Interview: CECE’s new president Phil Layton reveals for CECE Congress in London
12 August 2026
Phil Layton (left) is introduced as the incoming president of CECE at the CECE Summit in Brussels, Belgium (Image courtesy of the CEA)
CECE Congress 2026 will bring more than 150 senior figures from Europe’s construction equipment industry to IET Savoy Place in London from 27 to 29 October. With the UK hosting the biennial Congress during Phil Layton’s presidency of the Committe for European Construction Equipment (CECE), the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) is leading delivery of the event on behalf of the Committee for European Construction Equipment.
Ahead of the Congress, the CEA sat down with Layton to talk about what is on the agenda, who delegates will hear from, and why he believes anyone serious about the sector should be in London.
For anyone unfamiliar with it, what is the CECE Congress and why does it matter now?
The CECE Congress is one of the few occasions when the European construction equipment industry can step back from immediate business pressures and look properly at the forces shaping its future.
Manufacturers are dealing…
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