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RentalTracker survey for Europe reveals ‘wait and see’ attitude
Confidence in the European rental market was steady at the end of the first quarter of the year, according to the ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for Q1 2012, although there remains a wide variation in business sentiment across the region.
Pioneer Pumps to establish factory in Middle East
Pioneer Pump will open a new pump assembly plant in the Middle East as it continues its international expansion. The new 1000 m2 facility – likely to be in Sharjah, UAE – will help the company meet growing demand for its pumps in the region.
Zoomlion towers for Streif
Streif Baulogistik in Germany has bought a pair of Zoomlion tower cranes and signed up as sales and service agent for Germany and Poland
Neff Rental goes live with SmartEquip
Neff Rental has gone live on the SmartEquip network in North America, further expanding SmartEquip coverage of the North American rental sector.
Lavendon boosted by growth in France and Middle East
Lavendon reported an 8% increase in revenues in the first three months of the year, with growth led by France and the Middle East, both of which reported more than 25% increases in rental revenues.
First quarter records for United Rentals and RSC
United Rentals said its first quarter results showed record levels of time utilisation, fleet growth and EBITDA profits on revenues of US$656 million, a year-on-year increase of 25.4%.
Malthus sells access sales division to Brubakken
Norway's Malthus is to sell its aerial platform sales division to Brubakken, a Norwegian forklift sales and rental company.
Brazil acquisition to give SDMO a boost
SDMO said the recent acquisition of the Brazilian genset manufacturer Maquigeral will give it an important route to targeting the country’s fast growing rental sector in the country.
Atlas Copco moves genset centre to Gesan
Atlas Copco Portable Energy is to move its competence centre for portable generators from Antwerp to the Gesan facility in Zaragoza, Spain that it acquired last year.
Terex to accelerate engagement with developing markets
Terex Corp said it will accelerate the development of its business in developing markets such as Russia, Brazil, India and China through local production for local markets and by using its “entrepreneurial” spirit.
Haulotte first quarter sales up 24%
Haulotte Group's first quarter sales grew by 24% to €89 million, with equipment sales up 28.4% and service and rental revenues increasing by 2% and 14.1%, respectively.
New mini excavators, telematics from Wacker Neuson
Wacker Neuson used Intermat to introduce three new sub-3 t mini excavators and a new telematics system for use with its compact range of machines and retrofitable to older Wacker models as well as other brand machines.
IHIMER launches its own skid steers loaders
IHIMER, the joint venture between Japan’s IHI and Italian IMER Group, has launched two skid steer loaders designed and built in Italy.
Yanmar takes back retail sales in France
Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe has taken over retail sales of its products in France from former joint venture partner Amman, although Ammann will continue to sell Yanmar to key accounts and big rental companies in the country.
APR wins 220 MW contracts, announces revenue growth
APR Energy (APR) has won two new contracts, in Cyprus and Mexico, to supply a total of 220 MW of temporary power.
Wynne Systems grows global team
Software company Wynne Systems has expanded its team with the appointment of three senior staff in its US and France operations, in a bid to grow its customer‐facing operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the US.
Xylem invests heavily in French pump rental fleet
Pump manufacturer Xylem is to make significant investments in its French rental fleet in the coming five years to expand its product range and open new facilities.
Kubota unveils all-electric mini excavator
Kubota unveiled a concept all-electric mini excavator on the opening morning of the Intermat show. The company has yet to set a launch date and said it was showing the machine to get feedback from dealers and customers.
Qualcomm rolls out cost-effective fleet management solution
Qualcomm Inc has launched its Mobile Computing Platform 50 (MCP50) fleet management solution.
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