Lucy Barnard

3 weeks ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

It’s the International Rental News weekly quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of equipment rental over the past seven days? 1) This week Bronto Skylift announced it was introducing the Bronto S104HLA access platform to the Australian market. What working at height milestone does this represent?

1 month ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

It’s the International Rental News weekly quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of equipment rental over the past seven days? 1) What major investment did John Deere announce during its Q2 2025 earnings call?

1 month ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard |Andy Brown

Chinese construction equipment manufacturers are looking to partner with rental companies and brokers around the world as they pursue ambitious “chu hai” strategies. A faltering domestic economy, attempts to circumvent US and European trade tariffs and infrastructure improvements created through the Chinese state’s Belt & Road initiative, are encouraging more Chinese manufacturers to look to “Chu hai” - the Chinese phrase to describe “going global” for expansion.

1 month ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

Russ Jones, group managing director at NXGen, a niche rental firm specialising in cranes and heavy lifting, is a busy man. The company runs a fleet of self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) – long trains of multi-axle trailer like vehicles designed to carry heavy loads – as well as more than 15 cranes, ballast pumps, mooring winches and other niche equipment which it supplies either directly to customers or through re-rental agreements.

1 month ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

It’s the International Rental News weekly quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of equipment rental over the past seven days? An overhead view of a Caterpillar unit surrounded by people and other machines.