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Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of United Rentals in Merger Case
September 2, 2010   
A United States Court of Appeals judge affirmed a district court decision negating charges of securities fraud as a result of the failed 2007 merger between United Rental and RAM Holdings and RAM Acquisition Corp., affiliates of Cerberus Capital Partners.

Canadian Equipment Rental Fund Posts Second Quarter Loss
September 2, 2010   
Canadian Equipment Rental Fund, a Calgary, Alberta-based rental company, reported a second-quarter loss of CA $596,667 (about U.S. $561,000), compared with a $33,680 profit in last year’s second quarter. The company said a warm, wet spring that reduced the demand for winter equipment was a contributing factor. Revenue was CA$2.87 million (about U.S. $2.73 million), a 3-percent decline compared to last year’s second-quarter revenue of CA$2.96.

Terex AWP Realigns Global Organization to Meet Local Customer Needs
September 2, 2010   
Redmond, Wash.-based Terex Aerial Work Platforms, a business segment of Terex Corp., this week announced a realignment of its management team to better serve customers. The changes, which take effect Oct. 1, establish local management teams supported by a global infrastructure that reinforce Terex AWP as a global leader in work-at-height products.

Gorman-Rupp to Acquire National Pump
September 2, 2010   
The Gorman-Rupp Co. (NYSE: GRC) this week announced it reached an agreement in principle to purchase the business of National Pump Co. The acquisition is subject to satisfactory completion of its due diligence review and execution of a definitive purchase agreement.

All Crane Rental of Georgia Given Safety Award
September 2, 2010   
All Crane Rental of Georgia, member of the All Erection & Crane Rental group, received its second consecutive Award of Excellence for Exceptional Workplace Safety from the Georgia Department of Labor. The company was also awarded a Certificate of Commendation for Safety Excellence from the Associated General Contractors of America. The Workplace Safety award was accepted by All Crane Rental of Georgia safety manager Brian Fuller on behalf of the company.

Thompson Pump Emergency Response Team Fights Gulf Oil Spill
September 2, 2010   
Port Orange, Fla.-based Thompson Pump mobilized its Emergency Response Team (ERT) to provide pumping equipment, supplies, manpower and tactical knowledge to areas devastated by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill within a few days of the incident on the Deepwater Horizon.

Bigge Adds Additional Cranes to Rental Fleet
September 2, 2010   
Bigge Crane and Rigging recently added two new models to its large crane rental fleet, the Grove RT9130 rough terrain crane and Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane. Several of each model are available for both nationwide bare rental and operated and maintained rental.

AmeriQuip Eagle Names Dealer in South Texas
September 2, 2010   
AmeriQuip, Houston, this week named H & V Equipment Services, Corpus Christi, Texas, as its new dealer in South Texas for the complete line of AmeriQuip products. The product line includes Eagle towable manlifts, self-propelled trax manlifts, hydraulic hammers, trailers, atlas beam, and tire covers.

International News
Caterpillar Announces New Operations and Investment in Brazil
September 2, 2010   
Capitalizing on the expected growth in Latin America, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) this week announced the expansion of its manufacturing operations in Brazil. The company has acquired an existing industrial facility in the country, located in Campo Largo, Parana State, which after upgrading will cover 538,195 square feet. The new facility will manufacture backhoe loaders and small wheel loaders, which are currently produced at Piracicaba and are part of the machine line up for Caterpillar's Building Construction Products (BCP) Division.

Atlas Copco Acquires Austrian Mobile Crushing and Screening Company
September 2, 2010   
Atlas Copco Austria GmbH this week acquired Hartl Anlagenbau GmbH, Austria, a company that manufactures and sells mobile crushers and screeners.

HSS Hire Adds Features to its LiveHire Management System
September 2, 2010   
HSS Hire has added new features to its HSS LiveHire tool management system, which gives larger clients firm control and transparency of tool and equipment rental contracts. The system features a live dashboard that keeps users up to speed with live contacts, outstanding invoices as well as any items that need to be off-rent on a given day.

Atlas Copco Acquires UK Drilling Company
September 2, 2010   
Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco Construction & Mining Ltd. UK, this week acquired H & F Drilling Supplies Ltd., an independent local manufacturer and distributor of drilling equipment in the United Kingdom.

Supply Side
JCB Pledges $250,000 of Support to Pakistani Flood Victims
September 2, 2010   
JCB Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford this week pledged assistance worth $250,000 to help in the reconstruction effort caused by the devastating floods in Pakistan.

Case Sponsors 2010 National Gas Rodeo
September 2, 2010   
Case Construction Equipment last week announced its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18 in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case is the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators.

Hyde Tools Names Corey Talbot Vice President of Marketing
September 2, 2010   
Southbridge, Mass.-based Hyde Tools recently named Corey Talbot as head of the company’s marketing department. As vice president of marketing, Talbot will direct all marketing operations, brand vision and management, as well as advertising and communications.

Bricks & Clicks
United Rentals Deploys Zilliant Solutions to Enhance Pricing Operations
September 2, 2010   
Austin, Texas-based Zilliant, a provider of price optimization and margin management solutions for business-to-business manufacturers, distributors, high-tech, and industrial service companies, this week announced that United Rentals has deployed Zilliant Margin Maximizer and Margin Insight solutions across its integrated network of more than 550 branch rental locations in 48 states and 10 Canadian provinces. United Rentals is also piloting Margin Manager with an expected full roll-out in early 2011.

Interviews
Interview with Point-of-Rental Systems' Bob Shaffer: Have a Backup
By Brandey Smith, RER
September 2, 2010   
As part of a series of interviews with software developers, RER recently interviewed Bob Shaffer, CEO of Point-of-Rental Systems about the importance of communication tools and why rental businesses should always invest in a reliable backup system.

RER: Tell us about the latest technological advances and functionalities of your rental business software.

Shaffer: Communication tools have become important. That is, communications by and between store management and their employees via Google, Yahoo or Microsoft Calendars or via our proprietary “Task List” feature. Examples include: communication between employees and store customers via our built-in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) module; communication between large account customers and the rental business using the customer portal feature in our hosted websites to provide customers real-time information about their inventory on rent, inventory off rent and their accounts receivables records; and automatic communication via texting from our software directly to the store salesmen responsible for different accounts.

GPS integration with delivery and service vehicles will be a reality in the next release of our Dispatch Center option. This will provide real-time location information about delivery and service fleet vehicles.


Classifieds
September 2, 2010   
  • Ahern Rentals -- Job Opportunities Nationwide

  • Sunstate Equipment Co. -- Outside Sales, California

  • Business for Sale -- Multiple locations in Ohio and Michigan



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