JCB Named Supplier of the Year by United Rentals for the Second Year in a Row
Construction equipment manufacturer JCB North America was recognized this month by United Rentals Inc. as its 2020 Supplier of the Year. The award recognizes JCB for outstanding value, timely delivery, product support, training and procurement excellence. This is the second year in a row that JCB has been recognized with this achievement.
“Being recognized for the second year in a row as the United Rentals Supplier of the Year is an outstanding achievement for JCB and a tremendous recognition in particular during this challenging year,” said Andrea Whelan, vice president for direct sales at JCB North America. “Our team at JCB is proud to continue to support our partner of over 20 years, and this award is an acknowledgement of the hard work and commitment the team provides.”
JCB has supplied United Rentals with a large range of construction equipment and material handlers since the company was founded in 1997.
“I would like to congratulate JCB for being named the 2020 United Rentals Supplier of the Year," said T.J. Mahoney, vice president of supply chain for United Rentals. “As we all know, 2020 brought a year of uncertainty. We thank JCB for their ability to consistently find new ways to support our teams in the field and at our service locations. Whether it be through virtual product installations and training events or new COVID safety procedures, JCB has continued to show perseverance and dedication to excellence through their products and customer support.”
United Rentals Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,154 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 18,250 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com.
JCB is the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of construction, agricultural and defense equipment.
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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.