BNET Industries
Market Cap:$598.5M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of over 650 rental locations in 48 states, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company?s approximately 10,400 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent over 2,900 classes of rental equipment with a total original cost of $4.3 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor?s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn.
Number of Employees 9,900
Contact Information
Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 622-3131
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing: 532412
Recent Events
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Fitch Rates United Rentals North America, Inc.'s New Senior Unsecured Notes 'B+'; Outlook Negative
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Sprint Nextel and Suntech Power Surge
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Investors Binge on Corporate Bonds
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United Rentals URI Tops Q3 EPS by 16c, Revs Light
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United Rentals employs senior RSC executive
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SEC Zeroes in on Sale-Leasebacks
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United Rentals acquires Industrial Rental Company in Ohio
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United Rentals Acquires Leasco Equipment Services
News & Analysis
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United Rentals to Report Second Quarter 2007 Results on Wednesday, August 1, 2007
- 2007-07-26
GREENWICH, Conn. -- United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that the company will release its second quarter 2007 results on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, after the markets close. No conference call has been scheduled due to the company's recent announcement that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with...
United Rentals Announces Agreement for Sale of Traffic Control Business
- 2006-12-26
GREENWICH, Conn. -- United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its traffic control business to HTS Acquisition, Inc., an entity newly-formed by affiliates of private equity investors Wynnchurch Capital Partners and Oak Hill Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. Under the terms...
United Rentals opens second Manhattan branch.(Brief Article)
- 2005-07-04
Staff United Rentals, Inc. announced April 5 the opening of a new branch in New York City at 114 Liberty Street, near the site of the former World Trade Center. The facility carries a range of small to mid-size equipment for rent,...
United Rentals, Inc. Comments On NationsRent Lawsuit
- 1999-05-04
GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 4, 1999-- United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today issued the following statement regarding NationsRent, Inc.'s (NYSE: NRI) lawsuit in Florida: "The NationsRent lawsuit in Florida is entirely without merit and nothing more than a diversionary tactic. This lawsuit appears to be a desperate attempt by...
Rental Service Corporation Responds to Unsolicited Offer From United Rentals
- 1999-04-05
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 5, 1999--Rental Service Corporation (NYSE: RSV) ("RSC") announced that United Rentals, Inc. has commenced a tender offer for all outstanding RSC shares at a price of $22.75 per share. The unsolicited offer has been referred to the RSC Board of Directors for review. Rental Service Corporation...
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