International Rental News - October-November 2020

included in this issue: 

• NEWS 
  HSS to close 134 depots in digital shift; Ritchie Bros. acquires Rouse Services; ERA estimates 10.4% rental drop in 2020; McDonnell steps down as United Rentals CCO.
• THE APPLETON COLUMN
  Kevin Appleton suggests some new names and business models could emerge in a post-Covid-restricted economy.
• INTERVIEW: OFF GRID ENERGY
  Danny Jones, Technical Director of Off Grid Energy, explains how cross rental has become a key part of its business model.
• ERA/IRN RENTALTRACKER
  Despite the lingering uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, there are glimmers of hope for European rental firms.
• PUMPS 
  Pump manufacturers are offering not only new models but also their expertise through guidance and training. Thomas Allen reports.
• MATERIAL HANDLING 
  An array of new technologies are changing the forklift sector. Thomas Allen reports.
• SOFTWARE 
  Thomas Allen looks at the tools being offered by software providers to help manage fleet data.
• OHR GLOBAL RENTAL REPORT 
  Revenues for the world’s largest rental companies have grown at an astounding rate over the last decade and a new study sees no sign of a slowdown.
• INTERVIEW: BOBCAT 
  Joel Honeyman, VP of Global Innovation at Doosan Bobcat, says the company is taking its first steps into electrification.
• RENTAL MANAGEMENT 
  Dick Klaassen, founder of Xeelas, walks us through the challenges of connecting large fleets of assets digitally while achieving a good return on investment.