Articles by Murray Pollok

UK Covid-19 sales boosts Ashtead results
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Published on: December 11, 2020
Almost 20% of Sunbelt Rentals UK revenues in six months to 31 October was on Covid-19 related work
US DIY giant Lowe’s targets rental
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Published on: August 20, 2020
DIY retainer is rolling out a mult-year, national programme, and will compete with Home Depot’s established rental offering 
Trackunit shifts focus on Downtime Index
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Published on: June 15, 2020
Telematics company said the Index has served its immediate purpose and it will now consider its future role
Downtime Index: North America sees improvement
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Published on: June 10, 2020
Week 23 saw falls in equipment utilisation in Europe, but a modest increase in North America
Downtime Index: machine use recovers strongly
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Published on: June 03, 2020
Machine utilisation index exceeds 90 for the first time since early March, indicating a continued recovery
Downtime Index: Southern Europe up, North America stable
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Published on: May 20, 2020
Construction equipment use in North America and Europe continued to improve last week, with a 5% increase in the Downtime Index to 88.9
Sharp improvement in Downtime Index
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Published on: May 14, 2020
The Downtime Index showed a significant improvement last week, led by Spain and Italy
Downtime Index tracks machine usage
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Published on: May 07, 2020
New Index shows machine utilisation based on data from 150,000 machines in Europe and North America
APEX and IRE shows postponed to June 2021
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Published on: April 28, 2020
Both exhibitions will now take place on 15 to 17 June, 2021, alongside the ERA Convention
Free webinar: Rental & Covid-19
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Published on: April 28, 2020
IRN webinar at 15.00 (UK time) on 4 May with Vincent Albasini (Avesco Rent), Stéphane Hénon (Loxam) and Michel Petitjean (ERA)
Intermat adds New Technology hub for 2021
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Published on: April 23, 2020
French exhibition said new hub reflects rapid growth of the €1.3bn construction technology market
Podcast: Pablo Lam, SK Rental, discusses challenging times
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Published on: April 22, 2020
The managing director of one of South America’s largest rental businesses talks Covid-19
US construction declined 5% in March
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Published on: April 16, 2020
Dodge Data says impact of Covid-19 on construction will only be clear with April figures
Itochu invests in BigRentz
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Published on: April 03, 2020
Japanese investor forms capital and business alliance with BigRentz and signals potential for geographic expansion
Brazil’s rental industry ‘on the front line’
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Published on: April 03, 2020
Brazil’s rental association ALEC sends letter to federal, state and municipal governments highlighting ‘essential’ role
IHS Markit downgrades global GDP forecasts
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Published on: March 12, 2020
Worldwide GDP growth could soften to 1.7% this year according to IHS Markit
Moderating growth for Ashtead Group
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Published on: March 04, 2020
Challenging conditions in UK and moderating growth in US, reports Ashtead Group
New private equity owner for Accès Industrie
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Published on: February 25, 2020
New majority owner is Equistone Partners, a Paris-based private equity company
LiftSmart opens European sales office
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Published on: January 10, 2020
Former Genie executive José Miguel Peña will lead the operation, based in Barcelona, Spain
Tenth APEX show sold out
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Published on: January 06, 2020
More than 103 companies will exhibit at APEX in Maastricht on 9 to 11 June
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