United Rentals opens depot in Europe

The new United Rentals depot in Scotland is offically operational, the company has told IRN.

Based in Bathgate, West Lothian, the new location specialises in the rental of fluid and power solutions, including tanks, pumps, filtration, fluid support equipment and generators.

The 8,000sqm facility comes with a workshop and yard for its inventory of fluid and power rental equipment.

The company said it also enables room for growth and further expansion of its range of equipment in the future, the company said.

To celebrate the opening, United said it will host an open day on October 9, where it will show live equipment demonstrations.

The depot is the fourth the company has opened in the UK, following the opening of depots in Humberside, Cardiff and Manchester. It also marks the continuation of expansion in Europe for the company.

In May, the company acquired Netherlands-headquartered equipment rental business EQIN. That deal came some six years after United first entered Europe with the purchase of BakerCorp International Holdings.