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The Construction Materials Recycling Association held its 15th annual convention in Las Vegas. D&Ri reports

Netherlands power renter Bredenoord won the small rental company of the year award and Ramirent the large company award at the 2010 European Rental Awards, announced at a special dinner in Prague on 26 May during the European Rental Association’s annual convention.

Ady (Adrian) Bolton, construction manager at Alimak Hek in the UK and Mark Skillington, a site manager for Ashe Construction, a UK regional construction company, are part of group of motor cyclists raising money for the Help for Heroes charity.

Since the announcement in April of the first World Crane Auction, more than 80 cranes have been consigned for sale

There is still time left to book your place at the European Rental Association's annual convention in Prague, Czech Republic, on 26-27 May. The European Rental Awards dinner will be held on 26 May.

Belgium rental and sales company Heli is sponsoring rally driver Vincent Verschueren and his co-driver, Lara Vanneste again. Mr Verschueren won the Belgian Historic Rally Championship last year, in a car part-sponsored by Heli.

Belgium Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem paid a visit to TVH - Group Thermote & Vanhalst in early May. Accompanied by the West-Flemish governor Paul Breyne and a delegation of the city council of Waregem, the minister received a guided tour of the company in the Brabantstraat.

The chairman of the Health and Safety Executive, Judith Hackitt CBE, officially opened PASMA's new headquarters. PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers' and Manufacturers' Association) is the trade association representing the mobile access tower industry in the UK and Ireland. Located in Glasgow, Scotland, this is the organisation's first permanent HQ and is home to its eight strong secretariat.

Rental software company Result Group will premiere a rental management application for Apple's new iPad device at the upcoming European Rental Association (ERA) convention on 26-27 May in Prague.

The UK and Irish rental sector celebrated the best performing companies at a special awards dinner in London on 8 May organised by Hire Association Europe (HAE) and its sister organisation Event Hire Europe (EHE).

New for ICUEE 2011 are a fleet management pavilion and a renewable energy exhibit pavilion.

The winners of the annual ESTA Awards of Excellence were announced at an evening event and dinner attended by 452 people in the crane, other lifting and specialized transport industry

ARA chairman Buddy Stubbs, HSS chief executive Chris Davies and Kennards Hire chief John Tolmie are among the speakers lined up for next week’s Australian rental convention and exhibition.

Organisers of the international Bauma construction equipment exhibition, in Munich, Germany, last week said the success of the event marks a turnaround in the industry

The shortlists for the European Rental Awards have been announced following the judges' meeting in Paris on 15 April in Paris.

Four companies captured the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's annual 2010 Jobs of the Year competition. Some 22 companies made presentations in the competition during the SC&RA Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, USA from 6 to 10 April

Lavendon Access Services, the three founders of Genie Industries and small rental and training companies from Chile and Singapore were among the winners at the second International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) held in London on Thursday 26 March.

The SIA is helping to raise safety awareness in annual North American safety event

ConExpo-Con/AGG 2011 is already reporting 1.8 million net square feet of exhibits have been sold.

A last-minute change has been announced to the IPAF Summit being held on 25 March 2010 at the Grange St. Paul's Hotel in London, UK.