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Big is better, says Rupert Soames, but for Aggreko it is even more important to operate in exactly the same way everywhere in the world.

Job hazard analysis-prevention is better than a cure, an accident, a citation or a lawsuit. Kevin O’Shea discusses ways to reduce liability through JHA

The second in a series of exclusive videos of presentations made at the International Tower Cranes conference in Berlin, Germany, in October 2012, is available for download

Appleton column: Specialist or generalist, what is the best rental strategy?

KHL Group has published a selection of interviews with rental managers compiled from the last three years of International Rental News (IRN) magazine.

There is a 2 September deadline to get the discounted rate for the Europlatform conference on 20 September in Edinburgh, UK.

Russian rental consultancy RusRental will hold the third Russian Rental Conference in Sochi on 12-13 October this year.

UK plant and tool hire company GAP Group is to establish more specialist divisions to add to the Lifting and Non-mechanical plant divisions launched in the past three years.

Netherlands-based Scafom-rux - which rents, sells and manufacturers scaffolding, shoring and propping products worldwide - has gone live with its new ERP and rental software system from Germany’s Sycor.Rental.

Top level speakers from Riwal, Loxam and Ramirent will give presentations at the Europlatform rental conference in Edinburgh on 20 September this year.

IRN's Murray Pollok reports from the seventh European Rental Convention held in Oslo, Norway on 15-16 May and attended by more than 230 delegates.

Registration is open for SC&RA's free webinar on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) programme on 11 July

Fédération Européenne de la Manutention (FEM) has revised its guidance on the use of cranes to lift people in connection with leisure activities

US-based insurance broker Willis Programs has introduced a new insurance plan for rental yards and the equipment rental industry called Rent-itGuard.

ISO-certified crane manufacturer Link-Belt received an SC&RA Award for its environmental commitments, which include becoming a zero landfill facility and reducing annual energy consumption

The president of the Brazilian rental association ALEC, Marco Aurélio da Cunha, will give a presentation on the Brazilian rental market at the upcoming M&T Expo exhibition.

Riwal chief executive officer Norty Turner will be the keynote speaker at the Europlatform conference taking place in Edinburgh, UK, on Thursday 20 September this year.

Equipment users across the world are in broad agreement over the most important elements of rental service, with on-time delivery, availability of equipment, equipment reliability, and on-site back-up from the rental supplier being consistently rated as the top four factors in the Attitudes to Rental survey conducted by International Rental News magazine.

In the second part of our report on the Attitudes to Rental survey we focus on the reasons why end users rent equipment, what improvements in service they would like to see from rental suppliers, and how they could extend their relationships with rental companies. Murray Pollok reports.

Colin Oldfield, an experienced rental manager who has been involved in many acquisitions throughout his career, highlights some of the things to look out for during the due diligence period.