[Original report from China Road Machinery Network] Introduction: The resumption of work due to the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeatedly delayed, which not only affects the normal lives of users, but also causes equipment repayments to face overdue and business operations pressure. "Not starting means no income, but even if there is no income, the loan must be returned." Facing the uncertainty of the resumption date, China Road Machinery Network interviewed some industry users for this purpose. The users include Excavators, loaders, and roads. Individual users, leasing companies, and construction units in the fields of machinery, Piling Machinery and other fields, covering major areas across the country, strive to be relatively realistic < / span> to reflect the survival status of construction machinery users in this special period.
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On February 8, the Ministry of Transport issued a notice saying that in addition to Hubei Province and other regions with heavy epidemic prevention and control tasks, in principle, preparations should be made for resumption of work before February 15, 2020, and strive to resume work before February 20. All localities should comprehensively advance the planned projects in accordance with the investment goals and tasks determined by the 2020 National Transportation Working Conference. Now that the resumption time required by the Ministry of Transport is approaching, how is the preparation for resumption of work by users in various places? Can I resume work as scheduled? If the work cannot be resumed in time due to the epidemic situation, what kind of loss and serious impact will be caused to the users of construction machinery?
Struggling forward, the pressure of repayment troubles users
From February 8, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Haijun often loses sleep at night. Sometimes I can't sleep for hours, sometimes I can't sleep at night. On the one hand, he was worried about the safety of his sister, on the other hand, he also had his own mind.
Liu Haijun, an individual renter of Xuzhou pavement machinery trapped at home due to the epidemic situation, hopes to resume production as soon as possible
Liu Haijun is an individual leaser of Road Machinery in Xuzhou. He entered the road machinery rental industry in 2017 and has purchased 8 powder Spreaders and cold recyclers. Five of them are still in the repayment period and need to be repaid each month. The amount of the money has reached more than 100,000 yuan. Due to the impact of the epidemic, Haijun could only stay at home all day, and machinery could not go out for construction. Seeing that the loan repayment date was approaching, his heart became more restless. His sister had a paving machine in Huanggang, Hubei, where the road was closed because of the outbreak, and she still hasn't returned to her hometown.
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Liu Haijun currently has 8 sets of road rental equipment, 5 of which are still in the repayment period.
In addition to sleeping and eating, now Haijun must do two things every day: one is to open the eyes in the morning
Check the latest epidemic report on the headline APP today. Watching Huanggang's confirmed cases and suspected cases rise day by day, and he is catching up with Wuhan, his heart is even tighter; the second thing is to look at the daily calendar. Still nothing happened, and there was no sign of lifting the blockade. Thinking of this, Hai Jun's heart is inevitable. So he silently prayed in his heart: the epidemic can pass quickly!
Xie Changzhi, general manager of Anhui Wuyang Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. and Liu Haijun held the same idea. Wuyang Construction is a well-known large-scale road construction company in Anhui Province. The company has more than 60 sets of various types of equipment, including more than ten sets of equipment in the repayment period, including Excavators, Bulldozers, rollers, and an asphalt mixing station. The monthly repayment amount is nearly 300,000 yuan. In addition, the salaries of more than 100 drivers and managers are also a big expense. Fortunately, the company's cash flow is relatively normal, and there will be no major problems for the time being.
In the interview, the vast majority of users said that the epidemic caused by new coronary pneumonia had a greater impact on their families and lives. Its direct impact is the blockade of the community and the interruption of roads, which has a certain impact on children's schooling and family life. Most people said that during a difficult period of the country, they understood and supported all actions taken by the country, hoping to win the fight against epidemic prevention and control as soon as possible.
The epidemic is still under way and it is difficult to resume work on time
Through telephone interviews, almost all users have a negative attitude to the information mentioned in the request of the Ministry of Transport that they can resume work before February 20, and almost all users are currently waiting at home without resuming work.
Liaoning Cathay is one of the big customers in the Asphalt Mixing Plant industry
Qiu Jianguo, general manager of Liaoning Guotai Road and Bridge Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. believes that in the current situation, the possibility of resuming work on February 20 is not high, at least until the end of February or early March, of which the possibility of early March is more likely . Liaoning Cathay Pacific is a nationally renowned road construction and construction machinery leasing company with operations in many regions of the country. Speaking of the impact of the epidemic on Liaoning's Cathay business, Mr. Qiu frankly said that it was not a big deal overall. The construction of subgrade in Liaoning is generally started at the end of March or early April. As long as the resumption time is no later than April, the impact on Liaoning Cathay's business in the northern market can be ignored. However, it has a greater impact on projects in the southern market. Liaoning Cathay has two projects in Zhejiang and Guangdong. It was originally planned to start construction after the tenth day of the first month. At first glance, Mr. Qiu ordered the company's employees to stand by at home. In view of the current situation, the owners did not urge them to start construction.
