Content Tagged: "sustainability"

Arena has constructed a modular cricket stadium for the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup in New York. The organization described the stadium as a first of its kind for the sport.

Boels Rental, Sittard, Netherlands,has announced its prospective acquisition of mobile elevating work platform rental, maintenance and sales company Riwal, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., has added battery energy systems for tower cranes to its North American rental fleet.

Bobcat Co. and the National Recreation and Park Association are celebrating the culmination of their 2023 partnership that awarded five grants, each worth $50,000, to support park improvements throughout the country.

“Shaping the future of rental” was the theme of The ARA Show™ 2024 in New Orleans, and members from parts of the Midwest — ARA’s Region Six — showed up in force to network and learn from peers, industry experts and vendors.

With the launch of the Metrolite SLT-490 Solar LED Light Tower, Axiom Equipment Group continues to lead the way in providing innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of industries worldwide. 

Linamar Corporation’s (TSX:LNR) Skyjack division announces the launch of a new micro scissor line in the SJ3213 micro and SJ3219 micro. Skyjack’s

As technology evolves, off-road equipment benefits, giving both rental equipment owners and their customers more options to maximize productivity, performance and safety.

Attendees flocked to the trade show floor of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans at The ARA Show™ 2024, following a rousing Keynote Session presented by Jon Taffer. The show floor was buzzing and busy with conversations on the first day of the trade show. 

Advanced Industrial Devices (AID), Tulsa, Okla., a portfolio company of Black Bay Energy Capital, has acquired R.S. Integrators (RSI), Pineville, N.C.

United Rentals has released a white paper that aims to inform companies about how they can implement sustainable business practices that reduce equipment greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while maintaining job site productivity and safety. 

Caterpiller, Irving, Texas, has signed an electrification agreement with CRH to advance deployment of Caterpillar’s zero-exhaust emissions solutions.

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., has agreed to purchase the new HIPOWER EHR solar battery generator from HIPOWER SYSTEMS, Olathe, Kan., for its rental fleet.

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., was selected as one of the U.S. Best Managed Companies in the Drucker Institute's annual Management Top 250 ranking.

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., has attained Green Master Status from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council for 2023.

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., has announced its Estimated Emissions dashboard, a digital tool that enables users to view rental equipment and jobsites through the lens of current and historical estimated carbon emissions.

Caterpillar, Irving, Texas, has launched a three-year program to demonstrate an advanced hydrogen-hybrid power solution built on its new Cat® C13D engine platform.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Eskilstuna, Sweden, is partnering with CRH, Dublin, to decarbonize construction.

ARA’s first live panel invites two speakers from the leading equipment rental companies (Sunbelt and United) to talk about the sustainability initiative they are leading in their companies. Interact with Moderator Tom Doyle, VP of Program Development at ARA, and guests Al Halvorsen, VP of Environmental Sustainability at Sunbelt Rentals and Grant Zoldowski, Director of Environmental Management at United Rentals.

Hear from industry professionals on what drives the supply chain's functionality.

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.

Many are discovering that diesel generators combined with battery energy storage systems (BESS) can help reduce an organization’s carbon footprint by lowering construction fuel needs and emissions. The right generator and BESS combination can provide enormous environmental and economic benefits, making a construction project more sustainable while lowering noise pollution. Paralleling generators to create micro-grids can also optimize runtime efficiency for the project. Read more here.

Equipment rental is unquestionably trending toward a low- and zero-emission future. 

Rental Management spoke to numerous manufacturers about the application of battery-powered equipment to rental. They discussed customer demand, sustainability efforts and more. Read their thoughts here.