RAMIRENT PLC            PRESS RELEASE      		7.10.2008 AT 4:15 PM               





RAMIRENT APPOINTS GRIGORY GRIF AS COUNTRY MANAGER, RUSSIA                       



Grigory Grif, 43, has been appointed Country Manager, Russia for the Ramirent   

Group. Grigory Grif has been employed by Ramirent since 2004 as General Manager 

of Ramirent's operations in St. Petersburg, Russia.                             



“We are very pleased to have a person with Mr. Grif's long experience of the    

rental business in Russia to head our operations in this vast market,” said Timo

korhonen, Director, Ramirent Europe Oy. ”His responsibilities will include all  

Ramirent operations in the Russian Federation, implementation of long-term      

strategy, and further business development.”                                    



Ramirent offers a modern one-stop-shop offering of rental equipment and related 

services in Russia. Today Ramirent's Russian operations include four outlets in 

St. Petersburg and three outlets in Moscow.                                     



Grigory Grif has a long experience of the construction industry in Russia.      

Before joining Ramirent, Grigory Grif was General Manager, NCC Industry LLC     

1998-2002 and General Manager, Altima LLC 2002-2004.                            



Grigory Grif has a M.Sc. Engineering degree from St. Petersburg Technical       

University.                                                                     



Vantaa, 7.10.2008                                                               



RAMIRENT PLC                                                                    



Kari Kallio                                                                     





FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            



Timo Korhonen, Director, Ramirent Europe Oy                                     

tel: +358 40 552 9554, email: timo.korhonen@ramirent.com                        



Grigory Grif, Country Manager, Russia                                           

tel: +78 123 465 288, email: grigory.grif@ramimash.ru                           





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About Ramirent                                                                  

Ramirent is the leading machinery rental company in the Nordic countries, and in

Central and Eastern Europe. The Group has some 360 permanent outlets in thirteen

countries and is domiciled in Finland. Ramirent employs over 3,900 people and in

2007 its consolidated net sales were EUR 634 million. Ramirent is listed on the 

OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. Please visit us at: www.ramirent.com.

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