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INTERNATIONALRENTAL
17
EXHIBITION (IRE): GUIDE
A five-pageguide to the companies exhibiting
at the IRE show inAmsterdamon 24-26June,
includinga look at thenewproducts thatwill beon show.
EUROPEANRENTALAWARDS/
25
ERACONVENTION
The latest programme for theERA’s
AmsterdamConvention, plus details of all
the companies shortlisted for theEuropean
Rental Awards, being
heldon 25Juneat the same timeas
theERA conventionand IRE show.
PRODUCTFEATURE: COMPACTION
39
IRN
reports on someof the latest rollers,
plate compactors and rammers on the
market, witha special focus on rental–
friendlyproducts.
SPECIALREPORT:
46
ASSETTRACKING/
THEFTPREVENTION
Moreandmoreemphasis is beingput on telematics
systems andasset tracking technology, as
MurrayPollok
reports.
SAMOTER: GUIDE
57
IRN
previews theSamoter exhibition,
beingheld inVerona, Italy, on8 -11 May.
RENTAL
58
MANAGEMENT:
UNITED’SLATESTACQUISITION
Jeff Eisenberg
scrutinises the
financial aspects of UnitedRentals’
latest bigacquisition, of National
Pump&Compressor, oneof the
largest pump rental businesses in
NorthAmerica.
ACCESSRENTALREPORTS
61
IPAF releases its latest access rentalmarket reports for Europe
andNorthAmerica.
IRN
gives its readers a sneakpreview.
Volvo’s SD135 is among
the products covered in
thismonth’s compaction
equipment feature,
starting on page 39.
NEWS&KHL.COMROUND-UP
6
Hertz to spin-off-HERC, Loxam’s 2013 results; Zeppelinbuys Streif;
IRC conference speaker update; Hancobuys ByrneEquipment,
IRN100data request;
IRN
Rental Share Index; plus
other news from theworld’s rental sector.
KEVINAPPLETONCOLUMN
11
Havingmade several rental acquisitions inhis career
KevinAppleton
iswell-placed tooffers guidance
on commonmistakes toavoid.
INTERVIEW:
13
LEIGHAINSWORTH, COATESHIRE
CoatesHire’s chief executive tells
IRN
that the
focus now is onmaking the companymore
efficient asAustraliaweathers anatural
resources slowdown.
SHOWREPORT:
51
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, LASVEGAS
KHL’s editorial team report from themassive
Conexpo show in LasVegas, whereNorth
America’s buoyantmarketwas again inevidence.
INTERVIEW: HEWDEN
54
Hewden’s ‘Core Fleet Guarantee’ isworking, withmorebusiness
with small andmedium sized customers andhigher utilisationon
the coreproducts.
MurrayPollok
reports.
ERAPAGE
63
TheEuropeanRental Association (ERA) has chosen ‘Internet as
aGameChanger’ as the theme for its upcoming convention in
Amsterdamon 24-26June. TheERAexplainswhat itwants to
achieve.
FACES&PLACES
65
READERSUBSCRIPTIONFORM
66
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ISSNNo: 1749-5040 (Print)
ISSNNo: 1749-5059 (e-mail)
©Copyright KHLGroup, 2014
INTERNATIONAL
rental
Official magazine of the ERA
A KHL Group Publication
Volume 14 Issue 3 April-May 2014
NEWS
Hewden’s corefleet
strategy paying off
p54
Shortlists announced for
EuropeanRentalAwards
p25
LeighAinsworth onmaking
CoatesHiremore efficient
p13
Compaction
p39
INSIDE: ASSET TRACKING, APPLETON COLUMN
New rollers, plate compactors and rammers
IRE EXHIBITIONGUIDE
p17
Top suppliers sign up for
Amsterdam rental show
…outside
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