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24 April 2008

Rank Company (2005 Rank) Company Country Fleet Size % Fleet Details Branches Countries Of Operation Contact Details
      2006 2005 +/-        
1(1) United Rentals US 71093 65000 9 Scissors/booms 70294, truck mounts 278, mast climbers 750 US, Canada, Mexico Greenwich, US +1 203 622 3131 www.unitedrentals.com
2(2) RSC Equipment Rental US 29000 (Est) 27900 4 Mainly booms & scissors 470 US, Canada, Mexico Scottsdale, US +1 480 905 3300 www.rscrental.com
Being sold by Atlas Copco
3(3) Sunbelt Rentals US 17710 16300 9 Scissors/booms 17500, mast climbers 130, hoists 80 209 US Charlotte, US +1 888 334 7570 www.sunbeltrentals.com
Part of Ashtead, along with A-Plant below
4(5) Hertz Equipment Rental Co US 17000 (Est) 15000 (Est) 13 Booms, scissors 356 US, Canada, France, Spain New Jersey, US +1 201 307 2000 www.hertzequip.com
5(4) NES Rentals US 16375 18300 -11 Scissors/booms 15876, truck mounts mast climbers 37, personnel lifts 332 125 US Chicago, US +1 800 NES RENT www.nesrentals.com
6(8) H&E Equipment Services US 12869 9975 29 Scissors and booms 42 US Baton Rouge, US +1 225 298 5200 www.he-equipment.com
Acquired Eagle High Reach during year.
7(7) Lavendon Group UK 12784 10500 22 Scissors/booms 11939, truck mounts 378, others 125 93 UK, France, Spain, Germany, Middle East Lutterworth, UK +44(0) 1455 558 874 www.lavendongroup.
Includes recent acquisition of AMP Access (525 platforms)
8(6) NationsRent US 12027 12500 -4 Scissors/booms 12025, truck mounts 2 269 US Fort Lauderdale, US +1 800 NO SWEAT www.nationsrent.com
9(9) Ahern Rentals US 11400 9000 (Est) 27 All booms and scissors 32 US Las Vegas, US +1 702 362 0623 www.ahernrentals.com
10(10) Loxam France 7500 5800 29 Booms, scissors, van & truck mounts 375 France, UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands Paris, France +33 1 41 878 000 www.loxam.fr
Includes acquisition of Spreeuwenberg, NL
11 Nishio Rent All Japan 7000 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 170 Japan Osaka, Japan +81 6 6251 7302 www.nishio-rent.co.jp
12(11) Ramirent Oyj Finland 6701 5725 17 Scissors/booms 3750, truck mounts 30, mast climbers 965, hoists 400, others 1556 272 Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Czech Republic Helsinki, Finland +358 20 750 200 www.ramirent.com
13 RK Cramo Group Finland/Sweden 6661 37 Scissors/booms 4665, trucks/trailers 1206, mast climbers 220, hoists 370, others 200 241 Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Netherlands, Russia Czech Republic Kista, Sweden/Helsinki, Finland +46 8 623 5400 www.cramo.com/www.rk.fi
14(13) Riwal NL 5283 4338 22 Self-propelled 97% 9 Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, France, Slovenia, plus cross border rental and re-rental. Dordrecht, The Netherlands +31 786 181 888 www.riwal.com
Excludes Ri-Rent fleet.
15(14) AVS Systemlift AG1 Germany 4513 4117 10 Scissors/booms 3350, trucks 425, mast climbers 3, hoists 255, other 480 65 Germany, Austria Hannover, Germany +49 511 6960 3430 www.systemlift.de
Rental franchise
16 Sumisho Rental Support (Bluetec) Japan 4500 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 50 Japan Tokyo, Japan +81 3 5909 4151 www.srscorp.co.jp
Owned by Sumitomo Corp
17(15) Coates Hire Ltd Australia 4448 3984 12 Scissors/booms 4200, truck mounts 20, mast climbers 20, hoists 106, others 102 196 Australia, UK, Indonesia Sydney, Australia +61 2 9701 3300 www.coates.com.au
18(31) Sunstate Equipment US 4177 2100 (Est) 99 Booms 580, scissors 3597 46 US Phoenix, US +1 602 275 2398 www.sunstateequip.com
19(16) Kiloutou France 4000 3600 11 Scissors, booms, trailer mounts 170 France Marcq en Baroeul, France +33 359 56 55 39 www.kiloutou.fr
20 Aktio Corp Japan 4000 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 283 Japan Tokyo, Japan +81 3 3862 1413 www.aktio.co.jp
Owned by Mitsubishi
21(17) Vilatel S.L. Spain 3965 3315 20 Booms, scissors, truck mounts 14 Spain Vila-Seca, Spain +34 977 394 334 www.vilatel.es
22(26) UMESA Spain 3600 2350 53 Booms & scissors, truck mounts, mast climbers 10 Spain Barcelona, Spain +34 635 6446 www.umesa.com
