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There are 110 confirmed exhibitors for the 2013 Executive Hire Show (EHS) – the major exhibition for UK tool and compact equipment rental companies – with all but two of the stands in the main hall now sold.

Cramo’s updated strategy and financial targets – detailed at a Capital Markets day held on Tuesday in Helsinki – puts the focus on improving profitability of existing businesses.

Re-rental company Acme Lift Company, LLC, has agreed to a $75 million asset based credit facility with GE Capital.

The SAIA is launching an operator training program for aerial work platforms. Bob Backer, senior partner at Blazing Technologies, reports exclusively for ALH

Americ Machinery, the US-based company that sells used machines from Japanese rental company Nikken Corp, is partnering with industrial equipment firm bidadoo Auctions to create an online equipment auction house called Quantos Auctions.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group has acquired a 25% share of Brazilian rental company Grupo Orguel. The price was not disclosed.

ReachMaster, Inc., has taken over the assets and activities of Skako Lift, Inc., which include the representation of ReachMaster Falcon, Bluelift and Denka compact aerial lift product lines.

Sales for Haulotte in the first half of 2012 - to 30 June 2012 - increased 25% compared to the same period in 2011.

Ashtead Group ups its full year guidance and reports record pre-tax profits for the three months to the end of July 2012.

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers remains on course to hold its first auction in China early in 2013 with regulatory approvals moving forward and an auction site in Beijing being lined up.

One of the pioneers of aerial platform rentals in China, Beijing XYZ Co Ltd, has expanded its operations into western China and is contemplating a move into crawler crane and power rentals.

The annual A20 listing shows fleet replacement and slight growth, but after its acquisition of RSC, United Rentals easily claims the top spot with more than 100,000 aerials in its fleet.

Manitou has reported a 20% increase in turnover for the first half of 2012 compared to the first half of 2011 and an upturn in profit of 22%. However, president and chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Giroux said progress was slower than expected because of a number of internal and external factors.

The second International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) US Convention will focus on AWP management responsibilities. It will be held on October 22-23 in the Orlando area at the Bohemian Hotel Celebration, 700 Bloom Street, Celebration, FL 32747. This member event is also open to non-members.

UK rental company Hewden has appointed Aaron Barden as its new sales director.

A new distributor and exporter of powered access equipment and forklift trucks has been established in Belgium.

Malcolm Early is returning to the access industry as vice president of marketing at Skyjack. He joins Skyjack from Volvo Construction Equipment where he has been director of special projects in the marketing department for the past five years.

Nationwide Platforms has taken delivery of its latest large truck mounted platform, a 70 m Bronto S70 XDT. This follows the investment in an 84 m Bronto before the summer.

KHL Group has published a selection of interviews with rental managers compiled from the last three years of International Rental News (IRN) magazine.

Hewden will sell more than 500 items of plant and equipment at its upcoming auction on 11 September in Harrogate, UK.