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The ‘early bird’ discounted registration rate for the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Amsterdam closes on Thursday 31 March.

A 300 tonne capacity Grove GMK6300L all terrain crane for Al-Mesallam took pride of place on the Manitowoc stand at the new Intermat Middle East construction equipment exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE

There seems to be a mood of renewed optimism at this week's Intermat Middle East event in Abu Dhabi concerning construction investment throughout the region.

Almost 120000 visitors registered to attend the ConExpo-Con/Agg exhibition last week, which is around 16% lower than the 2008 show, reflecting continuing difficulties in the US construction sector.

Intermat Middle East, the new construction equipment exhibition for the region, opened in Abu Dhabi today (Monday, March 28).

Wilson Jones, president of JLG Industries, said the market recovery was proving stronger than anticipated at the start of this year, with the top 20 rental companies in North America increasing investment; "We are seeing CapEx [from these companies] 30 to 50% higher than last year."

Haulotte said it was seeing the first signs that the larger European rental companies are starting to refresh their access fleets, following the lead of the major US renters. The company expects to double its global production this year.

The 11 March earhtquake could mean disruption to the supply of hydraulic components and engines to the global construction equipment industry according to Caterpillar chairman & CEO Doug Oberhelman.

Acquisiton of Polish dozer manufacturer will add new products and a European manufacturing base for the world's largest maker of wheeled loaders.

Two of the new machines on the Terex AWP (Aerial Work Platform) stand are existing models modified for specific industries. The GS 2646 AV is based on the 2646 scissor and is a prototype aimed specifically at aircraft inspection and maintenance. The S3800 (and soon to be available S3200) is based on the S100 superboom and is designed to withstand the rigours of Chinese shipyard industries.

Snorkel has launched at ConExpo the first of what will be a four-model range of large RT scissor lifts as well as an “all new” 62 ft articulated boom and a revised mid-range telescopic boom.

The shortlists for the 2011 European Rental Awards have been announced following the judging meeting in Paris on Wednesday 16 March.

The latest big names to book their places at the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) are Terex Construction and Volvo Construction Equipment, who join the almost 65 other suppliers who are attending the show in Amsterdam on 7-9 June.

Godwin Pumps, exhibiting at ConExpo, said impeller designs and remote pump monitoring systems from ITT are to be integrated into Godwin’s dri-prime pumps – the first technical synergies between the two since ITT acquired Godwin last year.

Multiquip is to introduce a ‘new look’ lighting tower at Conexpo.

Haulotte aims to double production of aerial platforms in 2011 from its new Changzhou facility, which has been operating for little over a year.

XCMG, one of the biggest Chinese construction equipment manufacturers, launched a 90 m working height truck mounted platform at bauma China.

Snorkel aims to expand production at its Chinese facility over the next 12 months.

JLG Industries hopes to be producing most of its aerial platform range at its new Tianjin plant in China within 18 months and is optimistic about the growth of demand in the country.

Equipment buyers from all over Asia, the Middle East and Latin America were in Shanghai in late November for the bauma China exhibition. Murray Pollok was there and reports on the access equipment on show.