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Sunbelt Rentals in the US and A-Plant in the
UK. Last year the listing showed a combined
fleet size of 51167, taking it to second place,
a position that Sunbelt has retained this year
in its own right, with a fleet size of 40332.
A-Plant comes in at 47 with a fleet size of
2091.
Overall Ashtead group is looking forward
to a strong year. Sunbelt rental revenues in the
fourth quarter to 30 April were up 23% and
up 21% over the full year, driven by a larger
fleet on rent and improving prices. Operating
profits at Sunbelt for the year were up 56% to
US$453 million on revenues of $1820 million.
Ashtead’s UK business A-Plant saw modest,
yet encouraging growth with revenues for all
its equipment up 11% to £52.7 million, and
operating profits almost doubling to £2.6
million.
That’s not to say the UK market is on a
general growth spurt, at the Vertikal Days
exhibition in the UK in June, it was all too
apparent that the market was generally flat
with some green shoots of growth.
Uncertainty in Europe
The same rings true for much of the rest
of northern Europe, partly resulting from
southern Europe’s economic woes. Spain-
based GAM has been downsizing its fleet to
reduce debt, which in financial terms has seen
it half its losses in the first quarter of 2013. As
a result there is an estimated 13% reduction
in the company’s fleet size for this year’s
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Such uncertainty in the rest of Europe
is reflected across this year’s listing with an
uneven set of results for companies based in
the continent. Lavendon Group retains its
position in the top five with a modest 4%
growth. As Don Kenny, Lavendon Group plc
chief executive, explains its full 2012 financial
year saw a 2% rise in operating profit, buoyed
by revenue growth from its French and Middle
East businesses.
Further down the table Finland-based
Cramo moved up one place to 10th position,
despite a 1% drop in its rental fleet size
compared to last year. Loxam and Riwal, on
the other hand, fared slightly less well, with
-9% and -6% fleet reductions respectively,
bringing them both just outside the top 10.
For other European companies there were
rises, particularly from HSS Hire, which has
just acquired UK Platforms - Haulotte Group’s
UK rental business, (see News).The deal makes
it the second largest provider of powered access
equipment in the UK and brings it to 20th
place in the table, up from 28th position last
year. In other results, Netherlands-based Boels
Rental’s fleet was up 5% on last year, AFI-
Uplift in the UK saw an impressive 22% rise,
and Salti in France increased its fleet by 9%.
Another notable entry is THV Group,
which bought Germany-based Mateco from
Odewald & Compagnie in November 2012,
RANK
FLEET SIZE
FLEET DETAILS
AREAS OF
HEAD
2013 COMPANY
2013 2012
%*
(SEE KEY) BRANCHES OPERATION
OFFICE
WEBSITE
16
13
Ramirent
11004
11282 -2.5
S,B,M,T,H
334
Scandinavia
Sweden
Eastern Europe
17
15
SystemLift
9300
10000
-7
S,B,T,M,H
82
Germany, Austria,
Germany
(approx)
Switzerland
18
17
ABKS PartnerLift
7827
7400
6
S,B,T,
140
Europe
Germany
19
18
Kiloutou
7800
7400
5
S,B,T,M
414
France
France
20
28
HSS Hire Services
6730
4224
59
S,B
250
UK
UK
ww.hss.com
21
19
Pekkaniska
6500
7000
-7
S,B
27
Scandinavia, Eastern
Finland
(approx
Europe, Russia
22
20
Coates Hire
6350
6750
-6
S,B,T
220
Australia,
Australia
(est)
Indonesia
23
22
Boels Rental
5550
5291
5
S,B,T,M
308
Europe
Netherlands
24
27
AFI-Uplift (inc. Hi-Reach)
5492
4500
22
S,B
25
UK
UK
25
34
Hune
5459
3200
-
S,B,T
41
Europe
Spain
(est)
26
35
Kanamoto
5300
3200
-
S,B,T
165
Japan
Japan
(est)
27
23
Sumisho Rental Support
5250
5000
5
S,B
7
Japan
Japan
(est)
(est)
28
21
GAM
4610
5300
-13
S,B,T,M,H
100
Europe, North Africa,
Spain
(est)
(est)
(est)
Middle East, S. America
29
26
Acces Industrie
4488
4589
-2
S,B,T,M,
32
Southern Europe,
France
Morocco
30
31
Mills Estruturas e
4292
3488
23
S,B,M
43
Brazil
Brazil
Srvicos de Engenharia
LARGEST % GROWTH
NEW ENTRIES
(Not including estimated entrees)
RANK COMPANY
% GROWTH
32
Simplex Equipment Rental
78
20
HSS Hire Services
59
9
Sunstate Equipment
32
44
Nacanco
24
30
Mills
23
24
AFI-Uplift (inc. Hi-Reach)
22
1
United Rentals
17
35
Salti
9
17
Nishio Rent All
7
18
ABKS PartnerLift
6
RANK COMPANY
16
TVH Group
40
Galmon
45
Kranpunkten i Båstad
47
A-Plant
48
Kimberly Group
50
Skyreach
52
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