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Euroconstruct paints difficult picture for construction
Research and consultation body expects marginal growth next year
Electric Sinobooms for Briggs
The order from North Ireland rental company includes electric articulating booms
Sunbelt Rentals takes 3 gold medals for employing veterans
Honors includes U.S. Department of Labor’s HIRE Vets Gold Medallion, Military Friendly Employer Gold Distinction and MOD’s Gold Armed Forces Covenant Award
Re-rentals and fuel sales help Speedy
UK rental company sees growth in ‘services’ business
World’s first 17m electric telehandler finds UK customer
Flannery Plant Hire orders 17 electric unit launched at Bauma 
Fifty Zoomlions for AFI
UK rental company invests in Zoomlion electric scissors 
AFI appoints finance director
Richard Orme is new finance director for UK and Middle East. Kat Berry promoted to group financial controller
AFI launches online rental platform
Website offers access equipment rental, sales and training, combining group’s eight brands 
Astley Hire wins sustainability prize
Industrial equipment specialist achieves PAS 2060 Net-Zero standard, receives gold EcoVadis medal 
Anglia Access strengthens hire fleet
New Hinowa tracked spider used on tree management project
GAP owners sell vehicle rental business
Stand-alone business sold to car rental giant Sixt
Sunbelt expands into film rentals in UK
Acquisition of UK’s Media Access Solutions (MAS) is part of Sunbelt’s move into film and TV rental 
Riwal may exit UK market
Access rental company actively considering plan to cease operations in the UK 
Nationwide invests in 400 Dinglis
More than 400 electric units added to fleet ahead of Sky studios project 
Nationwide HSE mechanical training
Nationwide Platforms provides mechanical specialist inspector training for Britain’s national regulator  
Falcon largest for Channel Islands
The Falcon FS420 is the company’s first, and the largest spider lift to be delivered to Jersey,
Ashtead’s 26% rental-revenue jump reflects rising Sunbelt rates
The equipment-rental boom fueled by contractors skirting supply-chain challenges is driving rates and acquisitions on both sides of the Atlantic for the Anglo-American rental giant
Almac has new majority owner
Private equity firm Wise Equity acquires majority stake from company founders 
Nationwide Platforms reveals ‘seat belt’ for MEWPs
Rental company’s new version of the Harness On safety device is described as a ‘gamechanger’
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