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Ashtead Group's Full Year Profit Rises 7%

Ashtead, which stands to benefit from US President Donald Trump’s plans to boost infrastructure spending, posted underlying pre-tax profit of £793.4mln in the year to 30 April 2017, compared to £645.3mln the prior year.

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Sponsored Content

Top 3 Reasons Shops Shouldn’t Purchase “Cheap” Equipment or Parts

Noregon

Purchasing a diagnostic tool? Continue reading to learn the top 3 reasons shops should prioritize quality over cheap.

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CASE Dealer Robert Childs Inc. Donates Equipment for Key Restoration Projects in Cape Cod

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Donated equipment used to help clear the land of overgrown invasive brush that had overtaken the native sandplain grassland

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Rental Companies Reveal Their Worst Rentals

We asked rental companies around the country to tell us how things go wrong in the rental process. The take-home lesson is that prequalifying customers and in-depth instruction go a long way toward a successful rental for you and your customers.

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Bridgestone Follows Goodyear in Second Round of Tire Price Increases

Bridgestone truck and bus tire prices are up a total of 16% and Goodyear has increased its prices a total of 14% in 2017

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Protecting the Customer and the Equipment Are Top Priorities

I tell my counter people to pretend these customers never previously saw this piece of equipment. After giving them operating instructions, I think it’s important to have them start the equipment and actually load it onto their trailer."

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Leave the Equipment Selection to the Experts

We consider ourselves to be the equipment expert and it works best for them and us if we can match the right equipment to the job.

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Recouping Damages on Rentals Is No Easy Task

The store was only able to recoup $700 from the customer, $500 from the customer’s credit card and $200 for the cost of the rental. It ate the rest.

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The Customer Is Not Always Right in Equipment Rental

The customer wasn't looking to cut trees at all, but was actually looking to install a pet fence and thought a chainsaw would cut a perfect slit into the ground. The biggest chainsaw would allow him to stand up right.

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Keeping Equipment in Top-Notch Condition Deters Misuse

“I can honestly say that most customers don’t have a problem and do not damage my equipment,” said Chuck Hill, owner of Tioga Tool & Equipment Rental in Oswego, NY. “But there are a few who are just abusers of equipment."

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Construction News

AEM: U.S. Must Make Infrastructure No. 1 Again

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

US infrastructure competitiveness currently ranks No. 11 in the world, and AEM suggests policy recommendations to help America regain the economic strength of its globe-leading position

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Renters' Review: Lack of Equipment Instruction Hurts Rental Company's Final Grade

The machine was a nearly new Bobcat E35, which is a 3.5-ton excavator and by no means a toy. I simply couldn’t believe it's common practice to leave it with customers without a lengthy discussion about load capacity and safety.

Ben Heussner is an experienced equipment operator and was immediately productive with the compact excavator we rented. He said the machine was smooth and intuitive to use.

Construction Wages Projected to Rise 3.4% in 2017

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Historically predictions are typically about .5% low, so year-end 2017 should exceed 3.4% and maybe even 2016’s 3.6% increase

Based on their Construction/CM Staff Salary Survey, PAS reports that increases appear to have leveled off, as noted in this chart.

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