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Concerns over Eurozone crisis prompts Euroconstruct to predict a contraction of 2.1% in 2012.

Allen Engineering Corp (AEC) and Equipment Synergy International (ESI) have agreed a joint marketing alliance to target the North American and international rental market. As part of the deal, Roger Euliss, ESI’s co-founder and president, takes on the additional role of sales director at Allen Engineering.

A UK construction worker was killed last week and his colleague seriously injured when the boom on a 43m Bizzocchi truck mount failed.

Loxam has gone live with its new Wynne Systems rental software system at 500 of its branches in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) is to hire hundreds of new employees in North America this summer and will hold two-day employment open houses at more than 50 of its locations on Tuesday 26 June and Wednesday 27 June.

New facility in Almere includes a parts warehouse as well as sales and technical support function.

Ashtead Group expects to exceed profit expectations in 2012/13 after strong 2011/12

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) has announced Ethan Waller as its new Northeast region sales manager. His territory will include the New England states as well as New York, northeastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey. Waller will report to Terex AWP Regional Vice President, Adrian Max.

UK tool hire market to see very modest growth to 2016, according to AMA Research.

Compared with April 2011, output in April 2012 dropped 5.1% in the 27 EU member states

New territory sales manager for southeastern USA will be responsible for new business development, sales and distribution in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia, with a remit to expand sales channels for the company.

Texada Software, the Canadian rental software company, has further expanded its US equipment rental business with the acquisition of Bane Machinery’s Houston operation for approximately US$1.9 million.

The programme for this year's Europlatform rental conference is nearly complete and once again Access International and IPAF have lined up a terrific group of speakers and topics.

H&E Equipment Services said it has started an “aggressive” recruitment programme to add senior executives, branch managers and sales representatives in support of its US rental expansion.

Absolute E-Z Up (AEUP) has launched a manual push around vertical platform. The ISP-7M offers a maximum platform height of 7 feet, 1 inch and a maximum working height of 13 feet, 6 inches.

US-based Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., Inc has introduced a new 6-inch, high-head 6JCC pump.

UK rental firm Groundforce has launched a new temporary bridge, Groundforce Bridge, offering a range of flat-pack rapid-installation bridges from pedestrian-only to a 110 t capacity 'Mega Bridge' capable of carrying industrial plant and heavy vehicles.

Market commentators react with disappointment to latest data, predict continued downward trend

The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the second quarter of 2012 is now open and we invite rental company readers in Europe to take part.

Aerial work platform and telehandler rental specialist, Riwal has appointed Søren Rosenkrands to the position of chief operations officer (COO) effective from 1 June 2012.