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COVID-19 has presented one of the most staggering economic challenges in memory. As markets around the world begin to pick up pace at varying speeds, how can rental businesses across the globe ensure business sustainability? The answer is circular, and here are the 3 things rental businesses need to know now about the concept of a circular economy:

April 2020 - Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a leading provider of ERP software, services and support solutions for wholesale, distribution, rental and installation customers worldwide, has today announced its acquisition of Infomat.

MAM Software Group, Inc. Agrees to be Acquired by Kerridge Commercial Systems for $12.12 per Share in Cash

We are thrilled to announce that we have acquired the inspHire software business from our reseller Elev8 Australia Pty Ltd, providing fantastic opportunities to strengthen our presence in the Australian market. While we will continue to operate with the same great people, the acquisition will add value to our customers, our new employees and our investors. We have offered award-winning hire software through the local reseller for the last 12 years and now plan to service customers directly, aligning the customer experience and growing market share. However, for the time being it’s business as usual.

Anaheim, the west coast of Southern California, played host to this year’s ARA Show and proved to be a brilliant choice of venue. Over 700 exhibitors traveled from far and wide to take part in the US’s largest rental exhibition and display their latest innovation. Kevin O’Leary of TV’s “Shark Tank” opened the exhibition with a powerful keynote speech, giving guidance on how to develop a strong business model alongside useful tips for effective team management. The ball was now in motion for The ARA Show 2019 and was a sign of great things to come.

Over recent years, telematics has gained increasing popularity amongst rental businesses and has taken the industry by storm. But what is telematics and how can it benefit the rental industry? Formed by the words ‘Telecommunication’ and ‘Informatics’, telematics consists of a wide range of technologies, used together to monitor, transmit and receive fleet related behaviors such as longitude, latitude, machine health, battery life, meter readings, hours of operation and job site safety.

We are excited to announce that inspHire has joined Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a leading supplier of software to wholesalers, merchants and other distributive businesses. Acquiring both inspHire and Current-RMS, provides KCS fantastic opportunities to strengthen two leading rental software providers. We have welcomed the acquisition, as KCS will be investing in the development of our products, as well as maintaining and supporting us in the future. A further key benefit for us is the support KCS will provide around our expansion in the US, UK and Europe, which is very important for us.

Running from February 18th – 21st, the fascinating city of New Orleans hosted this year’s ARA Rental Show and it most certainly didn’t disappoint. A total of 12,066 people were in attendance, making it the largest show since 2006! Rental businesses from all over the world came to display their latest innovation, so there was much to see.