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The 2011 end of year results for Tanfield, Snorkel's parent company, indicate that 2012 will be the year the company enjoys an upturn in business. At the end of 2011 the company's order book was up 296% (to £30.5 million) compared to the same time in 2010 and although Tanfield enjoyed an 11% increase in turnover (£48.3 million) compared to 2010, the company still made an operating loss of £14.99 million although this was reduced by 5% from the 2010 figures.

Aggreko has won a two-year, 100 MW gas powered generation contract worth US$80 million in the Dominican Republic. It has also announced that projected rental revenues from the London Olympics this summer will be around £50 million.

Production area increased by 65% at Fengxian factory and training centre added.

HSS Hire has won a contract with London’s Gatwick Airport to supply all tools and equipment used on the airport, covering not just equipment used by the airport operator but also by contractors working on the site.

Ramirent is trialling the short term rental of forklift trucks in Finland and if successful will extend the programme to the rest of the Nordic region this Autumn and its other territories in 2013.

Ramirent has appointed former Nokia and KONE executive Anna Hyvönen as senior vice president and managing director of Ramirent Finland and member of the Ramirent Group management team.

United Rentals has expanded its specialty rentals operation by opening new trench safety and power rental locations in New Hampshire, New Jersey and Texas.

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) is introducing an anti-crushing system for its Genie booms at Intermat, April 16-21 in Paris, France. The Operator Protective Structure (OPS) prototype is an optional device for installation on articulating or telescopic boom lifts and provides secondary protection for operators in the event of contact with an overhead obstacle in certain applications. The new OPS prototype may be viewed at Intermat in stand E5 C002.

Ten powered access equipment manufacturers made it into the 2012 edition of Yellow Table - a ranking of the world's 50 largest construction equipment manufacturers produced by International Construction magazine.

German rental company Mateco has extended its network to Ulm and Halle with the acquisition of two companies: Liftpark in Ulm and TH-Lift in Halle for an undisclosed sum.

Sunbelt, the American subsidiary of the Ashtead Group, has acquired Topp Construction Services Inc and its related company, Precision Steel Works LLC for $33.5million, which was paid in cash.

Terex Equipment Services (TES) has relocated its Commerce City, CO location to a new site in Aurora, CO. The move expands the square footage from 5,400 square feet to 31,500 square feet.

French scaffolding group Altrad has acquired Generation Hire & Sales, a nationwide seller and renter of access equipment. The price has not been disclosed.

GAM debt rescheduling deal sees the majority of repayments deferred to 2015.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is forecasting annual growth of 40% in the Brazilian access rental fleet for the next five years.

Over 200 delegates at the IPAF Summit in Rome, Italy, heard NES Rentals chief executive officer Andy Studdert argue that the aerial platform industry needs to adopt a safety culture similar to that of aviation.

Teupen’s Arjen Snijder is joining Riwal as its international sales manager, effective from 1 May 2012.

Brazilian rental company Mills Rentals was the winner of Rental Company of the Year at this year's International Powered Access Awards (IAPAs). Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Gerhard Hillebrand, IPAF's Italian representative and, posthumously, to Lars-Petter Godenhielm who was a past president of IPAF and managing director of Dinolift.

Stephan Kulawik to focus on sales, service & quality management, Dr Rupprecht Zapf to head-up production and development.

Former Lavendon CEO Kevin Appleton is joining Travis Perkins as head of its £1.5 billion merchanting division, which includes the TP Hire tool hire business.