FORT MILL, SC – May 1, 2008 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Sunbelt Rentals will celebrate the grand opening of its newest full-service rental branch at 1401 North Mattis Avenue in Champaign, IL, on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 11 am – 4 pm.
The celebration on the 8th will feature the JCB GT “World’s Fastest Backhoe,” a specialized “racing” backhoe fitted with a Chevrolet V8 engine, capable of track speeds up to 100 mph. Additionally, Sunbelt will provide complimentary lunch, door prizes and giveaways, and vendors JCB, Genie, Miller Electric, Norton Pro-Cut, Vermeer, Wacker and JLG will host interactive equipment displays.
The new west-side Champaign facility rents commercial, industrial and residential customers a broad mix of equipment and smaller tools. Sunbelt Rentals is open Monday – Friday from 6:30 am – 5:30 pm, and Saturday from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. Telephone is 217-355-1296.
Sunbelt Rentals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ashtead Group plc, is the second largest equipment rental company in the United States. Sunbelt is based Fort Mill, SC, and provides equipment rental solutions for the industrial, construction, and municipal markets, plus the DIY markets, from its network of more than 430 branches, including 90 Sunbelt Rentals at Lowe’s locations, in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Sunbelt’s extensive equipment fleet includes a wide range of general construction and industrial equipment, and is further broadened by specialty businesses serving the Pump, Power, Trench Shoring and Scaffold markets. For more information, visit www.sunbeltrentals.com.