International Rental News - March 2019

Included in the issue: 

• NEWS  
  Cramo goes digital; good vibes at the ARA Show; Kiloutou invests heavily; JCB wins patent case against Manitou; going ‘green’ at the EHS; record revenue for United Rentals.
• THE APPLETON COLUMN 
  Kevin Appleton considers the potential rewards and pitfalls of using pricing algorithms.
• PRODUCT UPDATE 
  New products from Skyjack, Atlas Copco, John Deere, Allmand, Mecalac and Glenn Pearson.
• ERA PAGE 
  The European Rental Association (ERA) invites you to join them at their annual convention, in Madrid.
• ROUSE PAGE 
  Used equipment values and other rental statistics from Rouse Services.
• SHOW GUIDE: BAUMA 
  Bauma has rolled around again, and following our preview of the exhibition in the January-February issue, we guide you through everything rental at the show.
• PREVIEW: ERA CONVENTION AND EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS  
  This year’s event will explore the theme of ‘Rental: a sharing economy’, and it will include the European Rental Awards 2019.
• INTERVIEW: KEVIN HOFFMAN 
  The American Rental Association’s 56th President and owner of A to Z RentAll, Kevin Hoffman, gives a small rental company’s perspective on the US rental industry.
• HYBRID AND ELECTRIC 
  The future of electric looks bright. IRN explores the latestdevelopments in the industry and asks whether electricreally will replace diesel.
• LIGHTING TOWERS 
  Lighting solutions might be reaching a tipping point. IRN looks at how the latest technological advances have been converging to open new possibilities.
• POWER TOOLS 
  Among the most recent developments in power tools, going cordless is an increasingly popular option.
• ERA TCO 
  The ERA reports on the recently upgraded version of itsonline total cost of ownership calculator.
• INTERVIEW: RENÉ DANIELSSON 
  Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe has been investing heavily in its dealer rental initiative. René Danielsson, Manager of Hitachi’s ‘Premium Rental’ programme in Europe, gives a progress update.