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The NDA has introduced a new job search tool on its website, Demolition Career Connection

The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the fourth quarter of 2011 is ready to complete and is now in available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Russian.

The Rental Show 2010 has been rated one of the top 100 North American trade shows for the year by Trade Show Executive Gold 100. The exhibition, which took place 7-10 February 2010 at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, US, attracted more than 600 exhibiting companies.

Companies have just over six weeks to submit their entries for the fifth European Rental Awards, to be held on 15 May next year during the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Oslo, Norway.

The IRE exhibition and ERA convention in Amsterdam was a meeting place for debating rental, seeing new equipment and networking. Murray Pollok and Helen Wright report on the three day event.

Johann Sailer, managing director of GEDA-Dechentreiter, was unanimously elected as chairman of the VDMA’s Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association at its annual assembly in Bremen last week.

Access Link, a UK consortium of UK access rental companies, marked the retirement of cranes and access industry veteran Allan Hemmings at its last meeting at the end of October hosted by Niftylift.

Europe's rental industry will grow by an estimated 5.5% this year followed by slightly slower growth of 4% in 2012 and 3% in 2013, predicts the European Rental Association (ERA) in its latest European Equipment Rental Industry 2011 Report.

The Chinese Construction Machinery Rental Association (CMRA) met in Beijing on the eve of the BICES exhibition to hear from expert rental speakers and to discuss issues for the rental industry.

As much as Euro 250 million would be saved every year if Europe adopted a uniform system of permits and best practice for abnormal road transport, a survey has found

The NDA has introduced a free guide to help clients develop demolition contracts

Construction Products Association highlights rising prices and weakening domestic demand

Input costs for US contractors are up almost +8% on a year ago, but they have only been able to put their prices up +2% to +3%.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) launched a new safety campaign at APEX, calling for proper ground condition assessments for the correct use of stabilizers, outriggers and spreader plates.

Since 1 May 2010 all mobile cranes sold into Europe have been equipped with the much-talked about rated capacity limiter conforming to the EN 13000:2010 European Standard

Italian rental and distributors association Assodimi and its rental arm Assonolo are returning to the SAIE exhibition in Bologna this year to recreate the 'Nololand' area dedicated to rental.

It has been 10 years since the American Rental Association hosted its annual Rental Show in New Orleans, but Feb. 5-8 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the show returns with more education sessions, new evening events and innovative products and equipment, according to organizers.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) looks to continue its push in North America and its new president, JLG’s Wayne Lawson, already has on his thinking hat. Lindsey Anderson spoke with Lawson recently and reports

Harsco Infrastructure veteran Peter Bond has been awarded a lifetime achievement award by PASMA (the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association).

The Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) members approved a name change for their association. Effective Oct. 1, 2011, the association will be called the Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA).