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Midwest Construction Rentals, Sioux City, Iowa, keeps moving forward by providing service highlighted by a familiarity with customers’ unique equipment needs.

MiniTrencher, Vancouver, Wash., is introducing a new electric battery-powered division and unveiling its redesigned flagship product, The GeoRipper. 

Rental Management spoke to numerous manufacturers about the application of battery-powered equipment to rental. They discussed customer demand, sustainability efforts and more. Read their thoughts here.

As electrification becomes more commonplace in equipment rental fleets, so do certain myths along with emerging risks and uncertainties surrounding battery-powered equipment. Here are some examples of each and how some in the industry are reacting to them:

The Utility Expo 2023 returned to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., last week with a record-setting gathering of over 21,000 utility construction professionals from all 50 states and 60 countries.

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network.

Vermeer, Pella, Iowa, is celebrating 75 years in business.

Take time to prolong the life of mechanical earth drills.

Vacuum excavators can be a valuable tool to a rental fleet.

EDCO, Frederick, Md., and Sunbelt Rentals, Fort Mill, S.C., have worked together to recently launch an engine hoist built specifically for the rental market.

Vermeer, Pella, Iowa, has opened a 312,000 sq.-ft. global parts distribution center. 

MiniTrencher, Vancouver, Wash., has acquired SiBore Drill.

The Versa Lifter from Bon Tool Co., Gibsonia, Pa., is designed to lift plaster board horizontally for ceiling installation.

The hydraulically driven wheel loader angle brooms from Werk-Brau, Findlay, Ohio, are available in 8-, 10- and 12-ft. widths.

As the second-generation rental operator of All Purpose Rental & Sales, Greeley, Colo., Jeff Jackson, president, is following the path of his father, Ron. The goal then and today has been to create a customer-centric business that addresses the needs of everyone in the area. 

Goff Tents & Events, Nicholasville, Ky., achieved a prestigious first — inclusion on the annual Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies from Inc. magazine. The company also was listed as a “Market Mover” by Rental Management. See how these recognitions were achieved.

After fully taking over the reins of Aaberg’s Tool & Equipment Rental, Tacoma, Wash., from his late father, Hank, in 2020, Alexx Bacon is taking the company in new, progressive directions.  

See what made the ARA of Oklahoma’s “Better Together” social event Nov. 2 at GolfSuites in Tulsa so much fun for members.

The employees locked the gate as they left work on Friday evening and everything was secured. When they came in Monday, they found an auger and a generator sitting in the parking lot.