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Hewden Stuart can rent anything from simple power tools to cranes -- complete with operators. The company (the UK leader in its market) rents machinery (manned or unmanned) and tools such as bulldozers, compressors, cranes, excavators, mixers, portable buildings, trucks, and work platforms. Construction, engineering, petrochemical, rail, utilities, and aerospace industry customers are served through 370 locations in the UK; do-it-yourselfers can rent equipment and tools at more than 200 Hewden Hire Centres. Hewden Stuart, which has sold its contracting and merchandising businesses, is being acquired by Canada-based equipment distributor Finning International for about $458 million.
COMPETITION |
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Ashtead Group PLC (AHT)
The Hertz Corporation (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: January
1999 Sales (mil.): 460.60
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (4.7)%
Employees: 4,576
Revenue per employee: $100,655.59
KEY PEOPLE |
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Alistair Napier
CEO
Alastair W. Deakin
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Linnet Way, Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill North Lanarkshire ML4 3RA, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-169-857-4400
Fax: 44-169-857-4499
Online: Web Site
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