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Gary Clark, customer support manager of national accounts for JLG, and Rick Smith, senior director of product training at JLG, discuss the importance of aftermarket support.

Frank Nerenhausen, president of JLG, and Gregg Nierenberg, vice president of fleet operations at Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), to participate in ALH Conference & Awards in Miami on November 11.

Australia’s Coates Hire is retrenching in the face of a slowdown in the country’s natural resources sector, as company CEO Leigh Ainsworth tells Murray Pollok.

The shortlists for this year’s European Rental Awards on 25 June were published in February after the meeting of the judges. Here we provide details of the shortlisted entries.

The impetus behind asset tracking and theft-prevention technologies is fast growing, with more and more options available to rental companies. Murray Pollok reports for IRN magazine.

Hewden says its ‘Core Fleet Guarantee’ is increasing utilisation and successfully generating more business with small and medium sized customers. Murray Pollok reports.

United Rentals has acquired US rental company National Pump & Compressor for a price of US$780 million, equivalent to 3.7 times National’s 2013 revenues. Jeff Eisenberg asks, was it a good deal, and what does the price mean for United and the rest of the industry?

Kevin Appleton has made his fair share of acquisitions over the years. Here, he offers his guide on common pitfalls to avoid.

Understand the nature of your problems – strategic or operational? - before appointing a consultant, writes Kevin Appleton.

Line-up for Shanghai conference on 24 November includes Leigh Ainsworth (CEO, Coates Hire), Masaki Kurita (president, Nikken Corp), Lawrence Poh (CEO, Lei Shing Hong Machinery), Zeng Guang'an (chairman, LiuGong Machinery), David Phillips (managing director, Off-Highway Research) and Ken Lousberg (president, Terex China).

Google director Richard Robinson will discuss effective business-to-business digital marketing and branding strategies at the ERA convention. Registration for the event is now open at www.erarental.org

US-based rental software provider upgrades its Enfinity rental management system to integrate with StreetEagle, offering GPS monitoring, in-vehicle navigation, status updates and reporting tools.

Going international with a rental business is about more than getting dots on a map, says Kevin Appleton. So what are the key ingredients of an international strategy?

In 2013 the equipment rental industry saw an increase in investments by private equity firms in rental companies. What does this mean for the industry, and how will the future be different from the past waves of acquisitions? Jeff Eisenberg reports.

Kevin Appleton says those of us worrying about work/life balance are missing the point. We have to work, so just make the best of it and remember how lucky we are.

Rostok-Tekniikka will maintain Ramirent’s aerial platform fleet in Finland and employ 20 Ramirent staff.

Advancing professionalism in the Brazilian rental sector is a key objective of the incoming president of rental association ALEC.

Export strategy designed to be 'counter-cyclical', providing an outlet for excess fleet during periods of low demand in North America.

Senior executives at Nikken, Coates Hire and Liugong are among confirmed speakers for the 2nd International Rental Conference to be held in Shanghai on 24 November 2014.

KHL Group launches major new report providing detailed analysis of worldwide rental market trends and including benchmark data for rental companies.