The Rental Show
 

Construction U

March 1, 2009

The better you understand your customers, the more relevant your solutions will be — and that’s the key to bringing them back to rent again and again from your store. Providing more variety and greater opportunities for all involved with construction and general tool rental is what the 2009 Construction U educational program is about.

Construction U 2009 features a new educational approach that includes both classroom seminars and product demonstrations. The classroom sessions will focus on finances, store layout, OSHA and more to help you run your construction or general tool rental business smarter. The product demonstrations — focusing on popular rental equipment such as concrete floor tools, lifts, generators and scaffolding — are designed to help employees, owners and managers better understand the equipment and how it operates to better instruct customers on proper use.

You’ll leave Construction U knowing how to:

  • Maximize ROI on equipment you already have.
  • Explain operation instructions to customers in plain language.
  • Improve cash flow and boost profits.

Attending the 2009 program will teach you more ways to increase your business, get the most from the equipment you have in stock now, and gain an economic outlook to help you know what equipment will be desired in the near future. Construction U seminars are popular, so be sure to arrive early and have backup choices available in case your first choice is full.

In addition to the education sessions and product demonstrations, Construction U will begin with a networking breakfast buffet. A lunch buffet also is included.

Costs

Discount registration (by Feb. 16): $200
On-site registration (after Feb. 16): $250

Additional Savings

ARA members will save $35 off The Rental Show full registration when they register for Construction U by Feb. 16.

Schedule

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03/01/09

7 AM
 -  6 PM
Registration
8 AM
 -  8:45 AM
Networking Breakfast Buffet
9 AM
 -  10:30 AM
Contractor Perspectives: Understanding Your Customers
9 AM
 -  10:30 AM
Current Tax Strategies: Improve Your Cash Flow
9 AM
 -  10:30 AM
Product Demonstration: Concrete Floor Maintenance
9 AM
 -  10:30 AM
Product Demonstration: Proper Lift Usage
10:30 AM
 -  10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM
 -  12:15 PM
Today’s Economy: Understanding the Outlook for the Rental Industry
10:45 AM
 -  12:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Scaffolding Applications
10:45 AM
 -  12:15 PM
Profit Planning:  Boost the Financial Performance of Your Business
10:45 AM
 -  12:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Understanding Power Distribution
12:30 PM
 -  1:30 PM
Networking Lunch Buffet
1:45 PM
 -  3:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Understanding Power Distribution (REPEAT)
1:45 PM
 -  3:15 PM
Extreme Makeover: Transforming Your Construction or General Tool Rental Store
1:45 PM
 -  3:15 PM
Top 10 OSHA Violations: Preventing Accidents and Losses
1:45 PM
 -  3:15 PM
Product Demonstration: Scaffolding Applications (REPEAT)
3:15 PM
 -  3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM
 -  5 PM
Product Demonstration: Proper Lift Usage (REPEAT)
3:30 PM
 -  5 PM
GPS Technology: Applications for Rental Operations
3:30 PM
 -  5 PM
Job Site of the Future: Competing in Tomorrow’s Marketplace
3:30 PM
 -  5 PM
Product Demonstration: Concrete Floor Maintenance (REPEAT)

Construction U Sponsors

Breakfast/Portfolio

John Deere

Educational Sessions

Stone Construction Equipment

Beverage Break

Mi-T-M Corp.

Lunch

BLS Enterprises, Vault Products, Wanco


 Questions on The Rental Show?
Exhibitors can call 800/334-2177, option 4. Rental store attendees can call 800/334-2177, option 3.
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