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Synergy Equipment Acquires Florida Contractor Rentals

Orlando-based Synergy Equipment has acquired Florida Contractor Rentals (FCR), Daytona, FL, the largest independent rental company in the northeast part of the state.

January 18, 2016

New Products Introduced at ICUEE

Last month at ICUEE, exhibitors brought a huge array of new or improved products for lifting personnel and materials. The number of new products underscored manufacturers’ belief that the utility market will continue to be strong.

October 19, 2015

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Sandhills Launches RentalYard.com: The Marketplace For Rental Equipment

Sandhills Publishing announces the launch of RentalYard.com, a user-friendly website that connects end users with fleet owners in the rental equipment market across the trucking, agriculture, construction, and heavy equipment industries.

March 17, 2015

Study: Oilfield Equipment Rental Market Expected to Reach $53,706 Million by 2019

Rising energy demand is increasing the oil and gas E&P (exploration & production) and drilling activities globally which in turn is driving the rental equipment market.

January 28, 2015

Crane Operator Skills Competition to be Featured as World of Concrete Outdoor Event

December 12, 2014

A Knuckleboom Crane Operator Challenge makes its debut at the World of Concrete regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competition.

Super Boom Shootout: ENR Puts the Two Tallest Boom Lifts, at 180 Feet, Through a Rodeo of Tests

Terex unit Genie and Oshkosh unit JLG set a high bar. "When we got to 120 feet, people thought technology couldn't support it to go any higher than that, and, here today, we are at 180 feet," says Guy Ramsey, publisher of trade magazine Lift and Access.

November 25, 2014

Get Guidance to Avoid Trapping/Crushing Injuries with Aerial Work Platforms

IPAF brings Best Practice Guidance for AWPs: Avoiding Trapping/Crushing Injuries to People in the Platform to the US

July 19, 2014

Workers Stuck in Boom Lift at 150 Feet

Two workers at United Rentals in Newburgh, NY got stuck 150 feet in the air when the JLG Ultra Boom they were in got stuck in position.

July 16, 2014

Ahern Rentals to Auction Off New Construction Equipment

On Saturday March 16, Ahern Rentals plans to sell 750 pieces of new construction equipment at a live auction

March 13, 2013

Manfredi Estimates Rental Fleets Bought Half of all Equipment Sold in US in 2012

Rental-company spending for equipment such as skid steers, mini excavators and compact loaders was up 10% to 14% from 2011 to 2012

January 14, 2013

Manfredi expects rental companies to continue aggressive re-fleeting in 2013, with the most purchases being for aerial work platforms.

Hertz Acquires Pioneer Equipment Rental

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation has acquired Pioneer Equipment Rental and Sales, a leading Oklahoma-based construction and industrial equipment rental company serving Oklahoma, southern Kansas and northern Texas.

September 25, 2012

Acme Lift Company Secures $75-Million Asset-Based Credit Facility from GE Capital

GE Capital, Corporate Finance today announced it is administrative agent on a $75-million asset-based credit facility for Acme Lift Company, LLC, a leading wholesale rental company for aerial work platform equipment.

September 11, 2012

Essex Rental Reports 22% Revenue Rise to $27.2 Million for Q2 2012

Improving utilization, rental rates, equipment sales, and parts and service revenue, plus decreasing debt contribute to nearly 20% boost in gross profit margin

August 8, 2012

Equipment Rental Sees Increased Competition, says Byrne Chief

The equipment rental market has become increasingly competitive, with more foreign entrants to the market and local companies with excess capacity, says Graeme Clack, chief executive of Byrne Equipment Rental LLC.

July 24, 2012

New Hampshire Insurer Provides Solutions To Equipment Rental Industry

Rent-itGuard will meet the insurance and risk management needs of businesses engaged in the rental of equipment including light and heavy construction equipment, “high reach” devices such as aerial lift platforms, equipment rental for homeowners, and party supply and special event rentals.

May 22, 2012

Volvo Rents Acquires Max Equipment Rentals

Volvo Rents has acquired Max Equipment Rentals, a two-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Oceanside and Perris, CA.

March 16, 2012

Ritchie Bros. to Sell Large Selection of United Rentals Equipment at Upcoming North East, MD Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more than 440 lifting, aerial and general equipment items for United Rentals Inc., the world's largest equipment rental company, at an unreserved public auction in North East, Maryland on March 26 & 27, 2012.

March 16, 2012

Genie Boosts Production in 2011

The growth was driven primarily by North American equipment rental companies replacing their equipment, said Matt Fearon, vice president and general manager of Terex Aerial Work Platforms, Americas Region.

March 6, 2012