
The suppliers of professional equipments used for processing  thermo-insulating joinery registered a continuous decrease of sales from  the start of the recession. For 2012, current estimates indicate that  revenues will record less than 5 million EUR. If a comparison is made  between this level and the one reported in 2008, when industry revenues  totaled nearly 40 million EUR, a realistic  proportion of the decline in this sector can be shaped. The situation is  understandable, given that almost immediately after the start of the  economic crisis, all companies have focused on reducing costs, and the  first expenses removed were the ones for investment programs 
r  dedicated to technological modernization. A realistic analysis shows,  however, that the Romanian market of construction equipments was  oversized in terms of production capacity
, when its value  exceeded 1.3 billion EUR. A key characteristic of the current period is  the competitive repositioning, many companies being in the stage of  reorganizing their business or, worse, in a position to declare  bankruptcy. The used equipment market received a considerable boost,  being fed with quality products in all categories. Basically, the  possibilities for a potential investor, who might decide to access this  segment, are multiple, and such a businessman has an extensive array of  options. Moreover, a new expediency appeared lately, which consists in  leasing complete production facilities. This overbid exerted unwanted  pressures on suppliers from all categories, but caused different  reactions depending on the scale of operations in Romania. The first who  withdrew were small manufacturers, which promoted machines with  insignificant complexity at low prices. They were followed by some major  companies which haven't identified a potential profit in the region.  Finally, there were even some big companies that have taken the decision  to close subsidiaries in Romania. However, the main suppliers active in  Europe have successfully resisted, and even tried to consolidate their  market shares.