H&E Equipment Services Opens Branch in Columbia, its Third in Missouri
Effective September 5, 2023, H&E Equipment Services Inc. announces the opening of its Columbia branch, its third rental location covering the state of Missouri. Since the beginning of the second quarter of 2023, H&E has opened 10 new branches across the country.
The facility includes a large equipment yard, offices, and a repair shop and carries a variety of construction and general industrial equipment.
“We expanded into the Midwest just two years ago, and our acquisition of One Source Equipment Rentals last October instantly increased our footprint in the region,” said branch manager Robert Kerbo. “We’re maintaining the traction with this new branch in Missouri, which is situated centrally to serve Columbia and the entire state – north to Iowa, south to Arkansas, and areas between our existing locations in the Kansas City and St. Louis markets. We’re continuing to add fleet and efficiencies in the region and being located close to I-70 and Highway 63 means we can source equipment for our customers from nearby branches if needed and move it to their job site quickly and efficiently.”
The Columbia branch specializes in the rental of aerial lifts, earthmoving equipment, telescopic forklifts, compaction equipment, generators, light towers, compressors, and more and represents the following manufacturers: Allmand, Atlas Copco, Bomag, Case, Club Car, Cushman, Doosan, Gehl, Generac Mobile, Genie, Hamm, Hilti, Husqvarna, JCB, JLG, John Deere, Kobelco, Kubota, LayMor, Ledwell, Lincoln Electric, Link-Belt Excavators, MEC, Miller, Multiquip, Polaris, Sany, Skyjack, SkyTrak, Sullair, Sullivan-Palatek, Tag, Towmaster, Unicarriers, Wacker Neuson, Yanmar, and others.
Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., H&E Equipment Services is one of the largest equipment rental companies in the nation, No. 5 on the RER 100.
For more information about H&E Equipment Services, visit www.he-equipment.com.
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