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GE Capital Expands Construction Finance Business

In advance of a busy trade show season, GE Capital, Dealer Finance announced it is doubling its sales force to support growing retail and wholesale demand for construction equipment financing.

United Rentals Gets U.S. Antitrust OK for RSC Acquisition

United Rentals Inc. and RSC Holdings Inc. have announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, relating to the previously announced acquisition of RSC by United Rentals, expired at 11:59 PM on January 20, 2012.

Hertz Chief Frissora Seeking More Equipment Rental Deals

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. may buy up to eight equipment rental businesses this year to help minimize the company's reliance on its main car lease business, Chief Executive Officer Mark Frissora said.

Hertz Acquires Cinelease

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. announced that Hertz Entertainment Services has acquired Cinelease, U.S. market leader in lighting and grip rentals to the television industry, based in Los Angeles, California.

Volvo Rents Expands Presence In South Carolina, Colorado

Volvo Rents announces the acquisition of Blue Eagle Equipment, a three-store equipment rental company based in South Carolina, with stores in Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg, as well as a recently opened new store in Englewood, CO.

Acme Lift Appoints Stewart as Vice President and CFO

“Scott has had a stellar career, directing all aspects of financial strategies in companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 500,” said Steve Nadelman, president and chief operating officer of Acme Lift.

Trimble, Manitowoc Cranes Enter into Development Agreement

Manitowoc Cranes

Companies plan to develop a solution tailored for the lifting industry that provides real time, centimeter-level positioning data for multiple cranese.

Point-of-Rental Systems Integrates FedEx Shipping Options

Point of Rental Software

Much like the UPS WorldShip feature introduced in the software earlier this year, FedEx interfaces with the delivery address in the Point-of-Rental System contract record to automatically populate the fields and generate shipping labels. In addition, the upcoming release of the software contains an integrated tracking feature which allows users to track shipments directly from the Point-of-Rental System.

Brazil's Mills Rental Division Managing Director Gets PAL Card

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Sérgio Kariya, managing director of the rental division of Mills Estruturas e Serviços de Engenharia SA in Brazil, has successfully completed operator training and obtained an IPAF PAL Card (Powered Access Licence).

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Xylem Breaks Ground on Godwin Pumps Manufacturing Facility Expansion

Xylem Dewatering Solutions

The additional capacity will be used to meet growing demand for Godwin pumps, including the new Godwin Dri-Prime NC Series introduced in November 2011.

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Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Improves In January

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

The January Monthly Confidence Index (MCI) for the equipment finance industry is at 59.0, up from 57.2 in December 2011

Finning to Acquire Caterpillar Distribution Unit

Will operate former Bucyrus distribution in South America, Canada, and the UK

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