Content Tagged: "Region 7"

While 2023 was “fairly strong” for equipment and event rental businesses in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven Director Andrew Heesacker, ECP-SM, president/CEO of Arvada Rent-Alls, Arvada, Colo., is anticipating “a little more modest growth in 2024.”

Hi to all my fellow American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven members. Maureen Harkness, ARA of Arizona president, here. I am excited to share the latest updates from our region and on the national front.

When Art Tidwell saw the concept of rental picking up steam, he jumped on board, opening Arvada Rent-Alls in 1963 in Arvada, Colo. 

If there is a rental equivalent to the hit 1980s sitcom “Cheers,” it just might be Reddy Rents in Yuma, Ariz. Since 1959, it has been the place where the owners know everyone’s name when they walk in the door and treat everyone like family — still undertaking some transactions with a handshake.

Jeff Jackson, ARA of Colorado president, here. I understand how hard it is for folks to step away for a state chapter meeting or social. It can be one more thing to put on the to-do list, but there are real benefits to be gained — personally and professionally — by taking part.

All through college, Jim Duke worked as a plumber, so he didn’t have much experience in rental when he joined his father’s operation, Target Rental, with headquarters in Durango, Colo., in 1998. He learned, adapted and, now as president, has overseen the operation’s tremendous growth — earning it the recognition of being a Rental Management Market Mover in the June/July 2023 issue of the magazine.  

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven members. We have had a very busy summer. I hope you can say the same. I love a busy rental operation — all the interaction between our staff and customers. That is so satisfying. One interaction I would love to stop is that of thieves trying to disrupt our businesses. Burglary is huge. So is cybertheft. Our operation has dealt with both.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven members. I am Jeff Jackson, president of All Purpose Rental & Sales in Greeley, Colo. 

Chris Dahmer, ECP-SM, Arvada Rent-Alls, Arvada, Colo., began his career in rental as a driver. 

New law that goes into effect Aug. 6, 2023, allows rental operators in Colorado to benefit from a lower inventory threshold when it comes to registering for the "Special Mobile Machinery Registration Exemption."

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) members in Region Seven. I am Jeanette Jennings, a relatively new owner of Highland Rent All, a small rental business in Albuquerque, N.M. I, like many of you, have experienced lots of challenges and struggles, but I keep learning and developing our niche in the market. Let me share.

Learn how two Colorado rental operators are using their “gut instinct” and set policies to thwart theft. Then discover additional tips you can use to help protect your equipment.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven members. During this busy rental season, we all have to remember to pay extra attention to theft and, in particular, the prevention of it at our facilities, at job sites and through conversion. Thieves continue to up their game. As a matter of fact, operations on the Front Range have recently seen an increase of thefts of Toro Dingos, according to Toro's Jody Kerr.

On Friday, June 2, 2023, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law SB23-049 pertaining to “Special Mobile Machinery Registration Exemption.”

Hi, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Seven members! My name is Paul Phelon, president of Timp Rental Center, with locations in Saratoga Springs, Orem and American Fork, Utah. If your operation is like mine, you have seen an uptick in business that began as soon as the spring weather came in.

Nearly 60 members of the American Rental Association (ARA) gathered in Washington, D.C., in March for ARA’s National Legislative Caucus. See what the experience was like for members from Region Seven who took part. 

Weston Johnson, a native of Payson, Utah, started working for a farm equipment dealer right out of high school and continued to do so when he, his wife and children moved to Idaho. But a desire to be closer to family not only brought Johnson back home to Payson but also to a brand-new career — construction equipment rental.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) members in Region Seven. For those who don’t know me, my name is Maureen Harkness. I am the managing director at Cre8ive Event Rentals in Tempe, Ariz., and serve as the ARA of Arizona president. 

Each year, members serve on American Rental Association (ARA) committees, councils, and work and shared interest groups as a way to help the association provide relevant programs and resources that ARA members need to be successful. See which members from Region Seven are offering their expertise for this effort. 

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.