Sunstate Equipment Expands in Florida with New Bradenton Branch
Sunstate Equipment has opened a new general rental branch in Bradenton, Fla., expanding its footprint in the Sunshine State to six locations, including its nearby Trench Safety branch.
Located just south of Tampa and near the Sarasota metro area, the Bradenton branch will enhance service capabilities for customers throughout this high-growth region. With easy access to major roadways and a central position within a booming development corridor, this new facility enables faster response times and increased equipment availability for a wide range of infrastructure, construction, landscaping, and tourism-related projects.
"Bradenton is a natural extension of our Tampa market," said Derek Oliver, regional director of sales and marketing. "With the area’s rapid growth and strong demand for reliable rental solutions, we’re excited to bring Sunstate’s world-class service and support to even more customers in Florida."
Since 1977, Sunstate has built a reputation as a trusted partner in the general construction, industrial, and trench safety rental sectors. The company’s full fleet of well-maintained equipment supports commercial contractors, infrastructure projects, manufacturing, and the region’s growing petrochemical industry.
The company is known for its customer service, collaborative teamwork, and internal culture that encourages employee growth, empowerment, and respect.
“This branch allows us to deepen our support for customers already active in the area while also investing in local job creation,” said Derek Oliver. “It’s an exciting step forward in both our service delivery and community commitment.”
Contractors can contact the local team at 941-218-2620 for rental inquiries or visit www.sunstateequip.com. Headquartered in Phoenix, Sunstate Equipment is No. 10 on the RER 100.
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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.