| Conventional Long Name: | ERA - European Rental Association |
| Linking Name: | ERA - European Rental Association |
| Org Type: | Trade association |
| Membership Type: | Direct corporate membership and via national/international associations. |
| Admin Center Type: | Secretariat |
| Admin Center: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Languages Type: | Official languages |
| Languages: | English, |
| Leader Title1: | President |
| Leader Name1: | Pierre Boels, Boels Rental |
| Established: | 2006 |
The ERA - European Rental Association is a trade association representing the equipment rental sector in Europe.
ERA was set up in 2006 to promote and represent the equipment rental industry, which was largely overlooked and seen as an integral part of the construction industry itself. ERA represents over 5,000 rental companies in Europe, either directly or through its 15 rental association members (14 national associations and one international).
Its work focuses on 7 main areas:
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.
There are currently 5 committees and 2 working groups:
• Technical Committee
• National Associations Committee
• Promotion Committee
• Statistics Committee
• Sustainability Committee
• Future Group
• Cybersecurity working group
Direct members of ERA can either be rental associations or rental companies with operations in Europe. Equipment manufacturers and other suppliers to the rental industry can become associate members.
ERA is the co-organiser of the International Rental Exhibition, IRE, which takes place every 3 years and is the largest European trade show for the equipment rental business. The event raises the profile of the rental industry in Europe, standing alongside Intermat and Bauma as the two other large European construction exhibitions.