Lavendon Group (in 2010) rejected a takeover bid at 111p.
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"Lavendon Group plc is the market leader in the rental of powered aerial work platforms in both western Europe and the Gulf States. We have operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. Our equipment fleet totals more than 22,000 units and we employ over 1,600 people."
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Safety legislation such as the UK's 'Working At Height Regulations' is helping to drive rental demand. Similar laws are being enacted in various countries. Powered access platforms are increasingly preferred to ladders and scaffolding.

Lavendon Group trades as Lavendon Access Services (UK) Ltd, Nationwide Platforms (UK), Panther Platform Rentals Ltd (UK), Lavendon Access Services (France) S.A.S, Gardemann Arbeitsbuhnen GmbH (Germany), Rapid Access L.L.C (Dubai), Lavendon Access Services (Spain) S.L.U., DK Rental N.V (Belgium)