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Challenging market conditions in the UK are making it difficult for Speedy Hire to return to profit, but the company said trends in pricing, volume and revenues were improving and that it was continuing to make good progress in its new Middle East business.

National Hire buys Sykes GroupNational Hire Group, part-owner of Coates Hire, is to acquire the Australian pump manufacturer Sykes Group for A$50 million (€36 million).

Access rental specialist the Lavendon Group, has reported an improved trading performance in the third quarter and into the fourth quarter.

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) has acquired one of Hawaii’s biggest rental companies, Western Machinery. Western was founded in 1985 and operates on three Hawaiian islands; Oahu, Hawaii and Maui.

Utility rental houses felt a pinch from the economic downturn, but nothing compared to the construction rental market. Lindsey Anderson reports

Rental consultant Dan Kaplan gave an upbeat presentation on the North American rental market at last week’s AEM conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Wacker Neuson’s third quarter revenues increased by 31.5% to €196 million compared to the same quarter in 2009 and EBITDA profits almost doubled to €25.0 million.

Ritchie Bros held its first auction in Avignon, France, on 10 November and will return to Portugal for the first time in three years with an auction on Thursday 18 November in Tondela. The Tondela sale will be simultaneously broadcast at the Ritchie auction taking place on the same day in Ocana, near Madrid in Spain.

The access and telehandler rental division of Mills Estuturas e Servicos de Engenharia in Brazil has placed orders worth US$80 million for additional equipment to the end of 2011. The investment will allow it to “meet the huge demand and to guarantee the expansion plan of the rental division”.

US rental veteran Bryan Rich has joined SmartEquip as executive chairman. Mr Rich has a 30 year career in rental during which he held senior positions at companies including Logan Equipment, NationsRent and Sunbelt Rentals.

Erbacon Small Plant, a rental company in South Africa, is to implement the MCS-rm rental software system from MCS.

The SED show has been closed by organiser RBI (Reed Business Information). RBI is also closing the associated Site Equipment Manager magazine and the website, SED365.co.uk.

The UK’s Executive Hire Show (EHS) returns to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 9-10 February next year with some significant new exhibitors, including Volvo, Bomag and Niftylift.

The Hire Trade Alliance (HTA), a trade association focused on the UK's tool hire market with around 70 members, has appointed Phil Mist as its general secretary.

In a departure for JCB, its seven new vertical lift skid steer and compact tracked loaders have been wholly designed, engineered and manufactured at its US factory.

Alimak Hek will open a new regional sales office in Brazil on 1 January 2011. Company veteran Pepe Olguin has been named managing director of Alimak Hek Brazil.

ALEC, the Brazilian rental association, is holding a rental exhibition and conference in São Paulo on 26-27 November.

The entire JCB European telehandler range is certified to the new EN15000 standard which came into force on 1 October 2010.

Dubai-based access rental company Manlift has opened a branch in New Delhi, India, to rent and sell aerial platforms. Manlift previously operated only in the Middle East where it has a fleet of around 1200 aerial platforms.

Aerial platform manufacturer Snorkel uses bauma China to give Asian launches to two recently introduced models and will also show enhancements to two existing platforms. The company is also looking to identify new distributors in “key territories” in Asia.