Top Stories
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JLG expands telehandler agreement with SAME DEUTZ-FAHR
JLG Industries has reached an agreement with SAME DEUTZ-FAHR Group (SDF) in Italy to supply telehandlers to the agricultural market worldwide. As part ...more
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Haulotte up 15% but 'no significant recovery in 2010'
Haulotte said a “slight recovery” in the powered access market in the first half of 2010 helped it increase sales by 15% to €114.4 million. It warned, ...more
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Wolseley sells Brandon Hire to private equity for £43m
Wolseley is selling Brandon Hire, the UK tool hire company, to private investment company Rutland Partners for £43 million. The deal is expected to cl ...more
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Europlatform conference: book before 3 Sept for 'early bird' rate
Delegates attending the Europlatform conference in Madrid on 16 September should book before Friday 3 September to get the best price. ...more
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HSS offers estimated time of delivery on equipment
HSS Hire is now offering customers estimated delivery times for equipment and electronic proof of delivery through its LiveHire online rental manageme ...more
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Bardonaro steps down at AmQuip
Frank Bardonaro has stepped down as AmQuip Crane Rental president and CEO ...more
Equipment News
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Bobcat launches telehandler hoist and jib attachments
Bobcat's new range of hydraulic hoist and extension jib attachments adds additional flexibility to telehandlers ...more
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Komatsu offers fingertip controls on mini excavators
Komatsu is now offering optional fingertip controls on several of its MR-3 mini- and midi-excavators. ...more
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Parts specialist teams with Wikiparts.com
Wisconsin-based parts provider Aerial Specialists (ASI) has partnered up with Wikiparts.com to better serve its international customers, the company s ...more
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TowerLight creates environmental product division, DF Ecology.
Italian lighting tower and pump manufacturer TowerLight has launched a new division - DF Ecology – to develop innovative environmental products for th ...more
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inspHire opens new customer training facility
Rental software company inspHire has expanded the customer training facilities at its Nottingham headquarters, with 30% extra capacity to accommodate ...more
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Kramer updates telehandler line
The Wacker Neuson subsidiary Kramer Werke will have a busy Bauma, launching a new range of series 80 wheeled loaders as well as two compact telehandle ...more
Project News
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De Boer converts disused steelworks into concert venue
Temporary structure specialist De Boer helped to create something special when it transformed a disused steelworks in Wales into the venue for the fam ...more
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Acme Lift, H&E work together for Cowboys project
H&E Equipment, located in Grand Prairie, TX, recently supplied equipment with Acme Lift for a Dallas Cowboys stadium project. ...more
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Speedy Hire supports Manchester International Festival
Speedy Hire is supporting the Manchester International Festival by supplying free equipment, including generators, fencing and crowd control barriers, ...more
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Hewden helps make the music
Rental company Hewden in the UK provided more than 20 pieces of equipment to help events contractor, SJM Concerts, put on the Big Weekend music festiv ...more
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Atlas Copco Specialty Rental aids Italian earthquake relief
Atlas Copco Rent Service is providing equipment to assist rescue efforts in the Abruzzo region of Italy, struck by a devastating earthquake on 6 April ...more
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Biggin Hill reaches for the sky
UK-based rental company Hewden has supplied REIDSteel with two 100-tonne mobile cranes, five 80-ft (24,38 m) mobile access platforms, a 13 m-reach tel ...more
Other News
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Genie brand joins social networks
Terex Aerial Work Platforms' Genie brand has joined Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to better connect with its online customers. ...more
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SMH releases eco guide
Systems Material Handling has published an emissions guide ...more
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ALL Canada Crane and Aerials named Haulotte service dealer
Haulotte Group has added All Canada Crane and Aerials to its Canadian market of service dealers. ...more
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Bigge starts rental of trailer fleet
Bigge Crane & Rigging, which owns and operates one of the nation's largest trailer fleets, has begun renting trailers. ...more
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Cramo continues with viral marketing campaign
Cramo’s viral marketing campaign has continued, with the issuing of a second YouTube video featuring the ’Cramones’ punk rock band. ...more
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Big name renters exhibit at Bauma
Two big names of the German rental sector – HKL Baumaschinen and MVS Zeppelin – will both be exhibiting at Bauma. ...more
Claudio Veritiero, managing director of Speedy’s UK & Ireland Asset Services business
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