GM Equipment Corp., based in north central Pennsylvania, has diversified its operations in the Columbus, Ohio, market. Started in 2006 as a family owned and operated company, GM Equipment Corp. has a history of servicing customer rental needs in the aerial and material handling industry. At its newly renovated Columbus location, GM has now diversified into small tool sales and rentals, as well as bucket truck repair through a new division, Hydraulix.
GM Equipment Rentals is focusing on contractor tool rentals. The company’s line covers a large array of industry needs, such as concrete tools, compaction equipment, pump and power solutions, lawn maintenance items and much more. It is also a certified Husqvarna dealership, carrying a line of saws, blowers, trimmers, and accessories. The small tool store also carries hand tools, safety equipment, tape measures and other items available for purchase.
The team focuses on reputable brands including Multiquip, Kaeser, Flexzilla, Channellock, Billy Goat, Komelon, Husqvarna and more. The Hydraulix division of GM Equipment Corp. started in November 2020 and has grown to handling multiple clients with different needs. Hydraulix focuses on the hydraulic and electrical repair of a variety of boom, bucket, and derrick trucks. The team also offers a variety of services including DOT inspections, cylinder repair of all types, annual boom inspections, electrical diagnostics, hydraulic repair and custom hoses of all sizes.
With dual overhead cranes in its large shop, GM is able to handle any size project. It also services any brand of truck and can quote any repair before beginning. Quick turn-around times, detailed repairs, and outstanding customer service are the company’s themes.
For more information about GM and Hydraulix’s services, go to www.gmequipmentrentals.com and www.hydraulixte.com
About the Author
Michael Roth
Editor
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.