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Green means go: Nixon Hire CEO on the switch to becoming a sustainability specialist
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Published on: 28 April 2025
CEO Graham Nixon — son of founder John Nixon — updates IRN on the company’s progress since implementing its new strategy.
5 things we noticed from the United Rentals results
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Published on: 25 April 2025
United Rentals provides more guidance on its future strategy
Opinion: The trouble with ditching diesel compressors
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Published on: 23 April 2025
What are the barriers to adoption of alternatively-powered compressors?
Boom time: Innovation, not tariffs, is driving the telescopic boom lift market
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Published on: 22 April 2025
What’s new in the telescopic boom lift market?
Opinion: the real measure of value in equipment rental
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Published on: 16 April 2025
Brian Cornett, COO at Nixon Hire discusses how price is no longer the single customer consideration
Five key takeaways from Bauma
Published on: 15 April 2025
What were exhibitors and visitors talking about the ate world’s largest construction show?
“People are obliged to be cautious”: Haulotte chief warns Trump tariffs likely to slow investment into US
Published on: 09 April 2025
Haulotte chief executive Alexandre Saubot on Trump tariffs, Chinese competition and 40 years of Saubot ownership 
CECE: European manufacturers should explore new markets amid tariff turmoil
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Published on: 09 April 2025
US tariffs are a signal that European manufacturers should explore options for new and expanded export markets, say CECE executives
Trump drives renewed belief the internal combustion engine is here to stay
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Published on: 08 April 2025
Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Engine Technology Forum on Trump and the ICE
Animation: Post-pandemic rental revenues soar nearly 40%
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Published on: 07 April 2025
Animated analysis of the revenues of the world’s biggest rental companies
5 things to look out for at Bauma 2025
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Published on: 01 April 2025
What to watch out for at Bauma in the access and rental markets
Golden oldies: Why 2007-built excavators are selling in the UK for record sums
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Published on: 31 March 2025
Ritchie Bros sales manager Rupert Craven on used equipment auctions
Interview: Aggreko maintains course as US rolls back on ESG
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Published on: 28 March 2025
Todd Aston on Aggreko’s ESG plans in North America
Interview: Vincent Albasini on Tesya’s rental rebrand
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Published on: 26 March 2025
Alayan CEO on growth plans, acquisitions, and more
New APR looks to capitalise on data centre power “gold rush”
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Published on: 26 March 2025
Chuck Ferry, CEO of New APR has invested in 30 gas turbines to supply power to data centres 
Spider Men: Leguan Lifts targets rental market for international expansion
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Published on: 25 March 2025
Leguan Lifts managing director on international expansion
Digitising the depots: Point of Rental boss on the AI tech already making a difference for hire firms
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Published on: 24 March 2025
Point of Rental Software CEO Wayne Harris on the opportunities of AI
‘That goosebump moment’: Bauma CEO on what this year’s show can offer rental companies
Published on: 21 March 2025
Why Bauma is relevant to rental companies.
Which rental jobs carry the greatest risk of injury?
Published on: 19 March 2025
People working these rental jobs experience the most accidents. What are they? 
Sunbelt Rentals Scaffolding awarded for Freedom Tower work
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Published on: 18 March 2025
Scope of work included concrete and steel maintenance, repair of steel lintels, masonry upkeep and cement plaster (stucco) repairs
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Calculate the total cost of ownership and CO2 output of construction machinery using the European Rental Association’s online, free-to-use calculators.