INSIDE P2 RENTAL ONE P3 HOLT Industrial Rentals P4-7 Holiday News RENTAL ONE JOINS TEXAS FIRST RENTALS Issue I, 2023
2 CONVERSATIONS Issue I COVER STORY HOLT INDUSTRIAL RENTALS In mid-December, Texas First Rentals expanded with the acquisition of Rental One. Rental One, founded in 2004 in Colleyville, Texas, has equipment rental roots going back to the 1950s when it was established as a family-owned, full-service equipment and storage container rental company offering a full line of well-maintained, quality construction equipment, and concrete, safety, erosion control and construction supplies in 15 locations throughout Dallas-Fort Worth and Central Texas. Like Texas First Rentals and HOLT, Rental One has built a family legacy of serving customers with excellence and a reputation for passionately serving the communities where they live and work. Don Myrick, Sr. Vice President and General Manager - Texas First Rentals, noted, “We recognize the value of bringing Rental One and its employees to our organization and I’m confident that the Rental One team will align well with our uniquely Texas culture and core values. “I am excited about the opportunity to expand the Texas First Rentals footprint to 40 locations and solidify our position as the leading construction equipment rental provider in Texas. We look forward to learning from the team at Rental One and leveraging the best practices from both organizations to provide our customers with legendary service,” said Don. Rental One and Texas First Rentals joining forces will create a stronger rental company to serve the needs of customers throughout our territory. Rental One’s corporate values and mission of serving others with excellence aligns well with Texas First Rentals’ core values. “Our team has worked to build a successful business with meaningful relationships that span three generations,” said Rental One President Mike O’Neal. “Our customers will benefit from a broader range of products and combined expertise as we join the Texas First Rentals team. We continue to be committed to providing customers with the best equipment and reliable service they have grown to know.” “I’m confident joining a values-based organization is a positive move for us all,” said O’Neal, “and we look forward to collaborating with the Texas First Rentals team to build upon our mutual success.” This acquisition will allow Texas First Rentals to expand its presence to a total of 40 locations in highly-attractive regions poised for future growth. Rental One Joins Texas First Rentals On the cover: RentalOne in Van Alstyne, north of Dallas, is one of the new Texas First Rentals locations.
3 HOLT INDUSTRIAL RENTALS CONVERSATIONS Issue I Seeking to address the growing needs of the $52 billion U.S. equipment rental market, HOLT Industrial Rentals, a HOLT company, launched November 7 to provide specialty industrial equipment solutions throughout Texas. The increased needs associated with expanding facilities, construction, and climate-based challenges have caused industries — including oil and gas, events, and manufacturing — to turn to full-service rental solutions, as opposed to purchasing and maintaining the equipment themselves. This is on top of the need for temporary equipment to support outages, maintenance, equipment reconditioning and business expansion. HOLT Industrial Rentals offers turnkey solutions centered around industrial power (power generators, distribution, load banks), climate (chillers, air conditioners, heaters), and air (compressors, desiccant dryers) — often combining multiple elements for one holistic answer to customers’ challenges. “Our customers are consistently asking for complete solution packages, not just individual pieces of equipment,” said Don Myrick, General Manager of HOLT Industrial Rentals. “It eases the burden of running their businesses by offloading the expertise needed to plan out these large, temporary industrial solutions.” According to a recent study, the U.S. equipment rental market is expected to grow to $64 billion by 2025 and at an average annual rate of 5.47%. The study cites that a “rise in party and event planning, growth in oil and gas production, rising employment and rapid urbanization would drive the growth of the market.” “We’ve seen increased rental requests across our businesses and have always been an organization that pivots to meet the needs of our customers,” said Peter J. Holt, CEO and General Manager. “We understand the importance of rentals across the industrial, construction and facilities equipment industries and the role our services can play in the success of these businesses,” he added. In addition to the larger scale of operations and increased speed of business, companies are also feeling the strain of increased inclement weather such as freezes, heat waves and natural disasters that can bring business to a halt. “Temporary industrial solutions are critical to keep productivity going at the pace necessary in today’s business landscape, and we are excited to launch this new company,” said Holt. HOLT Industrial Rentals combining a mix of existing HOLT talent and bringing in new team members as well, led by Myrick and Justin Merkys, Vice President, a 22-year industry veteran who was formerly with Aggreko and Ingersoll Rand. HOLT Launches HOLT Industrial Rentals Update: HOLT Assists DPS Training In a story in 2022 Issue III, we wrote about helping the Texas Department of Public Service (DPS) Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division as they competed to test their State Troopers’ knowledge on performing DOT Roadside Inspections. We neglected to give credit to HOLT Transport for providing a haul truck and trailer. Many thanks for your support!
