Sun, sea and specialist rental: How Spanish plant hire firm Manain is navigating a buoyant market
“We are not a normal rental company,” says Albert Borràs, founder of Catalonia-based construction equipment rental firm Manain. It’s a statement borne out by the figures: half of Manain’s revenues now stem from equipment sales—particularly of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)—alongside its core rental business. The firm’s fleet includes 1,400 aerial platforms out of 2,000 […]
Mateco acquisition part of general rental rollout
Mateco, has acquired Spanish crane, MEWP and construction equipment rental company Sergruco as part of the rollout of its General Equipment Rental Division in Alicante, Alcoy and Valencia. Serving the province of Teruel, with an additional presence in the northern area of Valencia and Castellón, Sergruco was founded in the mid-1990s with the main goal […]
Sun, sea and specialist rental: How Spanish plant hire firm Manain is navigating a buoyant market
“We are not a normal rental company,” says Albert Borràs, founder of Catalonia-based construction equipment rental firm Manain. It’s a statement borne out by the figures: half of Manain’s revenues now stem from equipment sales—particularly of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)—alongside its core rental business. The firm’s fleet includes 1,400 aerial platforms out of 2,000 […]
ERA/IRN RentalTracker: Pressure in the present, future rebound?
The latest ERA/IRN RentalTracker suggests that business sentiment across Europe’s rental industry has taken a step back from the modest positivity at the end of last year. While not a collapse by any means, signs of strain are emerging. The Q2 2025 survey, conducted during June and early July, attracted responses from more than 110 […]