Who rents power hand tools?
Many of the same power hand tools are rented by contractors and others in professional trades and by homeowners. There is a very basic reason the rental market for high-quality hand tools is so strong: good tools are expensive. Professionals reduce their investment in equipment by renting specialty tools and items they need for special jobs, incorporating rental fees in their customers’ bills. Carpenters, tile installers, masons, landscapers, home builders, remodelers, plumbers, electricians, building and plant maintenance personnel, landscapers and other contractors all find renting the economical way to put the best tool for the job at their disposal. Homeowners know it makes sense to rent expensive tools that they need only occasionally. And many homeowners are disappointed to discover that the low-priced tools they have bought don’t perform to their expectations. A trip to a rental center is the answer. So look at every homeowner who comes in for the first time as a customer who wi
