NEWS
ERA Calculator for equipment emissions; New JCB staff as 2021 “starts strongly”; Pat Fallon returns to Byrne Equipment.

THE APPLETON COLUMN
Kevin Appleton looks at the uneven relationship between talent and remuneration and suggests remedies for the rental sector.

PRODUCT UPDATE
IRN reports on significant new excavator launches, starting
with JCB’s range of electric machines. Plus, Tobroco Giant’s portfolio expansion.

ERA PAGE
The new ERA Calculator enables equipment users to visualise the carbon footprint of their machinery.

INTERVIEW: EQUIPMENTSHARE
Murray Pollok spoke to EquipmentShare president, Willy Schlacks about plans for a digital ‘ecosystem’ for construction.

GENSETS
It’s all-change in the genset market, with Stage V/Tier 4 Final, hybrid, gas powered and battery storage options. Belinda Smart reports.

LIGHTING TOWERS
Low carbon technology, fuel efficiency and longer maintenance cycles are influencing lighting towers. Belinda Smart reports.

ACCESS EQUIPMENT
The market for electric- and hybrid-powered access equipment is expanding at speed. Euan Youdale reports.

INTERVIEW: MILLS
Sergio Kariya, CEO of Mills (Brazil) on Covid-19 and the company’s
merger with Solaris.

INTERVIEW: AUSA
IRN caught up with Ausa Sales and Marketing Director Juan Urkijo about the company’s new global releases and the road ahead.

INTERVIEW: HUBBWAY HIRE
Murray Pollok visits Hubbway Plant in the UK and discovers a depot designed perfectly for equipment rental.

RENTAL MANAGEMENT
Jeff Eisenberg considers the effect of Covid-19 on rental sector valuations.

REVIEW: RENTAL AWARDS
All the information you will need to enter this year’s European Rental Awards, whose deadline for submissions is 12 March.

REVIEW: IRE
Murray Pollok reports on plans for the 2021 International Rental Exhibition (IRE) and the co-located APEX show.