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Up and down: AccessM20 ranking reveals access sector slowdown amid macroeconomic headwinds
The AccessM20 reveals the world’s largest access manufacturers by turnover 
Tower crane rental and ESG: building a sustainable future
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An enlightening keynote speech from Philippe Cohet at the ITC conference in Rome, early June
Boels Rental survey highlights impact of staff shortages on construction
Shortages impacting more than half of construction, survey says
‘The only certainty is change’: Dinolift’s Rönnlöf outlines vision for long-term growth
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Meet the new Dinolift CEO Petter Rönnlöf 
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 
“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.
DLR survey finds ‘solid demand’ for rental
Rental sees modest rebound, but construction still subdued
The company using written-off Tesla batteries to power construction sites
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Allye Energy’s Alistair McNeil on using repurposed Tesla batteries to make battery energy storage systems which can power construction sites
Case bets on electrification, autonomy and rental expansion to navigate market headwinds
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Fabrizio Cepollina, head of construction equipment for EMEA, CASE Construction, talks autonomy, electrification, and why preference is shifting towards rental.
Five things we learnt from Ashtead’s 2025 results
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Why did annual profits fall at Ashtead despite a growth in rental revenues?
IRN100: Which are the world’s 100 largest rental firms and how quickly did they grow in 2024?
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IRN’s 2025 ranking of the world’s 100 biggest equipment rental firms has landed
Four charts that show why rental firms are reining in spending
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The IRN100 shows CapEx among rental firms has fallen for the first time since the pandemic
Specialty drives growth for Ashtead
Segment up by 11%, while generalist business remains flat
T30: Telehandler rental fleets are growing at the slowest rate since the pandemic. Why?
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Why North American rental firms are cutting back on investing in telehandlers in 2025
Please complete the Q2 ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey 2025
IRN100 survey: USA drives growth in global equipment rental revenues
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GAM results show impact of Reviver project
CapEx down and revenues increase by 9% in Q1
Inside the mega-deal: Why Herc is banking on its H&E acquisition
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Explainer: Why has Herc acquired H&E? 
Eddie Precision gears up for global push
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Eddie Precision plans to set up an aerial platform division amid a major investment in new production facilities outside China
ERA launches Sustainability KPI Framework version 3.0
Version to support adoption of sustainability reporting practices
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