October 31, 2018 United Rentals Finalizes Acquisition of BlueLine Rental United Rentals has completed its previously announced acquisition of BlueLine Rental for approximately $2.1 billion in cash. The company used a combination of newly issued debt... READ MORE
October 23, 2018 United Rentals to Expand in Western Canada With Acquisition United Rentals, Inc. (“United Rentals”) has announced that United Rentals of Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has entered into a definitive agreement to... READ MORE
October 20, 2018 Latest Acquisitions Bring Growth Opportunities, Flannery Tells Investors United Rentals’ acquisitions in 2018 raise new opportunities for the industry’s largest rental company, president Matt Flannery told a conference call of investors after United... READ MORE
October 16, 2018 Durante Rentals Opens Tenth Branch, First in New Jersey Fast-growing rental company Durante Rentals has opened a brand new full-service rental facility in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., the company’s 10th location and first in New Jersey... READ MORE
October 16, 2018 Major excavator deal for Ardent UK rental company Ardent Hire has signed a £9 million (€10.3 million) deal with Marubeni-Komatsu to add a number of excavators to its fleet. READ MORE
October 15, 2018 Richmond's Rental Works Acquires Large Industrial Space for Headquarters Rental Works, Richmond, Va., has purchased a 184,720-square-foot building and 9.43 acres of land for $2.1 million for a new headquarters, according to local press reports... READ MORE
October 11, 2018 Sunbelt Rentals Opens Tomball, Texas, Branch Sunbelt Rentals recently opened a new branch in Tomball, Texas, near Houston, according to press reports in the area. The new rental facility has general tool and aerial lift... READ MORE
September 17, 2018 Two California Aerial Rental Companies Merge to Form RESCO West Coast Equipment LLC and D&D Lift, two California aerial equipment rental companies, have merged to form Rental Equipment Service Co., or RESCO. To preserve their hard-won... READ MORE
September 14, 2018 Sunbelt and Ashtead Make Five Acquisitions During Fiscal First Quarter Sunbelt U.S., Sunbelt Canada and A-Plant – the three divisions of Ashtead plc – made five acquisitions during the first fiscal quarter ended July 31, for a total cash... READ MORE
September 13, 2018 Sunbelt Rentals’ Revenue Rises 20.6 Percent in First Fiscal Quarter Sunbelt Rentals U.S. posted $1,167.5 million in the company’s fiscal first quarter ended July 31, compared to $967.9 million in the same period a year ago, a 20.6-percent rise... READ MORE
May 11, 2017 North American Tractor, Combine Sales Rise in April Canadian retail sales of large four-wheel drive tractors jumped nearly 120 percent in April compared to one year ago, according to numbers released this week by AEM.In addition,... READ MORE
July 6, 2017 Curt Blades Joins AEM as New Senior VP, Ag Services AEM announced it has named Curt Blades as its senior vice president, Ag services.Blades replaces Charlie O’Brien, who announced his retirement from AEM earlier this year. The... READ MORE
May 11, 2017 The End of the (Long and Winding) Road By Doug Zoerb, AEM Industry CorrespondentThe electronic pension payments now land neatly in my checking account at the end of each month, tracing the journey I have taken... READ MORE
March 22, 2016 Latin America Construction - March 2016 Check out the March 2016 issue of the AEM Latin America Construction Advisor.Highlights include:Regional outlookU.S. exportsLatin America infrastructure risk/reward scores ... READ MORE
July 13, 2017 Save the Date: Autumn 2017 AEF Plugfest As precision farming technology grows in importance for producers, so do the semi-annual Plugfest events that help manufacturers determine if their offerings are compatible with... READ MORE
August 7, 2017 New Sanctions Could Greatly Impact Equipment Manufacturing Industry President Trump signed new legislation last week imposing new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, which could have implications for the equipment manufacturing industry... READ MORE
June 15, 2017 How Will New Work-at-Height Standards Impact Equipment Manufacturers? ANSI (United States) and CSA (Canada) standards have, for almost four decades, provided best practices for safe, reliable access to work at height and have delivered a... READ MORE
June 28, 2016 AEM and MSHA Issue ‘Distracted Driving’ Safety Alert ‘Turn off your cell phone while operating off-road equipment’ is the key message from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the Mine Safety and Health... READ MORE
November 20, 2017 Emissions Reductions and the Internal Combustion Engine's Uncertain Future By Mike Pankonin, AEM Senior Director, Technical and Safety Services The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has a problem on its hands.A very large portion of central and... READ MORE
May 1, 2017 You Have to Think Like a Farmer By Amber Kohlhaas, Communications Manager, Hagie Manufacturing Business isn’t always learned in the classroom or behind the covers of textbooks. Farmers are the original... READ MORE