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september 2014
international
construction
Rental outlook
Go to the Videozone to seeMichael Kneeland,
CEO of theworld’s biggest rental company, United
Rentals, interviewed at the recent International
Rental Exhibition (IRE).
M
ichael Kneeland, the chairman of US-based United Rentals was
interviewed by I
nternational Rental News (IRN)
editor in chief,
Murray Pollok at the International Rental Exhibition (IRE). In
interview on the
Mr Kneeland gives his views on
the state of the industry from his vantage point as the head of the world’s
largest construction equipment rental company,
Of the North Americanmarket, which is United Rentals’ sole focus, Mr
Kneeland said, “We’ve seen a significant pick up in rental penetration.We
see that holding and then the volume coming back as the economy heals.
[Non-residential construction] is comingback, but it’s comingback at a very
slowpace.That’s a healthy thing for our industry, becausewe’re not going to
have to rush out and buy a load of equipment.”
Another question for Mr Kneeland was whether there were any plans to
expand United Rentals footprint outside of its home market. “It’s not a
question of ‘If?’, but ‘When?’ We don’t know. We want to find out what’s
available to us, but we’re not in any great rush. North America is still the
biggest opportunity for us,” he said.
Visit
to watch the full interviews. Other news
and interviews from IRE are also available on the site.
Special reports
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These include the latest industry
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Among the new additions are
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International
Rental News (IRN)
on the world’s
largest rental companies. These
include an extended version of the
IRN100 ranking, with additional
information that was not published
in the magazine, as well as a five-
year report, containing the IRN100
listings from 2010– 2014.
These provide a valuable insight
into the global rental industry,
charting the rise and fall of
individual companies as well as
analysing
trends
across the sector.
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30 study ofNorthAmerica’s biggest
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Ranking theworld’s largest
rental companies
A KHL Group Publication
IRN100: 2010-2014
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL
rental
IRN
100
2010-2014
IRN100 2010-2014
IRN100 2010-2014
42
43
2014
6
6
AktioCorp
929
887
Tokyo,Japan
Japan, Thailand,
Construction
566
4678
+81 36854 1413
Singapore,Malaysia,
equipment, toolhire,
and Taiwan
party/events
7
8
Loxam
805
828
Paris, France
France, Ireland,UK,
Construction
611
4410
+33 158440400
Denmark,Germany,
equipment, tools
Spain,Belgium,
Switzerland,
Luxembourg,Morocco.
8
5
CoatesHire Ltd
758
987
Sydney,Australia
Australia,UK,
Construction
240
2612
+61 29701 3308
Indonesia
equipment, tools
9
13
Cramo
657
680
Vantaa/Helsinki,
Northern,Central&
Construction
357
2463
+4686235477
Finland
EasternEurope,
equipment, tools,
Russia
modular
10
10
Ramirent
634
714
Vantaa, Finland
Fin,Sw,No,Den,Ru,
Construction
302
2561
+358 20 750 200
Est, Lat, Lith,Pol,
equipment, tools
Hun,Ukr,Cz,Slov
11
9
NishioRentAllCo
623
723
Osaka,Japan
Japan,Malaysia,
Construction
335
2593
+8166251 7302
Thailand,Singapore,
equipment
S.Korea,Vietnam
12
12
NikkenCorp
601
683
Tokyo,Japan
Japan,US,UAE,
Construction
192
1985
+81 35512 7311
Thailand,Spain,
equipment
Indonesia
13
14
Sarens
592
560
Wolvertem,
58 countries
Cranes
90
4200
+3252 319319
Belgium
worldwide
14
11
KanamotoCo
524
698
Sapporo,Japan
Japan,China,ASEAN,
Construction
351
2231
+81 354085600
UAE,Algeria
equipment
15
16
Kiloutou
471
460
Marcqen
France,Poland
Construction
433
3500
+33 3595655 39
Baroeul, France
equipment, tools
16
75
BlueLineRental
450
110
EST
BeverleyHills,
NorthAmerica
Construction
132
2100
+1828650 2311
(formerlyVolvoRents)
CA,US
equipment
17
18
SpeedyHire
406
421
Newton-le-Willows,
UK& Ireland,
Construction
264
3776
+4408456015129
UK
MiddleEast,
equipment, tools
NorthAfrica
18
21
HomeDepotRentals
356
1
357
Atlanta,Georgia,
USA,Canada,Mexico
Construction
–
1265
+1 7704338211
US
equipment, tools
19
=40
SelectPlantHire
350
EST
230
EST
Dartford,UK
UK
Construction
–
–
+44 (0)1322 296200
equipment, tools,
tower cranes
20
20
TaiyoKenkiRental
349
405
Shizuoka,Japan
Japan
Construction
102
1635
+81542843 111
equipment
21
25
H&E Equipment
348
298
BatonRouge,
USA
Construction
69
1775
+18019084307
Services
Louisiana
equipment
22
19
AMECO
308
408
Greenville,SC,USA
US,Canada,
Construction
25
3500
+1864 295 7800
South&Central
equipment, tools
America,SouthAfrica,
Iraq,Afghanistan,
Philippines,Australia
23
33
Liebherr-Mietpartner
302
272
Ludwigshafen,
Germany, France,
Construction
129
248
+33680889822
Germany
Spain,Austria,UK,
equipment
Switzerland
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TYPEOF
RANK
(€MILLION)
AREASOF
RENTAL
NUMBEROF
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Shifting currents
¬
2014
The themes of last year’s
IRN100 are repeated in
this year’s list,withNorth
American rental companies
motoring aheadwhile
Europe andAustralia remain
becalmed.HelenWright reports.
