International Rental News Magazine April-May 2014 Retour à l'édition précédente

NEWS & KHL.COM ROUND-UP 6
Hertz to spin-off-HERC, Loxam’s 2013 results; Zeppelin buys Streif; IRC conference speaker update; Hanco buys Byrne Equipment, data request; IRN Rental Share Index; plus news from the world’s rental sector.

KEVIN APPLETON COLUMN 11
Having made several rental acquisitions in his career Appleton is well-placed to offers guidance common mistakes to avoid.

INTERVIEW: LEIGH AINSWORTH, COATES HIRE 13
Coates Hire’s chief executive tells IRN that the focus now is on making the company more efficient as Australia weathers a natural resources slowdown.

INTERNATIONAL RENTAL EXHIBITION (IRE): GUIDE 17
A five-page guide to the companies exhibiting at the IRE show in Amsterdam on 24-26 June, including a look at the new products that will be on show.

EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS/ERA CONVENTION 25
The latest programme for the ERA’s Amsterdam Convention, plus details of all the companies shortlisted for the European Rental Awards, being held on 25 June the ERA convention

PRODUCT FEATURE: COMPACTION 39
IRN reports on some of the latest rollers, plate compactors and rammers on the market, with a special focus on rental–friendly products.

SHOW REPORT: CONEXPO-CON/AGG, LAS VEGAS 51
KHL’s editorial team report from the massive Conexpo show in Las Vegas, where North America’s buoyant market was again in evidence.

INTERVIEW: HEWDEN 54
Hewden’s ‘Core Fleet Guarantee’ is working, with more business with small and medium sized customers and higher utilisation on the core products. Murray Pollok reports.

ERA PAGE 63
The European Rental Association (ERA) has chosen ‘Internet as a Game Changer’ as the theme for its upcoming convention in Amsterdam on 24-26 June. The ERA explains what it wants to achieve.

FACES & PLACES 65

READER SUBSCRIPTION FORM 66
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