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A series of top names from the international demolition industry have been confirmed as speakers at this year's World Demolition Summit in Amsterdam later this year

The informal UK networking event Access Daze has returned. Previously held alongside the SED show at the Kingfisher Golf and Country Club in Milton Keynes the event this year will be held in North Wales on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 July 2010 from 8.30am until late each day.

The 2010 International Fall Protection Symposium (IFPS) is organized to improve fall protection awareness across the board.

Difficult conditions - economic and weather related - failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the demolition industry at the annual Berlin demolition conference

The Construction Materials Recycling Association held its 15th annual convention in Las Vegas. D&Ri reports

Netherlands power renter Bredenoord won the small rental company of the year award and Ramirent the large company award at the 2010 European Rental Awards, announced at a special dinner in Prague on 26 May during the European Rental Association’s annual convention.

Ady (Adrian) Bolton, construction manager at Alimak Hek in the UK and Mark Skillington, a site manager for Ashe Construction, a UK regional construction company, are part of group of motor cyclists raising money for the Help for Heroes charity.

Since the announcement in April of the first World Crane Auction, more than 80 cranes have been consigned for sale

There is still time left to book your place at the European Rental Association's annual convention in Prague, Czech Republic, on 26-27 May. The European Rental Awards dinner will be held on 26 May.

Belgium rental and sales company Heli is sponsoring rally driver Vincent Verschueren and his co-driver, Lara Vanneste again. Mr Verschueren won the Belgian Historic Rally Championship last year, in a car part-sponsored by Heli.

Belgium Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem paid a visit to TVH - Group Thermote & Vanhalst in early May. Accompanied by the West-Flemish governor Paul Breyne and a delegation of the city council of Waregem, the minister received a guided tour of the company in the Brabantstraat.

The chairman of the Health and Safety Executive, Judith Hackitt CBE, officially opened PASMA's new headquarters. PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers' and Manufacturers' Association) is the trade association representing the mobile access tower industry in the UK and Ireland. Located in Glasgow, Scotland, this is the organisation's first permanent HQ and is home to its eight strong secretariat.

Rental software company Result Group will premiere a rental management application for Apple's new iPad device at the upcoming European Rental Association (ERA) convention on 26-27 May in Prague.

The UK and Irish rental sector celebrated the best performing companies at a special awards dinner in London on 8 May organised by Hire Association Europe (HAE) and its sister organisation Event Hire Europe (EHE).

New for ICUEE 2011 are a fleet management pavilion and a renewable energy exhibit pavilion.

The winners of the annual ESTA Awards of Excellence were announced at an evening event and dinner attended by 452 people in the crane, other lifting and specialized transport industry

ARA chairman Buddy Stubbs, HSS chief executive Chris Davies and Kennards Hire chief John Tolmie are among the speakers lined up for next week’s Australian rental convention and exhibition.

Organisers of the international Bauma construction equipment exhibition, in Munich, Germany, last week said the success of the event marks a turnaround in the industry

The shortlists for the European Rental Awards have been announced following the judges' meeting in Paris on 15 April in Paris.

Four companies captured the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's annual 2010 Jobs of the Year competition. Some 22 companies made presentations in the competition during the SC&RA Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, USA from 6 to 10 April