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Ramirent is to acquire Hyrman i Lund AB in Sweden, a seven depot rental company with annual revenues of around €15 million and operating mainly in the Halland and Scania regions in the south of the country.

Dr Chris masters, the former executive director of power rental leader Aggreko has joined Speedy Hire as a non-executive director, effective on 13 July.

Private equity firms 3i and Pragma Capital have invested €60 million in Loxam to acquire a minority stake in the French-based rental company.

Private equity firms 3i and Pragma Capital have invested €60 million in Loxam to acquire a minority stake in the French-based rental company.

Hertz Equipment Rental Corp/ (HERC) has acquired WGI Rentals, headquartered in Williston, ND.

UK equipment rental company Speedy Hire has invested £4.5 million in access equipment for its fleet.

Indiana-based NEsco Sales and Rentals has acquired the remainder of Terex Utilities' equipment rental fleet in Virginia, Tennessee and Texas.

Ramirent has signed an agreement to acquire Rogaland Planbygg AS, a leading provider of rental accommodation and office modules to the oil and gas industry in Norway. The acquisition is expected to increase the annual net sales of Ramirent Norway by approximately €22 million, and is in line with Ramirent's strategy of diversifying its customer base and strengthening its product offering .

In compliance with ANSI standards, operators of aerial work platforms (AWPs) must perform pre-start inspections of machines before use each day or at the beginning of each shift. American Work Platform Training (AWPT), the North American subsidiary of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), has released a safety video that demonstrates how daily pre-start inspections should be performed.

The IRN100 survey covering the 2010/11 financial year indicates that global rental revenues were almost flat last year. Total top 100 company revenues were €23.49 billion last year, up just 1.2% on 2009 when corrected for currency variations.

Uni-corp, the Singapore-based manufacturer of Hoppt and Paclite light construction equipment, has opened a 60000 m2 production facility in Haimen, 200 km west of Shanghai.

The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey covering the second quarter of 2011 is ready to complete and is again available in five languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian and German.

Lavendon Access Services, the UK arm of Lavendon Group, is inviting equipment suppliers to demonstrate their latest machines as it gears up to start renewing its fleet from 2012 onwards.

Cramo has acquired two well-known rental companies in Norway and Sweden: the Norwegian firm Stavdal Utleiesenter and Sweden's Tidermans Hyrmaskinerm including sister company Tidermans Hyrmec. The purchase prices have not been disclosed.

UK private equity company Horizon Acquisition has bought the US-based power rental company APR Energy for US$855 and said it will provide around $275 million to fund expansion.

Former owner of Godwin Pumps John Paz has made a return to the US rental market by joining aerial platform rental company Trico Lift as executive chairman of the board.

Watch IRN's short video of highlights from the recent European Rental Awards 2011 dinner at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam.

Two days after issuing a positive trading statement Aggreko has announced a further major contract win, to provide 100 MW of emergency power in Tanzania for 12 months.

HSS, a tool supplier and equipment hiring service, is launching HSS Outsource, a new service presenting long-term equipment hire solutions and equipment management that "offers an insightful new way to supply, maintain and manage equipment," HSS said in a statement. "It meets the customer's equipment management needs on a permanent basis, promoting 'usership' rather than 'ownership,' optimizing flexibility and giving customers all the benefits of ownership without any of the hassles."