Point of Rental Celebrates 40 Years
For 40 years as of April 5, Point of Rental Software has provided software-based solutions to the problems rental companies face.
Founded in 1982 as part of Overland Rentals, Point of Rental was built by three former NASA engineers who wanted to start their own small general rental business. CEO Wayne Harris joined the organization in 1993 as the company’s head programmer, building the company’s first Windows-based software.
Since becoming CEO in 2011, Harris has overseen the company’s international expansion. The company has grown from its Fort Worth, Texas, location to employ more than 300 "pointers" in six offices, serving more than 5,000 rental businesses throughout the world.
“Bob [Shaffer], Steve [Husbands] and Byron [White] built Point of Rental because we wanted to serve others and provide them with the best possible software,” said Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris. “As we celebrate 40 years, we’re still focused on that innovation - we just have a lot more people to work with. And that’s really exciting; we’re looking forward to another 40.”
The company will celebrate throughout April by conducting several charitable endeavors from each of their offices. Users and industry experts are encouraged to join the company in donating to their region’s fundraising efforts.
In addition, Point of Rental is also offering software deals throughout the month to both prospective and current software users, including savings on conversions and additional apps. The company has also extended the “early bird” rate for would-be attendees of its International Conference in October.
To help Point of Rental celebrate, whether it’s by signing up for software deals, donating to selected charities, or just congratulating the company on making it to 40, visit pointofrental.com/contact.
Point of Rental Software provides smart, scalable rental and inventory management software to more than 5,000 business locations of all sizes and industries. With offices in the U.K., U.S., Australia, Germany, Canada and South Africa, Point of Rental offers the global rental and hire industry award-winning software. Visit pointofrental.com
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Michael Roth
Editor
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.