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Equipment Depot employee Jiram Pelayo ranked in the top 10 while also achieving the highest score on the Jungheinrich® Order Picker skills test at the Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Master Technician Challenge. 

Ferronordic, Stockholm, has acquired Rudd Equipment Co., Louisville, Ky., one of the largest dealers of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Eskilstuna, Sweden, in the U.S. with territory spanning all or parts of nine states.

Scott Irwin, president, Delux Rental, Ypsilanti, Mich., has served as an American Rental Association (ARA) officer for the last three years, including president-elect in 2021, as ARA’s 60th president in 2022 and as board chair in 2023.

John Scott, owner and managing partner, First Source Equipment Rentals, Burlington, N.C., and American Rental Associatin (ARA) Region Three director, offers his assessment of equipment and event rental markets across the Southeast heading into 2024.

John Kennedy, CPA, president, ARA Insurance, Overland Park, Kan., a subsidiary of the American Rental Association (ARA), recently answered questions from Rental Management about the insurance industry, the growth of ARA Insurance and the outlook for 2024.

Review paperwork that comes with equipment.

Bruce Campbell, an equipment rental industry veteran and key player in the launching of the rental program for Do it Best Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., has been named to the Rental Hall of Fame.

The late Jay D. Chapin of Springfield, Mass., past president and co-founder of Taylor Rental Corp., has been named to the Rental Hall of Fame.

The ARA Foundation Charity Auction and Reception will be held Tuesday, Feb. 20, during The ARA Show™ 2024 in New Orleans. Take a look at just a few of the items that will be up for bid.  This year’s live auction and reception will be held Tuesday, Feb. 20

Komatsu, through its wholly-owned subsidiary in the U.S., Komatsu America Corp., Chicago, plans to acquire American Battery Solutions (ABS), a battery manufacturer headquartered in Detroit.

The Home Depot®, Atlanta, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire International Designs Group, a platform company that owns and operates Construction Resources and other design-oriented subsidiaries.

The following companies have made recent changes to their staff or organization. 

Only two months after its release into the equipment rental market, the American Rental Association’s (ARA) Standard Equipment Taxonomy (SET) is being adopted by some of the industry’s top rental software providers.

As cold weather arrives, what to do and not do to keep safe involve a number of potential factors and scenarios. Job sites, homes, businesses, vehicles and more all may have a cold weather-related challenge to confront.

Bobcat Co. intends to establish a new manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico, anticipated to begin production in early 2026.  

Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis., said it will set Kohler Energy up as a separate, independent business with Platinum Equity engaged as the majority investment partner.

Caterpillar's Sandford, N.C., facility is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a multimillion-dollar expansion in progress to support the company’s next generation of products.

Midwest Construction Rentals, Sioux City, Iowa, keeps moving forward by providing service highlighted by a familiarity with customers’ unique equipment needs.

Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader — later named the Bobcat® skid-steer loader — have been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Generac Grid Services, part of Generac Power Systems, Waukesha, Wis., has been selected for negotiations by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive a $50 million grant to enhance the U.S. power grid's ability to deliver affordable, clean energy to lower income homeowners in Massachusetts.

Hitachi Global Air Power US has purchased General Air Compressors North, Modesto, Calif. General Air Compressors North provides sales and service of air compressors, air treatment products, accessories and related equipment.

Aggreko, Glasgow, UK, have made the company’s latest Tier 4 final generators available in Canada.

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network.

Rental Management recently spoke to Kris Kiser, president, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), Alexandria, Va., regarding the electrification of outdoor power equipment.