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Sunbelt, the American subsidiary of the Ashtead Group, has acquired Topp Construction Services Inc and its related company, Precision Steel Works LLC for $33.5million, which was paid in cash.

Terex Equipment Services (TES) has relocated its Commerce City, CO location to a new site in Aurora, CO. The move expands the square footage from 5,400 square feet to 31,500 square feet.

French scaffolding group Altrad has acquired Generation Hire & Sales, a nationwide seller and renter of access equipment. The price has not been disclosed.

GAM debt rescheduling deal sees the majority of repayments deferred to 2015.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is forecasting annual growth of 40% in the Brazilian access rental fleet for the next five years.

Over 200 delegates at the IPAF Summit in Rome, Italy, heard NES Rentals chief executive officer Andy Studdert argue that the aerial platform industry needs to adopt a safety culture similar to that of aviation.

Teupen’s Arjen Snijder is joining Riwal as its international sales manager, effective from 1 May 2012.

Brazilian rental company Mills Rentals was the winner of Rental Company of the Year at this year's International Powered Access Awards (IAPAs). Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Gerhard Hillebrand, IPAF's Italian representative and, posthumously, to Lars-Petter Godenhielm who was a past president of IPAF and managing director of Dinolift.

Stephan Kulawik to focus on sales, service & quality management, Dr Rupprecht Zapf to head-up production and development.

Former Lavendon CEO Kevin Appleton is joining Travis Perkins as head of its £1.5 billion merchanting division, which includes the TP Hire tool hire business.

Hewden has been appointed as the sole accredited training provider for UK event crew provider Showforce.

Two new trading parks opening up in London are set to provide construction, building and plant hire hubs for the UK's capital.

The lower ‘early bird’ booking rates for the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Oslo, Norway on 15 and 16 May, ends on 31 March.

Atlas Copco Rental has delivered its first 150 bar booster in Asia.

Geert Follens, current president of Atlas Copco Portable Energy, is taking on a new job as president of Atlas Copco’s Industrial Air division, effective on 1 May.

Spanish manufacturer Ausa hopes to establish an assembly facility in Brazil before the end of the year to produce site dumpers for the Brazilian and South American markets.

JLG Industries, Inc. has developed a free mobile app for its Online Express customer portal for Apple iPhone and iPad mobile devices.

JCB's North American dealer network continues to expand with the addition of JCB of Twin Cities. Located north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, the 30,000 square-foot dealership in Ham Lake, MN is newly remodeled and equipped with JCB's full line of equipment-including new, pre-owned and rental models-along with a full-range of productivity-enhancing attachments.

Online heavy equipment marketplace IronPlanet saw a +15% increase in gross merchandise volume (GMV) for 2011