IRN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013
summit
Who can enter?
The awards are open to ERA members and all
other rental companies and suppliers active
in the European rental industry. Companies
wishing to enter the awards should submit their
own entry forms.
Companies can submit entries for more than
one award.
An independent panel of five industry
professionals representing a broad range of
experience will be chosen to judge the entries.
All entries and supporting materials should
be submitted by e-mail and up to a maximum
size of 3 MB.
Getting to the RAI
BY PLANE
The RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam has its
own train station and is just 15 minutes from
Schiphol Airport on a direct line. Note that this
is a different line from the trains to Amsterdam
Central station. The single fare to RAI is less
than €4. Schiphol train station is located
directly underneath the airport.
TAXI
The taxi rank is located at the airport’s exit.
Dependent on the traffic, a taxi can take you to
Amsterdam city centre in half an hour. One ride
will cost you approximately €40.
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RENTAL AWARDS/IRE PREVIEW
Winners from the 2013 European Rental Awards. For a list of
all past winners and shortlisted companies, see
/
rentalawards and click on ‘Previous awards’.
ERA secretary general, Michel Petitjean, says APEX
will give the IRE show a real boost; “IRE and APEX
will benefit from increased visitors numbers from
both exhibitions. ERA strongly encourages all rental
companies to save the date of the next IRE and plan to
be present at both the show and the ERA Convention.
“ERA also encourages all suppliers with a strong
focus on the rental industry to consider exhibiting
at the IRE show and to use this occasion to meet and
exchange with their existing and prospective clients.”
According to Tony Kenter, managing director of
show organiser IPI, the timing is right for the show;
“The ERA is forecasting that 2014 will be the year
when Europe’s rental sector starts to grow again, so
the show will be well timed.
“The fact that we are adding APEX alongside IRE
will only be an advantage, since the majority of APEX
visitors are in the rental sector. The two shows make
perfect companions .”
Many companies have already booked their
places at the show, and more will be booking in the
coming months. Already confirmed are suppliers
including Armada Dynamics AS, BBA Pumps, Brendon
Powerwashers, Hilti, InspHire, KAESER, Terex
Compact, Thwaites Dumpers, Tower Light and Yanmar
Construction Equipment.
Exhibitors at the APEX show will include Bronto
Skylift, Terex AWP (Genie), JLG, Manitou, Merlo,
Palfinger Platforms, Ruthmann and Skyjack, plus
dozens more.
ERA Convention
The European Rental Association (ERA) is currently
finalising the programme for its three day convention,
but the broad outline is already established, as
follows:
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Tuesday 24 June
Depot visits: 12.00 – 3.00pm
CEO panel discussion: 4.00 – 6.00pm
Welcome cocktail: 6.00 – 7.00pm
■
Wednesday 25 June
Roundtable sessions: 10.00 – 12.00
Plenary session: 2.00 – 6.00pm (with one hour
break in the middle)
Awards dinner: 7.00 – 11.00pm (dinner starts at
8.00pm)
IRE will be held in hall
2 of the RAI centre.
The ERA convention starts on Tuesday 24 June with depot
visits and a CEO panel discussion, and finished at lunchtime
of Thursday 26 June.
ERA’s booth at the last IRE show in 2011. The 2014 exhibition will
be the third time the show has been held in Amsterdam.
■
Thursday 26 June
Roundtable sessions: 10.00 – 11.00am
ERA AGM: 11.00 – 12.00
Guest speaker: 12.30 – 1.30pm
ERA lunch: 1.30-3.30pm
Throughout the convention ERA has earmarked free
time for delegates to visit the IRE show.
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