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United Rentals boosts fleet and expands footprint with latest acquisition

United Rentals, the world’s largest rental company, continues to grow its fleet and footprint in Australia with the acquisition of aerial rental specialists Alfasi Hire.

Acquiring Alfasi Hire expands United Rentals’ general rental business providing customers with greater access to an extensive range of Elevated Work Platforms (EWP), telehandlers, and forklifts.

Neil Littlewood, Regional Vice President United Rentals Australia / Read more

Fortawall Fencing at Brisbane Airport

Challenges

Construction projects at airports provide numerous logistical and safety challenges due to flight arrivals, departures and continuous operations.   

With Downer Infrastructure doing airside resurfacing work at Brisbane Airport, it needed a strong, versatile and secure temporary fencing solution to separate operational areas from construction activity and ensure it met compliance standards.   

Solutions

United Rentals worked with Downer at Brisbane Read more

Temporary Traffic Lights: When to Use Them on Site

Managing traffic safely is one of the most important aspects of running a construction site, event, or roadwork project. Whether it’s maintaining access for the public or protecting your workers in live traffic environments, having a safe and compliant traffic control plan is essential.

Temporary traffic lights are a proven solution when traffic controllers alone aren’t enough. They help regulate Read more