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SED replacement show to launch in 2013
The replacement for the closed SED show in the UK is being lined up for May, 2013 at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry.
‘Fragile recovery’ in French rental market
The French rental association’s third quarter survey shows that the rental market is recovering, with revenues up 9% from the second quarter and up 6% compared to the third quarter in 2009.
New UK Construction Recycling Alliance formed to support industry initiatives
A new body has been formed in the UK that will address recycling in the construction sector. The Construction Recycling Alliance will represent and support companies that are dedicated to reducing, reusing and recycling unwanted materials
Shaughnessy committed to the lifting and rental industry
Steve Shaughnessy, who left Skyjack last month after less than a year as president, told Access International that he wants to remain in the industry but will not rush into making any decisions.
Phil Mist appointed general secretary of UK's Hire Trade Alliance
The Hire Trade Alliance (HTA), a trade association focused on the UK's tool hire market with around 70 members, has appointed Phil Mist as its general secretary.
Brazilian rental event scheduled for 26-27 November.
ALEC, the Brazilian rental association, is holding a rental exhibition and conference in São Paulo on 26-27 November.
Spain starts work on MEWP operator training standard
Spanish standards institute AENOR has started work on the new standard for training of mobile elevating work platform operators.
IAPA awards judging panel announced
The judging panel for the 2011 International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) has now been finalised. The five members of the panel are:
Teamwork with Steder and the WWPC
Steder Group in the Netherlands recently took advantage of its membership of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC
FIEC welcomes Eurovignette
Compromise agreed on road toll pollution charges within EU.
SC&RA introduces environmental award
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has announced it will present an environmental award annually to one member company that has made outstanding contributions to environmental protection
European rental investment levels rebound slowly
European rental companies plan to slowly increase their investment in equipment fleets over the next few years, although not to the same levels as the peaks of 2006 and 2007, according to the results of the recent ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the third quarter of 2010.
ERA takes part in European Commission equipment theft meeting
The European Rental Association (ERA) and other European construction bodies held a meeting with the European Commission in early October to discuss the issue of equipment theft.
German sales on the up
German construction equipment orders rose between January and August - recovery set to continue into New Year.
UK’s CEA joins federation
Intention is to turn the BMHF into “proper federation working for the good of the materials handling industry”.
EN 13000 rated capacity limiter questionnaire
As part of the response to controversy surrounding rated capacity limiters in the new EN 13000:2010 European Standard, ESTA and FEM have issued a questionnaire surveying owners' experience with cranes delivered since 1 May 2010
Italy’s lack of incentives
Unacea claims Italian earthmoving machinery industry has benefited little from government incentives
European rental sentiment steady in third quarter
Business confidence in the European rental sector in the third quarter of 2010 showed little dramatic improvement on the previous quarter, although sentiment remains markedly better than at the start of the year.
Last week for European Rental Awards entries!
Companies have until this Friday to submit entries for this year's European Rental Awards.The deadline is Friday 18 February. The winners will be announced on 8 June in Amsterdam during the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) and the European Rental Association annual convention.
More participants in Global Rental Alliance exchange programme
The latest participant in the Global Rental Alliance’s international rental exchange programme has traveled from Australia to Canada for a month-long exchange.
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