Sunbelt Rentals Employees and Branches Hit by Ike
Sunbelt Rentals has set up camp for about three dozen of its employees temporarily displaced by Hurricane Ike at its Pasadena, Texas, branch. Sunbelt’s senior operational vice president for the Western territory Francis Hassis, now a veteran of hurricane rescue missions, told RER that the powerful storm caused damage, some quite significant, to the homes of many Sunbelt employees. ...
Aerial Safety Conference in Baltimore to Tackle Key Safety Issues
The second annual Safe Access, Fall Protection & Training (SAF-T) conference will be held Oct. 7 at the Sheraton Hotel at BWI Airport. Last year’s inaugural conference in Long Beach, Calif., was well received and well-attended....
Titan Machinery Acquires Wolf’s Farm Equipment
Titan Machinery last week announced the acquisition of Wolf’s Farm Equipment, a farm equipment dealership representing the New Holland brand in Kintyre, N.D. The acquisition closed Sept. 12....
HERC to Open Renovated Facility in Marietta, Georgia
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Marietta, Ga., general rental facility on Sept. 26. The event will take place at the store between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will showcase the facility’s renovated 2,000-square-foot showroom and newly expanded product line, which includes small tools, construction equipment and contractors’ supplies. ...
AEM Conference to Focus on World Trade
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers will hold its annual conference Nov. 9-11 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the theme “World Trade: Traits of the Masters.” The conference will look at new global and business options....
Trico Lift Holds Painting Workshop
Trico Lift recently held a painting and refurbishing workshop for technicians from all of its seven branch locations. Seminar participants learned new techniques regarding touch-up paint work to promote a safer and more environmentally friendly paint method. Paint product knowledge and application techniques were reviewed and a hands-on session conducted to ensure technicians’ understanding of new applications....
Harsco Takes On $5 Million in Contracts for Germany Projects
Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corp. secured nine new contracts in Germany totalling about $5 million to provide rental formwork and related access services to several large construction projects in Germany’s infrastructure sector....
Pioneer Equipment Rental to Construct New Enid Facility
Pioneer Equipment Rental and Supply is constructing a new facility for its Enid, Okla., branch, according to Internet news reports. The 7,500-square-foot building will be on a 3-acre lot. Pioneer officials said the new branch will be the model for future stores....
Stafford Equipment Expands Crane Territory
Stafford Equipment was named Terex Crane dealer for Alabama, expanding its territory which also includes Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. Stafford will soon open an additional branch location in the Mobile, Ala., area to support customers across the state. Stafford has 10 branches in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia....
United Rentals Settles SEC Inquiry
United Rentals last week reached a final settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the SEC’s previously announced inquiry. This settlement brings the inquiry to a close for the company....
RSC Launches Integrated Services Group
RSC Equipment Rental recently launched its Integrated Services Group — a team of professionals that provide an array of new services to meet the special needs of many industrial customers by providing a “one-stop shop” for the power, mining and petrochemical industries....
Stephenson’s Expands to Waterloo
Stephenson’s Rental Services, based in Mississauga, Ontario, and the largest rental company in the greater Toronto area, is opening a branch in Waterloo, a city of about 100,000 inhabitants 60 miles west of Toronto....
Trico Lift Opens in Houston
Trico Lift, a full-service aerial lift company, last week announced the opening of its eighth branch location, which is located in Houston. The company’s complete fleet of aerial work platforms and related equipment is now available in Houston for rent, purchase and leasing options. Privately owned equipment can also be serviced from this new location....
Gabriel Group Acquires Franklin Equipment in Ohio
The Gabriel Group, a company with a long history in the equipment rental business, last week announced its acquisition of Franklin Equipment in Columbus, Ohio. Franklin Equipment was recently appointed by New Holland Construction to sell and service its full line of equipment in Columbus and the surrounding areas. The dealership was founded in 1964 and traded as Franklin Tractor until its recent acquisition by Gabriel....
New AED Study Finds Direct Link Between Economy and New Equipment Purchases
A new economic impact study released last week by the Associated Equipment Distributors found that, on average, 6.4 cents of every dollar spent on highway construction is used toward the purchase or lease of new equipment or on major repair and maintenance costs....
CLM Equipment Named Genesis Dealer of the Year
CLM Equipment, a Lafayette, La.-based equipment dealer and rental provider with three branches in the Gulf region, was last week named dealer of the year for the second time in three years by Genesis Attachments....
Topp Portable Air Named to Inc. 5000
Aston, Pa.-based Topp Portable Air last week was named to the first-ever Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S....
Gehl Co. Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Manitou BF
Gehl Co. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired for $30 per share by its largest shareholder, Manitou BF S.A., a manufacturer and distributor of material-handling equipment based in France. The transaction, with an aggregate enterprise value of about $450 million, will be effected through a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Gehl by a Manitou subsidiary, Tenedor Corp., followed by a second step, cash-out merger....
HERC Expands Equipment Rental Operations to China
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. recently began operations in Shanghai, China, the company said last week. HERC is beginning with an initial product line of aerial lifts, air compressors and generators, and plans to expand to include cranes, excavators, rollers and wheel loaders....
Ashtead/Sunbelt Hikes Revenue and Profits in Fiscal First Quarter
Ashtead PLC, which owns Fort Mill, S.C.-based Sunbelt Rentals as well as British rental company A-Plant, last week reported a 5-percent fiscal first-quarter revenue increase, rising from £246.2 million in last year’s fiscal first quarter to £259.5 million (about U.S. $458.9 million). Underlying operating profit increased 9 percent to £51.7 million (about U.S. $91.4 million), compared with £47.4 million in the year-ago quarter....
Sunbelt Rentals Quick to React to Hurricanes
Sunbelt Rentals last week sent 15 tractor-trailers loaded with equipment and supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Gustav, regional vice president Francis Hassis told RER. Hassis, who directed NationsRent’s lauded hurricane response efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, said Sunbelt was better prepared this time, although the impact of Gustav fell far short of the dramatic impact of Katrina....
Low Country Machinery Names New President
Low Country Machinery, the authorized JCB dealer for the Coastal Georgia region has named Rick Piper as the new president of the organization....
JPW Riggers Sells Small Crane and Rigging Assets
JPW Riggers, based in Syracuse, N.Y., last week sold assets associated with its daily crane rental and rigging services division to the C&S Companies. The sale includes two 90-ton cranes, a 50-ton crane, a 35-ton crane, a 15-ton crane, 12 forklifts with capacities ranging from two to 15 tons, and a variety of rigging and specialty equipment....
RSC Equipment Rental Helps Greensburg, Kansas, Rebuild
RSC Equipment Rental is lending its support to The New York Says Thank You Foundation volunteer initiative to help rebuild Greensburg, Kan., a town destroyed by a tornado on May 4, 2007. RSC stores in Kansas including locations in Dodge City and Liberal last week provided more than 12 pieces of aerial and earthmoving equipment for use in the reconstruction of Greensburg’s 14,000-square-foot Main Pavilion of the 4-H County Fairground....
Yale Equipment Named JCB Dealer in Wisconsin
JCB last week announced Yale Equipment Services as a new full line JCB dealer located in Menomonee Falls, Wis., covering the greater Milwaukee area. Yale Equipment & Services will sell and supply the full line of JCB construction equipment....
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