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The September issue of Rental & Access International (RAI) magazine.

Francesco Quaranta, president and CEO of Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) tells Andy Brown why the change to Landcros is coinciding with a sharpening of its strategy around reliability, tech and dealer support

Dr Hubertus Muenster takes on expanded role covering both equipment segments across Europe and parts of Africa

Deal will see Trimble Earthworks and WorksManager offered via HCME dealers, with factory-integrated excavators available from 2026

Subsidiary is first to use the Landcros name since brand transition

The company will officially rebrand in April 2027, with the OEM saying the new name signals its evolution beyond machinery

OEM says digitalisation and decarbonisation are driving investment

Tiltrotators to be supplied to HCME dealers

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) president and CEO Francesco Quaranta talks tariffs, the growing role of rental, and the energy transition.

Read the full IRN100 survey in the May-June issue

Hitachi will show the Zaxis-7 wheeled excavators for the first time in Europe

Technology firms work with OEM to develop cutting edge excavators

New CEO to replace Takaharu Ikeda