Located 20 minutes south of Portland, OR, Canby Rental Equipment (CRE) has been in business since 1979 and looks to continue to grow at a “slow and steady” pace. Store owner Matt Zacher describes his business model as one that neither targets renting large equipment nor competes with the "big boys.'" Instead, it is one that homeowners and smaller landscape contractors depend on to fill several needs.
“We’re a one-stop shop where customers can buy new equipment, get it serviced, and rent equipment when their needs arise,” he explains. In addition to selling and servicing Toro, Exmark, Stihl, and Husqvarna equipment, his store also has an extensive rental inventory, one that he looks to expand after attending the ARA Show in Anaheim this year.
“This was my second ARA show and one of the things I was especially interested in was a man lift for smaller landscape contractors. I was also intrigued by rubber track lifts that virtually transformed lifts into versatile all-terrain vehicles," he said.
Zacher went on to say that landscape contractors make up a huge part of his market, one that keeps his 13 employees busy nearly year-around. “Our local economy is healthy and our growth average has been strong, somewhere between 10 to 12 percent per year.” Right now, his major obstacle is space. If he could expand floor and shop space, his store could provide even more of the services his customers have come to expect.
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