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Japanese manufacturer Yanmar is celebrating 100 years in business in 2012 with the development of a learning centre and a museum dedicated to its founder.

Stone Construction Equipment Inc has been closed down by its bank and discussions are underway with potential buyers, according to various press reports in the US.

Vermeer said it is taking a new approach to the rental market by developing products specifically for rental and by making a US$1 million investment to support its rental programme.

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment said rental companies and contractors are being constrained in purchasing new equipment by the lack of availability of finance and that it was looking at ways to make it easier for customers to acquire machines.

Italian lighting tower manufacturer TowerLight srl has established a German subsidiary located in Ihlow-Riepe, on the north coast close to the border with the Netherlands.

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

The North American rental industry is poised for growth as it enters a new phase of super-large rental companies said rental consultant Dan Kaplan at the ARA’s Rental Show in New Orleans.

Landscaping and mini-skid steer manufacturer The Toro Company has acquired a range of utility and underground equipment from Astec Underground, a subsidiary of Astec Industries, for an undisclosed price.

The US rental industry will far outstrip general economic growth in 2012 helped by a structural shift towards rental, said the American Rental Association (ARA) on the opening day of the Rental Show in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Energyst said it was well positioned to capitalise on the growing demand for power rentals worldwide and that it would more than double its fleet power capacity over the next three years.

Caterpillar has followed up its recent international power project (IPP) deals with APR Energy and Energy International Inc by announcing a further IPP partnership with Energyst Cat Rental Power, the Netherlands-based power rental company jointly owned by a number of European Caterpillar dealers.

Forecast predicts market will expand +5.2% per year by 2015, a slowdown compared to the 2005-2010 period

The May-June issue of International Rental News (IRN) magazine is now available to download or view online.

Manitou and Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) and have jointly decided to end Manitou's exclusive distribution agreement for Toyota forklifts in France from 1 January 2013.

Pump equipment producer breaks ground on Godwin factory extension in New Jersey, US

United Rentals and RSC announced on Monday that the proposed acquisition deal had passed one antitrust deadline in the US but that Canadian competition authorities had requested further information on the transaction.

EU funding will support transport infrastructure developments throughout Europe

Double digit increases in Romania and Poland offset declines in Portugal, Bulgaria and Slovenia

The German Construction Industry Federation has forecast revenue growth of 2.5% in 2012