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JULY-AUGUST 2013
access
INTERNATIONAL
access
50
1
1
United Rentals
105486
90000
17
S,B
830
USA, Canada,
USA
(est)
2
2
Sunbelt
40332
-
-
S,B,M,H
395
USA
USA
(formally listed as Ashtead Group)
3
4
HERC
20460
18600
10
S,B
345
US, Canada, Europe
USA
(Hertz Equipment Rental Co
)
(est)
(est)
4
3
Lavendon
19646
18889
4
S,B,T
79
Europe, Middle East
UK
5
5
Nikken Corp
18700
18000
4
S,B,T
234
Japan, US, Europe,
Japan
Thailand, UAE
6
7
Ahern rentals
15702
15000
5
S,B,H
75
USA
USA
(est)
7
6
NES Rentals
13300
15550 -14
S,B,T,M
76
USA
USA
8
9
H&E Equipment Services
13200
12800
3
S,B,T,H,M
65
USA
USA
(est)
(est)
9
16
Sunstate Equipment
12500
9500
32
S,B
53
USA
USA
Co LLC
10
11
Cramo
12250
12400
-1
S,B,T,M,H
400
Europe, inc. Eastern
Finland
Europe
11
12
Aktio Corp
12000
12000
0
S,B
280
Japan
Japan
(est)
(est)
12
8
Loxam
11975
13180
-9
S,B,T
607
Europe, Morocco
France
13
10
Riwal
11954
12702
-6
S,B,T
48
Europe, Middle East,
Netherlands
Brazil, India
14
14
Nishio Rent All
11293
10565
7
S,B,T,M
310
Japan, Malaysia,
Japan
Singapore, Thailand
15
NEW
TVH Group
11286
-
-
S,B,T
64
Germany, Poland,
Belgium
Luxembourg
Inching ahead
access
50
This year’s
access
50
list of the companies
with the world’s largest
powered access fleets
highlights worldwide
uncertainty. However,
there is growth overall.
AI
reports.
A
dding together all the rental fleets
of the top 50 companies in the 2013
access
50
, there is marginal growth
of 4.4%. It demonstrates the industry is
heading in the right direction, and is slighlty
down on the growth between the 2011 and
2012
access
50
lists, which stood at 5.5%.
Within this year’s figure, there are one
or two notable extremes. Towering over
the opposition is United Rentals, with its
impressive 105486 strong fleet.The figure
represents something of a landmark, as it is
the first time that a company has passed the
100,000 mark. United Rental’s acquisition
of fellow US giant RSC Holdings last year
certainly helped to swell its fleet, and the
company now takes about 15% of the US
access rental market.
United Rentals’ strong standing seems to
reflect a renewed confidence in the US, as
the country eases out of the tough economic
climate of the past few years. At the end of the
first quarter of 2013 the company said it would
increase its sales force by at least 10% this year
to capitalise on its planned US$1.5 billion
expenditure on its overall fleet.
Michael Kneeland, chief executive officer of
United Rentals, said the first quarter had seen
a strong start to what he called a “pivotal year.
Revenue, rates and time utilisation all met or
exceeded our expectations, and our adjusted
EBITDA margin of 41% was a first quarter
record for us. We remain solidly on track
for a year of disciplined growth, including a
rental rate increase of 4.5% on total revenue of
approximately $5 billion.”
This was the also the first time that Ashtead
Group split the fleet figures for its companies
RANK
FLEET SIZE
FLEET DETAILS
AREAS OF
HEAD
2013 COMPANY
2013 2012
%*
(SEE KEY) BRANCHES OPERATION
OFFICE
WEBSITE
2013
% CHANGE
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
TOP 5
204624
4
196656
165556
164237
173792
189850
179880
151178
140200
TOP 10
271576
2
265888
240113
238181
254424
270510
251700
207758
187975
TOP 50
481490
4.5
460758
434358
424853
449250
446956
402900
332700
283071
TOP 50 FLEET SIZES
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