January 25, 2006 • Sunbelt Rentals, Charlotte, N.C., recently named two new vice presidents to head the company's Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic regions. Jake Stout, Sunbelt's product support manager since 1999, has been promoted to regional vice president for the growing Midwestern region, which includes Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. Lon Jenkins, formerly Sunbelt's upstate South Carolina division manager, is now vice president for the Mid-Atlantic region, including West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and parts of Georgia.
Stout managed Sunbelt's fleet purchasing and product support for the past six years, and was previously a national sales manager for Rayco Manufacturing in Ohio for 11 years. Jenkins, who formerly served as rental, branch, and division manager, has been a part of tremendous growth in his region since starting with Sunbelt in 1997. Prior to joining Sunbelt, he worked for an independent rental company for several years.
In other news, the company announced the opening of its newest full-service rental branch in Upper Marlboro, Md., a central location that also now includes Sunbelt's Baltimore/Washington scaffolding branch. The new 16,000-sq-ft location offers more than $7 million in rental inventory and covers seven acres.
“Our new branch is a great example of one company • Sunbelt • serving all our customers' equipment needs,” said Mark Ellis, regional vice president for Sunbelt Rentals. “With both general rental and scaffolding now in one convenient location, our contractor customers will always experience an easy rental transaction and quality Sunbelt service, no matter what type of project they're working on.”
Branch managers Dave Trott and Frank O'Malley each have more than 10 years of industry experience, and are leading a team of over 50 employees to serve their large market.
