NES Not Liable in Mississippi Accident
A federal jury has ruled that a rental company was not liable for the injuries suffered by a worker in 2004 when he fell out of a bucket on a lift at the University of Mississippi, the Associated Press reported last week....
AEM Joins Forces With International Construction Associations
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has joined its association counterparts in Europe, Japan, China and Korea in a formal partnership to advance the construction equipment industry worldwide....
ARA Announces Focus of Construction U; Events & Tents 2008
Construction U, the American Rental Association’s educational workshop specifically for construction and general tool rental business owners and managers, last week announced its 2008 program will focus on management skills applicable to rental. The workshop is Feb. 10, just prior to The Rental Show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. ...
RSC Announces Children’s Coloring Contest to Promote Safety
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based RSC Equipment Rental is involving its employees’ families to promote its safety culture — a major priority for the company. Children and grandchildren of RSC’s more than 5,300 employees were invited this year to participate in the first-ever “Work the Safe Way Everyday” kids coloring contest. Winners received gift cards and the honor of having their drawings featured in a company safety calendar. ...
CRA’s San Diego Golf Tournament a Success
California Rental Association’s San Diego territory held its 14th annual golf tournament and raffle Aug. 24, at the Rancho Bernardo Inn and Golf Course in San Diego. The increasingly popular golf tournament sold out 2 ˝ months prior to the event....
Speedy Reports Strong Five Months; Acquires Irish Specialist
The United Kingdom’s largest rental company, Speedy Hire, last week said in a trading update in advance of its interim results to be announced in late November that volume soared 33 percent in the first five months of its fiscal year....
Atlas Copco Restructures Assembly of Pneumatic Tools
Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco last week announced its decision to establish a factory for assembly of pneumatic power tools in Hungary. Designed to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of its Industrial Technique business area, the step includes a proposal to transfer assembly from Hemel Hempstead, Great Britain. ...
Deutz Partners With Nostra to Provide Jobs For Disabled Workers
Engine manufacturer Deutz Ag is expanding its relationship with Nostra GmbH, a large organization dedicated to the integration of disabled and disadvantaged people with the completion of a 2,000-square-meter building in Cologne-Kalk, Germany, in which employees of both companies will work on incoming goods and packaging processes, creating 10 new jobs for disabled people. ...
Atlas Copco Wins Major Order for American Geothermal Industry
Atlas Copco’s U.S. subsidiary Mafi-Trench has won a multi-million dollar order for six turboexpander generators from Enel North America. The generators will help drive environment-friendly geothermal power plants, producing enough energy to power a medium-sized city. ...
U.S. First Half Construction Equipment Exports Up 22 Percent
Exports of U.S.-made construction machinery totaled $8.2 billion for the first half of 2007, a 22-percent increase compared to the first six months of 2006 according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. ...
NES Rentals Adopts “Click It!” Campaign
NES Rental Holdings, one of the largest aerial equipment rental companies in North America, has implemented the Aerial Work Platform Training “Click It!” campaign designed to increase jobsite safety and reduce injuries when operating aerial work platforms....
RSC to Open 20 Stores in 2007
RSC Equipment Rentals officials said they will open 20 new stores during fiscal 2007, up from 13 openings in 2006 and only two in 2005, Phoenix’ East Valley Tribune reported last week....
ICUEE Announces 2007 New Product and Technology Program Participants
The 2007 ICUEE — International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition — will be the largest in the show’s history, offering more solutions than ever before for jobsite and office business challenges. ...
Tandem Vibratory Compactors at Auction
The following figures examine tandem vibratory compactors at auction in the United States for the period starting Jan. 1, 2007. Figure 1 identifies the 1.8- to 2.9-MT size class as the most popular. Figure 2 summarizes auction values vs. year of manufacture of the 8- to 11.2-MT size class....
Transport Platform Working Group Holds First Meeting
The first meeting of the Transport Platform Working Group was recently held in Milan, Italy. The working group is a part of the International Powered Access Federation Mast Climbing Work Platform Committee. The goal of the group is to create an international standard to promote safety in the use of transport platforms. In North America, ANSI is currently working on A92.10, a new specification for transport platform design....
United Rentals Sets Special Meeting Date For Approval of Merger Agreement
Greenwich, Conn.-based United Rentals last week announced that it will hold a special meeting of stockholders on Oct. 19, to vote on a proposal to adopt its merger agreement with affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Pursuant to the agreement, United Rentals is to be acquired pursuant to a merger in which each share of United Rentals common stock will be converted into the right to receive $34.50 in cash....
Aggreko Revenue Jumps 33 Percent in First Six Months of ’07
Aggreko plc, a global supplier of temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air services, last week announced its interim results for the six months to June 30. ...
Battlefield Equipment Rentals Opens New Concord Store
Battlefield Equipment Rentals last week announced the opening of a new store in Concord, Ontario. ...
Former RSC CEO Marty Reid Dies
Martin “Marty” Reid, who served as CEO for Rental Service Corp. from 1994 to 1999, died of a heart attack September 3 at the age of 64. ...
Hanley Wood Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase Masonry Showcase
Hanley Wood last week signed a letter of intent with the Mason Contractors Association of America to purchase the Masonry Showcase, the MCAA's annual tradeshow held as part of its convention....
A-Plant Fleet Utilization Reaches High of 72 Percent
A-Plant last week announced its fleet utilization reached an all-time high of 72 percent. Marketing director Asif Latief said much of the productivity increase came through internal changes in the depot structure. ...
Cummins Secures 35 Percent of the United Arab Emirate's Power Generator Market
Cummins Emirates, the local sales and services arm of Cummins Middle East, last week announced that it signed a large deal to provide hundreds of power generators to the recently launched energy division of Al Faris Equipment Rentals, the United Arab Emirate's largest lifting and construction services provider....
First Europlatform Points to Steady Growth and Safety in Access Rental Industry
There are no shortcuts to creating value in the access rental industry, said Kevin Appleton, CEO of the Lavendon Group, the world’s largest access-only rental company, speaking at the first Europlatform conference last week in Basel, Switzerland....
Atlas Copco Strengthens Production in India
Atlas Copco last week announced it has modernized and concentrated manufacturing at its two production sites in India, creating local centers of competence for compressor and construction and mining technology. The group will also build a new plant for road construction equipment. ...
Industry Veteran Bryan Rich Retires From Sunbelt
Bryan Rich, executive vice president and vice chairman of Sunbelt Rentals last week announced his retirement after 31 years in the equipment rental business....
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