Articles by Lucy Barnard

Corbyn Plant Hire to sell entire fleet after sister firm goes into administration
Published on: 01 July 2025
Corbyn Plant Hire’s fleet includes an extensive stock of formwork systems
IRN’s top 5 stories of 2025 (so far)...
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Published on: 30 June 2025
The five biggest news stories so far this year on the IRN website 
The company using written-off Tesla batteries to power construction sites
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Published on: 25 June 2025
Allye Energy’s Alistair McNeil on using repurposed Tesla batteries to make battery energy storage systems which can power construction sites
Supermarket sweep: how Avesco Rent’s new CEO is bringing the Aldi effect to rental
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Published on: 18 June 2025
Cornelia Kuratli on her new role as Avesco Rent CEO in Switzerland
From carbon counting to inclusivity: five things we learnt from Loxam’s new CSR report
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Published on: 10 June 2025
What’s in Loxam’s recently-published CSR report?
The way of the dragons: Chinese construction OEMs chase overseas growth
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Published on: 16 May 2025
Sany, XCMG, Zoomlion and Lovol outline ambitious plans to grow overseas sales
“We could see a niche in the market” NXGen boss reports spike in demand for specialist re-rentals
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Published on: 14 May 2025
Spotlight on specialist cranes and SPMT re-rental business NXGen
Navigating uncertainty: how the world’s biggest construction equipment OEMs found Q1 2025
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Published on: 05 May 2025
A round up of Q1 manufacturer financial results
Friday quiz: JCB goes to town | Who will head the ERA? | Nixon Hire’s new motto
Published on: 01 May 2025
IRN’s topical weekly news quiz
Kiloutou chief “anxious” about global ESG roll-back
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Published on: 30 April 2025
Olivier Colleau on the CAMD carbon reduction initiative
Appraising Aggreko: How private equity has changed the world’s largest temporary power provider
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Published on: 30 April 2025
Six things we learned from Aggreko’s 2024 financial results
Herc reports restricted growth in ‘local markets’
Published on: 22 April 2025
Herc posted a US$18 million net loss for Q1 2025
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