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The closure of European airports at the start of Bauma week had a definite impact on visitor numbers, but that didn’t stop it from being a mega show.

‘New Opportunities’ was the theme for this year’s European Rental Association (ERA) Convention, held on 26-27 May in Prague. Murray Pollok reports from the city’s Corinthian Towers Hotel.

Murray Pollok talks to access equipment manufacturers and rental companies about the prospects for the access rental sector in the coming 12 months.

Alongside reliability, serviceability is a key requirement for any equipment in rental fleets. This applies in particular to ‘bread and butter’ items such as mini excavators. So what are manufacturers doing to make their latest machines easy to maintain? IRN reports

When United Rentals announced Operation United as its strategy nearly two years ago, the emphasis was – and remains – squarely on differentiation through excellent customer service. In this exclusive interview with Lucy Peterson, CEO Michael Kneeland explains why the strategy also includes a focus on national and strategic accounts as the key to long-term growth.

Netherlands power rental company Bredenoord is unusual in that it likes to develop and build its own gensets, including some rather special designs. Murray Pollok visited the company’s Apeldoorn facility.

CompAir is still very much in the portable compressor game following its acquisition in 2008 by Gardner Denver - the US$2 billion stock-listed manufacturer of pumps, blowers and fluid transfer equipment – and it will launch three new fuel-efficient, high-pressure portable units at Bauma.

From electric mini excavators and tiny telehandlers to hand-held breakers and rough terrain scissors lifts, IRN presents its 11-page Bauma Rental Guide.

Godwin Pumps is known worldwide for its Dri-Prime pumps manufactured in the UK, but the company also runs a massive pump rental business in the US. Murray Pollok spoke to John Paz, Godwin’s president.

The UK's largest rental company, Speedy, wants to be a £2 billion business by 2020. Steve Corcoran, the company's chief executive, explains how they aim to do it.

Result Group says the new ‘Rules Engine’ function now being introduced for its rental software will “cut costs and deliver massive productivity gains.”

Canadian rough terrain forklift and telehandler manufacturer Load Lifter is using its strength in niche markets to weather the recession. Murray Pollok visited the Toronto-based company.

For the first time since consolidation played out earlier in the decade, the US rental industry has had to weather a severe downturn. Two industry veterans describe what it’s like to be back in the dance, managing independent rental operations in a tough economy. Lucy Peterson reports.

Has the Dubai construction market really stopped cold? Does the region still hold out great potential for rental companies? Maria Hadlow and Murray Pollok report.

German tunnelling contractor Baresel Gmbh is using a mix of owned and rented ABS pumps on a tunnel dewatering application as part of a major project to build a 1400 MW hydroelectric power station in the Black Forest, close to the border with Switzerland.

Spain's Saltec has developed a special compact mast climbing work platforms for Japanese rental company Nihon Kasetsu.

Speedy Hire held its own ‘mini-exhibition’ at which hundreds of its employees viewed the latest equipment from as many as 60 of its core suppliers.

Neff Rental said its restructuring plan had been approved by the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York, paving the way for its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection “in the next few weeks”.

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Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has entered the high capacity telehandler market with the launch of a four new models for markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.