The Rental Guys/HardHatRentals.com - Franchise

How We Got Started
Chris Clark a long time contractor, frustrated with the traditional rental experience, founded TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com In 2013. He knew there had to be a better way. His vision was for an easy online ordering solution that would save every contractor time and money as well as completely eliminate the stress and complexity of the traditional rental process. What he found once his new venture was up and running was truly exciting not only were his customers impressed with his new way of doing business, they also wanted to be a part of it. This is what lead him to launch the most exciting opportunity in todays franchise world TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com. As a follow up In 2018 Chris founded HardHatRentals.com the USA franchise brand that would allow the expansion of this great concept to the south.

Problems with the Rental Industry

• Inventory control
• Administration challenges
• Effective marketing
• Receivables collection
• Online sales tools
• Overhead expenses

TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com solves these problems with great tools like:

• Easy booking and payment process
• Live online equipment availability 24/7
• Free delivery
• 24/7 online booking

All of these equal huge time savings for our franchisees!

Recognizing the Opportunity
The opportunity that TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com is presenting is a business model that has great recurring revenue, builds assets within the business on a continuing basis all while having a lower overhead cost than other business models. We have two very separate customer bases (contractors as well as homeowners) and are able to provide multiple products and services to both groups. You are able to start this business with no employees other than yourself, which can relieve a lot of pressure off yourself and your new business in your first few months. Because we have just started releasing territories across North America we have prime territories available in every major urban center.

Creating the Solution
As a contractor renting equipment on a regular basis, Chris recognized the problems with the rental industry better than anyone. He knew that creating solutions to these problems would not be easy and would only be possible by looking at the industry in new ways. The breakthrough moment came when he applied the latest online tools and custom software to the rental process.

The first breakthrough came in the form of online 24/7 booking for customers; contractors and homeowners alike loved this feature because it allowed them to complete their booking at the time that worked best for them even if it was outside of regular business hours. The next big step was having customers pay for their rental at the time of booking. This would alleviate a lot of the administrative work that was being done in an office. It also had the effect of getting rid of any receivables, thus improving cash flow.

Next was inventory control. Again, looking at this problem from the outside in, he realized that not only would he need to know what equipment was available when, but this would also be very valuable information for his customers (also this would help with all of the phone calls from customers wanting to know if something was available) so he added online availability calendars to all of the equipment. At this point, from the customer’s point of view, everything was looking great. But he didn’t stop there. He added a host of back end tools to help with planning deliveries and pickups as well as keeping a close eye on sales and equipment utilization. A full redesign of TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com website completed this solution.

What is TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com
We are a provider of high quality well maintained construction equipment to the rental market. Most of our customers are small to medium sized contractors that rent equipment on a regular basis, but we also serve the residential market. We offer our customers the ability to book and pay for there rental online through our proprietary website. This also significantly reduces overhead costs and stream lines the business process for our franchisees.

Why we are different?
TheRentalGuys.Ca/HardHatRentals.Com is the only web based equipment rental company offering customers a better/faster/cheaper solution to their rental needs.

Who are our customers?
We have two different customers types, small to medium contractors as well as homeowners or DIY.

Why do homeowners and contractors choose us?
Because we offer a simple and cost effective solution to their rental needs.

Why Start an Equipment Rental Franchise?
Invest your money into real assets (your own fleet of rental equipment) vs other franchises where most of your investment will go into leasehold improvements that you will never be able to recoup.

Constantly grow the equity in your business by adding more equipment to your fleet as your business expands.