AEM Chairman Kruepke Takes Fight for Highway Bill to Capitol Hill
A new multi-year highway bill must be a top legislative priority Associated Equipment Distributors 2011 chairman Dennis Kruepke told a crowd at the Rally for Roads on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol Building....
Focus on Product Development, International Expansion, Volvo’s Olney Tells International Press
As part of Volvo Construction Equipment’s “Volvo Days” at the company’s Eskilstuna, Sweden, customer center, Volvo CE’s new president and chief executive Pat Olney, told more than 100 international journalists that with the ambitious introduction of more than 50 new products this year, the company is positioning itself for strong growth in the coming economic upturn....
Strongco Posts 49-Percent Rental Volume Boost in 1Q11
Strongco Corp. last week reported total revenues for the three months ended March 31 increased by 63 percent on a year-over-year basis to CA $87.5 million (about U.S. $89.5 million) in 2011 from CA $53.7 million in 2010. Equipment sales in the first quarter increased by 87 percent over last year to CA $56.0 million. Rental revenues were CA $5.5 million, up 49 percent from $CA3.7 million in the year-earlier period. Product support revenues gained 29 percent to CA $26.0 million from CA $20.1 million in the first three months of 2010....
Hugg & Hall Equipment Acquires Forklift Dealer Arkla Taylor
Little Rock, Ark.-based Hugg & Hall Equipment Co., a leading provider of materials and personnel handling products and services to the industrial and construction markets, this week announced its acquisition of Arkla Taylor, a Taylor Forklift dealer encompassing a five-state area that includes Louisiana, Arkansas, East Texas, Oklahoma and Southern Missouri....
United Rentals Sponsors National Hispanic Construction Association
United Rentals today announced its new partnership as an official sponsor of the National Hispanic Construction Association. United Rentals will support NHCA in its mission to provide educational, professional and technical resources to members of state and regional Hispanic contractor associations....
Ditch Witch Announces Top Dealerships for 2010
The Charles Machine Works, manufacturer of Ditch Witch products, recently named its top Ditch Witch dealerships as members of the 2010 Crescent Club. From sales and marketing to parts and service, these dealerships exhibited extraordinary service to their customers, to the industry, and to the Ditch Witch organization in 2010, the company said....
IPAF Reports Predict Strong Upturn in U.S. AWP Rental Market in 2012
The International Powered Access Federation this week reported in its IPAF US Powered Access Rental Report 2011 that rental revenues for aerial work platforms in the United States decreased slightly in 2010 (-4 percent) and totaled approximately $5.7 billion, but an upturn is expected for 2011 (+5 percent) and even stronger growth in 2012 (+11 percent)....
Giuffre Bros. to Supply Recovery Vehicle for Indianapolis 500
Milwaukee-based Giuffre Brothers Cranes this week announced that it is the official recovery vehicle provider for the 2011 Indianapolis 500....
Volvo Rents Tabs Mike Crouch to Oversee Acquisition Efforts
Volvo Rents and rental industry veteran Mike Crouch this week was named vice president of business development, a new position within Volvo Rents as the company plans a new growth phase through expansion opportunities....
RER 100 Shows Hopeful Trends
Rental Equipment Register (RER), a leading information source for the rental industry, today announced the release of its annual RER 100 listing. The 2011 listing marks the 25th anniversary of the RER 100 which began in 1986 as the RER 50 and expanded to the RER 100 in 1990. At the top of the list for the 12th straight year was United Rentals. United Rentals was followed in the top 10 by RSC Equipment Rentals, Sunbelt Rentals, Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., Home Depot Rentals, Aggreko North America, Ahern Rentals, Maxim Crane Rentals, Finning and NES Rentals....
Godwin Pumps Opens San Diego Area Branch
Godwin Pumps opened its newest branch in Poway, Calif., in the San Diego area. Sharing a space with Flygt, also a pump manufacturer owned by ITT Corp., the two companies will be serving the San Diego area with temporary and permanent pumping needs including rental, marine, municipal, military and construction applications. Godwin will work with a 5,000-square-foot shop, equipped with two overhead cranes to 10 tons, six truck docks and four work stations....
