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IRC GUIDE
IRN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2013
International
Rental Conference
The International Rental
Conference in Beijing, China
on 14 October will see top
executives from some of the
world’s most famous rental
companies and manufacturers
provide expert advice.
IRC Conference
WHERE:
Swissôtel, Beijing, China
WHEN
14 October 2013
(The day before the BICES construction
equipment exhibition.)
HOTEL
Swissôtel BEIJING
No. 2, Chao Yang Men Bei Da Jie
Beijing 100027
Tel: +86(10)6553 2288
Fax:+86(10)6501 4255
BICES EXHIBITION
15-18 October, 2013
Beijing Jiuhua
International Exhibition Center
BOOKING DETAILS
Online at
Delegate price: US$349
BOOKING CONTACT:
Silvia Iacob. Tel: +353 86 788 0005
E-mail:
Participants
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JOHN BUREAU
has spent 25
years developing and implementing
information technology solutions for
the equipment rental sector. Before
becoming the general manager of
rental software company Wynne Systems, he held
many IT-related positions for US Rentals and
United Rentals.
■
CHAI ZHAO YI
founded Shanghai
Pangyuan Construction Equipment
Rental in 2001, and it is now the
largest rental company in China, with
depots covering most of the major
cities in China. Mr Chai says his company may soon
establish a rental business in South East Asia and
his ambition is for Pangyuan to helpm develop the
rental concept in China and to become one of the
rental market leaders worldwide.
■
GÉRARD DÉPREZ
has been the CEO
of Loxam since 1986. In that time he
has grown the business to be the
largest rental company in Europe
operating in 11 countries. Mr Déprez
was instrumental in creating the European Rental
Association and was its first president, holding that
post between June 2006 and May 2013.
■
JAY EARLY
is vice president for Europe, Middle
East, Africa and China at Hertz Equipment Rental
Corp (HERC). Jay has spent 21 years with HERC,
starting as a sales coordinator and
working through the ranks in a variety
of roles, including field sales, branch
manager and area manager.
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MICHAEL KNEELAND
is president
and CEO of United Rentals, the world’s
largest equipment rental company, and
has more than 33 years experience
in the equipment rental industry. He
joined United as a district manager in 1998 and was
appointed CEO in June 2007.
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BUD HOWARD
has more than 30 years of
experience of the equipment rental market. He joined
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp (HERC) in 1982, rising
to become vice president of sales, and then moved
to RSC Equipment Rental, where he was senior vice
president of sales and marketing. He joined Volvo
in 2000, initially working for Volvo Rents in North
America before assuming his current role as Director
Global Rental.
■
DAVID PHILLIPS
is managing director,
founder and owner of Off-Highway
Research, the London-based consultancy
that specialises in the research and
analysis of international construction
equipment markets. Off-Highway Research has offices
in London, New Delhi and Beijing.
■
NICK SOWDEN
, president, Snorkel Asia & director
of supply chain, Snorkel, joined the aerial platform
manufacturer in March 2008 and became part of
the company’s global management
board in 2011. He has responsibility
for enhancing the Snorkel distributor
network, along with developing sales,
after-market and manufacturing operations.
■
WANG LI CHUN
is the chairman and
founder of Xuzhou G&L. Before setting
up the company in 2002 he worked
for many years at XCMG, one of the
major Chinese construction equipment
manufacturers. In 2010 he established Xuzhou’s
equipment rental business.
■
TIM WHITEMAN
joined IPAF in
January 2004 and as managing director
and CEO has led the organisation in
its mission to promote the safe use of
aerial work platforms worldwide. Under
his stewardship the organisation has expanded
internationally and now has representative offices
in Europe, North America, South America and
Asia. Before joining IPAF Mr Whiteman worked
in publishing, as a founding editor of
Access
International
and later as founder of Vertikal Press.
■
YUAN ZHENG
is chairman and
founder of Guangzhou Hailin
Rental and has more than 20 years’
experience in tower crane rental
in China. Guangzhou Hailin was
established in 2001 and is a key player in China’s
rental sector, with offices in 13 cities in South, North
East, Central, and West China.
T
he programme for the first International Rental
Conference is rich, with influential speakers
from China, Europe and North America
combining to offer delegates expert views on how
the rental market will evolve, and the opportunities
offered by China.
The audience will hear from Hertz on its experience
of establishing a rental business in China over the
past five years; from Volvo Rents on how equipment
manufacturers are playing a key role in developing
rental in new markets around the world; from United
Rentals on how rental has to be considered as a
service business; and from Loxam on the different
models that rental assumes as it becomes a mature
industry.
Recent additions to the programme include David
Phillips, founder and owner of Off-Highway Research,
who will give an authoritative overview of the global
construction equipment market as well as an update
on the very particular situation in today’s Chinese
market.
Three Chinese rental entrepreneurs also contribute
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