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Cramo has signed a Nordic-wide rental agreement with Swedish construction group NCC. The two have agreed to a long term commitment with the aim of improving efficiencies and reducing the total cost for equipment rental services.

Coates Hire has initiated an ‘Access Push’ project in Western Australia to increase the size of its aerial platform rental fleet in response to growing demand from major projects and the mining sector.

Kubota Tractor Corp has teamed up with Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) to supply excavators and compact backhoe loaders for its Home Depot rental locations.

Online auctioneer of heavy equipment and trucks, Ritchie Bros Auctioneers announced on December 7 that its online equipment sales for 2011 had exceeded US$1 billion.

In addition to the 45 new Socage truck-mounted platforms that Access International recently reported being added to the Nacanco fleet. The Italian aerial platform specialist has bought 30 Braviisol Leonardo vertical mast machines and ten 8m Genie booms.

After a two year spending freeze, Rob McMeeking, the managing director of the EPL Skylift said that the UK vehicle mount division of the Lavendon Group will spending around £4 million on new equipment next year.

Compact Power Equipment Services (CPES), which offers rental services at 280 Home Depot sites in North America, has partnered with Terex Construction to add tracked loaders, skid steers and mini excavators to its product range.

Mtandt Rentals Limited, based in Chennai, India and owner of the Onrent brand, has announced its intention to buy 3500 new units for its rental fleet over the next four years.

Belgian used equipment dealer Machinery Resale bvba has created a new division, MR Air Force, to supply large compressors on long-term contracts to rental companies, equipment dealers and agents.

Netherlands-based rental company Boels Rental has placed an order with Skyjack for 615 scissor lifts, spanning Skyjack’s electric and rough terrain models.

French rental company Bleu Blanc has taken delivery of 20 new JCB Loadall telehandlers, including ten 535-140 models, nine 540-170s and one 535-95.

Construction equipment manufacturer to focus on compact machines in North American market

Australian rental company Lincon Hire has ordered eight Jumbo platforms from Palfinger Platform, including four models over 60 m.

Sir Anthony Bamford, chairman of JCB, and Kevin Parkes, chief executive of Hewden (sitting in the cab), met recently at JCB’s headquarters in the UK to mark the completion of the 400th new JCB machine for Hewden as part of the rental company’s £21 million investment in equipment this year.

Charles Wilson Engineers (CW Plant) has ordered 100 generating sets from FG Wilson (Engineering) Ltd.

Austrian access and crane rental specialist Prangl has ordered 115 machines from French telehandler and access platform manufacturer Manitou.

UK access rental specialist Lifterz Ltd, based in Yorkshire has placed orders for about 80 new platforms to provide additional fleet for its new depot opening in Haydock, Lancashire. Orders have been placed with Skyjack, Snorkel, Holland Lift, Niftylift and Iteco

A-Plant has ordered 100 VT-1 Eco lighting towers from TowerLight UK Ltd.

Cramo’s German business, Theisen Baumaschinen, has bought 32 new wheeled and crawler excavators from Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment.

UK rental company Charles Wilson Engineers (CW Plant) has ordered ten generator sets from SDMO Energy Ltd, the UK subsidiary of SDMO Industries.