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Andy Wright column: ‘bendy men don’t break’
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Rental & Access International (RAI) columnist Andy Wright on the flexible mindset - and company approach - that is required to succeed in business.
Andy Wright column: six themes for the future of rental
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IRN columnist assesses the key themes influencing equipment rental
Andy Wright column: specialist or generalist rental?
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IRN columnist Andy Wright addresses the age-old topic of whether it is better to be a specialist rental company or a generalist. No spoilers, but he definitely comes down on one side of the debate.
Andy Wright column: is your business ‘merely existing’?
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What’s the point of simply ‘existing’? That the question posed by Andy Wright in his latest column.
Andy Wright column: the dangers of ‘creeping corporatism’
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IRN columnist warns against the creation of unnecessary bureaucracy as companies grow in size
Andy Wright column: ‘you get the teams you deserve’
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Sunbelt UK CEO on lessons from his 34 year career in rental
What role do humans play in the technology revolution?
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Humans still have a role to play in business despite technological advances
Can sustainability be profitable for rental companies?
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Andy Wright, CEO of Sunbelt Rentals UK explores the links between profit and sustainability
Rental sustainability: how to attract and retain talent
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Wright Column: What are the challenges and benefits of acquiring talent?
The future of equipment rental: What will change?
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Appleton column: How businesses are adapting to evolutions in the rental industry, and the risks and rewards entailed
How achievement awards contribute to the rental industry
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Appleton Column: What are industry awards really for, and how do judges know true achievement when they see it?
How to improve sustainable practices in rental
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Appleton Column: When it comes to sustainability in the equipment rental sector, Kevin Appleton says businesses should stop the virtue-signalling and look for meaningful actions
Digitisation or digitalisation in equipment rental: what’s the difference?
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Appleton column: The key steps and potential pitfalls rental businesses face on their digital transformation journey
How specialised equipment rental pays dividends
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Appleton column: Higher returns make specialty equipment rental a noble commercial aspiration, but lasting success can be elusive
How to approach international business expansion
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Appleton Column: Key strategies and criteria for managing the international growth of an equipment rental company
Interview: mateco’s used equipment expansion
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Andries Schouten, mateco COO, explains how its new used equipment website reflects wider group strategy
Rental sector pay: valuing the less valued
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Kevin Appleton shines a light on the occasionally uneven relationship between talent and payment
Second Coronavirus wave impacts the rental sector
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Appleton column: How Covid-19 will continue to shape the equipment rental industry
Working safely during the pandemic
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Appleton column: What equipment rental companies can do to manage the effects of the pandemic
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