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The way of the dragons: Chinese construction OEMs chase overseas growth

1 day 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.
“We could see a niche in the market” NXGen boss reports spike in demand for specialist re-rentals

3 days 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.
Electric or hydrogen? JCB says the answer depends on what - and where - you’re building

1 week ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Julian Buckley

When it comes to hydrogen-powered construction machines, UK manufacturer JCB is one of the most evangelical. The company has been developing its hydrogen internal combustion engine since 2021 and recently drove an H2-powered backhoe loader past the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace in central London to celebrate the UK government signing a ‘statutory instrument’ which allows hydrogen-fuelled construction and agricultural machinery to use public roads.
Friday quiz: What isn’t in Trump’s budget cuts? The extent of US rental theft | Iberian power outage

1 week 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.
Debating rates: EU revises tariffs for Chinese-made MEWPs following anti-subsidy investigation

2 weeks ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Euan Youdale

Chinese manufacturers of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) importing machines into Europe are to remain under significant tariff pressure after the EU said it would introduced new charges levied on companies benefitting from indirect state subsidies. After launching a probe into the sort of subsidies being received by Chinese MEWP manufacturers, the EU said it had introduced new anti-subsidy tariffs ranging from 0% to 14%.
Friday quiz: JCB goes to town | Who will head the ERA? | Nixon Hire’s new motto

2 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? A JCB backhoe loader driving past the Palace of Westminster this week (Image: JCB) 1) Why was JCB driving a backhoe loader past the UK parliament building this week? 2) Who has been named as the next secretary general of the European Rental Association (ERA) after Michel Petijean announced plans to step down at the end of June?
Navigating uncertainty: how the world’s biggest construction equipment OEMs found Q1 2025

2 weeks ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

What a start to 2025 it has been! Above all, the year so far has been dominated by Donald Trump’s import tariffs - many of which have now been paused - which for lots of manufacturers have made an already challenging year even harder to navigate.
Appraising Aggreko: How private equity has changed the world’s largest temporary power provider

2 weeks ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

Last week marked three years since private equity firms I Squared Capital and TDR Capital acquired Aggreko, the world’s largest temporary power company, in a £2.3 billion deal. In that time, the Scotland-headquartered global business, has been through many changes, pursuing a strategy of concentrating more on North America and Europe, targeting larger corporate clients and securing longer term contracts.
Kiloutou chief “anxious” about global ESG roll-back

2 weeks ago | internationalrentalnews.com | Lucy Barnard

“I’m not going to make a political comment,” says Olivier Colleau, chief executive of Kiloutou, choosing his words carefully, “but it’s a real pity to see such a complete shift in political direction regarding sustainability.” As the leader of France’s second largest equipment rental firm, and one who has made reducing carbon emissions a key mission by helping establish a coalition of firms committed to the energy transition, Colleau is worried that 2025 could be the year it all starts to...
Friday quiz: Why did sales fall at Volvo CE? How is Wacker Neuson reducing the impact of tariffs? What’s powering Bredenoord’s genset?

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? The Volvo A30 Electric was unveiled for the first time at Bauma 2025. Photo: Volvo CE 1) 1. What reason did Volvo CE give for the 8% decline in global sales it reported in Q1 2025? 2) Why did Chinese manufacturer Haihong remove a compact wheeled loader from its stand at Bauma?