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AEM elects Breitschwerdt to construction equipment sector board

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is pleased to announce the election of Otto Breitschwerdt, Caterpillar Vice President with responsibility for its Building Construction Products Division, to its construction equipment sector board.


This one’s for the ladies – Promoting women in the construction trades

You’ve heard this one before: an estimated 257,100 workers across Canada will retire in the next decade, roughly 22 percent of the country’s 2019 construction labour force, while only 227,600 workers will enter the workforce during that same period, according to BuildForce Canada. That’s a shortfall of nearly 30,000 workers across the country just to maintain the current pool of workers, not including any additional workers needed to support growth. Where can we look for the workers we will need going forward?


Point of Rental names David Austin as Global Operations Manager

David Austin is bringing more than 20 years of marketing, sales, and peer-to-peer rental expertise to Point of Rental’s team.


Hope is not a plan: Find a niche, find profits

We’ve all been watching the race to open and acquire more specialty branches by the consolidators. Whether it’s power and HVAC, trench shoring, pumping, heat or even floor care, they’ve seen that a focused stand alone can generate better ROI than their average general rental location.
 
 
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Edco

Stripping just got Easier!

NEW Multi-Tooling Discs with Carbide Pockets

Now you can bolt tungsten carbides directly onto our multi-tooling discs for stripping applications. The same magnetic quick-change technology, now more versatile. 8-Sided Carbides can be rotated for a fresh edge each use. The New 3-pocket design for EDCO's 10" Turbo Grinder increases head pressure for even MORE productivity. Now standard on our Low-Speed Grinder models and our 10" and 7" Turbo Grinders!

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The show goes on

Everyone had different expectations from the year 2020. It was a year that held so many possibilities before it arrived. But, things do not often go as planned. 2020 will primarily be remembered as the year that an unwelcome guest in our lives, COVID-19, wreaked havoc on the world. However, with the bad came a lot of good. As humans, we evolved, adjusted, innovated, learned to live life anew and kept moving forward. » Listen now.
 
 
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Skyjack

SJ20: Higher for Longer

Building on the success of Skyjack’s SJ12 and SJ16 vertical masts the industry leader engineered a new 5-section mast with a closed multistage cylinder. Featuring a 20ft platform height, full electric drive, and an optional wind rating, the SJ20 offers rental companies a compelling ROI.

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