December 10, 2023
Sunbelt Rentals
, Fort Mill, S.C., has acquired the six-location rental businesses of Nor-Val Rentals, headquartered in British Columbia, Canada. According to former owner Jim Clipperton, Sunbelt Rentals assumed control on Dec. 1. Clipperton also said Nor-Val Rentals also sold its two Bobcat dealerships to Chilkoot Equipment.
The company has stores located in Armstrong, Vernon, Oliver, Penticton, West Kelowna and Kelowna, British Columbia. The company was founded in 1994.
According to a LinkedIn post, “The Nor-Val family would like to thank all of our customers, suppliers, friends and family for their business, loyalty and support over the last three decades. We believe we have made a huge impact in this valley with our community support, and we know that will continue under the Sunbelt Rentals name.
“All of our stores will still have the amazing staff that you know and love, and the service will continue to be second-to-none. With an even larger equipment selection and eight branches in the Okanagan from Kamloops to Oliver, the options for customers are endless. Looking forward to a bright future.”
Nor-Val Equipment Rentals was founded in Armstrong in 1994 by Paul and Shirley Miron along with their son, Jim Clipperton. By 1998, Nor-Val Equipment Rentals added a store in Vernon. The Mirons retired from the business in 2006, at which time Nor-Val took on two new partners.
In 2015, Clipperton became the sole owner of Nor-Val Rentals.