IRN
100
Notes& thanks
IRN
again thanks those companies and
individualswho contributed information to
the survey. If youhave comments,orwould
like tobe includednext year,please contact
the editor. Tel: +44 (0)1892 786209
■
Rankingsarebasedon rental revenues for
2013 (or themost recent financialyear)and
include salesofused fleetandconsumables/
contractor supplies.Whereknown, salesof
newequipmenthavebeenexcluded from the
survey.
■
Figuresdenoted (Est)havebeenestimatedby
IRN
.As inpreviousyears, figuresdenoted (1)
are taken,with thanks, from theannualRER-
100 surveypublishedbyUS-magazine
RER
(RentalEquipmentRegister)
inMay2014.
■
All revenueshavebeen converted into€
usingexchange ratesasat31/12/13,as follows
(exchange ratesused in lastyear’s surveyare
given inbrackets):
€1.00=US$ 1.318 (1.32)
=UK£0.837 (0.81)
=AU$ 1.548 (1.27)
=CA$ 1.470 (1.31)
=JPY 144.9 (114.2)
=ZAR 14.28 (11.19)
=SEK8.85 (8.58)
=S$ 1.75 (1.61)
=NOK8.38 (1.34)
=BRL3.26 (2.41)
=CNY8.36 (8.22)
=NZ$ 1.68 (1.60)
TABLE 1
F
orecasters were cautious with their outlooks
for rental growth last year, and with good
reason – North America apart, 2012 did not
live up to its promise, and the same uncertainties
that held economies back two years ago remained
relativelyunchangedat the startof2013.
But in theend,apicturehasemergedofa relatively
stable year,with themomentumbehind the recovery
in North America contrasting with a still-sluggish
Europe and a falteringAustralia.And this came amid
modest growth from emerging countries, where
fledgling rentalmarketsare stillgainingground.
1
1
UnitedRentals
3331
2989
Greenwich,
USA,Canada
Construction
876
12200
+001 (203)622-3131
Connecticut,US
equipment, tools
2
2
Aggreko
1890
1954
Glasgow,UK
100 countries
Power, temperature
202
6000
+44 141 2255900
globally
controland
compressor rental
3
3
AshteadGroup
1690
1395
London,UK
UK,US
Construction
494
9000
+44020 77269700
equipment, tools
4
7
AlgecoScotsman
1302
870
Baltimore,
More than 37 countries Portable
260
5130
+14109316000
Maryland,US
inEurope,North
accommodation/
America,MiddleEast,
storageunits
Brazil,Australia/NZ
andAsia
5
4
Hertz Equipment
1017
1051
ParkRidge,
US,Canada, France,
Construction
360
4315
+1 201 307 2000
RentalCorp
NewJersey,USA
Spain,China,
equipment, tools
SaudiArabia
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RANK
(€MILLION)
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RENTAL
NUMBEROF
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IRN100 Revenues
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
(currency
Revenues % change Revenues
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues
Revenues
adjusted)
(€ billion)
(adjusted)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
(€ billion)
Top5
€9.56bn
€9.23bn
14.1%
€8.38bn
€6.96bn
€5.30bn
€5.04bn
€6.30bn
€7.20bn
€7,2bn
€5,6bn
Top 10
€ 13.76bn
€ 13.01bn
11.4%
€ 12.35bn € 11.44bn
€8.90bn
€8.07bn
€ 10.00bn
€ 10.80bn
€9,8bn
€8,0bn
Top50
€27.50bn €25.55bn 8.1%
€25.43bn €24.23bn
€20.20bn € 18.73bn €22.00bn €22.10bn
€20,0bn
€ 16,8bn
Top 100
€33.98bn €31.70bn 8.2%
€31.40bn €29.43bn
€24.90bn €23.20bn €27.10bn
€26.90bn €24,7bn
€20,4bn
TotalWorldMarket
€70bn
(Est)
€60.00bn €55.00bn €55.00bn €60-65bn €62bn
€50bn
€45bn
UnitedRentalsmaintained its position at the top of
the
IRN100
