ERA National Associations Committee meets

ERA’s National Associations Committee met on 5 December in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by Jose Blanco, Chairman of the National Associations Committee and General Secretary of the Spanish rental association ASEAMAC.

Thirteen National Associations and IPAF are members of ERA. Eight were represented during the last meeting. Once a year, they meet in Brussels and have the opportunity to review in detail the work of the ERA’s committees and to discuss topics of interest for their members.

This particular meeting followed the strategic review launched by ERA in the first half of 2018. Out of the five goals identified for the next five years for ERA, one relates to the collaboration of ERA with the rental associations. Consequently, a large part of the meeting was dedicated to brainstorming on the relations between ERA and the National Associations. A healthy collaboration is necessary to ensure that ERA represents the European equipment rental business.

Among the other topics discussed during the last meeting, the most important were:

• The presentation of the project launched by ERA on the Positive Environmental Impact of Rental. National rental associations will have a role to play in adjusting the communication at the national level;
• An update on ERA’s public affairs activities;
• The preparations for ERA’s 2019 Convention, which will take place in Madrid on 15 and 16 May.

For more information about ERA’s National Associations Committee, please consult our website, http://erarental.org/en/committees/national-associations.