United Rentals: American Equipment Rental Company
United Rentals, Inc is an American equipment rental company, with about 16 percent of the North American market share as of 2022. It owns the largest rental fleet in the world with approximately 4,700 classes of equipment totaling about $19.3 billion in original equipment cost as of 2022.
Headquarters: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Stock price: URI (NYSE) $783.60 -10.34 (-1.30%)
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Founder: Brad Jacobs
Founded: 14 August 1997
CEO: Matthew John Flannery (8 May 2019–)
President: Matthew John Flannery
Number of employees: 24,700 (2022)
URI was founded in 1997 by Brad Jacobs and grew primarily through acquisition. It offers general, aerial, and specialty rentals to a customer base that includes construction and industrial companies; utilities; municipalities; and homeowners. In addition to rentals, the company offers new and used equipment sales, servicing, and safety training.