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Equipment rental revenue, comprised of the construction/industrial and general tool segments, is expected to grow by 7.1 percent in 2024 to reach a record total of nearly $76.6 billion, topping the nearly $71.5 billion recorded in 2023, according to the latest forecast released in early November by the American Rental Association (ARA).

Students pursuing a career in the equipment and event rental industry can now apply for a share of $138,000 in scholarships through the ARA Foundation and its affiliate partners.

Hilti, Plano, Texas, is celebrating 70 years of direct fastening. Hilti direct fastening is renowned for its ability to anchor almost anything to concrete, steel and wood, the company says.

Southeastern event rental provider EventWorks and Frisco, Texas-based drape and scenic elements provider Quest Events are merging.

Equipment Depot employee Jiram Pelayo ranked in the top 10 while also achieving the highest score on the Jungheinrich® Order Picker skills test at the Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Master Technician Challenge. 

Ferronordic, Stockholm, has acquired Rudd Equipment Co., Louisville, Ky., one of the largest dealers of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Eskilstuna, Sweden, in the U.S. with territory spanning all or parts of nine states.

Many in the event rental industry entered 2023 with slight hesitation. While most had a successful 2022 and have been on the path to recovering from the impact of the pandemic, there were still workforce concerns and the threat of a recession among all of us. 

I have often written that as a leader, you should constantly try to get yourself fired. What I mean by that is that if you find people or add people in your organization to take things off of your plate that they can do better, you will be able to work “on your business” instead of “in your business.” This might involve hiring more people or adding cross-functional support.

Scott Irwin, president, Delux Rental, Ypsilanti, Mich., has served as an American Rental Association (ARA) officer for the last three years, including president-elect in 2021, as ARA’s 60th president in 2022 and as board chair in 2023.

If you aren’t already having conversations like this, this is a great prompt to get together as a leadership team or organization to get clear about your culture. What are the ground rules that define what exceptional looks like? How do you teach people how to show up together? What are we holding people accountable to? What does it take to be successful at your company?

There are many factors that favor a positive 2024 for both equipment and event rental operators in the region, according to American Rental Association (ARA) Region Five Director Robert Copley, CERP, sales manager at Event Essentials, Windsor, Wis.

Doug Haas, president and CEO, Crown Rental, Burnsville, Minn., and American Rental Association (ARA) Region Six director, offers his assessment of equipment and event rental markets across parts of the Midwest heading into 2024.

Steve Ricci, president and owner, Bigfork Rentals, Bigfork, Mont., and American Rental Association (ARA) Region Eight director, offers his assessment of equipment and event rental markets across the Northwest heading into 2024.

Vandalia Rental, headquartered in Vandalia, Ohio, has taken advantage of the ARA Foundation’s Employee Training Assistance Program as a way to help employees undergo Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training without the company footing the entire cost.

John Kennedy, CPA, president, ARA Insurance, Overland Park, Kan., a subsidiary of the American Rental Association (ARA), recently answered questions from Rental Management about the insurance industry, the growth of ARA Insurance and the outlook for 2024.

In 2022’s year-end wrap-up, we wrote about the then-recent midterm elections and how they would bode for the 118th session of Congress.

The equipment segment has continued to grow in 2023, but for many equipment rental companies, revenue growth has slowed versus the boom years of 2021 and 2022.

It’s been almost four years since the pandemic shut down the world economy. Recovery has been slow in many areas and there have been many changes in the way we live and work. 

Review paperwork that comes with equipment.

John Deere, Moline, Ill., is committed to matching donations, up to a total of $100,000, made to the Construction Angels nonprofit organization from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023.

Caterpillar, Irving, Texas, has launched a three-year program to demonstrate an advanced hydrogen-hybrid power solution built on its new Cat® C13D engine platform.

Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace wherever the rental store driver went.

EventsU attendees will be ready to “beat” the competition and “drum” up new business when they kick off the day with Marvelless Mark on Feb. 17, leading up to The ARA Show™ 2024 in New Orleans. 

The Home Depot®, Atlanta, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire International Designs Group, a platform company that owns and operates Construction Resources and other design-oriented subsidiaries.