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The European Rental Association (ERA) has published a new guide to equipment rental that aims to help the industry attract new customers and explain rental to government organisations, regulatory bodies and other stakeholders in the business.

Netherlands-based rental consultancy Consurent has created an online survey on fleet management trends and will present the results at a meeting held on 7 June during the first day of the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) in Amsterdam.

The European Rental Association (ERA) has assembled a remarkable line-up for the ‘Manufacturers’ Round-Table’ discussion on the opening afternoon of its Amsterdam annual convention with the CEOs of United Rentals, JCB, Loxam, Manitou and Boels Verhuur all taking part.

The American Rental Association (ARA) is predicting a strong rebound in the US equipment rental industry up to 2015, forecasting a 7% increase in equipment rental revenues this year followed by higher growths of between 9% and 14% up to 2015.

Te Co, the Italian owner of the Italnolo rental franchise group, has launched an iPhone/iPad App for customers.

Sunstate Equipment is the latest US rental company to join the SmartEquip network. The system will link each of Sunstate’s depots with its suppliers, giving parts and service technicians real-time support on products.

Rental consultant WL Associates has launched a new product sourcing service, called Worldsource, for rental companies. It will locate the best new products, components and consumable items worldwide.

The European Rental Association (ERA) has opened registration for its annual convention in Amsterdam in June. The convention takes place alongside the second International Rental Exhibition (IRE).

Italian distributors and rental association Assodimi is organising a series of rental events at the upcoming Samoter exhibition, including daily seminars and a round-table discussion on Friday 4 March.

Asset management software house, Chevin Fleet Solutions is offering UK organisations the chance to scrutinise their fleet operations free of charge.

Netherlands rental companies will gather on 27 January for the annual Optimaal Verhuren (Optimal Rental ) conference, being held at the Expo Center Houten near Utrecht.

United Rentals has launched a sustainability programme which it says is designed to foster growth and benefit customers, employees, suppliers and communities

South Africa-based MCC Plant Hire is the largest heavy equipment rental company in Africa. Murray Pollok talked to the company’s Werner Scheepers about the challenges in the coming years.

New World: GAM’s Carlos Araoz explains the company’s internationalisation strategy to IRN Editor Murray Pollok.

European rental companies plan to slowly increase their investment in equipment fleets over the next few years, although not to the same levels as the peaks of 2006 and 2007, according to the results of the recent ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the third quarter of 2010.

A couple of times every year the question of bungee jumping from mobile cranes is raised. Is it allowed or not?

How big is the global rental industry? Murray Pollok scans the available sources to provide a snapshot of the 2009 rental market and reports on some forecasts for Europe and North America.

More and more rental applications for RFID asset tagging technology are coming to light. Is it time that you considered the latest asset management technology? Murray Pollok reports.

How do you match 2008 debt levels with 2010 cash flows? Jeff Eisenberg, IRN’s finance correspondent, finds some of the answers in the recent restructurings of rental companies Neff Rental and HUNE.

Hertz Equipment Rental Co (HERC) is establishing rental businesses in markets including the Middle East and China to add to its North American and European businesses. Murray Pollok met Norty Turner, the American Hertz executive who is now running the HERC Europe and Middle East operations.