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Australia's Onsite Rental Group has announced the retirement of its long-serving chief executive officer and co-founder Trevor James. He has been succeeded by Mark Rich, a former senior executive at Coates Hire who more recently has led Onsite's New Zealand business, Hirepool.

Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU) has added AllPro Alaska to its nationwide network of Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers.

NES Rentals Holdings, Inc. has set a new Net Promoter Score record for the aerial equipment rental industry with a 2010 annual score of 80.1.

JLG Industries, Inc. has announced personnel changes for its sales, market development and customer support leadership roles.

Niftylift announces Modern (Singapore) as dealer in Singapore following large rental fleet and retail sales order

UK telehandler and powered access company, Kimberly Group, has acquired High Level Platforms for an undisclosed amount.

Just a few days after announcing a $77.2 million recapitalization, US wholesale rental company Acme Lift has appointed Steve Nadelman as president and chief operating officer.

Gerald Plescia, president of Hertz Equipment Rental Corp (HERC), has retired from the company after 14 years in the position and 32 years with the company.

Ashtead Group has appointed Brendan Horgan as chief executive officer of Sunbelt Rentals. Mr Horgan, who was previously the company’s chief operating officer, replaces Joe Phelan who left Ashtead Group on 25 January.

The board of directors of Dinolift Oy has appointed area sales manager Karin Nars, as the company's new managing director, starting 21 January 2011. She has held a position on the board of directors since 2004 and has since 2009 been involved in the business and part of the management team. Karin Nars is the daughter of current Managing Director Lars-Petter Godenhielm, main owner of the family held company.

JCB has named Black JCB as a new dealer

Renzo Pagliero has taken over from Andrea Certo as the president of the aerial platform division of the Italian association for industrial automotive equipment.

Scott Balfour’s responsibilities to be taken on by Aecon chairman and CEO John Beck.

Gilberto Ferreira has been appointed director of EnCore Americas, Manitowoc Crane Care's remanufacturing programme

Terex AWP (Aerial Work Platforms) has signed agreements with five regional distributors in the UK to supply Genie portable personnel lifts, portable material lifts, self-propelled Runabout and Quickstock vertical masts and trailer-mounted booms to small rental companies and end-users.

Bjørn Larsen, managing director of Norwegian rental company UCO (Utleiecompagniet AS), has joined Ramirent to lead its Norwegian business and become a member of the group management team.

Hertz Corp has appointed Edward Hu as general manager and vice president of Hertz China. Mr Hu is based in Shanghai, China and will report to Michel Taride, president, Hertz International and executive vice president, Hertz Corp.

On 9 January Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company and Tadano Ltd announced the termination of the supply agreement for all terrain cranes

Richard Nichols, Terex Cranes president, and Tom Riordan, Terex president and COO, will leave the company at the end of January

Pennsylvania-based HiReach Group has appointed three new members to its team.