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UK rental firm adds a TowerLight wash rack at one of its depots and may add more as it grows.

The show organiser will refund taxi fares for visitors arriving from the nearby Birmingham International Airport.

New electric powered air compressors are among new products from companies including Atlas Copco, Sullair, Doosan Portable Power and Atmos. IRN reports.

More and more rental companies are using dashboards to present key business information in a way that is easy to digest and which prompts action. Murray Pollok reports.

Las Vegas-based Ahern Rentals – the largest independent renter in the US - entered the Chapter 11 bancruptcy process in December 2011 and is still battling to come out. Don Ahern, the company’s CEO, talked exclusively to Lindsey Anderson, editor of IRN sister title Access lift & Handlers (ALH).

Germany and Austria-based Zeppelin Rental has ordered 100 Leonardo HD vertical masts from Italian manufacturer

Peter Blake, CEO of Ritchie Bros, tells Murray Pollok that the company will soon be meeting the needs of people who don’t like to buy or sell equipment at unreserved auctions.

Kaeser Kompressoren is now in its third generation of Kaeser family ownership and shows no signs of slowing down. IRN Editor Murray Pollok met CEO Thomas Kaeser at the company’s headquarters in Coburg, Germany.

Dealer inventory reductions hit fourth quarter figures, but revenues for 2012 still climbed +10% to US$ 65.9 billion

Move into pump rentals will be undertaken in the UK, but not the US where sister company Pioneer Pump Inc will continue to focus exclusively on sales activities. Investment funds come from parent company Franklin Electric.

Equipment rental firm receives 9001 and 14001 accreditation for all operations across Europe, including businesses acquired since the first accreditations in 1997 and 2010.

Pump manufacturer and rental company Xylem has been awarded a €120 million (US$ 160 million) loan by the European Investment Bank (EIB) for research

New online market - EquipmentOne - will give equipment sellers control over pricing and the ability to negotiate with buyers.

Management and regional reorganisation at Cramo sees Erik Bengtsson, Tatu Hauhio and Dirk Schlitzkus take enhanced roles at the business.

United Rentals says progress on integration of RSC, though not yet complete, will allow the company to reap benefits going forward.

Travis Perkins has taken delivery of its 1500th JCB machine after investing more than £3 million (US$4.7 million) in its fleet.

Energyst will provide back-up power for facilities close to the world's largest copper mine at Antofagasta in Chile.

Power rental company APR Energy will use 2013 to focus on operational improvements and increasing utilisation after several years of rapid fleet growth.

Gérard Déprez (Loxam), Leigh Ainsworth (Coates Hire), Jay Early (Hertz) and Bud Howard (Volvo Rents) join Michael Kneeland of United Rentals in the high-profile line-up for the first International Rental conference in Beijing, China this October.

Company targets developing markets and the US by adding between 100 and 200 new sales staff over the next two years.