Heavy Equipment Rental Trade Associations

American Rental Association (ARA)

The leading North American trade association for the equipment and event rental sector—education, benchmarking, advocacy, insurance programs, and the ARA Show help heavy equipment rental operators grow and run safer, more profitable businesses.

https://ararental.org Membership: 12,000

Asociación Nacional de Alquiladores de Plataformas Aéreas de Trabajo (ANAPAT)

Spain’s national association for mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) rental companies—technical guidance, safety training, benchmarking studies, and annual conventions tailored to powered access rental.

https://anapat.es/ Membership: 157

Assodimi/Assonolo – Associazione Distributori e Noleggiatori di Beni Strumentali

Italy’s association for professional equipment distributors and renters across earthmoving, lifting, power, and more—standards, training, market data, and lobbying for the rental channel.

https://www.assodimi.it/ Membership: 564

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)

Dealer association representing 530+ equipment distributors—most of whom sell and rent—plus 200+ manufacturers and 170+ service providers; advocacy, training, workforce, and benchmarking for rental–dealer networks.

https://aednet.org Membership: 900

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

North America’s off‑road equipment manufacturers’ association (construction, mining, utility, forestry, ag). Members partner with rental companies on safety, product standards, data, and policy shaping the rental ecosystem.

https://www.aem.org Membership: 1,100

Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)

Premier professional body for heavy off‑road fleet and equipment managers—credentials, training, standards, and forums used by owners and rental fleets to optimize lifecycle cost and uptime.

https://aemp.org Membership: 1,000

bbi – Bundesverband der Baumaschinen-, Baugeräte- und Industriemaschinen-Firmen e.V.

German federation of dealers and renters of construction machinery, access platforms and industrial trucks—national voice on regulation, best practice, and services for rental businesses.

https://www.bbi-online.org/ Membership: 320

Canadian Crane Rental Association (CCRA)

National association serving crane rental owners, manufacturers, and suppliers across Canada—safety leadership, networking, and an annual conference for crane rental professionals. (Membership count not publicly stated.)

https://ccra-aclg.ca/ Membership: 0

Canadian Rental Association (CRA)

Canada’s rental trade body (ARA Region 10) supporting equipment and event rental companies via education, networking, and advocacy. (Publicly stated membership total not specified.)

https://crarental.org/ Membership: 0

Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA)

The UK’s principal association for construction plant-hire—legal/safety guidance, model conditions, technical groups (e.g., cranes, MEWPs), and policy advocacy for plant rental companies.

https://www.cpa.uk.net/ Membership: 1,900

Contractors Plant Hire Association (CPHA)

South Africa’s national plant-hire association—code of ethics, model hire terms, legal liaison, insurance programs, and a national directory supporting earthmoving, cranes, MEWPs, and small plant rental. (Membership total not disclosed.)

https://www.cpha.co.za/ Membership: 0

DLR – Fédération nationale des Distributeurs, Loueurs et Réparateurs

France’s federation uniting distributors, renters, and repairers of construction and handling equipment—regulatory advocacy, market research, training, and events used by rental firms.

https://www.dlr.fr/ Membership: 500

Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA)

U.S. trade association for the equipment finance ecosystem that funds major rental fleets and customers; advocacy and market intelligence directly impacting heavy equipment rental capex.

https://www.elfaonline.org Membership: 575

European Rental Association (ERA)

The pan‑European voice for equipment rental—promotion of rental, sustainability and technical committees, pan‑EU statistics, and a network representing 18,000+ rental companies via national associations.

https://erarental.org/ Membership: 18,000

Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA)

Australia’s national rental association for general, construction and access hire—training, standards (EWPA/TSHA), events, and advocacy supporting larger and independent heavy equipment renters.

https://www.hireandrental.com.au/ Membership: 700

Hire Association Europe (HAE)

UK and Europe’s cross‑industry hire body—best‑practice programs, training, and member services for plant/tool and access rental companies operating heavy equipment fleets.

https://www.hae.org.uk/ Membership: 800

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Global federation improving the safe, effective use of powered access (MEWPs/MCWPs)—training standards, accident reporting, and industry guidance used by access rental companies worldwide.

https://www.ipaf.org/ Membership: 1,818

Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA)

U.S.-based scaffold and access association—safety standards, training, and regulatory collaboration serving scaffold/access rental firms and their partners.

https://www.saiaonline.org/ Membership: 925

Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA)

Scotland’s plant owners and hirers association—policy advocacy, hire terms, training support, and networking for plant and crane rental operators across Scotland.

https://www.spoa.org.uk/ Membership: 350

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)

International association for crane, rigging, and specialized transport—advocacy, best‑practice tools (e.g., crane rental contract suggestions), safety awards, and events widely used by crane rental companies.

https://www.scranet.org Membership: 1,400