International Rental News Magazine November-December 2016 Retour à l'édition précédente

NEWS & KHL.COM ROUND-UP
Loxam & TVH pursue Lavendon; Kiloutou buys Alvecon; New IRN editor; Riwal signs up with SmartEquip; Kubota/HSS deal, and other news.

THE APPLETON COLUMN
In an uncertain business climate - whether in Europe, Asia or North America – it is crucial to have a clear and focused strategy rather than just trying to ‘operate’ the business, says Kevin Appleton.

NEWS REPORT: HEWDEN
IRN asks what went wrong at Hewden, and reports on the aftermath of the company’s failure.

ERA/IRN RENTALTRACKER
How was business sentiment running in Europe at the end of the third quarter? IRN reports on its latest RentalTracker survey.

ERA PAGE
The latest news from the European Rental Association (ERA).

ROUSE PAGE
How are rental metrics, and used equipment prices, faring in the North American rental market? Plus, the latest trends in used prices from the UK.

FACES & PLACES
People news from around the world.

EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS
There are two new categories in the 2017 European Rental Awards, for digital and employer innovations, and the deadline for entries is Wednesday, 25 January, 2017. See the details here.

TELEHANDLERS
Updates on new rental telehandlers coming soon, including details of new plans by Snorkel and Skyjack to enter the market for ‘European-style’ handlers. Euan Youdale reports.

BREAKERS
Steve Ducker looks at some of the new breaker products of relevance to rental companies, including hand-held and carrier mounted models.

IRC & BAUMA CHINA
Murray Pollok reports on the successful International Rental Conference (IRC) in Shanghai in November, which attracted more than 400 delegates, plus product launches from Bauma China.

PREVIEWS: THE RENTAL SHOW & EHS
IRN looks ahead to the two biggest rental events in the early part of 2017, the UK’s Executive Hire Show and the US Rental Show.