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DLR survey finds ‘solid demand’ for rental
Rental sees modest rebound, but construction still subdued
The company using written-off Tesla batteries to power construction sites
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Allye Energy’s Alistair McNeil on using repurposed Tesla batteries to make battery energy storage systems which can power construction sites
Case bets on electrification, autonomy and rental expansion to navigate market headwinds
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Fabrizio Cepollina, head of construction equipment for EMEA, CASE Construction, talks autonomy, electrification, and why preference is shifting towards rental.
Five things we learnt from Ashtead’s 2025 results
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Why did annual profits fall at Ashtead despite a growth in rental revenues?
IRN100: Which are the world’s 100 largest rental firms and how quickly did they grow in 2024?
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IRN’s 2025 ranking of the world’s 100 biggest equipment rental firms has landed
Specialty drives growth for Ashtead
Segment up by 11%, while generalist business remains flat
T30: Telehandler rental fleets are growing at the slowest rate since the pandemic. Why?
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Why North American rental firms are cutting back on investing in telehandlers in 2025
Please complete the Q2 ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey 2025
IRN100 survey: USA drives growth in global equipment rental revenues
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GAM results show impact of Reviver project
CapEx down and revenues increase by 9% in Q1
Inside the mega-deal: Why Herc is banking on its H&E acquisition
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Explainer: Why has Herc acquired H&E? 
Eddie Precision gears up for global push
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Eddie Precision plans to set up an aerial platform division amid a major investment in new production facilities outside China
ERA launches Sustainability KPI Framework version 3.0
Version to support adoption of sustainability reporting practices
“The next three years will be even harder,” LGMG chairman on the challenges facing the company at home and abroad
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Yu Mengsheng, the chairman of Lingong Heavy Machinery (LGMG) on the challenges facing the MEWP market in China and overseas
The way of the dragons: Chinese construction OEMs chase overseas growth
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Sany, XCMG, Zoomlion and Lovol outline ambitious plans to grow overseas sales
Canadian rental market set for growth in 2025
Canadian Rental Association predicts positive year
Sany IPO targets growth as overseas sales outpace domestic market
OEM plans Hong Kong exchange listing amid weak China demand, surging growth in Africa, Asia-Pacific
How 5 of the biggest US rental companies are navigating 2025 economic uncertainty
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H&E, Herc and United have all released Q1 reports
New report on tariff impact for construction equipment industry
Free report assesses implications for US market
AT-PAC targets major European expansion
Scaffolding company looks to double global footprint amid market shifts
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