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International News

Vp Enjoying Strong Start to 2008

Feb. 22, 2008
British hire company Vp said it has increased its rental activity in the early weeks of 2008 and sees no sign of problems caused by the global credit crunch. The company said ...
International News

Finnish Aerial Rental Giant Janneniska Buys Swedish Aerial Firm

Feb. 22, 2008
Finnish aerial work platform rental company Janneniska last week acquired NOFA, a Swedish rental company. The combined companies will be able to service all aerial work platform...
International News

British Fork Rent Acquires Swift Plant Hire

Feb. 22, 2008
Independent British rental company Fork Rent plc, based in Ipswich, Suffolk, recently acquired the mechanical assets of Leicestershire-based rental business Swift Plant Hire, ...
International News

Atlas Copco Establishes Customer Center in Angola

Feb. 22, 2008
Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco recently established a new, fully owned customer center in Angola, to strengthen its offering to customers in one of the world’s fastest-growing...
Headline News

North American Rental Market Tops $42 Billion, ARA Study Says

Feb. 15, 2008
The total size of the North American rental market was $42.3 billion in 2007, according to the American Rental Association’s 2007 State of the Industry report, released last week...
Postcards From Las Vegas

World of Concrete Reports Second-largest Show in its History

Feb. 15, 2008
World of Concrete show organizers Hanley Wood last week announced that 84,789 professional registrants from around the world attended World of Concrete 2008 in Las Vegas Jan. ...
News & Analysis

24/7 Hires Top Studio Rental Salesman O’Malley

Feb. 8, 2008
Burbank, Calif.-based 24/7 Studio Equipment has hired studio rental veteran John O’Malley as vice president of sales, 24/7 president Lance Sorenson told RER.
News & Analysis

B&G Opens Orlando Branch

Feb. 8, 2008
Birmingham, Ala.-based B&G Equipment and Supply recently opened a branch in Orlando, Fla., the company’s fourth. The company’s primary customer base is contractor and B&G has ...
News & Analysis

Kaplan to Offer Keynote at European Rental Show

Feb. 8, 2008
Rental industry consultant and frequent RER contributor Dan Kaplan will give the keynote address at the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Amsterdam in June, show...