United Rentals

Region: 
Private: 
Public: 
Ticker: 
URI
Market cap: 
$492 million
Country of incorporation: 
United States of America
Industry: 
Services
Description: 

United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiary, is an equipment rental company operating a network of locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Company serves the construction industry, industrial and commercial concerns, homeowners1.

  1. 1. google company description
Positive Impact – Doing: 

1. Renting, servicing and mainatining equipment is a model that creates less environmental impact than if everyone owned the same equipment.

Positive Impact – Talking: 

1. Community Support section on website; amounts to mentioning that they have supplied more than 1,000 pieces of equipment and supplies to ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition1.

  1. 1. http://www.ur.com/index.php/about/community/
Controversy: 

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Notes: 

Mission statement narrowly focused on customers, employees & shareholders1.

  1. 1. http://www.ur.com/index.php/about/mission/

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