MOLINE, Ill. (July 31, 2017) — The latest quarterly update to the 5-year forecast for equipment rental industry revenues released by the American Rental Association (ARA) continues to call for steady gains through 2021.

WASHINGTON (July 28, 2017) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly voiced its support of bipartisan legislation that makes permanent a key energy efficiency tax incentive for owners and designers of energy efficient buildings and that expands its benefits to designers of hospitals, schools, tribal community facilities and other non-profits. H.R. 3507 introduced by Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), and Rep.

PRINCETON, N.J. (July 26, 2017) — The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) announced the results of its quarterly CONFINDEX survey showing that the overall CONFINDEX reading declined by more than five percent during the second quarter and is up less than two percent on a year-over-year basis. Overall, CONFINDEX stood at 123 during the second quarter, after increasing to 130 during the year’s first three months.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (July 25, 2017) — Mattia Gasbarro, service inspector from Merlo corporation was at Applied Machinery Sales (AMS) Rock Hill, South Carolina, location to train the AMS service team on updates to Merlo’s diagnostic software, and the latest Merlo telehandler innovations. AMS commitment to its customers and dealers include continuous training for its service team throughout the year on all Merlo machines and products.

(July 24, 2017)— Crane Industry Services LLC (CIS) announces successful completion of NCCER audits for two crane training companies in the northeast. New England Crane School in New Hampshire and Cranes101 in Massachusetts are now approved as NCCER Accredited Training and Assessment Centers (ATS/AAC), under the sponsorship and support of Crane Industry Services.