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Powerscreen has extended its product range with the addition of three new mobiles. D&Ri reports

This month's biennial Hillhead Show, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, will once again be showcasing equipment for the quarrying, recycling and construction industries, at Tarmac's Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, UK. Richard High previews this popular event.

Telehandler manufacturer, Merlo gets the access industry talking at Bauma with its 20 m, 25 m and 30 m articulated boom aerial platforms mounted on Roto–type telehandler carriers.

One of the key launches of the first day at Bauma was Alimak Hek's long–awaited modular mast climbing and transport hoist system.

China's GJJ and The Netherland's Raxtar are quite different companies, but both are hoping to make a bigger impression in the world's hoist markets. Murray Pollok spoke to the companies at the recent Bauma exhibition. Plus, new hoist and mast climbers from Bauma and applications reports from around the world.

Ammann-Yanmar is launching the first of its Universal range of fourth-generation zero tailswing excavators, as well as the smaller ViO17 mini excavator that is replacing the ViO15. Murray Pollok reports.

There may not be a special dedicated rental area at this year's SAIE, but that hardly reduces the interest level for rental companies looking for Italian-made products, and more.

Over 5000 party and events professionals visited the recent Showman's Show in the UK in October, and a definite theme of the event was environmentally friendly products.

Around 4000 m2 of exhibition space has already been booked by over 60 companies for the first International Rental Exhibition (IRE) taking place in Amsterdam on 3-5 June next year.

Rental in China is still in its infancy, but the recent BICES exhibition in Beijing, China, attended by over 60000 visitors, provided evidence that its profile is rising, with one of China's biggest equipment manufacturers, Liugong, promoting rental on its stand at the show.

In 2008 for the first time Europe's equipment rental industry will have its own awards. Dedicated to recognising and promoting excellence and professionalism among rental companies and suppliers to the rental industry in Europe, the European Rental Awards will be presented at the ERA's annual convention dinner in Amsterdam on 4 June 2008.

The ARA's Rental Show returns to Las Vegas in February 2008. IRN Editor Murray Pollok previews the show and highlights some of the first –time exhibitors.

Italian manufacturers of crawler mounted aerial platforms continue to supply the flexibility and transportability often important to renters of access equipment.

Lighting tower manufacturer Towerlight is bringing to Europe the articulated boom AST8000 lighting tower it developed for open-pit mining applications in Australia.