Avery Rents Inc., in Bellevue, NE has been in business since 1962. Over time, the store has transitioned from renting large construction equipment to doing more business with homeowners and smaller contractors who rent everything from skid-steer loaders, mini excavators, and dump trailers to smaller tools and equipment.
“Our store has also grown into tent and party venues,” said company President Wayne Faust, “and both the party and equipment sides benefit from a strong local economy. The Omaha area is agriculturally based and, as my dad always said, ‘the economy in the Midwest cannot change a whole lot because of that.’ There’s also plenty of new construction in both the commercial and residential markets, which is bringing more contractors from out of town to our area.”
Faust noted that his biggest challenge echoes that of other rental stores throughout the country, finding employees. “Most potential candidates do not have a driver’s license or transportation, and, even if they do, they’re not able to work steadily.”
Solving that problem, he added, would go a long way toward taking advantage of growth opportunities created by a strong economy and, more recently, the disappearance of several small rental stores whose owners have retired. Said Faust, “We hope we can keep growing and changing to meet the needs of our homeowner and commercial customers and compete with the Big Dogs in the rental industry."
