international
construction
may 2014
APEX& IREPREVIEW
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Amsterdam showcase
Rental Awards
The shortlist has beenannounced
W
inners of the European
Rental Awardswill be
announcedduring a
dinner at the EliciumCentre in the
AmsterdamRAI on25 June.
The shortlists for each category, in alphabetical order, are:
LargeRental Company of theYear,
revenues>
€
15million (US$21million)
■
AFI (UK)
■
GAPGroup (UK)
■
Loxam (France)
Small/Mid-sizedRental Company of theYear,
revenues<
€
15million (US$21million)
■
Crestchic (UK)
■
DromadHire (Ireland)
■
GGRGroup (UK)
■
Hotmobil (Germany)
■
Industrial Access (Romania)
Rental Product of theYear
■
Firefly (Cygnus hybridgenerator)
■
Niftylift (HR28hybrid access platform)
■
Power Towers (Pecolift access platform)
■
SDMO (Rental Compact generators)
■
Towerlight (VTLED lighting tower)
Rental SafetyCampaign of the year
■
AFI (UK)
■
LavendonGroup (Europe)
■
Ramirent (Finland)
RentalMarketingCampaign of theYear
■
4-punto-1 (Italy)
■
Hewden (UK)
■
NationwidePlatforms (UK)
Rental Person of theYear
To be announced at the awards dinner.
ERA/
IRN
LifetimeAchievement Award
To be announced at the awards dinner.
The judges said themore than50 entries for the awards,
“Demonstrated the passion and enthusiasm that is in the rental
industry, with companies proud of their achievements andwilling to
share their experiences.
“Even in a generally difficult year for rental inEurope, as 2013
was,many companieswere able to grow and innovate. It was
encouraging, for example, to see small companiesmaking their own
space in themarket, oftenwithniche products or innew sectors – a
sign that there are great opportunities still to be found in rental.”
Go towww.khl.com/rentalawards formore information on the
shortlisted companies. To book your place at the awards dinner
visit
.
RitchieBros is theGoldSponsor for the awards, and IronPlanet
is the sponsor of the awards drinks reception. Silver sponsors are
Caterpillar, Grindex andHilti.
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tonne class U27-4, a model described as, “A tough zero-tail
swing mini that features the largest andmost luxurious cab in
its class.”
The model has a 2.8 m dig depth, which rivals higher-end
excavators, and stability is achieved without the need for
additional counterweights.
Hitachi says it is not yet in a position to
disclose details of what it will show at IRE,
except to say that it will “add a new range
of compact products to our range for
the rental market. We think that the
IRE is an excellent opportunity to
introduce these products.”
Visitors to IRE can also dip into
the sessions of the European Rental
Association’s annual convention (at a cost, see booking page
at
andnetwork at the EuropeanRental
Awards dinner on the Wednesday night (see box story).
Both the ERA Convention and the awards dinner take
place at the EliciumCentre in the AmsterdamRAI.
The outside
area at APEX
2014will be
10,000m
2
,
almost double
the size of the
outside area at
the last edition
in 2011.
Kubotawill
show its new
U27-4mini
excavator
at IRE.
Thwaites says
its 1 tonne Hi-Tip
dumper, whichwill
be showcased at
IRE, is ideal for the
European rental
market.
