United Rentals Names JCB Official Supplier of the Year
Construction equipment manufacturer, JCB North America, was recognized this month by United Rentals, Inc. as its 2019 Supplier of the Year. The award recognizes JCB for outstanding value, timely delivery, product support, training and procurement excellence.
“Winning the coveted United Rentals Supplier of the Year award is a great honor for JCB and high praise from a vitally important customer we’ve been proud to partner with for more than 20 years,” said Andrea Whelan, vice president for direct sales at JCB North America. “It’s also deserved recognition for the JCB team that supports our United Rentals partner, and for the passion and commitment they bring to their work every day.”
JCB has supplied United Rentals with an extensive range of construction equipment and material handlers since the company was founded in 1997.
“I would like to congratulate JCB for winning the 2019 Supplier of the Year Award.” said T.J. Mahoney, vice president of supply chain for United Rentals. “This award recognizes dedication to our core metrics which include account management, product support, training, procurement, warranty, and total cost of ownership. JCB scored the highest in overall compliance with our core values and has also shown the most improvement since the implementation of the award. We thank JCB for their commitment to striving for results and being a dedicated partner.”
United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,172 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province.
JCB, one of the world’s largest equipment manufacturers, produces Loadall telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and Fastrac tractors. For more information, visit www.jcb.com.
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Michael Roth
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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.