo, Belgium; Lift'N'Load, The Netherlands; ForArch, Czech Republic; JDL Expo, France; Rettermesse, Austria; and Internationale Schwerlasttage, Germany. A highlight of its exhibition calendar was the GIS show in Piacenza, Italy in


September. At GIS Jekko showcased the TRX32 – its first truck-mounted mini crane. The TRX32 is a 3.2 tonne-capacity mini crane mounted on a compact truck for standard Category B driving license and Jekko believes the model has great market potential in Italy. Jekko also showed its new SPX532.2 minicrane with improved stability system,


a new software and user interface, plus variable speed motor management. Its first telescopic crawler crane, the JCX80, was also on display. It’s an


eight-tonne mini crane with a counterweighted base on robust tracks, a mobile turret and a boom that operates up to 90°. Visitors could also see: the SPX328EVO with new software improvement; the


SPX328EVO+ with integrated electric jib; the SPX650 and SPX1280; the JF235 and JF545.2 articulated cranes; plus the new improved MPK20.2 minipicker range.


Italy’s construction industry is entering a challenging phase marked by slowing activity, weaker business sentiment, and external economic pressures. After several years of moderate growth, the sector is forecast to contract in 2025 and 2026, reflecting declines in building permits, a subdued residential market, and the impact of new US tariffs on the wider economy. Despite these headwinds, government-backed investments in energy infrastructure, renewable capacity, and digital transformation are expected to lay the groundwork for recovery from 2027 onward, setting the stage for a more resilient and sustainable construction landscape.


CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTION The Italian construction industry is expected to contract in real terms by 0.8% in 2025 and 4.1% in 2026, owing to declining building permits issued, rising public debt, and a weaker residential and industrial construction sector, finds international business information provider GlobalData (GlobalData is the owner of BTMI which publishes Cranes Today).


The Jekko team at GIS


FASSI UNVEILS NEW CORPORATE IDENTITY AT GIS


The GIS show provided the perfect platform for the Fassi Group to launch a new group identity symbolised by new logos for all the group’s companies: Fassi, Marrel, Cranab, Vimek, Slagkraft and Forez Bennes. “In an increasingly divided world, we need to be more united than ever,” explained


Giovanni Fassi, president of Fassi Gru and the chief executive officer of the Fassi Group. “Unity also needs to be recognisable with a logo that unequivocally tells the world who we are. We are now more united than ever: our identity has taken on a coordinated and shared aspect. We are underscoring our standing and our essence, remaining true to our values.” Along with the new logo, the company launched the website fassi.com to reflect the new identity. The new website will be regularly updated with new content and solutions to strengthen ties to the market says Fassi. Another important change at Fassi is the appointment of Victor Gottardi as the new Chief


Executive Officer of Fassi Gru, effective June this year. Prior to the appointment Gottardi had been global CEO and co-investor of ARAG, a global provider of solutions and components for precision agriculture.


“Victor Gottardi has joined


Fassi bringing with him essential skills and fundamental experience for the process


of development for the company and the Group which, over the last two years, has seen growth that has culminated in a new record for turnover in its 60 years of operations,” said Giovanni Fassi. At GIS Fassi displayed its extended TECHNO range.


Fassi Group’s new identity


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