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    Headline News

    United Rentals Sets Records Topping $3.7 Billion in Total Revenue in 2023

    Jan. 26, 2024
    United posted $3.119 billion in equipment rental revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $2.747 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 13.5-percent jump.
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    Aerial Work Platforms

    Skyjack Opens New Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Tianjin, China

    May 15, 2024
    The 35,000 square-meter facility is to become the headquarters for Skyjack’s Asia-Pacific operation, representing a commitment to the now substantial Chinese aerial work platform...
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    Business & Technology

    United Rentals Reports Increasing Digital Adoption

    May 15, 2024
    During Q1 2024, more than 70 percent of United Rentals' revenue came from customers who use one or more digital tools to support their safety, productivity and sustainability ...
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    Rental Companies

    Northern California’s Rental Guys Acquires Sacramento-based Aba Daba Rents

    May 8, 2024
    Rental Guys, a Chico, Calif.-based equipment rental company has closed a transaction to acquire the assets of Sacramento, Calif.-based Aba Daba Rents.
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    Telehandlers

    Manitou Introduces Specialized Woodcracker Tree Saw Configuration for its MRT Rotating Telehandlers

    May 7, 2024
    Manitou has launched a new Woodcracker tree saw with grapple configuration for its rotating telehandler product line designed to improve performance and productivity in tree and...
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    Cranes

    MyCrane Names New Director of Business Development in the U.S.

    March 27, 2024
    MyCrane, the world’s first global platform for online crane rental, has appointed Olga Dubinok as director of business development, USA, further strengthening its team in the ...
    RER 100 - The World’s Largest Rental Companies

    Send in Your Numbers - Deadline Extended!

    March 27, 2024
    We are trying to rank the 100 largest equipment rental companies based on rental volume and we want to hear from you so that all of the industry’s biggest players can be recognized...
    Interviews

    Interview with Doug Dougherty: Offering Solutions

    March 10, 2024
    In a recent interview with RER, Doug Dougherty, CEO of Cooper Equipment Rentals, Canada’s largest equipment rental company, talked about the company’s prospects for 2024, becoming...
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    RER & The Environment

    North America’s Construction Industry Heavily Advocating Sustainability

    March 2, 2024
    Construction is getting increasingly serious about sustainability ahead of the U.N. 2030 targets on emissions reporting.