Content Tagged: "operations"

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Eskilstuna, Sweden, has taken a 22 percent ownership stake in VizaLogix, a U.S.-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company

Longtime California winemaker, Brad Warner, established Napa Valley's first-ever rental business for wine and beverage production in 1991. Since then

The Woodcracker® tree saw with grapple configuration from Manitou, West Bend, Wis., is available on three Manitou rotating telehandlers and is designed to improve performance in tree and limb removal operations, the company said.

The American Rental Association, along with 97 other signatories, has signed a letter in support of a proposed bill that seeks to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act which mandates Beneficial Ownership Information reporting for businesses.

If you are an event rental business that operates in the Midwest or parts of the South, you had better be prepared for “cicada-geddon” this summer. This will be the largest influx of cicadas at one time in more than 200 years.

Wendell Edd, operations manager of ABC Equipment Rental, recently reached a remarkable milestone of 40 years with the company.

This ARA Live panel brings four speakers together to discuss the benefits of equipment data and telematics services in the rental equipment space.

It happens far too often. A customer comes in, rents your equipment and never returns it despite repeated attempts to reach them. Or, unbeknownst to you, a customer walks out the door with your equipment by using a fake ID and stolen credit card. Now you are left trying to pick up the pieces and hopefully recover your equipment.

Air Compressor Solutions, Odessa, Texas, has opened a new, 6,000-sq.-ft. location in Carlsbad, N.M. The location is the company's fifth in the U.S. and second in New Mexico. 

Sakai America, Adairsville, Ga., a manufacturer and supplier of asphalt rollers and soil compactors for the paving and construction site work industries, said it had a record-breaking fiscal year with revenue growth exceeding 16 percent.

Arena has constructed a modular cricket stadium for the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup in New York. The organization described the stadium as a first of its kind for the sport.

The following companies have made recent changes to their staff or organization. 

Entrepreneurship runs in the Boland family. It’s what established their Hackensack, N.J.-based equipment rental company, Boland Equipment Rental (B.E.R.) not once, but twice.

Red flags are those warning signs that a rental might not be on the up and up. Know them and they could prevent a theft from occurring. Ignore them and, well, you might never see your equipment again.

H&E Equipment Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lewistown Rental, a Lewistown, Mont.-based equipment rental business, and three of its affiliated rental operations in Havre, Glasgow and Great Falls, Mont. 

Whereas mental health was once a taboo subject at many workplaces, rental operations from around the country now realize it is a real issue that can impact the overall health of their employees along with the status of their businesses. See what steps both large and small rental operators are taking to raise awareness as well as offer vital services to help those in need.

Many rental store owners have found a wide variety of ways to market their businesses to potential and current clients. Here’s a glimpse of the strategies being utilized by some owners that are proving effective for their operations.

Being the ‘best’ requires ‘upping our game’

When marketing your business, you need to think of the overall purchase funnel concept and look at how people search when they are shopping for something, according to David McBee, internet marketing consultant with DavidMcBee.com, based in Olathe, Kan.

75 years ago, Harry Truman became the President of the United States, a dozen eggs cost $0.70, and across the world in Bathurst, Australia, Wally Kennard said words that are ingrained in the history of Kennards Hire, “I won’t lend it to you, but I’ll hire it to you.”

In the competitive landscape of the rental industry, where national players command massive advertising budgets and offer streamlined e-commerce experiences, independent rental companies must leverage efficient growth strategies to capture market share. With the majority of renters engaging with a rental company’s website during the rental process — sometimes as high as 80 percent of renters — it is imperative that rental companies are driving eyeballs and traffic to their website.

Frenter, a provider of GPS, maintenance and analytic solutions for heavy equipment, has partnered with Boom & Bucket, a digital marketplace for heavy equipment.

Dorothy “Dot” Williford, owner, Dot’s Rentals & Sales, is considered a legend in her time to the folks in Texarkana, Texas. See how Williford, who just turned 91 on March 8, is cementing her company’s legacy as a women-owned-and-operated, customer service-focused business with the addition of her daughter and granddaughter.

Cooper Equipment Rentals, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, has acquired Action Equipment Rentals, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.