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Executive News
We report on important industry developments including Executive
Hire Show announces 2009 dates, Belle wins Queen’s Award,
GAP opens in Croydon, Supply UK predicts £30m turnover,
Thwaites names Min-Ex top dealer, and £1.2m John F Hunt
order for Leach Lewis.
13 Acacia
grows quickly
Alan Guthrie reports on a newly established hire business that
is successfully targeting the grounds care hire market in its
area.
15 WEEE
Regulations: what you should know
Nigel Strickland gives practical guidance on the actions hirers
must take to meet obligations to recycle electrical and electronic
equipment.
25 Tooled
up in Telford
Phil Mist visits Makita’s expanding European manufacturing
operation.
29 Total
service
EHN reports on an independent hirer based in Oxfordshire which
now has two depots and an expanding sales business.
31 The
rush to recycle
With new on-site waste management regulations, Digbits expects
a sharp increase in demand for its products.
35 ‘More
than a match’
YHC Hire Services is successfully competing against larger hirers.
PROFILE
SMITHS EQUIPMENT HIRE
19 Towering
independent
Robert Aplin talks with David and Thomas Smith about their continued
expansion. |
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Executive Hire Forum &
60
Crosshire
The theme of both Forum and Crosshire is to be alert to all
that is happening in both your business and the wider economy.
Cool heads and positive thinking should be the order of the
day to the extent that we urge you to...
SED 2008 PREVIEW
39 More
to see at SED
With over 450 exhibitors, next month’s SED at Rockingham
Motor Speedway, Corby, is the biggest yet. We preview some of
the highlights for hirers, including new equipment from Husqvarna,
Hanix, Seddons, Volvo, DeWalt, Arc-Gen and Bobcat.
We also report on the latest launches that will be unveiled
by Lombardini, Ammann, Cormidi, Terex, Wacker Neuson, GenQuip,
Blount, JCB, Hilti and Takeuchi, amongst others. |