23(23) GAM SA Spain 3562 2500 42 Scissors/booms 3500, truck mounts 40, mast climbers 12 52 Spain, Portugal Asturias, Spain +34 985 732 273 www.gamalquiler.com
Recently floated on stock exchange
24(18) Gruppo Venpa Italy 3300 3000 10 Scissors/booms 3110, truck mounts 190 39 Italy, Servia, Croatia, Slovenja Dolo, Italy +39 041 90 15 48 www.gruppovenpa3.it
25 Nikken Corp Japan 3000 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 194 Japan Tokyo, Japan +81 3 5512 7311 www.rental.co.jp
Part owned by Mitsubishi
26(34) Haulotte Group (Lev/UK Platforms) France 2990 2000 50 Scissors/booms 2500, truck mounts 490 34 France/UK Lyon, France +33 472 881 585 www.haulotte.com
27(21) Acces Industrie France 2928 2700 8 Scissors/booms 2464, vertical mast 448 22 France, Spain, Portugal Tonneins, France +33 553 88 27 98 www.acces-industrie.com
28(33) The Platform Company UK 2845 2040 39 Scissors and booms 10 UK Slough, UK +44 1628 559977 www.platformcompany.co.uk
=29(34) AFI Aerial Platforms Ltd UK 2800 2000 40 Scissors and booms 15 UK Wakefield, UK +44 1924 234800 www.afi-platforms.co.uk
=29(20) All Erection US 2800 (Est) 2800 0 Scissors and booms 24 US, Canada Cleveland, US +1 216 524 6550 www.allcrane.com
=31(23) DK Rental Belgium 2600 2500 4 Scissors and booms 11 Belgium, France, Spain Waregem, Belgium +32 56 622622 www.dkrental.be
=31(22) Nacanco Spain 2600 2300 13 Scissors and booms 16 Spain, Italy Barcelona, Spain +34 936 628 834 www.nacanco.es
=31(25) Hewden UK 2600 2365 10 Scissors and booms 18 UK Warrington, UK +44 1925 261337 www.hewden.co.uk
34 Recnos (Gecoss Corp) Japan 2500 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 40 Japan Tokyo, Japan +81 482 948 741 www.gecoss.co.jp
35(29) Mateco AG Germany 2446 2153 14 Scissors/booms 2118, truck mounts 230, others 98 20 Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg Stuttgart, Germany +49 711 9555630 www.mateco.de
36(26) Ring Lift - PartnerLIFT Germany 2270 2350 -3 Scissors/booms 1900, truck mounts 370 55 Germany Hannover, Germany +49 511 963 520 www.partnerlift.de
Rental franchise
37(19) Access Link UK 2250 (Est) 2899 -22 Booms, scissors, trucks and trailers 22 UK Various, UK +44 1291 421155 www.access-link.net
Access rental franchise
=38 Vamasa Spain 2200 (Est) Booms, scissors and truck mounts 8 Spain Valencia, Spain +34 902 011 930 www.vamasa.com
=38(31) SGB Group UK 2200 (Est) 2100 (Est) 5 Booms and scissors 70 Europe, Asia, Middle East Leatherhead, UK +44 1372 381 300 www.sgb.co.uk
Main access business in UK, France, Netherlands and Denmark.
40(28) Groupe Salti France 2071 2169 -5 Scissors/booms 1838, truck mounts 233 17 France Lille, France +33 3 20 92 92 92 www.groupesalti.fr
=41 Tokyo Rental Japan 2000 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 29 Japan Tokyo, Japan +81 3 5793 5711 www.t-ren.com
Cat Rental Store
=41 Ryoki Co Ltd Japan 2000 (Est) Mainly booms & scissors 40 Japan Hiroshima-shi, Japan +81 82 2374450 www.ryoki-japan.co.jp
=41(39) Star Rentals US 2000 (Est) 1700 (Est) 18 Self propelled 16 Western US Seattle, US +1 800 825 7880 www.starrentals.com
44 Boels BV NL 1892 Mainly booms and scissors 125 Netherlands, Belgium, Germany Sittard, Netherlands +31 46 459 2159 www.boels.com
45(38) Gardemann Arbeitsbuhnen Germany 1820 1760 3 Booms & scissors, truck mounts >20 Germany, Austria, Benelux Alpen, Germany +49 2802 9490 www.gardemann.de
46(36) Simplex Equipment Rental Canada 1800 1860 -3 Scissors and booms 31 Canada Montreal, Canada +1 514 331 7777 www.simplex.ca
47(40) Universal Aerial Platforms UK 1700 (Est) 1675 1 Booms, scissors, truck mounts, trailer mounts 6 UK, Spain London, UK +44 20 8830 3333 www.universal-platforms.com
48(46) Midwest Aerials & Equipment US 1650 1250 32 All scissors and booms 3 US St Louis, US +1 314 588 1300 www.midwestaerials.com
49(41) Ashtead Plant Hire Co (A-Plant) UK 1645 1600 3 Scissors/booms 1530, others 115 12 UK Warrington, UK +44 1925 281000 www.aplant.com
Part of Ashtead, along with Sunbelt Rentals above.
50(37) Alimak Hek Group Sweden 1625 1800 -10 Mast climbers 1000, hoists 625 14 Europe, US, Asia, Australia Stockholm, Sweden +46 8402 1440 www.alimakhek.com
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