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Dynamic pricing in equipment rental
Appleton column: The potential rewards and pitfalls of using pricing algorithms
GPS & Telematics: Joining the dots
Sensors and software shed light on the once opaque worlds of machine health and jobsite performance
Glenn Pearson launches branded rental App
Pearson has created rentitonline.com to act as a one-stop portal for equipment end users and is also offering rental companies their own branded rental App.
Point of Rental makes software acquisition
Rental software specialist Point of Rental Software has acquired RentalTrax 
DPL Telematics launches new system
The tracking solution is wireless and offers long-lasting battery life
Luffing tower crane simulator launched
The Luffing Tower Crane (LTC) Training Pack simulation-based training aid has been released by CM Labs Simulations
Tracking and ‘re-rent’ system launched
Contractors can track their fleets and rent out machines not in use using the ShareMat system
Survey reveals IT priorities of equipment firms
New survey reveals that less than 50% of construction equipment businesses have a comprehensive IT or digital strategy.
Aggreko implements supply chain software
UK power provider to implement Ideagen’s Q-Pulse software, in a bid to improve its processes
Skyjack and Trackunit announce partnership
The two companies will launch their telematics services in the first quarter of 2018    
Costain brings autonomous vehicles to UK
Engineering solutions provider to help with UK’s first HGV platooning trial
MCS rebrands for fresh new look
UK rental software company rebrands logo and website to provide up-to-date look
Trackunit set to launch new applications
The company will debut two new efficiency and telematics apps this spring and summer
Siemens and Bentley agreement
“Strategic alliance” between technology and software companies said to accelerate digitalisation to advance infrastructure project delivery
Riwal signs up with SmartEquip
Riwal has signed up with the SmartEquip online parts ordering system, the second large European rental company to do so after Boels Rental.
FEATURE: Data crunching
Having a central source of real-time data is becoming essential to managing a rental business. IRN reports on the latest software updates.
Teletrac Navman releases new software platform
GPS tracking and fleet management technology developer launches Director software
BIM “needed now”
FIEC Congress told by president Johan Willemen that building information modelling not just an add-on but “needs to be brought into the frame now”
Nixon Hire reports improvements to mobile workforce
UK rental company says productivity up 20% after it started using JobWatch technology
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