4 CONVERSATIONS Issue I HOLIDAY NEWS Austin Winners of the 2nd Annual Sales Support and Deal Team pumpkin carving competition are Jennifer Perez, Retail Sales Coordinator (3rd place), Gloria Avila, Sales Support Coordinator 2 (1st Place), and Roel Ramon, Financial Sales Representative (2nd place). The teams also dressed up for Halloween. Submitted by Samantha Villareal Georgetown Georgetown collected two full pallet boxes of non-perishable/lunch goods in a food drive for Helping Hands. Helping Hands provides brown bag lunches, food donations, and dinner service to those in need. Anissa Sullivan, Customer Service Coordinator; Mack Towers, Customer Service Coordinator; Kathleen Rizo, Parts Clerk/Cashier 2; Brady Barbiaux, Shop Service Technician 2; and Tyler Little, Wash Rack Technician delivered the food. It was a very rewarding to see our time and effort make a difference. Submitted by Kathleen Rizo Austin held its annual Thanksgiving dinner November 18. Submitted by Fina Sanchez San Antonio Irving Pictured left and right: Irving teams generously donated to Toys for Tots! Submitted by Michelle Gonzalez
5 HOLIDAY NEWS CONVERSATIONS Issue I Waco HOLT Manufacturing’s Spray King value stream (pictured right) challenged the Electric Power value stream (pictured left) to a contest to see who could collect the most food for Food for Families in Central Texas, a local food bank. The teams collected more than 1,300 pounds of food, and the difference between the two pallets was only 4 lbs. Considering that the difference might have been the weight of the different pallets or boxes, it was declared a tie. Submitted by Kathy Green Corpus Christi Steven Moss, Field Service Tech 6, won the whole turkey in the annual guess-theturkey-weight contest. This bird weighed 24.19 lbs. Submitted by Emily Dodd Teams at the Corpus Christi store decorate the windows for the holidays. Submitted by Emily Dodd
6 CONVERSATIONS Issue I HOLIDAY NEWS Cliff Wyrick, Service Advisor-HOLT Truck Centers San Antonio, spent the holidays with his grandchildren, Aiden, Lucas, and Rynlee. Submitted by Cliff Wyrick In San Antonio, HOLT sponsored the Construct A Kid’s Christmas Gala. Marcela Correa, Marketing Manager, is pictured with Richard Villareal, Parts Coordinator and his wife at center; and at far right, Lionel Garcia, Shop Service Technician. Submitted by Marcela Correra Georgetown and San Antonio Georgetown participated in Brown Santa this Christmas season, a program run by the Williamson County sheriff’s department to help struggling families by providing Christmas gifts for their children. The store adopted ten children, and the team donated generously to these families. The San Antonio finance team heard about the program and asked to help, sending gifts via Amazon, and Walmart and Target delivery. Pictured left, the Georgetown team: Greg Brown, Landon Shelton, James Nading, Dylan Shelton, Quentin Votaw, David Wheat, Matthew Howell, Sean Day, Paul Howell, Raul Floresordonez, Sebestian Ortiz, Wyatt Ramirez, Craig Johnson, Douglas Willemse, Bill Hibbs, Jaime Flores, Odessa McCoy, Anissa Sullivan, Adrian Spencer, Steven Clark, Keala Freitas, Kathleen Rizo, Matthew Adrian, Austin Harrelson, Bruce Mayfield, Brandon Williams, Brady Barbiaux, Mikayla Larremore, Mack Towers, Karissa Freeman, Grady Trainor, Jody Horton, and Marcos Lopez. Pictured right, the San Antonio team. Back row: Synthia Segura; Rachel Alaniz; Stefanie Sharp; Naomi Young; Tracy Carroll; Kini Ferguson-Beatty; Desirae Velasquez; Amy Heinsohn; and Barbara Stanberry. Front row: Norma Gonzalez; Katelyn Pierce; and Amanda Lara. Submitted by Kathleen Rizo
7 CONVERSATIONS Issue I Victoria Tyler At the annual Victoria Christmas parade, HOLT’s float won the Most Use of Lights award from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. The float included Kari Bryan, Sales Operations Supervisor; Michael McKittrick, Service Manager; Audy Snodgrass, Parts Manager; and Felipe Ortiz, Machine Delivery and Demo Coordinator. Submitted by Audy Snodgrass Jake Kramer, Lead Technician, volunteered to drive this HOLT motorgrader in the annual Tyler holiday parade. The motorgrader was exquisitely decorated by the team in the Tyler store. Submitted by Jake Giebel Steven Jacks, Shop Service Tech 3-San Antonio, is proud to announce that Avery Rose Jacks was the first baby born in San Antonio in 2023, born 2 seconds after midnight on January 1. Delivered by Dr. Laura Brannen, Avery weighed in at seven pounds, one ounce and is 20 and a half inches in length. This is the 23rd year in a row that area hospitals have come together to welcome San Antonio’s Baby New Year. They all contribute a gift and work together at midnight with labor and delivery unit staff across the city to determine which hospital delivers the first baby. Avery Jacks is the first baby of 2023!
8 CONVERSATIONS Issue I CONVERSATIONS [email protected] Editorial: Michelle Allen | Denise Herrera-Wieters Writer: Shelley Galbraith Design: Shane Wall ©2023 Holt Texas, Ltd. Kardie Equipment Hosts Demo Day at HOLT Crane In November Kardie hosted a demo day for a potential customer at HOLT Crane’s Houston yard. Christopher Breakey, Remarketing Specialist-HOLT Crane & Equipment, captured impressive shots of Kardie’s Bronto Skylift and HOLT’s LinkBelt 348 crane.
