Dollar drops, commodity prices retreat
Jan. 24, 2012 - The Canadian dollar closed lower as data showed a sharp drop in inflation during December while prices for oil and metals backed off. The loonie was down 0.17 of a cent to 98.7 cents U.S. after inflation fell 0.6 per cent from November to an annualized rate of just 2.3 per cent.
Canadian Rental Mart hotel rooms going fast
Jan. 13, 2012 - Over half the available rooms reserved for Canadian
Rental Mart attendees are booked, well ahead of the March 6 and 7 show
date. Show organizers are encouraging out-of-town visitors to book soon
to take advantage of special Rental Mart rates. Discount rates expire
Feb. 3.
The show's accommodation partner is the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels,
located right across the road from the Rental Mart venue at the Toronto
Congress Centre. The DoubleTree is especially convenient for show
attendees because the morning seminars will be held there, as well as
the CRA banquet and awards on the Tuesday night.
Online room booking is available here. Or contact the DoubleTree by
Hilton Hotels at 1-416-244-1711.
Canadian Rental Mart sold out
Jan. 9, 2011 - Canadian Rental Mart show organizers have announced the 2012 edition, March 6 and 7 at the Toronto Congress Centre, has sold out the exhibition floor. The sellout comes almost two months before the actual date of the show. Over 40,000 square feet of show floor divided into almost 200 booth spaces has been sold to 93 exhibitors, making this show the biggest in 15 years.
Hertz acquires DW Pumps
Jan. 6, 2012 - Hertz Global Holdings has announced that Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) has acquired
DW Pumps, a leading pump rental company in Northern California.| READ MORE
Volvo Rents moves into Ontario
Jan. 2, 2012 - In 2011, Volvo Rents acquired more than 50 companies in the United States. Recently, however, the brand announced its first acquisition of a competitor north of the border with the recent signing of the Centreline Group of Rental Companies, a six-location construction equipment rental company found throughout Ontario. This new acquisition lifts Volvo Rents’ North American location total to more than 90 stores.
Deryk Coward joins Canadian Rental Service
 Jan. 20, 2012 - Deryk Coward, CRA legal counsel and partner in Winnipeg law firm D'Arcy and Deacon, joins Canadian Rental Service as a regular columnist in our January/February issue. Coward has been practicing general civil litigation, personal injury, insurance, debtor-creditor, labour and employment law since 1997.
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