All Sectors Articles
UK rental company Hewden will hold a used equipment auction in September that it claimed is Europe’s largest ‘direct from user’ sale.
Two US rental veterans have launched a price comparison website for equipment rental. RentalHawk.com, based in Los Angeles, California, has been created by Robert Gray, a former United Rentals sales representative, and Mark Richter, a more experienced rental figure with a track record including Briggs Equipment, Diamondback Rentals and United Rentals.
Rental revenues at H&E Equipment Services in the US fell by 33.4% to US$50.1 million for the second quarter of the year. Total revenues, including H&E’s large new equipment sales business, fell by 36.2% to $180.2 million compared to the same quarter in 2008. Net profits fell to $0.3 million from $16.1 million.
Lavendon Group has acquired most of the assets of EPL Access Ltd, the well known UK vehicle mounted rental company that had entered administration a month ago.
Public works projects are holding strong for 2009, but bridge and road construction could be the biggest construction contributor in 2010
United Rentals saw total revenues fall by 26% to US$615 million and rental revenues by 28% to $454 million for the three months to 30 June. Operating profit was $5 million for the quarter, compared with $128 million for the same period last year.
Spanish manufacturer of aerial work platforms, Mecaplús SL has signed AST GmbH as its exclusive distributor for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
JLG Industries’ revenues for the third quarter of the year ending 30 June fell by 77% to US$211.2 million and the company made an operating loss of $71.2 million. The same quarter in 2008 saw revenues of $920 million and profits of $125 million.
RSC Equipment Rental's president and chief executive officer Erik Olsson said the recession will last into 2010, but that RSC might start seeing the bottom of the softening in demand.
The Scaffold Industry Association honored 10 industry members with awards during its annual conference and exposition
Netherlands based, powered access specialist, Riwal has set up an operation in the UK. Riwal UK is being managed by Les Warren (general manager), Tim White (sales and commercial manager) and Dave Freebody (operations manager).
The UK's first CTE ZED21 truck mounted platform has been delivered to Rapid Platforms, Bishop Stortford.
On 28 July the first Smith Newton electric trucks were delivered to four major US corporations and two utility companies. These included the truck-mounted boom lift for Pacific Gas & Electric, with an Altec boom and another similar truck for utility company Kansas Power & Light, plus conventional trucks for Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay, AT&T and Staples.
Italian manufacturer of truck and van mounted aerial platforms; GSR SpA will soon be launching three new models.
Volvo Rents has put together a comedy tour to support the construction industry and local food banks
H&E Equipment, located in Grand Prairie, TX, recently supplied equipment with Acme Lift for a Dallas Cowboys stadium project.
The American Rental Association's The Rental Show will return to New Orleans, with the 2012 show running from Sunday 5 to Wednesday 8 February at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center. This new location replaces previously scheduled dates in Atlanta.
UK rental company, BrightCast Group Services is adding a number of Skyjack aerial work platforms to its fleet, including the first SJ51AJ booms in the UK. "We will be adding between 10 and 15 platforms," said sales manager, John Young, which boosts the company's total fleet to over 80 units.
Every two years, at Germany's Nürburgring, a classic racing car event is held. To give photographers a good vantage point System Lift partner, SHK Arbeitsbühnen-Vermietung based in Polch, Germany provided two scissor platforms.
partnercontentplaceholder
blockintro
partnercontentplaceholder
blockintro
partnercontentplaceholder
blockintro
partnercontentplaceholder
blockintro