European Rental Association

ERA - European Rental Association
Secretariat		Brussels, Belgium
Official languages		English,
Type		Trade association
Government
-	President	Gérard Déprez, Loxam
Establishment		2006

The ERA - European Rental Association is a trade association of the equipment rental sector in Europe.

1 History and Mission
2 Structure
3 Current members
4 International Exhibitions
5 Other trade associations in rental in Europe
6 Equipment rental worldwide - Useful Links

History and Mission

The ERA was set up in 2006 to promote and represent an industry that was largely overlooked and seen as an integral part of the construction industry itself. By the end of 2008, the ERA represented over 4,200 rental companies in Europe, either directly or through its 13 rental association members (most of which are national in nature).

Structure

ERA, like most trade associations, uses working committees which meet regularly throughout the year and develop deliverables that may be of use to member companies and associations.

Currently there are 6 committees:

• EU Affairs
• General Rental Conditions
• Promotion
• Statistics
• Sustainability
• Theft

Current members

For a list of current members, please see ERA Members

International Exhibitions

ERA was the organiser behind the inaugural International Rental Exhibition which attracted 1500 visitors from 36 countries worldwide.

The event raised the profile of the rental industry in Europe, standing alongside Intermat and Bauma as the two other large European construction exhibitions.