EquipmentShare last week celebrated the opening of its St. Tammany Parish, La., branch, its 13th in Louisiana. The ribbon-cutting ceremony kicks off the company’s five-location expansion that will add 120 new jobs across the state, the company said.
“Our mission is to make construction safer, more productive and more secure — community by community,” said Jabbok Schlacks, co-founder and CEO of EquipmentShare. “Expanding across Louisiana allows us to work alongside the builders driving the state’s growth — from coastal resilience and infrastructure to energy and industrial projects. Launching in Lacombe and opening additional locations statewide is another important step in our national expansion, putting our T3 platform and modern fleet in the hands of more contractors at a pivotal moment for the industry.”
Held at EquipmentShare’s new Core Solutions facility in Lacombe, the ceremony featured remarks from representatives of the Louisiana National Guard, Louisiana Economic Development, and St. Tammany Economic Development Corp. National and regional EquipmentShare leadership highlighted its commitment to Louisiana’s economic growth and workforce development, noting its plans to significantly increase its footprint and investment in the state in the coming years.
“Under Governor Landry’s leadership, Louisiana’s economic momentum continues to build,” Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois said. “EquipmentShare’s expansion is another sign of the confidence that leading companies have in our state’s business climate. Together, we’re building a strong economy that supports high-wage jobs, thriving communities, and long-term opportunity across every region of our state.”
“EquipmentShare’s decision to expand in St. Tammany underscores the strength of our regional economy and the confidence that innovative, high-growth companies have in our workforce and business climate,” said Russell Richardson, president and CEO of the St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation. “This investment strengthens our parish’s position as a destination for high-quality jobs, advanced technology, and long-term business growth. We’re proud to welcome EquipmentShare as a partner in building the infrastructure that supports Louisiana’s future.”
EquipmentShare’s five new Louisiana locations will deliver a full suite of solutions across Core, Advanced and Tooling. Core Solutions covers modern earthmoving, aerial, compaction and material handling equipment for day-to-day work. Advanced Solutions provides engineered pump, power and climate-control packages, storm response and complex industrial projects. Tooling Solutions supplies calibrated torque, welding, specialty tools and industrial supplies for mechanical, electrical and industrial crews. Every asset connects through the T3 platform for real-time visibility, utilization insights and predictive maintenance, backed by rapid on-site support to keep projects safe and on schedule for jobs of any size.
With more than 348 locations nationwide and plans to reach more than 700 in the next few years, the new Louisiana sites advance EquipmentShare’s long-term growth strategy. This expansion extends the company’s T3 smart-fleet technology, safety-driven security features and productivity-boosting service model to more jobsites, accelerating industry transformation one project at a time.
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“Louisiana builds big — from ports and bridges to energy and industrial projects — and we’re proud to be here to support that work,” said David Davis, general manager of EquipmentShare’s Lacombe branch. “With our T3 technology, a modern Gulf Coast-ready fleet and a boots-on-the-ground service mindset, we’re ready to help contractors across the state tackle tough jobs, improve safety and keep projects on schedule. This is just the start of what we plan to build in Louisiana.”
As part of the company’s philanthropic commitment to the communities where it operates, EquipmentShare will allocate $2,500 in revenue annually to each of its Louisiana locations to support local nonprofits. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the company announced that a portion of the Lacombe funding will be donated to two well-known organizations based in the Greater New Orleans region that focus their charitable missions on helping children.
Miracle League gives children with any type of disability or special needs the opportunity to play baseball. “Miracle League Northshore is very grateful for the donation from EquipmentShare. This donation will help support our over 130 athletes ages 6-64 that play with us by providing them jerseys for the upcoming Winter Kickball season,” said Trevor Johnson, manager, Miracle League Northshore. “Every season our athletes receive a new jersey and trophy for participating thanks to the support from our local businesses such as EquipmentShare. From all of our athletes and parents, we would like to thank EquipmentShare for this gift!”
Hogs for the Cause helps alleviate financial burdens families face while their child battles cancer. “We are extremely grateful to EquipmentShare for their support. Their gift will help numerous families, both locally and nationally, with children battling brain cancer. These families' struggles are overwhelming, so to be able to help ease the financial burden is a great relief,” said Zandy Rainold, board chairman of Hogs for the Cause.
To learn more about EquipmentShare or view current job openings, visit www.equipmentshare.com/careers.
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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.