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IRN100: Three charts that show how North American rental companies are driving industry growth
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The regional trends highlighted by this year’s IRN100 
Thwaites adds distributors in the UK
Two new dealers in Wales for the UK dumper manufacturer
D&Ri editor to bid farewell
Leila Steed to step down in July, successor Lewis Tyler welcomed to D&Ri
Mills expands in southern Brazil
Next Rental Locações is the next acquistion for Brazil’s largest rental company 
New head for Kiloutou in Italy
Material handling specialist succeeds company veteran Yann Canari
Friday quiz: Which entities did Hyundai merge? What is HCME’s tariff strategy? Rental firms tighten budgets
IRN’s topical weekly news quiz
Caterpillar targets power rentals as grid instability intensifies
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Caterpillar proposes ‘distributed generation’ for guaranteed power
HD Hyundai targets $11bn in revenue as it merges construction entities
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and HD Hyundai Infracore are set to merge to form a new entity called HD Construction Equipment
First look: Hyundai’s new HX19e electric mini excavator
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A deep dive into some of the technical detail on OEM’s first battery powered mini
“I don’t get who will win after the dust has settled,” HCME president on Trump’s latest tariff push
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Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) president and CEO Francesco Quaranta talks tariffs, the growing role of rental, and the energy transition.
UK rental business to sell entire fleet after sister firm goes into administration
Corbyn Plant Hire’s fleet includes an extensive stock of formwork systems
New CEO for Himoinsa power rentals division
New leader is former Aggreko, Atlas Copco and Cat Rental Power executive
BigRentz integrates with construction management platform
Online rentals now available through cloud-based construction platform
Hitachi electric excavator used on regeneration project
John Deere unveils major upgrades to backhoe loaders
John Deere has announced major upgrades to its backhoe lineup for the first time in about two decades
IRN’s top 5 stories of 2025 (so far)...
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The five biggest news stories so far this year on the IRN website 
Finning makes senior finance appointment
David Primrose named executive vice president and chief financial officer
New UK parts provider for Genie
Cherrypicker Shop (CPS) will support machine, parts and service dealer Workplatform 
Aggreko strengthens HVAC support with senior appointment
New Austria member for PartnerLift
Hildesheim-based company aims to grow it aerial platform fleet
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