Equipro Opens Three Service Centers
Designed to address the growing service gap in the multi-billion dollar construction equipment repair industry, Equipro, a subsidiary of Wacker, recently opened its latest franchise locations serving the Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth and Raleigh, N.C., areas...
HERC To Open Bakersfield Branch
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. will celebrate the grand opening of its Bakersfield, Calif., general rental facility on Friday, Oct. 13. The event will take place at the store ...
United Rentals Donates Equipment to Habitat For Humanity
United Rentals last week donated a Genie TMZ 50/30 Series towable boomlift to Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County in support of the organization’s homebuilding program in Fairfield County...
IPAF Reaches 250,000th Aerial Safety Graduate
The International Powered Access Federation recently issued its 250,000th PAL card, given to people who successfully complete a safety training program on powered access equipment, managing director Tim Whiteman said...
Ingersoll Rand Names Sandonato Vice President Global Marketing Road Development
Davidson, N.C.-based Ingersoll Rand last week announced the appointment of Daniel Sandonato to vice president, global marketing road development. Sandonato is responsible for leading the global product marketing and development activities for road development and drivin...
Xserv Names United/Anco President
Industrial services provider XServ Inc. last week promoted Jeryl Finke to president of United/Anco Services, a multi-service specialty contractor providing scaffolding, insulation, custom sheet and plate fabrication, and shoring to industrial and commercial contractors....
Aggreko Agrees to Acquire GE Energy Rentals
Continuing the trend of consolidation at the top of the rental industry, Aggreko PLC last week reached a definitive agreement with General Electric Co. to acquire GE Energy Rentals for $212 million cash. ...
Sunbelt to Move to New Headquarters
Sunbelt Rentals is moving its corporate headquarters from Charlotte, N.C., to Fort Mill, S.C., the company said last week. ...
United Rentals Announces $400 Million Reduction in Term Loan
United Rentals last week announced that the company is prepaying today $400 million of its outstanding term loan. The company is using $200 million of available cash and $200 million drawn on its accounts receivable securitization facility ...
HERC Opens Renovated Facilities in Jackson and Seattle
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. celebrated the grand re-opening of its Richland/Jackson, Miss., general rental facility on Friday. The company also plans to celebrate the grand opening of its Seattle general rental facility on Friday, Oct. 6...
Finning Names Managing Director for U.K. Operations
Finning International last week named Andy Fraser managing director of Finning Group UK, effective Nov. 1. Fraser will replace Nick Lloyd, current managing director, who will retire, effective December 31, after a 38-year career with Finning...
CIT Survey Forecasts Increased Spending on New, Used Equipment
CIT Construction, a unit of CIT Group, a global provider of commercial and consumer finance solutions, last week announced the results of its 31st annual CIT Construction Industry Forecast which finds a majority cautiously optimistic about 2007...
AGC Economist Warns of Materials Cost Hikes
Associated General Contractors Economist Ken Simonson last week warned of an inflation rate for construction materials of 6 to 8 percent, with periods of 10 percent increases possible...
RSC Equipment Rental Opens First Toronto Branch
RSC Equipment Rental recently opened a branch in Gormley, Ontario, its first store in the Toronto area. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based rental company said it will open up to 12 more rental centers in Ontario in the near future. ...
CRA Plans Bakersfield Trade Show in March
The California Rental Association will hold a convention and trade show March 20-22, 2007, in Bakersfield, Calif. The CRA Rental Rally Tradeshow will include equipment exhibits, a demo area, seminars, cocktail parties and a western-style dinner/dance...
Rowles Appointed Bobcat Americas President
David Rowles has been appointed president, Bobcat Americas, effective Sept. 1, according to Richard Pedtke, president, Ingersoll Rand Compact Vehicle Technologies. Rowles will be based out of Bobcat’s West Fargo, N.D., headquarters...
Qualcomm Partners with Vermeer on Telematics-Enabled Equipment
Qualcomm, a leading provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, last week announced that it is working with Pella, Iowa-based Vermeer Manufacturing Co. to address the growing market demand for equipment-supporting advanced telematics capabilities...
United Rentals CFO Named to Delphi Board
Delphi Corp. last week said it has named United Rentals chief financial officer Martin Welch to its board of directors. Welch will serve on Delphi’s audit committee, filling the vacancy created by the departure of Bernd Gottschalk. ...
Stephenson’s Declares Cash Distribution
Stephenson’s Rental Services last week announced a cash distribution of CD $.0917 per Class A unit for the period from Sept. 1 through Sept. 30 to holders of record...
Birch Equipment Rental Owner Named in Puget Sound’s 40 Under 40
Sarah Rothenbuhler, president and general manager of Birch Equipment Rental & Sales has been honored as one of the top 40 executives under 40 years of age in the Greater Puget Sound area in Washington. ...
Japanese Rental Giant Begins Shanghai Rental Co.
Japan’s largest equipment rental company, Kanamoto Co., based in Sapporo, Japan, recently reached an agreement with Shanghai-based Shanghai Miyuan International Trading Co. Ltd., and Tokyo-based Orix Corp., to establish and manage a joint venture rental company...
ConExpo Asia 2007 Set for December ’07
The next ConExpo Asia will be held December 4-7, 2007, at the Chinese Export Commodities Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, China. ConExpo Asia 2007 will feature exhibits of the latest technologies and innovations in construction-related equipme...
Briggs Equipment Parent Acquires Finning U.K.’s Forklift Business
Dallas-based Sammons Enterprises, parent company of Briggs Equipment, has agreed to acquire the material handling division of Finning UK Ltd. for about 85 million pounds (U.S. $160 million), in a deal expected to close at the end of this month...
Emeco Tops Forecasts for Fiscal 2006
Australian rental group Emeco Holdings last week announced fiscal year results that exceeded analysts’ expectations, while forecasting strength for the coming year...
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