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Atlas Copco rentals wins first contract for special nitrogen units
Atlas Copco Specialty Rental has won the first rental contract for its recently acquired Nitrogen Bundle Boxes (NBB) with three units and other equipment being used for pipeline testing on Egypt’s Sequoia gas field.
‘Tepid’ recovery will occur in 2010
Public works projects are holding strong for 2009, but bridge and road construction could be the biggest construction contributor in 2010
Acme Lift, H&E work together for Cowboys project
H&E Equipment, located in Grand Prairie, TX, recently supplied equipment with Acme Lift for a Dallas Cowboys stadium project.
Kanamoto opens in Hong Kong with 'aggressive' plans
Japanese rental company Kanamoto has established a subsidiary in Hong Kong to sell used equipment and to “aggressively develop” equipment rentals.
Speedy Hire supports Manchester International Festival
Speedy Hire is supporting the Manchester International Festival by supplying free equipment, including generators, fencing and crowd control barriers, temporary accommodation for on-site offices and communication equipment.
Abu Dhabi rental company takes delivery of 60 new compressors
Aldar Laing O’Rourke Plant, a new rental division created by the Aldar-Laigh O’Rourke Joint Venture, has taken delivery of 60 Atlas Copco XA 136 portable compressors for use on the Al Raha Beach project in Abu Dhabi.
Hewden helps make the music
Rental company Hewden in the UK provided more than 20 pieces of equipment to help events contractor, SJM Concerts, put on the Big Weekend music festival. BBC Radio sponsored the event, which was held 9-10 May at Lydiard Park in Swindon and is the UK's biggest free concert.
Atlas Copco Specialty Rental aids Italian earthquake relief
Atlas Copco Rent Service is providing equipment to assist rescue efforts in the Abruzzo region of Italy, struck by a devastating earthquake on 6 April 2009.
Rival rental groups set up depots at London Olympics site
The two major consortia of companies that will be the key rental providers for the London 2012 Olympic Games will set up two major rental centres at the site by the second quarter of the year, said the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
Biggin Hill reaches for the sky
UK-based rental company Hewden has supplied REIDSteel with two 100-tonne mobile cranes, five 80-ft (24,38 m) mobile access platforms, a 13 m-reach telehandler during construction of Biggin Hill Airport's new aircraft hangar.
CompAir dealer finds niche rental business
German CompAir dealer Peter Gay Gmbh has found a niche business in renting compressors to help create protective curtains of air in water during marine operations, including bomb disposal work and subsea drilling.
JCB excavator works on remote Scottish hydropower project
This JCB JS145 excavator is dragging a pipeline uphill as part of the construction of a hydro electric power scheme near Kinloch Rannoch, in Perthshire, Scotland.
Cramo goes underground with LKAB contract
Cramo has signed a four year ‘main rental supplier’ contract with Swedish mining group LKAB to provide a equipment for a €1.2 billion project at the Kiruna mine. Cramo said the order would be worth a minimum of €15 million with the possibility of extensions to the contract.
Panama growth attracts renters
Panama is attracting interest from domestic and foreign rental companies as it invests heavily in its infrastructure, including the Panama Canal.
GAM wins €6m wind power contract
GAM has won a €6 million contract with Suzlom Wind Energy Spain to transport and assemble 49 wind turbines in four new wind farms in Almeria, Spain.
Cummins rental power helps flood-hit Cedar Rapids
Cummins Power Generation rented more than 25 MW of temporary power to 18 companies in Ceder Rapids, Iowa in June after record flood levels in the Cedar River.
Energyst installs 50 MW power plant in Cyprus
Energyst CAT Rental Power has installed 50 MW of temporary power in Cyprus to cope with the influx of 2.5 million tourists to the island over the summer months.
Carrier Rentals keeps the race goers cool
The race goers to Royal Ascot, one of UK's most prestigious race meetings, were kept cool by six chillers provided by Carrier Rental Systems.
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