SmartEquip Celebrates Record Global Network Growth
SmartEquip, which now has more than 700 suppliers and more than 100 fleet owners in its network, will be exhibiting next week at Conexpo, the company said. SmartEquip is the leading technology standard for equipment lifecycle management, service, and procurement support for the construction industry, with US $1.4+ billion in equipment parts ordered through its network each year. Founded in 2000, the company's platform provides a brand-enhancing experience for fleet owners, manufacturers, and distributors of complex equipment. Its network includes the five largest rental companies in the world: United Rentals, Sunbelt Rentals, AKTIO, Loxam and Herc Rentals.
"We started in North America, have grown our European and Asian markets expansively over the past decade, and are excited to continue building the SmartEquip Network around the world with the help of our parent company Ritchie Bros.," said Alexander Schuessler, founder and president International Group, SmartEquip. "We will be showcasing our solutions and services at CONEXPO-CON/AGG next month, as well as also celebrate our 10-year anniversary in Europe."
How SmartEquip Helps: Equipment owners around the world recognize the drain on fleet uptime, caused by the labor- and time-intensive need to locate the right parts and appropriate service procedures for their equipment repairs. SmartEquip's global Network allows manufacturers and dealers electronically to pinpoint-deliver the right parts and support information to the individual service technician, dynamically customized to the make, model, and serial number of the equipment.
The Network delivers product support information with interactive intelligent diagrams. From within a single screen, repair technicians can locate the required parts either from within their own stock, or order directly from their preferred suppliers, as the system auto-generates always-accurate purchase and work orders.
Manufacturers and dealers on the platform additionally can utilize SmartEquip's e-Commerce platform, to provide similarly support and commerce capabilities within their own websites. The company recently released its e-Commerce 2.0 product with significantly enhanced flexibility in supporting electronic transactions.
SmartEquip will be presenting its solutions and services at CONEXPO/CON-AGG in Las Vegas next week, exhibiting at the West Hall at Booth W43001 with Ritchie Bros.
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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.