April 2008
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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| Cat Rental Store Launches Pilot With Home Depot |
Peoria, Ill. — Caterpillar's rental division has begun a pilot program to run Cat Rental Stores in Home Depot stores, Caterpillar officials confirmed...
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| Caterpillar Increases Stake in Joint Venture With Mitsubishi |
Peoria, Ill. — Caterpillar has increased its stake in Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi, its joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to 67 percent,...
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| Equipro Opens South Louisiana Franchise |
Germantown, Wis. — Franchise service company Equipro, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wacker Corp., recently opened a franchise in Kenner, La., to...
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| Finning Names Waites New CEO |
Vancouver, British Columbia — Finning International last month named Michael Waites president and CEO of Finning International effective following...
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| JLG Rebrands Service Offerings Under Ground Support Name |
Mcconnellsburg, Pa. — JLG Industries has re-branded its comprehensive offering of services under a single name, Ground Support, which will become...
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| Strongco Purchases Volvo's Champion Road Machinery Sales |
Mississauga, Ontario — Volvo Construction Equipment last month announced the sale of Brampton, Ontario-based Champion Road Machinery Sales to Strongco...
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| Sunbelt Opens Two Illinois Branches |
Fort Mill, S.C. — Sunbelt Rentals is continuing to grow its Midwest presence with two new branches: Champaign and Aurora, Ill. Both facilities...
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| United Rentals Names Mettel Vice President of Strategy and Planning |
Greenwich, Conn. — United Rentals named Kenneth Mettel vice president of strategy and planning, effective immediately. Mettel has served in senior...
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| Volvo Rents Taps Frank Lopez to Lead Hispanic Outreach |
Asheville, N.C. — Volvo Rents last month announced that Frank Lopez, former president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation...
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FROM THE EDITOR
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| Can You Manage? |
Are we scratching our heads yet or what? Looking at the economy now, these are tough times to figure out. As Tim Ford of Genie says in RER's interview...
Michael Roth, mroth@rermag.com |
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
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| engines |
Hatz Diesel of America Hatz' line of air-cooled diesel engines has a power range from 2 to 80 hp. The lightweight B Series (pictured) features engines...
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| product spotlight |
Bobcat Company Bobcat Co. introduces a new line of compact tractors with nine models that feature 4-wheel drive for traveling over and working in rough...
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General
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| Manage Your Capital |
With the first quarter of 2008 behind us, rental industry revenue results appear mixed. The most optimistic rental operators are predicting limited growth...
By Gary Stansberry |
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| Postcards from Las Vegas |
Growing Global Genie Industries discusses its plans for international growth. Tim Ford joined Redmond, Wash.-based Genie Industries a year and a half...
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| Powering Up |
Participants: Todd Howe, product marketing manager, mobile generators, Doosan Infracore Portable Power, Mocksville, N.C. Pam Meyer, equipment sales manager,...
By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer |
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| Rotary Hammer Provides Double-Duty Dust Collection |
Designed for interior or overhead drilling where dust exposure should be avoided, the 11250VSRD dust-collection rotary hammer from Bosch Power Tools...
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| Safe Lift Access Pops Up In Low-level Site Market |
The Pop-Up Plus+ scissorlift from Pop-Up Products includes a number of safety features, including LED lights to confirm stabilizer set up. The unit is...
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| Telescope Technology Simplifies Towing, Shipping and Storage |
Allmand Bros. introduces the V Series vertical light tower configuration as an option for its Night-Lite Pro Series light towers. When the light mast...
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| Vertical Hood Design Values Easy Service and Maintenance |
Bomag has redesigned its 47-inch single-drum vibratory rollers and given them more standard features popular in the rental industry and among cost-conscious...
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| what else is new? |
The MTX60 rammer from Multiquip is powered by a Honda GX 100 gas engine and offers up to 695 bpm. The rammer also features an anti-vibration handle system,...
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