Contents
3 Executive News Check out industry developments such as Ardent for Thwaites, Hooka grabs Griffiths Hire Shops, Smiths acquires Formby Tool Hire, Eveready rolls out more Bomags, and Nationwide Platforms opens Didcot depot.
9 Showing the Way Nick Johnson is impressed by the Riwal Group’s new Hemel Hempstead facility, and by its augmented reality app.
11 Don’t be anti-social In the first of a two-part series, Dan Jenkins looks at how digital marketing can boost your hire business.
15 Flight of the Phoenix Alan Guthrie holds a Q&A session with the dynamic management team at Phoenix Hire & Sales, which has just opened a new depot in Swansea.
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48 Spirit of Crosshire Rental Rate Roy reflects on the trials and tribulations he encountered recently when making an insurance claim.
MARKET REPORT SOFTWARE & TELEMATICS SYSTEMS
18 On the right track Telematics is becoming increasingly popular in the hire market. Dan Jenkins explains how the technology is evolving to bring a range of useful benefits.
21 Latest products
MARKET REPORT POWER GENERATION
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33 Empowered to grow Kicking off this Market Report, Alan Guthrie visits John F Hunt Power, which now has five hire depots and continues to expand.
37 Broader portfolio Alan Guthrie visits Pramac-Generac UK’s new facility in Stoke.
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SEPTEMBER 2019
25 Stick Steer scores Nick Johnson gets behind the controls of Cat’s latest mini excavators.
28 Virus vigilance Adam Bernstein suggests ways of protecting your computer systems from online threats.
30 Go electric Dan Jenkins explores some of the latest battery-powered vehicles.
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