About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the world’s largest equipment rental company, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded in 1997, it rents construction and industrial equipment—including earthmoving machinery, aerial lifts, generators, and specialty tools—to construction firms, industrial companies, and municipalities, operating through General Rentals and Specialty Rentals segments across a large network of branches in North America and parts of Europe. The company has grown significantly through acquisitions over the years and generates several billion dollars in annual revenue, though its business is somewhat cyclical, tracking construction and industrial activity.