Articles by Murray Pollok

VP to close 60 Brandon tool hire outlets
Published on: 01 December 2025
The UK rental company will refocus the tool hire division away from retail and DIY rental activities
Loxam sees signs of stabilisation and increases fleet spending
Published on: 28 November 2025
Europe’s largest rental company said its Q3 results showed positive signs as it invests to ‘rejuvenate’ its fleet
Kiloutou hails ‘resilience’ in face of challenges
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Published on: 28 November 2025
Company’s profit margins maintained despite a ‘persistently challenging environment’
GAM says ‘model is working’
Published on: 26 November 2025
Long-term rental growing, and Reviver remanufacturing plant moves to two shifts
Herc promotes COO to president
Published on: 25 November 2025
Promotion of veteran Herc executive is part of the company’s leadership succession plan
US rental marketplace raises $2.8m seed funding
Published on: 21 November 2025
New investment will help Big Rentals accelerate its move into construction equipment
Swedish rental veterans create Albanian rental company
Published on: 20 November 2025
New venture aims to bring “Nordic service standards and efficiency to the Albanian market”
MCS integrates with Rouse rental metrics
Published on: 19 November 2025
Rental software company joins Quipli in offering seamless integration of Rouse rental metrics
HSS & Speedy transaction gets approval and is finalised
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Published on: 17 November 2025
ProService and Speedy begin commercial agreement, The Hire Service Company trades as stand-alone business
Mills grows despite pressure on aerial business
Published on: 14 November 2025
Brazil’s largest rental business said strength of its ‘yellow line’ and formwork divisions helped to offset more challenging aerials operation
UK construction ‘starting to crack’, says CPA
Published on: 13 November 2025
Rental association said it can support UK construction, but it needs a stable policy environment and a predictable project pipeline.
LGH opens first site in France
Published on: 12 November 2025
Says move is a “strategic milestone in LGH’s European expansion”.
HKL acquires in south west Germany
Published on: 11 November 2025
Buys rental business in Herrenberg, south west of Stuttgart, strengthening its presence in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany.
Editor’s comment: some changes at KHL’s access and rental publications
Published on: 10 November 2025
Murray Pollok updates readers on changes to KHL’s access and rental print publications in 2026, as well as continued investment in our digital offer.
Storent targets €18.5m in new bond offering
Published on: 10 November 2025
It is the second bond offering issued under the prospectus approved in April this year.
Interview: talking growth with UP-Rentals, China
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Published on: 31 October 2025
IRN caught up with Xu Jianding, operations director of UP-Rentals, at the APEX Asia exhibition in Shanghai
APEX Asia opens as export drives activity
Published on: 28 October 2025
Exhibitors report maturing domestic market and strong visitor numbers from outside China 
United Rentals maintains momentum and upgrades outlook
Published on: 23 October 2025
World’s largest rental company contines to report demand from customers, particularly on large projects.
Romania expansion for mateco
Published on: 21 October 2025
Rental group expands in Romania with deal to buy rental assets from a Romanian contractor based in the south of the country.
Quipli integrates Rouse data transfer
Published on: 17 October 2025
Integration means software system will automatically transmit Rouse rental metrics data
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