David Scott has been promoted to the position of Specialty Operations Executive Leader, reporting to Paul McDonnell.
In this role, David will lead our Trench Safety, PHVAC, Fluid Solutions, Tools Solutions, and Reliable Onsite Services Regions, with a current footprint of over 340 locations in North America. David and his team will continue to drive the customer-focused strategy that has led to the profitable growth of our specialty businesses in recent years.
David has over 28 years of broad industry experience in General Rentals, Pumps, Power and HVAC. After 19 years with HERC in which he established and led their Pump Solutions and Energy Services and Entertainment businesses, David joined United Rentals as Region Operations Manager for the PHVAC Region. In 2012, David became RVP of the Region.
"I'm excited by the new challenge, to help further expand our portfolio of specialty services," said David Scott, Regional Vice President -- Specialty Operations. "Customers are increasingly seeing the value to extending their relationship with United Rentals to include trench safety, power, HVAC, tools and more, given our broad branch network and fleet, and, most importantly, our expertise and customer-service-oriented team."
“Our specialty businesses like Trench, Power, HVAC, Fluid Solutions, Tools and now Reliable Onsite Services have become an increasingly important part of the United Rentals growth story, reflecting the confidence customers have in us to provide ‘everything they need on the jobsite plus equipment’,” said Paul McDonnell, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, United Rentals. “David Scott will bring added focus and momentum to Specialty Operations as we continue to expand beyond our 340 locations and our portfolio of offerings to drive a customer-focused strategy.”
United Rentals Trench Safety Background:
With more than 92 trench safety locations and the largest fleet of shoring and underground excavation rental equipment in North America, United Rentals provides customers customized, cost-effective rental solutions for their specific excavation needs. It supplies OSHA-compliant trench protective systems including shoring, shielding, lasers and optical instruments, and more. United Rentals services help companies in pre-bid analysis on protective system solutions, on-site consultation and engineering designs that can be applied successfully on a project.
