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Loxam has acquired Belgian rental company Locamachine for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will add five locations and revenues of €5 million to Loxam’s existing 10 branch operation in the country.

The US company Trojan Battery Company, which specialises in deep cycle batteries, has announced new distribution agreements in China with Getz Bros Hong Kong Ltd, JSB Ltd, YHI Corporation (Beijing) Co, Ltd and ShangHai Link Trade Co Ltd. Each distributor will be responsible for overseeing the distribution and servicing of Trojan products in their assigned territories.

UK building materials group Wolseley is trying to sell Brandon Hire, its national tool hire business, according to a report in the Independent on Sunday newspaper.

Mobile heater manufacturer Thermobile Industries BV has appointed MMD Equipment as its new and exclusive distributor for North America.

Bredenoord’s Purity fuel cell powered generator made a working appearance at the Glastonbury Festival last week and is to embark on a tour of other festivals in the UK over the summer.

Lavendon Group’s revenues declined by 10% in the five months to 31 May, excluding used equipment sales, said the company in an interim trading statement.

Craig Paylor, one of the best-known personalities in the access industry, will deliver the keynote address at the Europlatform conference being held on 16 September 2010 at the Hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower in Spain. The conference will take the theme of 'Renting Smart: Efficient Fleet Management'.

Czech Republic compaction and concreting equipment manufacturer NTC Stavební Tecnika spol sro (NTC) has sold its rental division to Ramirent for an undisclosed sum.

Komatsu is now offering optional fingertip controls on several of its MR-3 mini- and midi-excavators.

Latvian software company ERP Pro has launched a new rental software package called PreferRent and is offering a free download of the system for small users.

Haulotte's three compact telehandlers are designed to lift loads up to 32 feet

Hewden has signed a two-year rental deal with Skanska worth up to £4 million, including preferred supplier status nationwide for temporary site accommodation.

Cramo Finland and Lemminkäinen Talo Oy Keski- ja Lounais-Suomi (Lemminkäinen) have signed a five year rental outsourcing agreement that will also see Cramo acquire Lemminkäinen’s fleet and depots in Turku and Tampere.

Hydrex Equipment (UK) Ltd has agreed a refinancing with its bankers that sees the company’s debt reduced to £50 million and an injection of an additional £8 million in finance. The arrangement takes the form of a £45 million debt-for-equity swap.

Companies will co-operate on the design, manufacture, sale and support of Caterpillar’s sub-3 tonne mini excavators.

The quarterly ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey covering the second quarter of 2010 is now ready to complete.

A-Plant in the UK has developed software that will allow its customers to order equipment directly using their own internal IT systems. The ‘web services’ offering goes beyond the standard extranet solution where customers use an external website managed by their rental supplier.

Singapore-Chinese company Uni-corp is marketing its own Paclite Equipment brand of light compaction and concreting equipment worldwide after many years acting as an OEM supplier to manufacturers in the west.