Technical Committee

The mission of the Technical Committee is to support the growth of a sustainable, safe, and professional rental industry by addressing technical challenges and opportunities in equipment rental.

Relations with authorities at EU level on theft are dealt with by the Secretariat. The Technical Committee is primarily composed of fleet managers of rental companies and representatives of equipment manufacturers.

The Committee works on:

Reducing total cost of ownership through smarter operations and maintenance,
Driving equipment standardisation to improve efficiency and safety,
Supporting technical innovation and the adoption of new equipment technologies,
Enabling technical developments to increase asset uptime for owners and customers,
Evaluating the impact of regulations and legislation on rental operations,
Leveraging data, connectivity, and digital tools to enable data-driven decisions,
Facilitating the energy transition and circular economy in equipment use,
Expanding training frameworks to build skills for the future.

The Committee released a ‘Total Cost of Ownership of Construction Equipment‘ guidance document, representing a common understanding among rental companies and OEMs of the drivers influencing the total cost of ownership throughout the main phases of the lifecycle of equipment.

The Committee has also worked on a ‘Catalogue of Rental Industry Issues, Needs and Requirements‘, on Safety, Operations and Maintenance Instruction Manuals, on an analysis of spare parts and on the standardisation of telematics.

Jose Blanco (ASEAMAC), Alfonso De La Lama-Noriega (ANAPAT), Jurgen Küspert (BBI), Brian Jones (Construction Plant-hire Association), Chris Cassley (Construction Plant-hire Association), David Smith (Construction Plant-hire Association), Adam Godwin (Construction Plant-hire Association), Brian Parker (IPAF), Anna Sjoblom (Rentalforetagen), Julien Launay (Avesco Rent), Guy Cremer (Boels), Felix Könnecker(Zeppelin), John Smeets (Boels), Cristina Aviles(Himoinsa), Gert-Jan Elfrink (Bredenoord), Marco Moncada (CGT Edilizia), Marcus Worthmann (HKL Maschinenbau), Francois Renault (Kiloutou), Adrien Dufloer (Kiloutou), Amaury Delepoulle (Kiloutou), Thierry Lahuppe (Loxam), David Gravez (Loxam), Jean-Pierre De Nil (Mateco), Wim Carlier (Mateco), Manuel Niederstaetter (Niederstaetter), Anders Wictorsson (Renta), Miia Konttinen (Ramirent), Ģirts Putniņš (Ramirent), Andrew Winlow (Sunbelt Rentals), Matthew Ross (Sunbelt Rentals), Glynn Matthews (Sunbelt Rentals), Martin Sebestyen (Zeppelin Rental), Rudie Beverwijk (Altrex), Patrick Stellwag (AMMANN), Anuj Sachdeva (Atlas Copco), Stefan Vertriest (Atlas Copco),  Walther Esquivel (Atlas Copco), Júlio Tomé (Atlas Copco), Paul Bramhall (Briggs & Strattan), Michael Lilljequist (Caterpillar), Valentina Versino (CNH Industrial), Stephane De Laplagnolle (Doosan Bobcat), David Betts (Euro Auctions), Jacques Valckenaere (GemOne), Sander Loosveld (GemOne), Matthew Zwaneveld (Gorman Rupp), Sebastien Perusse (Haulotte Group), Nicolas Chaix (Haulotte Group), Adrien Montoille (Hiboo), Gerhard Gasser (HILTI), Stefan Öttl (Irdeto), Claudio Fiorentini (JCB), Marko Kuipers (JLG), Emanuele Viel (Komatsu), Alain Becque (Manitou), Antti Suoniemi (Ritchie Bros.), Alex Schuessler (Smartequip), Dave Stollery (Perkins), Mark Trowman (Skyjack), Jim Waldron (Skyjack), Scott McCall (Snorkel), Lee Vickers (Terex/Genie), Anastasia van der Wielen (To-Increase), Mikkel Dalgas (Trackunit), Jean Francois Sourdoire (Trimble), Julien Provensal (Volvo CE), Ville Viita (Wacker Neuson), Craig Richmond (Wynne Systems), Peter Johansson (Yanmar), Pascal Duponcheele (Yanmar), Marc Jan Backer (ZTR Control Systems), Tom Saulitis (LGMG Europe), Nikolaj Birkerod (HG Machines), Adrien Montoille (Hiboo), Reinier Treur(Volta Energy), Alberto Sacchi(Trime), Eris Midha(Trime), Peter Brown (HAE), Frederic Maguer (Ecosun Innovations), Martin Bestwick (SmartEquip), Alex Schuessler (SmartEquip).