United Rentals Opens Six More Specialty Rental Branches | Industry News

United Rentals Inc. will expand with five new specialty branches in the U.S. and one in Canada. United Rentals Power & HVAC branches in San Antonio, Texas, Mobile, Ala., Birmingham, Ala., and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, will provide engineered power, heating, cooling and ventilation solutions for commercial, industrial and governmental customers, and disaster recovery services. United Rentals Trench Safety branches in Pittsburgh, Penn., and Birmingham, Ala., will provide engineered excavation support and confined space entry systems, along with worker training.

"These latest additions to our specialty network advance our plan for 18 targeted branch openings in 2013," said Paul McDonnell, senior vice president of operations, trench safety, power, adn HVAC. "They expand our presence in strategic areas of the U.S. and Canada where aging infrastructure and a robust energy sector are driving demand. Customers in these markets can access the full scope of our company's resources in the form of total jobsite solutions."