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The smallest of three new lighting towers from SDMO in France is the 840 kg RL6. It generates 100000 lumens from four 1000 W halogen bulbs, and its 7 m high column rotates through 350º. A Mitsubishi L3E SD engine powers the model, and noise level has been held to 86 LwA.
European rental companies should learn from the current slowdown in the US rental market and prepare by diversifying their fleets and customer base, said US rental consultant Dan Kaplan at the ERA’s annual convention.
RSC Equipment Rental has appointed Thomas F Smart as vice-president – sales, a newly created position. Mr Smart has 27 years experience in the US rental industry and was a co-founder of Sunbelt Rentals in 1983.
The Cyclone drop hammers, says Stanley Hydraulic Tools in the US, offer up to five times better power-to-weight ratios and lower purchase and operating costs than other hydraulic hammers. The three-model product line, recently acquired from another company and under expansion by Stanley, fits skid steer loaders, excavators and backhoes.
Dutch rental company Workx acquired in May the companies Van der Linden Rentall and Dekker Rent, which operate four depots in the provinces of Brabant and Gelderland in The Netherlands. The acquisitions raise the number of Workx's depots to 55 and advance its expansion in the rental of building materials and wharf construction.
Canadian company Constellation Software Inc. has acquired rental software specialist Solutions by Computer Inc in Springfield, Massachusetts. Constellation, which is based in Toronto, Ontario, made the purchase through its subsidiary, Trapeze Software Inc., but other terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The first ever International Rental Exhibition (IRE), held in Amsterdam between June 3 and 5, was a great success according to many exhibitors with around 1500 "high quality" visitors attending the first show.
The 2009 Convention of the European Rental Association (ERA) is to be held in the UK, announced ERA president Gerard Deprez at last week’s ERA Convention in Amsterdam.
The first ever International Rental Exhibition (IRE), held in Amsterdam between June 3 and 5, was a great success according to many exhibitors. The general consensus of opinion was that the quality of visitors was very high. In total more than 1500 of the industry's top professionals from all over the world attended the inaugural show.
Riwal has further expanded its growing European footprint by acquiring a 70% share of Estonian access rental company 123lift. The company has also expanded its management team with the appointment of finance specialist Jeff Eisenberg.
Height for Hire in Ireland has acquired a majority shareholding in Slovakian access rental company Strojné Centrum Slovakia (SCS), which has a fleet of around 100 machines.
Last night’s inaugural European Rental Awards, taking place alongside the first International Rental Exhibition in the RAI Centre, Amsterdam, saw Cramo and KDM Hire carry off the two most prestigious awards of the evening.
James King, managing director of KHL Group, introduces the exciting IRE show preview newsletter.
Philippe Clover, the former Hertz Equipment Rental Co (HERC) and Caterpillar rental executive, has joined Indian rental company Quippo Infrastructure Equipment as its president.
Riwal has acquired a 70% stake in Grupo Clem, a major Spanish aerial platform and forklift truck rental company with annual rental revenues of €25 million. The price was not disclosed.
Speedy Hire is focused on expanding its business beyond pure rental of equipment by adding additional services such as training, technical advice, fuel management, and by reaching more outsourcing agreements with major customers where Speedy owns, maintains and delivers equipment.