Xie Changzhi believes that it will take at least two weeks to resume normal work. In his opinion, Hefei can resume work in mid-March is already very good. He said that affected by the epidemic, the construction period this year will be one month to one and a half months behind previous years.
Fang Ming, the general manager of Hongxin Road Maintenance Company in Beijing, also thinks that it is unlikely that work will resume on schedule. In his opinion, as long as the resumption of work is not later than March 15, it will not cause much impact on the projects in the Beijing market.
Shenzhen, which is thousands of miles away from Wuhan, has not yet started construction due to the impact of the epidemic. Mr. Liu, a Shenzhen Shenglong Construction Company based on pile foundation construction, introduced that Shenzhen is expected to start construction at the end of February, but the government has not announced the exact start time. At present, the company's management personnel have basically arrived. As long as the government announces that construction can begin, the company's equipment can be put into construction at any time.
From the above interviews, we can draw the following conclusions: First, when the epidemic situation has not been completely controlled, work resumed before February 20 The probability is almost zero; the second is that most users think that the possibility of returning to work in early March or mid-March is high, even if the most optimistic estimate is at the end of February.
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Yihui, a major micro-digger in Wuhan, is currently at the center of the country's epidemic area
Even areas where the epidemic prevention and control tasks outside Hubei are not too serious cannot guarantee the resumption of work by February 20th, so Wuhan's construction time in the center of the epidemic area seems far in the future. As Wuhan has nearly 20 small and micro dug large figures, Yi Hui said that although the Wuhan Municipal Government has not announced the specific start time, there are already some scattered projects on the market that need to be done, and these projects are related to Anti-epidemic related projects. In the early period, in order to control the cross-infection caused by the epidemic, Wuhan required the city to clear it within a time limit and built a square cabin hospital. Yihui's equipment has also actively participated in it.
Benefits of woes, pressure and opportunity for postponed resumption
As the outbreak caused by the new crown pneumonia virus cannot be completely controlled in a short period of time, the phenomenon of delayed resumption of work is unavoidable. After the compilation, the delayed resumption of construction machinery has at least three types of impacts on users of construction machinery: one is that it is difficult to timely deliver and issue equipment loans and staff salaries; the other is that some projects are difficult to normally deliver due to shortened construction periods; Impact of future development.
Liaoning Guotai cooperates with China Railway 11th Bureau of Asphalt Mixing Equipment
In Liaoning Cathay Pacific, most drivers 'salaries are paid on an annual basis, which means that regardless of whether they work, whether the work period is postponed or advanced, the workers' wages cannot be reduced. Compared to the payment of workers' wages, Mr. Qiu was even more worried that the project could not be delivered on time due to the shortened construction period. "If this happens, the loss to the company will be great. & rdquo; General Qiu explained that many of the projects received by Liaoning Guotai are required to be completed within this year. If the pneumonia epidemic leads to a long-term failure to start, which will directly affect the scheduled delivery of the project, it will cause irreparable enterprise loss. What made Mr. Qiu slightly relieved is that the possibility of this extreme situation is very small, and under normal circumstances, the normal delivery of the project can be guaranteed.
Ningxia Zhongyuantong Machinery Leasing Co., Ltd. General Manager Ma was worried about the pressure caused by equipment repayment. Due to the company's large-scale purchase of equipment for two consecutive years, the pressure on repayment increased sharply. If the construction site is unable to start for a long period of time, causing difficulties in the company's capital turnover, there is a risk of overdue repayment. As a family member of the company, he certainly strives to avoid this situation.
Affected by the epidemic, a large number of Ningxia Zhongyuantong's equipment was trapped in the local area and waiting for the notice of resumption
During the Spring Festival, Liu Xinghui, equipment manager of Weinan Highway Bureau in Shaanxi, has been fighting the front line of epidemic prevention and control. In his view, he is willing to do a little bit when the country needs it. According to him, the impact of the epidemic on the company was not significant, because the company implemented project management, and most of the construction teams and machinery were temporarily leased as needed. All the arrears had been settled years ago.
