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Two pages of new cutting, breaking and sawing products from companies including Husqvarna, Hilti, Atlas Copco, DEWALT, Stanley, Makita, ICS, Wacker Neuson, Stone and EDT Eurodima.

Atlas Copco is launching its smallest portable compressor yet and its first petrol powered unit. The new XAS 27 is powered by a Honda GX30 engine and is pitched as “price competitive unit for customers who want a compressor to run just one tool.”

Komatsu Europe International has further expanded its MR-3 range of excavators with the launch of the 5.2 t class PC55MR-3 midi excavator.

Lemminkäinen, a €2 billion Finnish construction company, has signed an agreement to transfer four of its depots to rental company Cramo. Cramo will run the four locations and manage the construction equipment, tower cranes and portable accommodation at the depots.

Aggreko has won the contract to provide temporary power to the 2012 London Olympics and the Paralympic Games. The project is valued at approximately £37 million.

Former Arc-Gen salesman Andy Munford and two business partners have established Shindaiwa Ltd to market Japanese-built welder generators throughout Europe.

Finning International will invest heavily in its rental operations over the coming three years the company told analysts at its annual investors day presentation on 16 December.

Hewden has appointed an ex-Speedy employee Stuart Langham to focus on Hewden’s training offering and to look into opportunities in the tool hire market.

Lavendon has appointed Jan Åstrand and Andrew Wood as non-executive members of its board.

Members of the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) are predicting a 12.7% increase in construction equipment sales in the US in 2011 followed by a 14.8% increase in 2012.

Hertz has acquired 24/7 Studio Equipment, a California equipment rental company that rents aerial platforms, forklifts, generators and lighting towers to the film and television industry. The price was not disclosed.

The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the fourth quarter of 2010 is ready to complete and is again available in five languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian and German.

The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the fourth quarter of 2010 is ready to complete and is again available in five languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian and German.

UK rental company Plant Hire UK Ltd has invested in 250 new JCB machines during 2010, with telehandlers dominating the order.

Ramirent’s Danish subsidiary has signed a five year rental agreement with E Pihl & Søn AS under which the contractor will outsource its light equipment and hoist operations to Ramirent.

The judging panel for the 2011 European Rental Awards has been finalised and will comprise the following five people:

Lavendon makes two changes to its board with the appointment of Andy Wright to newly-created position of chief executive, international operations, and Mike Potts to the role of chief executive, Lavendon Access Services (UK).

Denyo Europe BV is to extend its range of ultra silent gensets next year with the launch of a 100 kVA unit to add to the 20 and 37 kVA units already available.

JLG Industries hopes to be producing most of its aerial platform range at its new Tianjin plant in China within 18 months and is optimistic about the growth of demand in the country.

Air Products has made what it calls its “best and final offer” of US$70.00 per share to acquire Airgas, the owner of Red-D-Arc welder rentals.