United Rentals Enters the Pump Rental Business with the Acquisition of National Pumps
Analysts from Jordan, Knauff & Company examine the equipment rental industry and explain the details of this acquisition.

(March 24, 2014) - Last year was a good year for the equipment rental industry. According to the American Rental Association’s (ARA) Rental Market Monitor, North American equipment rental revenue totaled $38 billion in 2013, with the U.S. reporting revenue of $33.3 billion and Canada adding an additional $4.7 billion. This represents a 6.4 percent growth rate over 2012. The construction and industrial equipment rental segment is the largest segment with U.S.

Chicago Pneumatic Announces Partnership with Christy Rental Associates
Florida-based Christy Rental Associates will represent the company in Florida and the Caribbean.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (March 24, 2014) – Chicago Pneumatic announces their partnership with Florida-based Christy Rental Associates. The relationship between Chicago Pneumatic and Christy Rental Associates officially began on March 1, 2014.

KOBELCO Raises More Than $19,000 for Wounded Warrior Project at ConExpo/Con-Agg
The money donated by booth visitors over five days joins the $100,000 KOBELCO will donate to this non-profit organization that supports a full range of programs and services for this generation of injured veterans and their families.

(March 24, 2014) - KOBELCO created only five limited edition SK350LC crawler excavators wrapped in a patriotic/military design as part of a WWP fundraiser, and displayed one at the recent Las Vegas construction industry trade show, ConExpo/ConAgg.

McCarthy Completes Construction of $113 Million LEED Platinum-Designed Biomedical Research Facility
The University of California San Diego health sciences facility includes a new laboratory that will accommodate and attract preeminent faculty dedicated to advancing biomedical research and educating future generations of scientists and physicians.

SAN DIEGO (March 19, 2014) – Biomedical science students and faculty striving to solve the world’s most critical health problems now have access to one of the most sustainable laboratories in the country with the completion of the new Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility at the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) in La Jolla. A dedication ceremony was held March 6th to celebrate the completion.

Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Reaches New Two-Year High

WASHINGTON (March 21, 2014) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the March 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $827 billion equipment finance sector.

JLG Receives United Rentals Strategic Supplier of the Year Award

McCONNELLSBURG, PA. (March 18, 2014) - JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a global leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced that the company was selected by United Rentals as “Strategic Supplier of the Year.” The company also won this award in 2010.

Housing Starts Hold Steady in February

(March 18, 2014) - Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February, inching down 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census Bureau.