Content Tagged: "Region 2"

Brian Richardson, president, L & A Tent Rentals, Trenton, N.J., and American Rental Association (ARA) Region Two director, sees a mix of booming business tempered by rising interest rates and election year uncertainty for mid-Atlantic rental operators heading into 2024.

Hello, everyone. Lee Gibson, ARA of Virginia president here. Each month is earmarked for special awareness of one topic or another. Some — like National Ice Cream Month in July — are just for fun while others are more serious. November contains one of these that I think really matters to our businesses: National Career Development Month.

Equipment rental pros can now pursue certifications that will earn them an identifier that is unique to their rental segment: Equipment Certified Professional (ECP).

The American Rental Association (ARA) remembers these individuals from Region Two who served the industry as volunteer leaders.

It’s October and that means there are a lot of industry happenings to take note of even as we continue to crank out equipment and event rentals at a rapid pace.

I recently traveled to the American Rental Association’s (ARA) headquarters in Moline, Ill., to take part in the ARA Executive Committee meeting. As a member of the association’s Event Rental Advocacy Workgroup, I was able to weigh in on conversations concerning the state of event rentals and I was happy to be able to tell the committee — based on what I am seeing out there in my rental segment — that events are back.

There was no shortage of events offering networking and fun across the American Rental Association’s (ARA) Region Two this summer.

No one in the rental business needs to hear from me how challenging it can sometimes be to balance our work with our “giving back” commitments — even when those commitments involve service to our industry that supports our families, our staffs and those who depend on them. 

Nelson Parker, owner of Party Perfect, Richmond, Va., discusses what has made his company a Rental Management Market Mover two years in a row.

AAA Party Rentals, based in Laurel, Md., and with a satellite in Waldorf, Md., has survived for nearly 30 years as a family-owned event rental company by proudly “staying in its lane.”

Hello, ARA Region Two members. I’m Steve Creamer from ABC Rental Center, Rosedale, Md., and president of the ARA of Maryland. It’s a hectic time for most everybody in our line of work right now — and that’s good — but I hope you’ll find time to take a breath and sign up for some of the exciting industry events that are coming up.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Two members. Be vigilant; the thieves are out. Here’s a quick and easy way to get theft-prevention tips in the hands of your staff: Read the stories in this newsletter — the first of what is expected to be a regularly occurring equipment theft-themed edition of the In Your Region newsletter.

Rob Hoag of RJ Hoag Insurance, Riverton, N.J., an ARA Insurance preferred agent, offers some theft countermeasures rental business staff — right down to counter personnel — can take to help thwart fraudsters.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Two members. I hope it’s been a great spring rental season for you so far. I’m Lee Gibson, president of Bay Equipment in Newport News, Va., and president of the ARA of Virginia, and I’m pleased to be able to share a few workforce development ideas with you.

Seven members from ARA’s Region Two took part in the National Legislative Caucus in Washington, D.C., in March.

The American Rental Association (ARA) state chapters of Maryland and Virginia recently held their board elections.

An almost-forgotten milestone anniversary arrived at the tail end of 2022 for MHR Equipment and Event Rental, New Wilmington, Pa.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Two members. I hope your business is off and running to a strong spring rental season. No matter how busy we get, there is one thing we absolutely must keep our eyes on: equipment theft. It’s a problem that seems to be getting worse for many as crooks get more emboldened. Fortunately, ARA has some resources to help us with the risk.

The ARA of Virginia recently welcomed two industry professionals — Ned Parker, CERP, of Party Perfect, Richmond, Va., and Andrew Owens, Clements Tent Rentals, Warsaw, Va. — to its board of directors.