RentSmart

Equipment World Staff (EQW)
Aug 28, 2012

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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