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Simplex compressors keep Canadian ships moving
Montreal's Simplex rents 15 compressors to prevent water freezing in locks on the St Lawrence River
Cramo secures €11m contract at Danish hospital
Cramo in Denmark has won an extension until the end of 2017 of its rental agreement with the Herlev hospital, securing work valued at around €11 million. As part of the deal Herlev has bought 45 Cramo site hits previously rented to the hospital.
HSS adds heavier equipment to London rental fleet
HSS Hire is moving heavy plant equipment from its Irish business to London to capitalise on rental opportunities in the city, including the London 2012 Olympics.
Solaris another Formula 1 winner in Brazil
Brazilian rental company Solaris rented 10 aerial platforms to help prepare the Interlagos F1 racing circuit for last weekend’s dramatic Grand Prix in which Brawn’s Jenson Button sealed the 2009 championship.
De Boer appoints leader for London 2012 Olympics
Temporary structures and events rental company De Boer has appointed Edward Gallagher, a former local government manager in east London, to lead the company’s efforts to win contracts on the London 2012 Olympics.
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.
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