Ring Power Names Crews Central Florida Regional Sales Manager
Ring Power has named Toby Crews Central Florida regional sales manager, effective June 1. Crews will take charge of Ring Power’s Riverview, Fla., branch location, in Hillsborough County south of Tampa....
SMS Equipment Launches Extensive Recruiting Drive
SMS Equipment, Canada’s largest Komatsu equipment dealer and a leading rental company, has launched a campaign to hire hundreds of new employees, primarily welders and heavy equipment technicians in the coming months, the Edmonton Journal is reporting. The effort will begin next week in Acheson, west of Edmonton, and will continue through late November....
Deere Second-Quarter Earnings Rise 39 Percent
Deere & Co. last week announced net income attributable to Deere & Co. was $904.3 million, or $2.12 per share, for its fiscal second quarter ended April 30, a 39-percent increase compared with $547.5 million, or $1.28 per share, for the same period last year....
Kansas City Men Arrested in Bledsoe Robbery and Murder
A grandfather and grandson have been arrested in the murder of David Bledsoe, member of the owning family of Bledsoe Rentals in Kansas City, Mo. Bledsoe was murdered during a robbery attempt at the company’s Kansas City store last week....
New Volvo CE CEO Olney Outlines Growth Plans for China Market
New Volvo Construction Equipment CEO Pat Olney made China the setting for his first major press conference, emphasizing the company’s firm commitment to growing the Asian market....
AMECO Achieves 35 Million Safe Work Hours Milestone
Fleet management and site services specialist AMECO said its global workforce of more than 2,000 employees has achieved 35 million safe work hours and 10 consecutive years without a lost-time injury....
Woodco Machinery Acquires Certain Volvo Construction Equipment & Services Assets
Woodco Machinery, a Volvo Construction Equipment dealer headquartered in Woburn, Mass., serving eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, has acquired certain assets from the Volvo Construction Equipment & Services Southborough, Mass., location....
AMECO Holds Grand Opening Bash in Fort McMurray
AMECO last week held a grand opening celebration at its new Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, facility. The new 13,500-square-foot building features eight service bays, office space, and a showroom. AMECO has been providing equipment rental and service, tools and supplies for customers in the Fort McMurray area since 2006....
Toromont Shareholders Approve Spinoff of Enerflex
Toromont Industries Ltd. this week announced that the proposed spinoff of its natural gas compression business, Enerflex Ltd., was supported by 99.9 percent of the Toromont shares voted at the special meeting held May 16....
Shawmut Joins Manitowoc’s Encore Power Partner Program
Shawmut Equipment, a Manitowoc distributor based in New England, has joined the Manitowoc Crane Care Encore Partner program network. Shawmut can now fully remanufacture Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane and Potain cranes to original Manitowoc specifications, including all product updates....
Thompson Pump’s 2011 Pumpology School Trains International Class
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. hosted more than 45 attendees from 16 states and three countries at its 21st annual Pumpology School April 27-29, at its corporate facilities in Port Orange, Fla....
Operating Engineers Local 150 Joins IPAF
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Training Center, located in Wilmington, Ill., recently joined the International Powered Access Federation and became an American Work Platform Training center so that it could offer training on the safe use of aerial work platforms to its membership. ...
Rental Center Co-Owner David Bledsoe Killed During Rental Center Robbery Attempt
Rental center co-owner David Bledsoe was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at Bledsoe’s Rentals in Kansas City last week....
Safway Services Acquires Atlantic Hoisting & Scaffolding
Safway Services has acquired Atlantic Hoisting & Scaffolding LLC, the largest provider of scaffolding and hoisting in the New York City area. The acquisition strengthens Safway’s market presence and expertise in metropolitan high-rise scaffolding. Atlantic is based in Carlstadt, N.J., and has been serving the commercial construction industry in New York City for more than 50 years. The company is known for designing and providing access services for complex high-rise projects....
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