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The American Rental Association (ARA) state chapters of Connecticut and New York recently welcomed four industry professionals to their boards of directors. See who they are and the qualities they bring to their teams.

While their paths into the event rental market might have been different, American Rental Association (ARA) 2021 Rental Hall of Fame recipient Tim Maloney Sr., CERP, president, Canton Chair Rental, Canton, Ohio; John Clarke, president, Ace Party & Tent Rental, Port Washington, N.Y.; and Jason Campisi, CEO, South Jersey Party Rentals, Pennsauken, N.J., all share similar traits.

Herc Rentals, Bonita Springs, Fla., recently acquired California-based Quality Equipment Rentals and Wisconsin-based Aerial Work Platforms through separate transactions.

Never having been in event rental didn’t stop Matt and Kendall Moretz with The Festive Elk in Boone, N.C.; Kelli Crosby with Sugar Moon Mobile Bar Co. in Colorado Springs, Colo.; nor Mike and Spencer Henle with Twin Cities Tent & Event Rental in St. Paul, Minn., from joining the industry. Each saw the opportunities this segment provides and went full speed ahead.

Georgia tent rental mainstay Macon Tent Rentals has hit the 50-year mark through “fortitude and stick-to-itiveness to finish what you start.”

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Five members. Amid all our normal day-to-day activities, we always need to be mindful of forces that want to disrupt our businesses. I am talking about cyber hackers. This is a real threat, whether you are a small or large operation. Learn in this issue how to take the appropriate precautions. On a more positive note, the state chapters in our region have been busy offering great member events.

The city of Garner, Iowa, has declared Aug. 14 as “Francis Zrostlik Day,” an honor that celebrates the contributions of Francis Zrostlik, the founder of Stellar Industries.

Rugby and rental. At first you might not think there is any common denominator between the two. But then you probably haven’t met Mike Landry, owner, Area Rental & Sales Co., in New Berlin and Delafield, Wis.

Now under the leadership of third-generation rental operator Kurt Barney, Vandalia Rental, Vandalia, Ohio, is getting ready to open its seventh location and has seen record growth. See how this operation has taken a different approach to its growth strategy.

Ken McDougall, presidnet of Linamar Corp.'s Skyjack division, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is retiring and will be replaced by Charlie Patterson, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

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

After 20 years as a physical therapist and part-owner of a therapy practice, Kelli Crosby, Colorado Springs, Colo., decided it was time for a change. 

Stephenson Equipment, Harrisburg, Pa., has implemented an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

First Place Rental, Oswego, Ill., continues success after tragedy, new owners and expansion.

Yes, interest rates have gone up. That means capital is more expensive, but it doesn’t automatically mean the expenditures you were considering no longer make sense.

In 2020, after more than 70 years under family ownership, Tates Rents, the Boise, Idaho-based rental operation that serves both the construction and general tool markets, including a large base of do-it-yourself homeowners, switched gears.

Thirty-two years ago, Robert Sloan, president, Contractors Equipment Rentals, Elmhurst, Ill., took what he thought was a temporary job helping his father, Stan, launch a new equipment rental operation as he finished his MBA. That temporary gig turned into a love of rental — and a golden opportunity to build a business with his father. 

Entrepreneurship, perseverance and a little bluffing: Some call it moxie, but for Atlas Event Group, it’s the recipe that made the business what it is today. 

Mark and Katie Ridenhower, owners of M & K Rentals, Sheridan, Wyo., didn’t plan to own a rental business in Wyoming. Both were working in Montana, Katie at a credit union and Mark at WBI Energy. But a chance meeting at a drag race with the owner of Wyocarb Tools & Equipment in Wyoming became the impetus that dramatically changed the Ridenhowers’ lives.

2023 rang in more than just a calendar turnover for two longtime family-owned rental establishments in the Northeast.

When Kyle Keeley, president, Chet’s Rent-All, Rochester Hills, Mich., was growing up, the rental industry was never part of his career plan. Welding supplies was the family business. That changed after his father rented a 3-in. trash pump to drain his pool. When he saw how much they charged for a day rental, he thought this might be a good business opportunity for Kyle and his other son, Kevin.

The long, 16-month wait came to an end Feb. 11 when The ARA Show™ 2023 kicked off in Orlando. See what American Rental Association (ARA) members from Region Five had to say about their show experiences. 

Tuesday, Feb. 28, was a challenging day for Lisa and Brent Myers, second-generation owners of their family’s Mount Pleasant Rental Center & Party’s Plus in Mount Pleasant, Mich. That was the last day their business — which was started by her parents, Terry and Janet Feltman, and aunt and uncle, Joyce and Larry Moody — was open to the public.

Town & Country Event Rentals (T&C), Van Nuys, Calif., recently acquired Signature Party Rentals (Signature), Santa Ana, Calif.