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Highlift Equipment acquires Valco Equipment assets
Highlift Equipment Ltd, a full service equipment distributor operating in Cincinnati since 1968 has acquired the assets of Valco Equipment Inc. of Canton, Ohio. Valco Equipment Inc. has been a distributor of telehandlers, scissor lifts and boom lifts for more than 24 years.
Ramirent buys small Swedish accommodation specialist
Ramirent is to acquire Swedish portable accommodation rental company Consensus Entreprenad.
Compact Power adds Kubota machines to Home Depot rental locations
Kubota Tractor Corp has teamed up with Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) to supply excavators and compact backhoe loaders for its Home Depot rental locations.
ERA/IRN RentalTracker Q4 survey now open
The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the fourth quarter of 2011 is ready to complete and is now in available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Russian.
JCB to launch 'rental-spec' 1200 kVA genset
JCB is to expand its range of power generators with the launch of a rental-specification 1200 kVA unit in a 20 ft ISO container.
Ritchie Bros online sales hit US$1 billion for 2011
Online auctioneer of heavy equipment and trucks, Ritchie Bros Auctioneers announced on December 7 that its online equipment sales for 2011 had exceeded US$1 billion.
Vista Training acquires HeviCert
US-based Vista Training has completed the acquisition of HeviCert, a provider of heavy equipment operator training and certification worldwide.
Profits up 83% at Ashtead driven by Sunbelt performance
Ashtead Group’s operating profits jumped by 83% to £63.4 million for the three months to 31 October driven by an almost doubling of profits at Sunbelt Rentals in the US.
MVS Zeppelin committed to full 'rental service' model
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.
Nacanco continues to grow fleet
In addition to the 45 new Socage truck-mounted platforms that Access International recently reported being added to the Nacanco fleet. The Italian aerial platform specialist has bought 30 Braviisol Leonardo vertical mast machines and ten 8m Genie booms.
Lavendon rebrands UK operation
The Lavendon Group has decided to bring its three UK rental businesses under a single brand, Nationwide Platforms.
Podcast: ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey – Q3 2011
In this six minute podcast, Murray Pollok, Editor of International Rental News (IRN), looks at the findings of the recent ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the third quarter of 2011, and reports also on the results of the 'Rest of the World' survey.
Italian rental market shrinks by 5% in 2011
The Italian rental market will fall in value by a projected 5% this year according to the latest rental market study prepared by Assodimi, the Italian association for rental and distribution.
Bauma organisers to launch South African show
Inaugural Bauma Africa to be held in Johannesburg in September 2013.
National Hire to delist following Seven takeover
Australia’s National Hire – which owns a 46.1% share of Coates Hire – has finally been fully acquired by Seven, the company run by Kerry Stokes.
Garic’s welfare units go green
Garic is offering construction sites the chance to save money on spending a penny with its new eco-friendly mobile welfare unit.
HSS Hire wins £5 million Simons Group contract
HSS Hire has been appointed exclusive plant outsource provider to Simons Group in the UK.
Youngman to sell five-colour variable message boards
Youngman Group is starting to market an Australian-made, five-colour variable message board that it thinks has enormous potential in the rental market.
Glifberg to be inducted into ARA's Rental Hall of Fame
Former Cramo chief executive officer Gunnar Glifberg will be one of the two new inductees into the American Rental Association’s Rental Hall of Fame.
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