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Third generation family member will take over at the head of the US equipment maker in November 2015.

Geir Aarstad, former CEO of Skanska Norway, joins Norwegian rental firm

New managing director for subsidiary of Finnish compact wheeled tool carrier and access platform specialist

Facelift has promoted operations director Paul Standing to managing director. He started his career at the company in 1999 as the 'new yard man'.

The IPAF International MCWP Committee now comprises the UK & Ireland MCWP Work Group (formerly the UK & Ireland MCWP Committee), the MCWP Training Work Group, and other local and topic-specific work groups to be formed.

After six years in the post, Leigh Ainsworth’s retirement will become effective on 31 December this year

Spanish rental company re-appoints commercial director with plans to grow business and improve customer service

Tony Longmire joins sales and rental firm from Balfour Beatty.

Ramon Vazquez will step down as CEO of Mills at the end of this year, with Sergio Kariya, director of its rental business, being appointed to the top position

United Sales and Services (USS) has been appointed as Chicago Pneumatic's official Southern Africa distributor

Ravi Saligram named new CEO of equipment auction company, succeeding Peter Blake

IAPS Group has appointed Steve Couling as its new managing director. He joins the company in September from Versalift UK, where he is also managing director.

Dan Vita, who has more than 15 years of experience in management and equipment sales and rentals, has been appointed vice president of business development for Acme Lift Co., where he will play a key role in charting the strategic direction of the world’s largest wholesale rental company.

Brian MacDonald has been named chief executive officer of Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., replacing current president Lois Boyd, who is retiring. The announcement comes months before HERC transitions into a publicly traded company following its spin-off from Hertz, which is expected to conclude in 2015.

Power rental company promotes Brian Rich from senior VP of business development, also announces new executive board director

Energy multinational makes two significant appointments in the Middle East and Africa

Rich Wildey joins rental software provider from sister company Trapeze Group

Trico Lift has added John Bennett, Joe Macrone and Jeff Walker to its senior management team.

Erik Høi is to leave the company “by mutual agreement”. Ramirent's business controller Johan Eckerby will run the Denmark subsidiary on an interim basis until a successor to Mr Høi is appointed.

Kevin Appleton will be chairman of UK access rental company Horizon Platforms. At the same time he takes on a new full-time post as managing director of Yusen Logistics UK, a freight forwarding business.