NEWS
Yanmar has acquired a majority stake in
Spain-basedHimoinsa.
Active in over 100 countries, Himoinsa is
a multinational company specialising in the
manufacture of energy systems. Yanmar’s
relationshipwithHimoinsadatesback to2006,
when it began supplying its diesel engines to
be used in the company’s generators.
This alliance aims to enhance the
partnership the two companies have enjoyed
through the years, and to improve Yanmar’s
presence in the rapidly-growing global energy
system market. Building on a broad base of
operations in diesel engines and industrial
machinery, Yanmar now seeks to strengthen
its position and increase its overseas sales
ratio to over 60%.
2015
PLANTWORX2015
2-4June, 2015
Bruntingthorpe, UK
ERACONVENTION
3-4June, 2015
Rome, Italy
ERAAWARDS
3June, 2015
Rome, Italy
LIFT&MOVEUSA
16-17 June, 2015
Chicago, US
INTERNATIONAL RENTAL
CONFERENCE (IRC)
21 September, 2015
Beijing, China
BICES
22-25September, 2015
Beijing, China
WORLDCRANEAND
TRANSPORT SUMMIT
4-5November, 2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands
WORLDDEMOLITION
SUMMIT
6November, 2015
Amsterdam, NL
EXCON2015
2-6December, 2015
Bangalore, India
2016
WORLDOF CONCRETE
2-5 February, 2016
LasVegas, US
EXECUTIVEHIRE SHOW
10-11 February, 2016
Coventry, UK
THERENTAL SHOW
21-24 February, 2016
Atlanta, US
BAUMA2016
11-17April, 2016
Munich, Germany
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DIARYDATES
LiebherrMietpartner
ups fleet investment
IRNAPRIL-MAY 2015
Liebherr
Mietpartner,
the
manufacturer’s heavy equipment
rental business in Germany, France
and the UK, will increase its fleet
investment to €80 million this year
after spending€70million in2014.
Martin Schickel, managing director
of Liebherr Mietpartner, speaking to
IRNat the Intermat exhibition, said the
manufacturer was happy with the way
its rental operations were developing
in the threecountriesand that itaimed
to continue toexpand its fleets.
The company now has a strategy of
replacing its excavators, dozers, dump
trucks and wheeled loaders every
three years, meaning that it needs
to buy 600-700 machines every year.
In addition to renewing its fleet, Mr
Schickel said it had plans to expand.
In Germany – its biggest market – the
fleet will grow from 1200 units to 1500
within a year or two, and in the UK
from 250 units to between 400 and
600units “in the comingyears”.
He acknowledged that France,
where it has 550 rental machines, was
currentlyadifficultmarket, buthesaid
he was optimistic; “We will increase
our market share, and we will invest
innewmachines, new technology, with
less fuel consumption.”
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Stavdal, the Swedish rental
company, says its acquisition
of Rent City in Karlstad has
strengthened its position as one
of the leading players in the
country’s rental market. Rent
City was founded 10 years ago by
Gunner Asp, whose son Richard
is now its CEO. Stavdal said
the relationship with the pair,
together with the location of the
company, played a big part in the
acquisition. “With Rent City we
finally have a full service supplier
in Karlstad,” said president Mikael
Olsson. “Our long relationship
with Gunnar and Richard made it
very easy to take this step. We
know how well they fit into our
organisation.”
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New research from the
European Rental Association
(ERA) has highlighted the role
of the equipment hire sector in
improving sustainability.
It comes as the ERA, which
represents more than 5,000
rental companies, called for
greater recognition of the role
the industry can play in helping
companies improve performance
in terms of sustainability.
The organisation said it has
concluded an initial audit of
European rules and regulations
that will allow it to better engage
with policymakers.
The ERA said that equipment
rental has intrinsic benefits with
regard to sustainability, which
deserve greater recognition.
Michel Petitjean, secretary
general of the ERA, said:
“Equipment rental is inherently
good for sustainability. Rental
companies now see an important
role for their industry in helping
to improve sustainability across
industries.”
HIGHLIGHTS
Göran Carlson has been appointed
managing director of Cramo in
Sweden and senior executive vice
president, Cramo Scandinavia
and member of Cramo’s group
management team. The appointment
will become effective from 1 June.
Mr Carlson has recently held a
position as executive board member
of PonHoldings andCEOof PonPower
& Equipment in the Netherlands, but
he has previously been employed
by Cramo Group, having joined the
company as CEO in 2005.
When Cramo was acquired by the
Finnish rental Group Rakentajain
Konevuokraamo in 2006, Mr Carlson
was appointed deputy CEO in the new
Group, which later changed its name
toCramo.
“Mr Carlson has a genuine
understanding of our business
and has maintained good personal
relationships with many of Cramo’s
key people as well as with many of
Back to the future as
Carlson rejoinsCramo
our key customers since he left two
years ago. Thus we are able to secure
smooth continuity in the business
operations” says Vesa Koivula,
president andCEOof CramoGroup.
