Ashtead’s construction equipment will be needed in Florida, which was hit by Hurricane Irma. It already has a strong presence there CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGESAshtead expects its construction equipment to be in demand in the United States in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Geoff Drabble, chief executive, said that it was too early to accurately assess the impact of Harvey and Irma on Ashtead’s business, but that it would result in increased demand. “As a minimum, we expect that the impact will help to underpin the current market assumptions in our 2021 plan,” he said. “There will now be a significant clean-up programme, where our scale, breadth of fleet and experiences in similar events will be…

Source: The Times September 12, 2017 22:52 UTC