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Fewer sites, better returns: Inside HSS’s strategic reset under Overman
Intereview with Jon Overman, CEO at HSS Operations
Electric rethink earns Volvo CE Red Dot award for L120 loader
By integrating batteries into the counterweight, Volvo CE avoided bulk and improved visibility – earning praise for both form and function
Up and down: AccessM20 ranking reveals access sector slowdown amid macroeconomic headwinds
The AccessM20 reveals the world’s largest access manufacturers by turnover 
Hyundai unveils high-tech factory in South Korea to meet global demand
The €131m smart facility will increase production capacity by 56% and serve as a central hub for Hyundai’s global operations
Hitachi appoints former Hyundai executive to lead European sales
OEM appoints former Hyundai executive Dr. Hubertus Muenster to lead European sales, rental and distribution
Makinex enters agricultural market
Will begin marketing portable generators to North American ag industry
Gulf giga-projects fuel surge in construction equipment rental demand
Saudi Arabia leads record-breaking year as infrastructure ambitions reshape regional market
The Rust Belt start up looking to ‘do a Tesla’ on compact construction equipment
Indiana-based HeavyTech looks to take on established North American manufacturers as well as European and Chinese rivals in the EV compact equipment sector
Boels Rental survey highlights impact of staff shortages on construction
Shortages impacting more than half of construction, survey says
HAE welcomes seven new board members
Hilti, Husqvarna and Instagrid all represented
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 
D&Ri editor to bid farewell
Leila Steed to step down in July, successor Lewis Tyler welcomed to D&Ri
Caterpillar targets power rentals as grid instability intensifies
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Caterpillar proposes ‘distributed generation’ for guaranteed power
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
“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.
Parker to acquire Curtis Instruments
Move adds suite of control solutions in Parker’s electric motor, motion control portfolio
BigRentz integrates with construction management platform
Online rentals now available through cloud-based construction platform
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 
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