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INTERNATIONALRENTAL
21
EXHIBITION (IRE): STOPPRESS
There has been a strong response from
exhibitors aheadof the IRE inAmsterdamon
24-26 June, with the shownow expanded to
accommodate demand for space.
ERACONVENTION/
33
EUROPEANRENTALAWARDS
The latest programme for theERA’sAmsterdam
Convention, plus details of all the companies
shortlisted for theEuropeanRental Awards,
beingheldon 25Juneat the same timeas the
ERA conventionand IRE show.
IRN
100
SURVEY
38
This year’s keenly-awaited
IRN
100
survey
of theworld’s top rental companies, basedon
revenues in 2013.
PRODUCTFEATURE:
54
MINI EXCAVATORS
IRN
reports on someof the latest rollers,
plate compactors and rammers on the
market, witha special focus on rental–
friendlyproducts.
PRODUCTFEATURE: AERIALPLATFORMS
61
Theworldwidemarket is pickingup, albeit slowly, and
manufacturers are innovating tomeet new trends.
EuanYoudale
reports.
SMOPYC&SAMOTER: REVIEWS
68
The recent SMOPYCexhibition inSpainand
Samoter show in Italywere tests for the
markets inboth countries, aswell as for
Europeas awhole.
IRN
reports.
INTERNATIONAL
73
RENTALCONFERENCE (IRC):
LINE-UPCOMPLETE
Senior figures from theglobal rental industrywill speak at
November’s event inShanghai.
Our exclusive
IRN
100
survey
reveals that last year
was relatively stable for
rental companies. Turn
to page 28 to find out
the results.
NEWS&KHL.COMROUND-UP
6
Kiloutouacquires Polishmajor; BoelsRental reports steady
Italiangrowth; Lavendonannounces 2014 fleet investment;
AhernAustralia launched; plus other news from the
world's rental sector.
KEVINAPPLETONCOLUMN
11
Rental remains a logistics-centred industry, and
needs to strive toget better andbetter at it.
KevinAppleton
spells it out.
INTERVIEW:
12
DANNYJONES,OFF-GRIDENERGY
Off-GridEnergy founder andmanagingdirector tells
IRN
howhe
is goingabout convincing rental companies of thebenefits of
usinghybrid systems for power generation.
ERA/
IRN
RENTALTRACKER
17
TheRentalTracker for the first quarter of
2014 shouldbring further comfort to the
European rental industry.
ERAPAGE
75
TheNational Associations Committeehas decidedona list of
EU issues towhich itwill payparticular attention. ERA reports
onprogress so far.
FACES&PLACES
77
NewCEOplanned for Aggreko, newdirector of operations at
WynneSystems, re-appointed independent director forManitou,
andother peoplenews from theglobal rental industry.
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INTERNATIONAL
rental
Official magazine of the ERA
A KHL Group Publication
Volume 14 Issue 4 June 2014
NEWS
INSIDE: RENTAL TRACKER, APPLETON COLUMN
INSIDEGUIDES
IREShowGuide p21
ERAConvention p33
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Ranking theWorld’s top 100 rental companies
p38
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