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Auditable standard on anti-bribery management, ISO 37001, could be published in 2016

Finance officer leaves business amid management shake-up and profit warnings

Positive feedback is still coming in for the CATAP conference and the Singapore Crane Fair held to great acclaim last month

In his first interview since becoming president of Volvo Construction Equipment, Martin Weissburg talks about the state of global markets, the company’s acquisition of Terex trucks, its development of multiple brands and its approach to equipment rental

Gary Clark, customer support manager of national accounts for JLG, and Rick Smith, senior director of product training at JLG, discuss the importance of aftermarket support.

Tower crane manufacturer Comansa Jie will launch a new tower crane at the bauma China exhibition in Shanghai, late November. The Chinese subsidiary of the Spanish manufacturer also plans to expand its factory in Hangzhou

The third International Cranes & Transport Latin America (CATLA) conference will be held on 8 June 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil, before M&T Expo. Companies are invited to submit proposals for speakers and topics.

Leading Netherlands firm affected by challenging trading conditions and delays to significant schemes

As cranes have got bigger fewer lifts are made using multiple cranes although loads are still getting heavier and, in some cases, a multiple crane lift can be a better option, according to Jim Worrell, who presents a webinar on the topic

Barry Fry, UK sales manager for Grove mobile cranes, has announced his retirement date as 25 August. He has worked in the crane industry for more than 40 years

In Canada NCSG Crane and Heavy Haul Corp and Fagioli Canada have signed a co-operation agreement to pursue crane, rigging and heavy haul related project work

Frank Nerenhausen, president of JLG, and Gregg Nierenberg, vice president of fleet operations at Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), to participate in ALH Conference & Awards in Miami on November 11.

Australia’s Coates Hire is retrenching in the face of a slowdown in the country’s natural resources sector, as company CEO Leigh Ainsworth tells Murray Pollok.

The shortlists for this year’s European Rental Awards on 25 June were published in February after the meeting of the judges. Here we provide details of the shortlisted entries.

The impetus behind asset tracking and theft-prevention technologies is fast growing, with more and more options available to rental companies. Murray Pollok reports for IRN magazine.

Hewden says its ‘Core Fleet Guarantee’ is increasing utilisation and successfully generating more business with small and medium sized customers. Murray Pollok reports.

United Rentals has acquired US rental company National Pump & Compressor for a price of US$780 million, equivalent to 3.7 times National’s 2013 revenues. Jeff Eisenberg asks, was it a good deal, and what does the price mean for United and the rest of the industry?

Kevin Appleton has made his fair share of acquisitions over the years. Here, he offers his guide on common pitfalls to avoid.

Understand the nature of your problems – strategic or operational? - before appointing a consultant, writes Kevin Appleton.

Line-up for Shanghai conference on 24 November includes Leigh Ainsworth (CEO, Coates Hire), Masaki Kurita (president, Nikken Corp), Lawrence Poh (CEO, Lei Shing Hong Machinery), Zeng Guang'an (chairman, LiuGong Machinery), David Phillips (managing director, Off-Highway Research) and Ken Lousberg (president, Terex China).