NEWS
New owners for Western States; Mammoth European infrastructure spend predicted; ABLE acquires Key in US; Nishio grows in Vietnam; Speedy plays down impact of Carillion collapse; and other news.

THE APPLETON COLUMN
Kevin Appleton looks at the advantages and disadvantages of long-term employment at one company. Is it wrong to stay too long?

ERA PAGE
The latest news from the European Rental Association (ERA).

ROUSE PAGE
Rouse Services reports on the latest metrics for construction equipment value trends and auction prices in the US.

PREVIEW: INTERMAT
IRN previews the international construction equipment exhibition in Paris, set to take place from 23-28 April.

SHOW GUIDE: THE RENTAL SHOW/EHS
IRN's exclusive show guide on the two major rentaldedicated shows taking place in February. The Rental Show takes place in the US, while the Executive Hire Show is in the UK.

PREVIEW: RENTAL TURKEY
The first-ever Rental Turkey conference will take place in Istanbul in March,
organised by IRN and Turkish-based publisher APA Publishing, along with
ISDER/IMDER.

INTERVIEW: MILLS
Euan Youdale speaks to Sérgio Kariya, CEO of Brazilian rental company Mills, about the company's positive future, following the economic crisis.

REGIONAL REPORT: ASIA
IRN reviews the different rental markets throughout Asia, with Japan leading the way. Slowly, but surely, the rental model is getting noticed.

RENTAL SOFTWARE
IRN scans the global market for the latest rental software. On-the-go, real-time management is the latest invention.

GENSETS
A look at the global generator sets market and the latest innovations.

INTERVIEW: ATUT RENTAL
Murray Pollok speaks to Małgorzata Felicka, co-founder of Atut Rental, who is finally seeing the fruits of her labour.

PRODUCT UPDATE
Volvo CE launches new L20H and L25H compact wheeled loaders, Hitachi adds mid-size loader, and Makita announces two new SDS+ rotary hammer drills.