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H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (H&E) opened a new location in Midland, TX. This new store joins seven other full-service H&E operations in Texas and 65 nationwide. The company said the store's opening follows its proposed growth strategy plan.

UK manufacturer Timberwolf has launched a new, lightweight shredder, the SX200, to its catalogue of chippers and shredders.

Haulotte Group has reorganized and streamlined its manufacturing process at its Archbold, OH plant in order to prepare for a planned increase in aerial work platform production. The plant, which also manufactures BilJax scaffold and staging, has improved its raw material storage, machining, welding, fabrication, assembling, paint, test and warehousing logistics over the last year, the company said.

New features for sub- 5 tonne tandem compactors.

Compressor manufacturer Sullair Corp is being sold by United Technologies Corp (UTC) to private equity firms Carlyle Group and BC Partners.

Birtley, UK factory celebrates silver anniversary. It has manufactured 59,000 machines over the years, with a total value of € 4.8 billion.

UK plant and tool hire company GAP Group is to establish more specialist divisions to add to the Lifting and Non-mechanical plant divisions launched in the past three years.

Compact Power Equipment Center (CPEC), which runs compact equipment rental businesses in Home Depot locations, is attaching ‘811’ ground utility reminder stickers to more than 4000 items of rental equipment.

Lincoln Electric said current chief operating officer (COO) Christopher Mapes will take over as president and chief executive officer (CEO) at the end of the year, replacing CEO and chairman John Stropki Jr who will become executive chairman of the board.

IPS is adding an on-site hydraulic hose replacement service for its customers. The UK based international supplier of replacement parts and after-sales service can bring a fully-equipped hose workshop directly to your site.

Netherlands-based Scafom-rux - which rents, sells and manufacturers scaffolding, shoring and propping products worldwide - has gone live with its new ERP and rental software system from Germany’s Sycor.Rental.

Atlas Copco has introduced a new range of three ride-on trowels designed for concrete floor specialists and rental companies.

UK rental firm Eve has invested almost £1 million in 70 new lighting towers and delivery services as part of a three-year expansion plan for its recently acquired Brightlights rental division.

Speedy Hire is to double its electric scissor lift fleet with a £4 million investment in Skyjack scissors.

Italian aerial platform rental company Nacanco is successfully negotiating a stormy economy and maintaining its track record of growth. Murray Pollok met the company's managing director, Marzia Giusto, in Rome.

Access, Lift & Handlers has extended its deadline for compiling data for its annual Aerials20 (A20) report. The A20 ranks aerial-owning rental companies in North America by number of scissors, boom lifts and vertical mast machines owned. In order to make the list as concise as possible, we need your information and we welcome any new companies that might be interested.

Canadian software company Texada Software Inc has changed its name to Noble Iron Inc, reflecting its investment in the US equipment rental business Noble Iron. The software division will continue to operate under the brand name Texada Software.

Second quarter results rise on the back of strong recovery in North American demand

Putzmeister to start distributing Intermix concrete mixers worldwide

Software company Wynne Systems has named Sebastien Lopes as its new project manager for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations.