ERA and IRN Q3 2020 Rental Tracker survey - English - International Rental News Surveys English

INTRODUCTION: The ERA/IRN Rental Tracker is a quarterly survey of trends in Europe's equipment rental sector. The survey is run jointly by the European Rental Association (ERA) and International Rental News (IRN) magazine. All submited responses are treated anonymously, with results presented in aggregate format by country and by region.

Please review the form errors below

Business Activity – Third quarter 2020

Q1. What is your primary type of business?

Q2. Do you feel business conditions are:

1. Improving

2. Stable

3. Deteriorating

Q3. How did your business activity in the 3rd quarter of 2020 compare to the same quarter last year?

1. Strong improvement (more than +10%)

2. Improving (+5% to +10%)

3. Stable (-5% to +5%)

4. Deteriorating (-5% to -10%)

5. Severe deterioration (more than -10%)

Q4. What are your expectations for business levels in the full year 2020 compared to 2019?

1. Much higher (more than +10%)

2. Higher (+5% to+10%)

3. Stable (-5% to +5%)

4. Lower (-5% to -10%)

5. Significantly lower (more than -10%)

Q5. Looking ahead, what do you expect your level of business to be in 12 months' time?

1. Much higher (more than +10%)

2. Higher (+5% to +10%)

3. Stable (-5% to +5%)

4. Lower (-5% to -10%)

5. Significantly lower (more than -10%)

Fleet Time Utilisation
(For Rental Companies only)

Q6. Do you feel fleet time utilisation is:

1. Improving significantly (more than +10%)

2. Improving (+5% to +10%)

3. Stable (-5% to +5%)

4. Deteriorating (-5% to -10%)

5. Deteriorating severely (more than -10%)

Fleet Investment
(For Rental Companies only)

Q7. What will be the level of capital expenditure on your fleet this year compared to last year?

1. Much higher (+25% or more)

2. Higher (+10%)

3. Same (-10% to +10%)

4. Lower (-10%)

5. Much lower (-25% or more)

Q8. What will be the level of capital expenditure on your fleet next year (2021) compared to this year?

1. Much higher (+25% or more)

2. Higher (+10%)

3. Same (-10% to +10%)

4. Lower (-10%)

5. Much lower (-25% or more)

Employment/Recruitment Intentions
(For Rental Companies only)

Q9. In the next quarter, will your company increase or reduce the number of employees?

1. Increase

2. No change

3. Reduce