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A-Plant has won a five-year sole supplier rental agreement with Amey to provide equipment for the contractor’s £2 billion Sheffield Streets Ahead contract in the UK.

The dampening in confidence levels in Europe’s rental sector evident since the summer of 2011 – linked to the Eurozone debt issue – continued in the third quarter of 2012 with an increasing proportion of companies reporting worsening conditions, according to the latest ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey.

Ed Rapp named group president with responsibility for Construction Industries and Growth Markets.

Accommodation and space rental giant Algeco Scotsman has completed the US$2.8 billion refinancing of its debt and at the same time completed the integration of Ausco Modular in Australia and New Zealand.

High profile investor Carl Icahn is making another attempt to buy Oshkosh Corp – owner of JLG Industries – by offering US$32.50 per share for the company’s outstanding shares.

Irish scaffold tower specialist Instant UpRight will officially open its new Chinese manufacturing facility in Foshan, Guangzhou, next week with an event for dealers and customers from Asia, Middle East and Australia.

Indonesia and Japan reach agreement to support 45 projects in the Indonesian capital over next eight years.

Public offer to be made by Karl-Heinz Strauss's investment company after acquiring a 44% stake in contractor

Study forecasts massive investment across the region, with 15 new projects worth US$ 8.8 billion starting this year in Saudi Arabia alone.

Country’s construction sector forecast to see ups and downs in different sectors in coming years

The American Rental Association's The Rental Show has been named as one of the fastest-growing trade shows in the U.S. by Trade Show Executive (TSE) magazine.

Equipment manufacturers from around the world showcase their latest models in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The head of Ramirent’s Swedish business, Peter Dahlsten, left the company today “by mutual agreement”. His post will be taken on an interim basis by Ramirent’s president and CEO Magnus Rosén until a successor is appointed.

Atlas Copco introduces Dynapac CP275 pneumatic at Intermat Middle East

Canadian rental software company Orion Software has launched an integrated Service Management Module called SiriusSMM targeted at both rental and equipment servicing companies.

Patrick Rizzo, director of sales and marketing at Loxam in France, left the company at the end of September, 18 years after he first joined the company.

Rental utilisation rates in the Gulf region are improving and in some cases are reaching 90 to 95% according to Mr Nabil Salim, director of the region’s AAA Construction Equipment.

Held between October 8 and 10 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, this year's event takes place under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Appleton column: Specialist or generalist, what is the best rental strategy?

The equipment rental industry may be struggling a little in Europe, but elsewhere there is plenty of growth, as Murray Pollok writes in the 2012 World Rental Report.