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UK rental company Hewden has appointed Michaela Simpson in the newly created role of head of customer experience.
What were the most popular rental stories in 2011 as measured by views on the www.khl.com website? Well, there are some surprises – Kiloutou’s acquisition of Top’Loc was top of the list, higher even than the same company’s much bigger acquisition of BM Location a few weeks earlier.
Benjamin de Castelnau, previously sales and marketing manager at BM Location, has left the rental business following its acquisition by Kiloutou.
Mr Finn Løkken, managing director of Cramo Norway AS and a senior vice president in Cramo’s group management team, is to resighn from his position and pursue a career outside the rental industry.
Turkish aerial platform company İstanbul Vinç has established a specialist atrium lift rental company called Örümcekci (Örümcek is Turkish for spider).
MVS Zeppelin, the Cat Rental Store in Germany, said it remains committed to expanding its rental service business model and will increase the proportion of non-Cat ‘allied equipment’ in its fleet in the coming years.
UK renter Hewden has signed a “multi-million pound” contract with IT supplier Maxima for a Microsoft business management and CRM (customer relationship management) system.
Six crane rental companies in the Netherlands have set up a national partnership to create a more cost-effective service. Kraanverhuur Nederland, in English: Crane Rental Netherlands, brings together
Companies have just over six weeks to submit their entries for the fifth European Rental Awards, to be held on 15 May next year during the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Oslo, Norway.
Australian family-owned rental company Kennards Hire has presented its 850 employees with a A$3 million (€2.25 million) annual bonus, averaging at A$4600 (€3440) per worker.
The North American rental sector is making a welcome return to growth this year, with an expected 5-10% increase in revenues. However, as Murray Pollok reports, the recovery remains far from robust.
Brazil has the fastest growing rental market in the world. But is it growing too fast, and can the construction boom be sustained? Murray Pollok, IRN Editor, asked rental companies and suppliers in the country.
Lavendon Access Services has launched an anti-crush safety device for boom platforms. At the same time, a major UK contractor has said that all booms used on its sites from 3 January 2012 onwards will need to be fitted with crushing protection.
RSC Equipment Rental will hold a nationwide ‘Yard Sale’ of used equipment at its depots all day on Thursday, 8 December, with almost 1000 categories of equipment available.
UK rental company Hewden has signed a three year sponsorship deal with Aviva Premiership rugby club, Sale Sharks.
David Downie, chief operating officer of HSS, is to leave the company at the end of December and may seek a new executive role in the rental industry.
Access and power rental company Manlift Middle East has expanded its Abu Dhabi operation by moving into a new purpose-built facility in the main Abu Dhabi industrial area, Musaffah.
Fast growing Korea Rental Corp (KRC) aims to establish an aerial platform rental company in Shanghai, China next year.
Around 70 delegates from Russia’s equipment rental market gathered in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in mid-October to attend the second Russian Rental Conference.
One of China’s biggest equipment rental companies is planning to diversify if product range beyond road building equipment with the addition of aerial platforms, portable compressors and generators next year.