JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford has been nominated for a peerage by the Conservative party.
06.05.2010
UK access and telehandler rental company Kimberly Group has acquired 1st Access Rentals
Ramirent's first quarter results show a hard start to the year but it sees an improvement in the second quarter.
Linamar owner of Skyjack has signed a strategic alliance with NCB Lohmann, to produce wind turbine components.
05.05.2010
Finning has sold Hewden, its UK rental buisness to a private equity firm Sun European Partners for £110 million.
Caterpillar has reported a return to profitability in the first quarter and upped its full year forecasts.
01.05.2010
There are less than 50 days left before Vertikal Days 2010 and it looks set tol break last years records.
30.04.2010
Access and telehandler manufacturer Manitou says it is ramping up production in spite of a 16% fall in first quarter revenues.
29.04.2010
Second quarter revenues at JLG jumped almost 300% thanks to owner Oshkosh, while its access order book doubled.
Oshkosh has opened an offer to exchange its outstanding senior notes for new notes with the same maturity,
28.04.2010
More pictures from last week's Bauma show
Here is the first of two further pictorial reviews of Bauma 2010 held in Munich last week.
27.04.2010
UK based telehandler and access rental company Fork Rent has added 10 Manitou MT1436R telehandlers to its fleet.
26.04.2010
After a slow start Bauma was packed out over the past three days although final numbers were down 17%
Terex Aerial Work Platforms/Genie has posted first quarter revenues of $216 million, just over 4% down on 2009.
United Rentals has announced first quarter revenues almost 20 percent lower at $478 million.
Loxam has reported revenues for 2009 of €698 million almost 18% down on 2008 but still turned a profit.
23.04.2010
JCB has successfully applied for court injunctions to have the products of three manufacturers removed from Bauma.
22.04.2010
Haulotte has issued its first quarter results statement with overall revenues down 4% but higher rentals.
21.04.2010
On day two of Bauma 2010 more international visitors managed to make it to the show and the first flights arrived.
20.04.2010
Dutch based international rental company Riwal has opened a new German operation in Dortmund.
The world’s largest equipment exhibition opened in Munich today with many exhibitors and visitors clearly absent.
19.04.2010
The Bauma build-up is now complete, the show will open later today, in the meantime here are a few more photos
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Dana and Bosch Rexroth have announced a joint venture for advanced drive transmissions for the off-highway market.
18.04.2010