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April 2013 exhibition in Munich, Germany will cover 570,000 square metres.

Equipment manufacturers from around the world showcase their latest models in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Key industry figures discuss construction industry trends and challenges at event in Brussels, Belgium.

Simon Purchon, business development director of mobile assets at Babcock International, will speak on the optimisation of heavy mobile fleet performance at this year's CEWEF.

Rental industry confidence levels in Europe fell significantly in the second quarter of the year, with all areas except Germany, the Nordic region and Russia reporting worsening conditions.

H&E Equipment Services said it has started an “aggressive” recruitment programme to add senior executives, branch managers and sales representatives in support of its US rental expansion.

French crane company Mediaco is to sell three of its non-crane rental businesses to Loxam for an undisclosed price.

Some 45,000 people expected to visit Brazilian construction & mining exhibition.

Space at next year's Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany is already sold out, despite another 15,000 m2 being added since 2010.

Equipment users across the world are in broad agreement over the most important elements of rental service, with on-time delivery, availability of equipment, equipment reliability, and on-site back-up from the rental supplier being consistently rated as the top four factors in the Attitudes to Rental survey conducted by International Rental News magazine.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is to acquire AssetNation, a US-based online auctioneer specialising in the sale of surplus and salvaged assets. Ritchie said the acquisition would enable it to offer new, non-auction services to its customers.

More than 200,000 people attended the exhibition and an estimated US$ 100 million of machines were sold from stands.

Streif Baulogistik in Germany has bought a pair of Zoomlion tower cranes and signed up as sales and service agent for Germany and Poland

Turkey's İstanbul Vinç group is taking on the domestic dealership of crane manufacturer Jekko, after the Italian firm signed an agreement with its Tower Rent division

Inaugural show to be held at Gallagher Convention Centre (GCC) in Johannesburg, South Africa from 18 to 21 September 2013.

Sany and Palfinger have signed two joint venture agreements to sell and distribute each others' cranes in a €200 million deal

Isolde & Willi Liebherr's children to co-manage group companies.

Inaugural Bauma Africa to be held in Johannesburg in September 2013.

Market surveillance key if Europe is to remain competitive, though there are concerns it doesn’t work.