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Europe’s rental market continues to be ‘twin-track’ in terms of business confidence according to the IRN/ERA RentalTracker survey for the first quarter of 2011, with the Nordic countries, France and Germany remaining confident but the UK/Ireland, Benelux, Italy and Spain far less so.

United Rentals halved its net losses to US$20 million in the first quarter of 2011 and reported a 9.4% increase in revenues to US$523 million for the period. Rental revenues rose by 14.2% to $434 million.

The aerial platform industry needs to take a more professional approach to the selection, design and use of outrigger pads, said Chris Wraith, QSHE manager (Quality, Health, Safety and Environment) at Lavendon Access Services, speaking at the IPAF Summit Conference in Amsterdam on 14 April.

Gérard Déprez, chief executive officer of Loxam – Europe’s largest equipment rental company – urged aerial platform manufacturers not to overlook the requirements of the European rental sector as they chase emerging markets in Asia and Latin America.

Volvo is moving its North American Volvo Rents business from the Volvo Construction Equipment division to become a subsidiary of AB Volvo.

Denmark’s BMS A/S has sold its aerial platform rental division to Riwal Denmark and will now focus on its crane rental business.

Paul Adorian and Pierre Saubot were joint winners of the lifetime achievement award at the 2011 International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) awards ceremony held in Amsterdam on 14 April before an audience of more than 450 people.

JLG’s Wayne Lawson has been elected as the new president of IPAF, succeeding Steve Shaughnessy, who has decided to step down after one year of his two year presidential term.

Haulotte Group's sales were $104.3 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 2010, an increase of 50.7%. The company said increased sales in Asia, Brazil and Europe are contributing factors, as well as demand in North America from rental companies that are refreshing fleets.

JCB has signed up for the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) in Amsterdam on 7-9 June, joining other big name exhibitors including Terex Construction, Volvo, Atlas Copco, Wacker Neuson and Hilti.

Steve Citron, a name well known in the US rental industry from his days with Terex/Genie, Haulotte/Bil-jax and MEC Aerial Platforms, is starting afresh with a new company making material lifts.

The American Rental Association's The Rental Show will return to Las Vegas in 2013 but at a new venue - the Sands Expo and Convention Center. Headquarter hotels will be the Venetian and Palazzo.

Arizona-based Acme Lift Co., a wholesale rental company, has added Genie Z-80/60 self-propelled articulated aerial work platforms to its fleet.

United Rentals' Canadian subsidiary is to acquire Venetor Group, a seven-location equipment rental company in Canada, for an undisclosed price.

New Merlo Panoramic 120.10 HM telehandlers will be available at the beginning of May from Manulift, a Canadian importer of Merlo telehandlers.

Imer Group is adding a range of seven small truck mounted platforms to its line of self-propelled scissors lifts and booms. The first model – a 14.2 m working height telescopic unit mounted on a 3.5 t Nissan carrier – was introduced at the Smopyc exhibition in Zaragoza, Spain.

Spain’s three main rental organisations for general equipment, aerial platforms and cranes have created a national rental confederation called ConfalQ (Confederation del Alquiler). The organisations believe that working together will help Spain’s beleaguered rental sector in lobbying government on issues such as payment terms.

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Caterpillar is seeing growing demand for equipment rental as markets recover because contractors are still uncertain about investing in their own equipment.

French rental company Kiloutou has been sold by its private equity owner Sagard Private Equity to another private equity company, PAI Partners, for €535 million (enterprise value). The deal is subject to approval by competition authorities.