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Italian aerial platform rental company Nacanco is successfully negotiating a stormy economy and maintaining its track record of growth. Murray Pollok met the company's managing director, Marzia Giusto, in Rome.

Oshkosh has announced that sales in its Access Platform segment in its third quarter - ending 30 June 2012 - have increased 40.4% (to $814.6 million) compared to the same period in 2011. Oshkosh, the parent company of JLG, is attributing growth to higher unit sales and previously announced price increases.

Manitou showcased its latest technology and growth strategy at a massive customer event in Spain in May. Murray Pollok reports from Punta Umbria.

Appleton column: How larger firms can benefit from the example of small, family-owned rental businesses

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.

Terex Corp reported a strong second quarter with net profits of US$85.9 million compared to a net loss of $0.5 million for the same quarter in 2011. Revenues were up 35% to $2.01 billion including the acquisition of Demag Cranes AG, and up 11% excluding the acquisition.

Access, Lift & Handlers has extended its deadline for compiling data for its annual Aerials20 (A20) report. The A20 ranks aerial-owning rental companies in North America by number of scissors, boom lifts and vertical mast machines owned. In order to make the list as concise as possible, we need your information and we welcome any new companies that might be interested.

The second International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) US Convention will be held on October 22-23 in Celebration, FL. This member event is also open to non-members.

Rise in demand from North America helps to offset slowdown in China and Latin America

APR Energy, the Florida based power rental company listed on the London Stock Exchange, reported a 162% increase in revenues to US$155 million for the six months to 30 June 2012.

Canadian software company Texada Software Inc has changed its name to Noble Iron Inc, reflecting its investment in the US equipment rental business Noble Iron. The software division will continue to operate under the brand name Texada Software.

Second quarter results rise on the back of strong recovery in North American demand

The combined growth of the Access 50 - largest powered access rental fleets in the world - is between 5.5% and 6% but this figure fails to reflect the massive growth in some areas and the continued reduction in others.

Byrne Equipment Rental is investing around €3.8 million (AED15 million) in a new 38000 m2 headquarters at Dubai Industrial City close to Dubai.

Putzmeister to start distributing Intermix concrete mixers worldwide

Software company Wynne Systems has named Sebastien Lopes as its new project manager for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations.

Manitou said it was expecting a slowdown in order intake going forward as equipment buyers responded to economic problems “whether real or anticipated” and said its forecast growth this year was now 10%, at the low end of its previous 10-15% forecast.

European Union sees output fall 6.9% year-on-year in May

The latest IRN100 survey reveals the full extent of the rental recovery in 2011 with companies in all regions reporting significant growth, although European firms continue to lag behind the rest.

The July-August issue of International Rental News (IRN) is now available to view online or download in PDF format. This issue includes the IRN100 survey of the world's 100 largest equipment rental companies.