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We’re excited to introduce CapexData, a game-changing analytics portal designed to deliver capex trends for equipment suppliers. Specifically, for suppliers of capital equipment and machinery to the main process manufacturing sectors. With CapexData, you can gain deep statistical insights into market trends, capital investment activity, and industry cycles – helping you make smarter, more strategic Continue reading

In April 2025, the UK government will implement significant changes to employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), impacting the cost of employing staff, including business development professionals. These changes present an opportunity to reassess traditional hiring practices and consider potentially much more cost-effective solutions, such as subscribing to a capital expenditure (capex) project business development tool. Continue reading

Opportunities and Challenges for Equipment Suppliers After a relatively quiet summer, the process manufacturing sectors in Ireland are showing renewed momentum, with an uptick in project approvals. This shift presents exciting opportunities, particularly for suppliers of capital equipment and machinery, as companies push forward with investments. Pharmaceutical Capex Projects Lead the Way The pharmaceutical sector Continue reading

Moving into the new calendar year of 2025, suppliers of capital equipment and machinery are at a crucial juncture. For many, January marks the start of their new financial year, while others are preparing for their financial year-end in March. Regardless of where you stand, the beginning of a calendar year is an ideal time Continue reading

The European pharmaceutical capex sector outlook for France, Belgium and the Netherlands is a mixed picture. We are seeing France pull ahead of Belgium and the Netherlands for upcoming pharmaceutical sector capital expenditure due to a number of push and pull factors. European Pharmaceutical Capex Trends – Belgium and the Netherlands Belgium is overall the Continue reading

In times of economic uncertainty, the instinct for many businesses is to tighten the purse strings and wait for the storm to pass. For suppliers of capital equipment and machinery, however, this approach can be a missed opportunity. While others retreat, those who invest in capex project business development gain the advantage of visibility, relationships, Continue reading

The food & drink sector forms a major part of the economies of France, Belgium and the Netherlands and provides a diverse and buoyant range of capex projects. Suppliers of capital equipment and machinery are rightly interested in the future prospects of the food & drink sector in these countries, so in this article will Continue reading

As we make our German capex project data available to all for the first time, we look at the main trends and challenges facing the pharmaceutical, life sciences, food and drink sectors in Germany. Get ahead of the emerging trends and opportunities in this exciting market and learn about the German capex project outlook for Continue reading