ERA CONVENTION PROGRAMME
“Celebrating 20 Years: Building the Next Era of Rental”
Maastricht – 2 to 4 June 2026
12.00 – 13.30 Technical Committee
13.30 – 15.00 Promotion Committee
15.00 – 16.30 Future Group
16.30 – 18.00 Sustainability Committee
18.00 – 19.30 Cocktail IRE and APEX
19.30 – 22.30 Boat Tour on the Meuse
Breakfast on the ERA Stand
Visit of IRE and APEX
13.30 – 14.00
- Opening of the Convention - Stéphane Henon, President, ERA
- Welcome and programme of the event - Carole Bachmann, Secretary General, ERA
- Welcome to Maastricht - Toon Bruining, Verhurend Nederland, Juergen Kuespert, bbi, Bill Olivier, BERA
- 20th anniversary, flashback
PLENARY SESSION – PART 1 – Sustainability, Digitalisation and People
- Sustainability and contribution of equipment rental to a Circular Economy
- Professionalising Rental Through Data & Digital
- People scarcity: challenges and solutions
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
PLENARY SESSION – PART 2 - Evolving Customer Expectations and an Expanding Industry Scope
- Evolving customer expectations
- Expanding industry scope – Resilience, rental as a strategic solution to crisis
- Panel discussion with representatives of young generations on the rental industry of the future
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
ERA GENERAL ASSEMBLY and Election
Open to direct members and volunteers
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
PLENARY SESSION – PART 3 – Market trends
- The Rental Industry’s Evolution over the last 20 years: market growth, evolution of penetration
- Update Rental Forecast and Construction 2026/27 - KPMG
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis
WORKSHOP 1 – Addressing rental equipment theft across Europe
WORKSHOP 2 – Standardisation in electrification
WORKSHOP 3 – Attracting and retaining people in the rental industry
WORKSHOP 4 – The future of rental products: what will we rent in 10 years?
- Guest Speaker
- Closing of the Convention, Stephane Henon, President ERA
Moderator: Maarten Bouwhuis