International Rental News - January-February 2019

Included in this issue:

• NEWS 
  Hawk Plant enters administration; United Rentals CEO succession plan; GAM finds investment buyer; new ARA strategy; Speedy investment; Off-Highway Research forecasts.
• THE APPLETON COLUMN 
  Recruiting new leaders and managers can be tricky. Should you look for someone from inside your industry, or is it best to find someone from outside? 
• PRODUCT UPDATE 
  New products from Kubota, Volvo CE, Makita, Mecalac, Komatsu, Yanmar, Groundforce and Airstar.
• EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS 
  All the information you need to enter the this year’s European Rental Awards.
• PREVIEW: BAUMA  
  IRN Editor Thomas Allen previews the massive Bauma show, taking place in Munich from 8 to 14 April. 
• GUIDE: EXECUTIVE HIRE SHOW  
  The UK’s rental sector gathers every year in Coventry for the Executive Hire Show. IRN provides a guide to the two-day exhibition.
• PREVIEW: ARA SHOW 
  The ARA returns to Anaheim for the first time in 15 years for the 2019 ARA Show. IRN previews the event, which is taking place against a backdrop of strong growth in the US rental market. 
• REPORT: IRC/BAUMA CHINA 
  Murray Pollok and Euan Youdale report from the International Rental Conference (IRC) and the Bauma China exhibition in Shanghai last November.
• INTERVIEW: DAN O. VORSHOLT, GSV, DENMARK  
  GSV Materieludlejning A/S acquired Ramirent’s Danish business in December. Murray Pollok spoke to GSV’s CEO Dan O. Vorsholt.
• RENTAL GENSETS  
  With alternative technologies and Stage V engines, rental companies have a lot of choices to make.
• TELEMATICS 
  Telematics and connected working are revolutionising the way rental companies manage their operations. IRN reports.