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Manitou has simplified its ownership structure with the Braud and Himsworth families retaining their majority shareholdings but removing the jointly owned SFERT holding company.

Mumbai based renter Gautam will start selling equipment to address specific niches in the Indian powered access market.

India's largest agricultural tractor maker, Mahindra & Mahindra has launched a backhoe loader and put an initial manufacturing capacity in place to take about 10% of the domestic market.

Successful inaugural event welcomes high quality visitors from across India and neighbouring countries.

It is with enormous regret that we announce the passing of Lars-Petter Godenhielm on Tuesday 8 February, aged 70. Mr Godenhielm, the owner of Dinolift and one of the great personalities of the European powered access business, finally lost his battle with a serious illness.

Company will set up five service and support centres in major Indian cities in anticipation of the powered access market taking off.

Terex Corp.'s AWP division reported increased net sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 by $135.8 million, or 66.3 percent, to $340.6 million versus the fourth quarter of 2009.

Infrastructure boom forecast to improve construction equipment rental market.

After announcing two weeks ago that it expanded its fleet by several hundred pieces, Dallas-based rental company Briggs Equipment has added Terex compact equipment to its branches in San Antonio, Houston and Austin. The rental company currently carries Terex telehandlers and portable lighting equipment at all of its branches.

JLG Industries, Inc. has announced personnel changes for its sales, market development and customer support leadership roles.

RSC Equipment Rental reported a 16.8 percent increase in total revenues to $339 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, with rental revenues at $287 million - an increase of 17.6 percent for the North American rental company.

Inaugural event in Mumbai covers 88000 square metres of space.

The European Rental Association (ERA) has opened registration for its annual convention in Amsterdam in June. The convention takes place alongside the second International Rental Exhibition (IRE).

Pioneer Pump opened a pump assembly facility in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the end of 2010. The plant will assemble portable pumps for the rental and mining markets in southern Africa.

Three fuel cell power generation systems are being rented in the UK by UPS Systems following an agreement with French fuel cell specialist Air Liquide Hydrogen Energy.

SIMA, the Spanish manufacturer of table saws, cutting machines and surface preparation tools, has opened a new subsidiary office in Italy and plans other new offices in Brazil and Qatar this year.

Travis Perkins (TP) has ordered 505 JCB mini excavators for its tool and equipment rental business in the UK.

A preliminary report from the Tanfield Group Plc, owner of Snorkel, for its financial results ending 31 December 2010 says that trading for the second half of 2010 was similar to that of the first half and in line with the Board's expectations.

Italian distributors and rental association Assodimi is organising a series of rental events at the upcoming Samoter exhibition, including daily seminars and a round-table discussion on Friday 4 March.

The Haulotte Group, has implemented an environmental management system based on ISO 14000 because, it says, it is committed to a continuing process of minimizing the impact its activities have on the environment.