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Customer service is the key, not asset management, says HSS CEO
Keynote speech to IRC conference in Beijing highlights customer service as key factor in a rental business, rather than asset management.
ERA/IRN RentalTracker and ‘Rest of the World’ rental surveys now open
Rental companies worldwide are asked to compete the short online surveys, with results to be published in mid-October.
Ramirent refreshes brand image
Company said new look reflects repositioning as a 'knowledge-based' company offering 'more than machines'.
Strong line-up for Europlatform conference
Karel Huijser of JLG Industries and Dino Leistenschneider at Ramirent complete the Europlatform conference line-up on 7 October in Copenhagen.
Spartan targets rental with 'paperless office' mobile software
UK IT company opens office in Houston, Texas, after winning a large contract with an undisclosed company in the US.
Feature - Rental IT - The last laugh
A-Plant is a rental success story, but 15 years ago the industry’s response to its new IT strategy was less than complimentary
Rental leaders return to Beijing for 3rd IRC conference
Book your place now for the International Rental Conference (IRC), taking place on 21 September, 2015, in Beijing.
IRC conference: how to ‘de-risk’ your rental business
Vivek Soni of Gemini Equipment & Rentals in India will focus on de-risking strategies for rental companies at the International Rental Conference (IRC) in Beijing on 21 September, 2015.
Sarens and Sinotrans in joint-venture agreement
International heavy lifting and transport specialist Sarens and Sinotrans Heavy-lift Logistics Company entered a joint-venture partnership to provide heavy lifting and transport services in China
Major changes at Aggreko
Rental Solutions and Power Solutions businesses to replace regional structure; two regional directors to step down once transition is complete
Queen’s Birthday Honour for GGR’s Gill
Managing director of €30 million crane and lifting equipment supplier ‘humbled’ as she is awarded OBE for Services to Construction
Feature – Raising the standard
Asset tracking and telematics have always been easier to define than to implement, until now
Neff Corporation aiming to see investments pay off
Full year results to 31 December 2014 show rental revenues up 15%; CEO Graham Hood optimistic for 2015
After the sale
Gary Clark, customer support manager of national accounts for JLG, and Rick Smith, senior director of product training at JLG, discuss the importance of aftermarket support.
Final speakers confirmed for ALH Conference & Awards
Frank Nerenhausen, president of JLG, and Gregg Nierenberg, vice president of fleet operations at Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), to participate in ALH Conference & Awards in Miami on November 11.
Working smart: interview with Coates Hire’s Leigh Ainsworth
Australia’s Coates Hire is retrenching in the face of a slowdown in the country’s natural resources sector, as company CEO Leigh Ainsworth tells Murray Pollok.
Award shortlists: details of the companies in this year’s awards
The shortlists for this year’s European Rental Awards on 25 June were published in February after the meeting of the judges. Here we provide details of the shortlisted entries.
Bird’s eye view: asset tracking and anti-theft technology
The impetus behind asset tracking and theft-prevention technologies is fast growing, with more and more options available to rental companies. Murray Pollok reports for IRN magazine.
Hewden's core fleet promise starts to pay off
Hewden says its ‘Core Fleet Guarantee’ is increasing utilisation and successfully generating more business with small and medium sized customers. Murray Pollok reports.
A good deal? Jeff Eisenberg on United Rentals' latest acquision
United Rentals has acquired US rental company National Pump & Compressor for a price of US$780 million, equivalent to 3.7 times National’s 2013 revenues. Jeff Eisenberg asks, was it a good deal, and what does the price mean for United and the rest of the industry?
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