Ashtead Group Plc - AHT- Profile

Ashtead Group PLC. The Group's principal activity is providing rental equipment to industrial and commercial users. The Group's operations are carried out through three divisions, namely Sunbelt, A-Plant and Ashtead Technology. Sunbelt provides equipment rental for the construction and industrial marketplace - from commercial, residential, municipal, and service industries to specialised market sectors such as telecommunications, special events, and emergency preparedness. A-Plant offers equipment rental from power tools, cement mixers and excavators to compressors, scissors lifts and accommodation units. Ashtead Technology rents specialised electronic equipment to the offshore oil and gas sectors and the environmental monitoring and testing industry. The Group's customer base includes construction, industrial and homeowner customers, as well as government entities and specialist contractors. The Group operates in the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Singapore. Sunbelt accounted for 73% of fiscal 2006 revenues; A-Plant, 25% and Ashtead Technology, 2%