Global provider of test and technology solutions consolodates.

Microlease, along with the Livingston brand and Electro Rent in Europe, have completed the consolidation of their European operations. The three companies will operate within the global Electro Rent Corporation as Electro Rent.

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“At Electro Rent, we will be able to deliver brand-independent solutions and unparalleled availability with rapid delivery of a vast range of equipment, anywhere in the world”, said Peter Collingwood, Chief Executive, Europe. “Combined with a wide variety of procurement options, flexible finance options and world-class asset optimisation solutions, we’re ideally placed to help customers get maximum value from test-related investments.”

This will give its customers access to a global inventory worth more than $1.2bn. With over 300 quality brands all available from one source, including major brands like Anritsu, EXFO, Fluke, Keithley, Keysight Technologies, Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, Viavi and more, this is the largest test equipment inventory in Europe.

By drawing on expertise from across the Electro Rent Corporation, their team of highly experienced engineers, finance, and asset management specialists will support a diverse range of customers with their toughest technical and financial test and measurement demands.

With ongoing investment into new integrated business systems, a state-of-the-art Customer Portal and new multi-featured website, Electro Rent will offer customers everything they need to keep pace with the rapid rate of technological change and innovate in the modern world.

Since the start of the integration of its business, Electro Rent has continued to invest heavily in emerging and growing technologies, including $10m in 5G in 2019 alone. The move to one single brand will also benefit the employees and partners of all three companies by boosting global investment and creating new opportunities for collaboration.

Electro Rent’s global leadership in test and technology solutions and services was recognised recently by Frost & Sullivan with the Company of the Year Award for 2019 Global Asset Management and Optimization in Test Equipment. The award recognises their innovative approach in the sector and the resulting value they create for their customers.

“At Electro Rent, we aim to power innovation.” continued Peter Collingwood, “Our Smarter Solutions for Testing and Technology take the uncertainty out of testing programs by ensuring the best equipment and finance options are employed at all times - freeing engineers to concentrate on what they do best. We are excited to share these benefits of the global Electro Rent Corporation with all our customers, old and new.”

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Distribution area increased!

Fluke has announced an agreement with test equipment sourcing specialist, Livingston, adding new territories. This will see rental support in Britain and Ireland complementing the Fluke support services Livingston already offers across Germany and Benelux. It will cover Fluke’s entire industrial products portfolio, including power quality and energy monitoring, vibration testing and thermal imaging.

Fluke 810 Vibration Tester from Livingston!

Commenting on the new agreement, Mel Porter, Livingston’s CEO, stated, “Fluke is one of the world’s most recognised test equipment brands. All of us at Livingston are very pleased to see the relationship we have built with Fluke progress further, to include both British and Irish markets. This deal will allow potential Fluke customers to fully realise the benefits of equipment rental, giving them the option to easily upgrade their equipment as new technologies develop, as well as offering rapid access to more items of equipment if there is a sudden surge in test activity. Other operational costs and concerns that normally have to be factored in, such as insurance, calibration, maintenance, down time cover, etc, are negated, as they are all covered by our service.”

Steve Taylor, Fluke IG Regional Sales Manager – Britain & Ireland, added, “We are delighted to expand our partnership with Livingston. Among our latest products available for rent for industrial maintenance from Livingston in these countries are the handheld Fluke 810 Vibration Tester, designed and programmed to diagnose the most common mechanical problems of imbalance, looseness, misalignment and bearing failures in a wide variety of mechanical equipment; the latest, rugged Fluke Ti100, Ti110 and Ti125 Thermal Imagers, designed for plant technicians, HVAC/R professionals and electricians who need to maintain and inspect electrical and mechanical equipment and components; and the new Fluke 430 Series II three-phase Power Quality Analysers, the first tools to use a patented algorithm to measure electrical energy waste and quantify its cost.

Used Test & Measurement

Test equipment sourcing specialist Livingston has released the latest edition of its Used Equipment Catalogue. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Dutch, the catalogue is divided into six core categories: General Purpose, Electrical & Industrial, Fibre Optics, RF & Microwave, Communications and Broadcast. It includes a broad variety of test hardware, such as power supplies, logic analysers, frequency counters, oscilloscopes, function generators, multimeters, power quality analysers, fibre optic splicing equipment, optical sources, signal analysers, network analysers, signal generators, cable/antenna testers, protocol testers, access testers, radio test sets, video test systems and thermal imaging cameras.

Among the leading equipment manufacturers to be found in this publication are Aefos, Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Anritsu, Chauvin Arnoux, EXFO, FLIR Systems, Fluke, JDSU, Lecroy, Rohde & Schwarz, Sumitomo, Sunrise Telecom, Tektronix, Trend Communication and XL Wireless. All items are immediately available from stock and come with a seven day money back guarantee. Calibration and warranty options are also available on request.