This year’s Lift & Access Showcase & Symposium, hosted by Maximum Capacity Media
Events and event partners Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and RER magazine, was held in
Orlando, Fla., and presented walk-arounds and demo opportunities on a wide range
of equipment....More
Baird, in partnership with RER, this week published the results of its third-quarter 2012 rental equipment industry survey, which showed positive, yet more moderate rental revenue growth of 9.1 percent year over year, compared with 10.4 percent growth in the second quarter of 2012....More
Floor-covering demolition contractors have long had their work cut out for them. Over the years, some new technologies have increased the efficiency of...More
Falls are the number one killer of construction workers, accounting for approximately one third of construction fatalities. And most studies suggest that residential construction is even more hazardous than commercial construction....More
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Beesley has ordered Ahern Rentals to show the first draft of its reorganization plan to lenders within three weeks, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported....More
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. Volvo Rents has acquired Fred Rents, a two-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Madison and Neenah, Wis....More
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. is introducing HERC 360 – Fully Equipped, a companywide expansion of its technology-driven, project management and customer support services....More
TEMPE, Ariz. Sunstate Equipment Co. executive chairman Mike Watts will take over as chairman of the board of Mobile Mini at the end of 2012 when chairman, president and CEO Steven Bunger steps down from those posts. The company's board of directors has formed a search committee to identify and recruit Bunger's successor. The committee has also engaged the services of search firm Heidrick & Struggles...More
Canadian Equipment Rental Fund has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of TRAC Energy Services Ltd., a private oilfield equipment rental company based in Nisku, Alberta, with offices in Calgary, for CDN $17.8 million (about U.S. $18.1 million)....More
Aggreko plc, helped by strong trading in its Local businesses and the London 2012 Olympics, posted a 22-percent revenue growth in the third quarter, growing underlying revenue by 13 percent....More
Takeuchi Manufacturing (U.S.), Ltd. last week completed a new supply agreement with Terex Construction for the supply of eight new models of Takeuchi-branded skid-steer loaders....More
Takeuchi Manufacturing (U.S.), Ltd. last week completed a new supply agreement with Terex Construction for the supply of eight new models of Takeuchi-branded skid-steer loaders....More
Do you like char-broiled hamburgers? I certainly do and it's got to be one of North America's most popular foods. Well, did you know that the cooking of one char-broiled hamburger emits as many particulates as a 20-ton regulated Class A truck — starting with 2010 models — driving down the freeway for 143 miles?...More
Bandit Industries introduces its new Model 2550XP self-propelled stump grinder, available with up to 44 hp. Featuring beltless hydrostatic direct-drive, the Model 2550XP sets new standards for stump grinder production, reliability, chip containment and low maintenance, the maker says....More
The Charles Machine Works, manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, introduces two new compact tool carriers to its SK line. Replacing the SK650, the new SK750 and SK755 bring several important upgrades to the market....More
