International Rental News - September 2020

Included in this issue: 

• NEWS
  Kiloutou goes online with used equipment sales; Fluor sells AMECO Caribbean; Euroconstruct forecasts slow recovery; Digitalisation in rental webinar: speakers announced.
• THE APPLETON COLUMN
  Kevin Appleton considers what companies can do to manage the effects of the pandemic.
• ERA PAGE
  The European Rental Association has developed a Sustainable Supplier Framework.
• PREVIEW: IRC
  The International Rental Conference will be held in Shanghai the day before Bauma China, with a slightly different focus.
• PREVIEW: BAUMA CHINA
  Messe München is forging ahead with its big construction show in China, as the Chinese government makes efforts to stimulate the economy by raising infrastructure investment.
• INTERVIEW: HOME DEPOT
  Tony English, Senior Merchant for Rental at The Home Depot, talks about new developments at the company.
• ACCESS
  Euan Youdale, Editor of sister magazine Access International, explores the latest trends in the access equipment sector.
• LIGHTING TOWERS
  The blow to manufacturers from the drop in rental capex due to the pandemic could be softend by the trend for sustainable equipment.
• REGIONAL REPORT: JAPAN
  Restoration work on recent disasters in Japan is helping buoy demand for rental equipment during the pandemic.
• LATAM RENTAL 45
  Cristián Peters, Editor of Construcción Latinoamericana, looks at Latin America’s biggest rental players.
• ROADBUILDING
  With roadwork activity little impacted at the peak of the pandemic, Thomas Allen asks about the longer-term effects and looks at the latest equipment.
• INTERVIEW: HKL BAUMASCHINEN
  Kay Städing, HKL’s CEO, tells IRN about the company’s plans to open five depots during its 50th anniversary year.
• RENTAL MANAGEMENT
  We look at two approaches to bringing rental customers an up-to-date online service