Finning makes senior finance appointment
Finning International has appointed David Primrose as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Primrose is a chartered professional accountant and has held a range of senior executive roles at Finning, including president of Finning Canada, managing director for Finning UK and Ireland, executive vice president of Mining for Finning Canada, and senior vice […]
BigRentz integrates with construction management platform
US-based equipment rental company BigRentz has announced a strategic integration with construction management platform Linarc that aims to reduce delays on construction sites. The partnership with California-headquartered Linarc brings BigRentz’s nationwide rental network directly into the cloud-based Linarc platform. With that, BigRentz said the partnership will provide contractors with the ability to manage equipment rentals […]
New head for Kiloutou in Italy
Kiloutou has appointed a new managing director for its Italian business, with former Linde and Errevi Automation manager Andrea Lusvardi taking on the role from 4 July. He succeeds Yann Canari, who is leaving Kiloutou after a 25-year career with the group, including the last seven years in Italy. Canari is leaving to pursue new […]
HAE welcomes seven new board members
Following its Annual General Meeting last week, Hire Association Europe has welcomed seven new members to its board. Andrew Thompson, CEO of Cleveland Group, joins the HAE Tools, Plant and Equipment Board, alongside Sean Scarah, director of Plant & Logistics (Asset and Technology Solutions) at Balfour Beatty. Joining the HAE EHA Supply Chain Board is […]
Boels Rental survey highlights impact of staff shortages on construction
Staff shortages are placing growing pressure on construction professionals, with more than half of the Dutch construction sector (57%) grappling with a lack of personnel, according to the latest Boels Rental Construction Index. The annual research, conducted by Markteffect among 402 Dutch construction professionals, found that one in two companies (50%) now cite staff shortages […]
Sunbelt Rental UK aims for “smarter decisions” with Salesforce partnership
Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland has partnered with Salesforce, the customer relationship management (CRM) platform, as part of its strategy to transform its digital operations. The deal will include implementation of Saleforce’s AI package, Agentforce, which creates autonomous AI agents to handle tasks and support for employees and customers. Phil Parker, CEO of Sunbelt Rentals […]
EquipmentShare reveals scale of US rental business
EquipmentShare, the fast-growing US rental business, has revealed revenues of US$3.9 billion for the 12 months to 31 March 2025. That takes it into the same size territory as Herc Rentals in terms of revenues (before Herc’s acquisition of H&E Equipment) and make it a top four rental business in the US and worldwide. The […]