NEWS
Global equipment sales reach record high; Yanmar extends equipment sharing platform; Brace for Brexit, says CPA.

THE APPLETON COLUMN
Kevin Appleton considers what makes good teamwork and how it can affect business performance.

PRODUCT UPDATE
JCB’s latest X Series excavators; Atlas Copco’s upgraded compressors; New Doosan forklift; updated Mecalac roller.

INTERVIEW: CRAIG KESBY
Kennards Hire’s General Manager of Strategic Projects tells IRN how the drive to collect and assimilate data is leading to stronger partnerships.

INDUSTRY 4.0 AND RENTAL
Clotilde Jouette of Avesco Rents and Omar Achment, founder of Overstory.eco, ask how the fourth industrial revolution could affect the rental industry.

REAL TIME WITH SPEEDY
Rental companies must keep up with changing customer expectations, says Russell Down of Speedy Hire

INTERVIEW: GREG LESLIE AND VISHNUPRASAD SWAMINATHAN
With the launch of Xylem’s renewed rental identity, Xylem Rental Solutions, the company explains how it is adapting to change in rental.

MINI EXCAVATORS 17
The incredible popularity of these machines is helped by their ever-increasing versatility.

REGIONAL REPORT: GERMANY
‘Golden decade’ in German construction benefits rental.

ENGINES
Engine manufacturers promote the rental-friendly features of their products to an increasingly important rental sector.

INTERVIEW: ALESSANDRO ROSSI
The Managing Director of Generac Mobile Italy speaks to IRN about how the company is setting trends and its product innovations are rolling out across the globe.