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Nixon Hire sells welfare van fleet
Will re-focus on other products, including portable accommodation
The Rust Belt start up looking to ‘do a Tesla’ on compact construction equipment
Indiana-based HeavyTech looks to take on established North American manufacturers as well as European and Chinese rivals in the EV compact equipment sector
Auction tool for faster and cheaper crane rental
Online crane rental platform MyCrane launches another way to engage suppliers
Home Depot expands product distribution with $5.5bn deal
Acquires major building products distributor operating in US and Canada
Romanian distributor for Multitel
Deal with fast-growing dealer expands Multitel’s presence in region 
Boels Rental survey highlights impact of staff shortages on construction
Shortages impacting more than half of construction, survey says
‘The only certainty is change’: Dinolift’s Rönnlöf outlines vision for long-term growth
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Meet the new Dinolift CEO Petter Rönnlöf 
HAE welcomes seven new board members
Hilti, Husqvarna and Instagrid all represented
IRN100: Three charts that show how North American rental companies are driving industry growth
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The regional trends highlighted by this year’s IRN100 
Thwaites adds distributors in the UK
Two new dealers in Wales for the UK dumper manufacturer
D&Ri editor to bid farewell
Leila Steed to step down in July, successor Lewis Tyler welcomed to D&Ri
Mills expands in southern Brazil
Next Rental Locações is the next acquistion for Brazil’s largest rental company 
New head for Kiloutou in Italy
Material handling specialist succeeds company veteran Yann Canari
Friday quiz: Which entities did Hyundai merge? What is HCME’s tariff strategy? Rental firms tighten budgets
IRN’s topical weekly news quiz
Caterpillar targets power rentals as grid instability intensifies
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Caterpillar proposes ‘distributed generation’ for guaranteed power
HD Hyundai targets $11bn in revenue as it merges construction entities
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and HD Hyundai Infracore are set to merge to form a new entity called HD Construction Equipment
First look: Hyundai’s new HX19e electric mini excavator
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A deep dive into some of the technical detail on OEM’s first battery powered mini
“I don’t get who will win after the dust has settled,” HCME president on Trump’s latest tariff push
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Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) president and CEO Francesco Quaranta talks tariffs, the growing role of rental, and the energy transition.
UK rental business to sell entire fleet after sister firm goes into administration
Corbyn Plant Hire’s fleet includes an extensive stock of formwork systems
New CEO for Himoinsa power rentals division
New leader is former Aggreko, Atlas Copco and Cat Rental Power executive
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