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__________________________________________________________________________________ Crenlo Engineered Cabs
There ’ s so much pent-up demand within the off-highway market for construction and agricultural equipment
Continued growth
“ These hardships reminded us that we ’ re in a heavily relationship-based industry , so we need to over communicate with our base of suppliers and be very clear and concise as to what our needs and requirements are ,” he proposes .
Discussing the supply chain specifically , Ed details : “ We ’ ve completed our stabilization phase and we ’ re now pressing on with optimizing it . We ’ re considering where we ’ re spending unnecessary money , for instance , and analyzing each step from a category management perspective .
“ In terms of the future , some of our customers are concerned over the prospect of recession , but there will certainly be an organic element to the market in the next few years ,” he suggests . “ We ’ re remaining positive ; there ’ s so much pent-up demand within the off-highway market for construction and agricultural equipment .
“ Also , we predict that the US Infrastructure Bill will continue to enable continual investment from businesses well into 2025 ,” Ed concludes . “ This means we should continue to experience growth regardless of the economic situation , which will keep the business fairly stable .” ■
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