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Loxam Powered Access CEO on equipment, costs, acquisitions and headwinds
Paul Rankin shares the challenges and solutions in today’s international rental market 
Trackunit interview: swimming in a data lake
Trackunit’s Soeren Brogaard on telematics and AI
How assistance devices improve operator safety
The latest assistance devices offer crane operators a fuller picture and help improve safety on site
Access equipment at Intermat
AI profiles the access equipment on show in Paris
Striving for greater ‘rentability’ in France
As Intermat arrives, how is the French rental market doing?
Huge projects require even bigger crawlers
A trend in the market for both types of crawler crane, telescopic and lattice boom, is that the focus continues to move up the capacity scale. Niamh Marriott reports.
Photos: World’s longest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge
At 920m in length, bridge in Taiwan will be a record-breaker when it is completed 
How to save money and get ahead with ‘smart’ project management
Stay ahead with ‘smart project management’
What makes construction projects in the UK so unusually expensive?
London is currently the most expensive city in the world in which to build, pipping Geneva in Switzerland to take the top spot in the 2024 Arcadis International Construction Costs (ICC) report.
New digital tools to increase rental efficiencies
Software suppliers are helping rental companies gain deeper insight into asset tracking, emissions reporting and logistics 
The struggle to agree UK parliament’s £22bn refurbishment plans
What has happened to plans to refurbish the historic Palace of Westminster?
Interview: Don’s Rental on the struggle of the independents
Dave Dworschak, second-generation owner of US-based, homeowner-focused Don’s Rental, says it’s tough out there for smaller equipment rental companies in remote markets
10 new cities under construction around the world
Can building new cities around the world help lift tens of millions of people out of poverty?
Biden, Japanese prime minister to talk hydrogen production cooperation during summit
Nikkei Asia reported the two leaders plan to discuss joint efforts to promote hydrogen energy.
RentalTracker survey: Europe’s equipment rental sector shows signs of life
Survey by ERA and IRN takes snapshot of rental industry confidence
Electrifying circularity – A Q&A with ABB’s Mateusz Zajac & Pedro Robredo
Read two industry experts’ opinions on what’s next in construction circularity
Interview: JLG’s Tim Morris on the access market and what’s to come
Lindsey Anderson sits down with JLG’s Tim Morris for an update on what’s to come from the world’s largest access equipment OEM
Interview: Automating fuel management
Xtellio, Western Global and Cooper partner on fuel management
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