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RentSmart

Equipment World Staff (EQW)
Aug 28, 2012
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Demand, flexibility top reasons why you rent

 

By Marcia Gruver Doyle

 

 

Has today’s uncertain market made renting equipment more attractive to contractors? Here’s what a sampling of our readers told us when asked about their rental practices and plans:*

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