Although there is no need to worry about the payment of drivers' salaries, the loan of more than 100,000 yuan per month must be repaid. The construction site started one day late, and the pressure on Liu Haijun increased by one point. His only wish now is: "This damn epidemic is over as soon as possible, and the construction site will start working one day earlier and have one more hope. & rdquo;
As the saying goes, blessings lie in the woes, and sorrows in the woes depend on the woes. Nothing is absolute. Good at dialectical analysis of things often gets more opportunities. According to Liu Xizhu, deputy general manager of Zaozhuang Yuanjian Road and Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd., the impact caused by new crown pneumonia is not necessarily all bad. He said that due to the impact of the outbreak, the municipal industry may still benefit. Due to the delayed start of infrastructure projects across the country and the decrease in market demand, the prices of raw materials such as asphalt, gravel aggregate, and cement have fallen, and construction costs in the field of municipal engineering may be reduced accordingly.
The so-called heroes see the same. Yi Hui's view is exactly the same. "I estimate that after the epidemic, the project volume and construction unit price in Wuhan will rise. & rdquo; Yi Hui believes that because of the backlog of Wuhan ’s closed city, in order to ensure the construction cycle, a short blowout may occur, and the labor costs in Wuhan will increase due to the impact of the epidemic. In the epicenter of the epidemic, there are many news every day. Yi Hui's insights are indeed commendable.
Serious and calm, actively facing the challenges brought by delayed resumption of work
As the saying goes, soldiers come to block, water comes to Tutun. Since the delayed resumption of work is unavoidable, for most construction machinery users, the reality is how to face it. Users of construction machinery have survived the crisis in an effort to make every effort.
The measures taken by Liaoning Cathay Pacific to prevent the spread of the epidemic are to try to prevent personnel movement during the epidemic. The company requested that the number of workers on the site be reduced, and only after completing a project can they be transferred to another site.
In the case that the epidemic situation has not been fundamentally controlled, Mr. Ma has decided to suspend the implementation of the plan to purchase new equipment. Part of the equipment that was ordered years ago depends on the resumption of work in April. As for whether to reduce some drivers, it is necessary to make decisions based on changes in the epidemic situation.
Some Anhui Wuyang construction equipment parked on the site
In order to prevent the risk of loan overdue, Anhui Wuyang Construction Company is actively mobilizing and raising funds to return the loan.
For the long-term development in the future, Lu Ruiguo, manager of Shandong Aoran Excavator Training Center, made it clear that the number of existing drivers will not be reduced after the resumption of work. As for whether or not to buy a new machine, he said that he should make a decision based on the situation after resumption of work.
On the premise that it is difficult to repay the loan normally due to the extension of the project, Liu Haijun intends to negotiate with the manufacturer to see if he can support an appropriate extension of the loan.
The outlook is promising, and the construction machinery industry is expected to usher in new growth.
Regarding the judgment of the development prospects of the construction machinery industry this year, most people are optimistic. They believe that compared with last year, the project volume this year will not only decrease, but will also increase. The outbreak may cause delays in construction, but it will not affect the number of projects.
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Yuanjian Road and Bridge is one of the largest pavement construction companies in Zaozhuang, Shandong
Liu Xizhu believes that after the epidemic, the construction machinery industry will usher in new development opportunities. At present, the national economic growth has stalled due to the epidemic. In order to boost the economy, infrastructure investment may increase and sales of construction machinery and equipment will follow increase. In addition, after the epidemic, projects in various places are catching up, and some large construction units may have to purchase new equipment after eliminating old equipment that does not comply with emission regulations. These are all positive effects of the epidemic on the industry.
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In the view of Liu Xizhu, deputy general manager of Zaozhuang Yuanjian Road and Bridge Co., Ltd., the new crown pneumonia epidemic may further stimulate the development of the construction machinery market. & nbsp;
Lu Ruiguo believes that after the resumption of work, the Shandong market may appear to be crowded together, but the Taiwan shift fee will not change significantly.
The Shandong Auran excavator training school founded by Lu Ruiguo is also waiting to resume work
Liu Haijun believes that once the epidemic is effectively controlled, removing the worst-hit areas such as Hubei, 80% of regional projects in the country can be successfully started in a short period of time. Four years ago, he did not complete the construction, and the equipment was stopped there. As long as the blockade was lifted, construction could begin immediately. He hopes that after another year of hard work, all the loans will be repaid before the end of the year. "The future will get better and better." Liu Haijun is still very optimistic about the future.
Postscript: As the saying goes, under the cover of the nest, there is a finished egg. The impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on China's economy is not only reflected in the construction machinery industry, many industries and enterprises will be affected. If we want to reduce the impact of the epidemic, we ca n’t just rely on government policies. The most important thing is to sink our hearts and think about how to strengthen our ability to resist risks during hard times and how to strengthen our strength to better meet Market challenges.
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