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May 29, 2013
Compact Power Equipment Rental Takes On The Toro Line
April 24, 2013
Compact Power Equipment Rental has taken on the TRX line of Toro trenchers. Toro's TRX16 andTRX20 trenchers are being met with great enthusiasm by DIY'ers and contractors alike. With a little know how, you can take that project off your wish list.
Here is a quick overview of the product line.
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MORBARK, INC. ACQUIRES BOXER EQUIPMENT FROM MERTZ MANUFACTURING
January 03, 2013
MORBARK, INC. ACQUIRES BOXER EQUIPMENT FROM MERTZ MANUFACTURING
January 8, 2013 - WINN, MI – Morbark®, Inc., a leading manufacturer of tree care, sawmill, recycling, forestry and biomass chipping, and grinding equipment, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Boxer Equipment, a product line of Mertz Manufacturing, LLC (Mertz), that manufactures and globally markets a full line of compact utility loaders (also known as mini-skid steers) and attachments.
As part of the transaction, Morbark has acquired all product designs, intellectual property and manufacturing... » Read More
Home Depot stores in Greater Toronto area carrying compact power equipment
October 22, 2012
Home Depot stores in Greater Toronto area carrying compact power equipment 
Home Depot Canada has been experimenting with rentals of compact power equipment at many of its retail sites. The rollout follows a trial that began in the U.S. in partnership with Compact Power, a rental supplier of compact and medium-heavy equipment, in 2008 and enjoyed a wider... » Read More
Compact Power Equipment Center Joins With 811 Common Ground Alliance To Urge Equipment Renters To Dial 811 Two Days Before Digging
August 06, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC (Aug. 1, 2012) – What better way to remind equipment renters to call the national 811 One-Call Center before they start digging than affixing stickers to thousands of trenching and digging machines beginning 8/11 – Saturday, August 11.
Compact Power Equipment Center (CPEC), now in 400 locations of The Home Depot, is joining with 811 to encourage users to always call 811 at least two days before dirt starts flying so underground utility lines can be clearly marked. More than 4,000 pieces of rental equipment and their trailers will carry... » Read More
Compact Power Equipment Centers come on strong with 405 locations in The Home Depot stores
April 10, 2012
From a start of seven locations in 2009, Compact Power Equipment Centers are now in 405 Home Depot Tool Rental Centers, growing by 100 locations in the first four months of 2012 alone.
“We don’t have to worry about bricks and mortar,” says Andy Lewis, CPEC marketing communications director. “The facilities are already there – and in prime areas.” CPEC sees its three-year growth potential extending to 1,000 Home Depot Tool Rental Centers.
CPEC, a separate company, formed its partnership with Home Depot in 2008, coming to the table with a long history... » Read More
Renting is on the Rise
February 10, 2012
Renting, a cost-effective and increasingly popular option for landscape companies with short-term needs for equipment, is getting easier thanks to a partnership between a relatively new company and Home Depot.
Compact Power Equipment Centers, LLC, founded in 2008, now has equipment rental centers in 280 select Home Depot Tool Rental locations, and expects that number to grow to more than 400 by the end of the first quarter 2012.
If you're not going to use a piece of equipment more than 50 percent of the time it's usually more cost-effective to lease or... » Read More
Altec Chippers Enter Consumer Rental Market
January 30, 2012
Birmingham, AL, January 25, 2012—Altec Industries, Inc., announced today the company’s strategic partnership with Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) to offer Altec chippers in The Home Depot Tool Rental stores across the nation and in Canada. Since 2008, CPEC has provided customers with towable rental equipment for a variety of projects, which now includes Altec’s DC610 chipper.
“This partnership with CPEC represents a significant milestone as we continue to expand our environmental product offerings,” said Tony Gann, Regional Vice President of Altec Industries. “Our new DC610 chipper creates... » Read More
Excerpts from an interview with Roger Braswell, CEO of Compact Power Equipment Centers and Wayne Walley of Rental Management
December 29, 2011
Rental Management:
Why do you feel now is the time to expand your rental business?
Roger Braswell:
After a test in 2008, we launched in the fourth quarter of 2009 with 112 stores. We expanded to 170 stores in 2010 and now have 280 locations with The Home Depot. Our business has performed well despite the flat economy. Now, we want to expand and The Home Depot would like us to continue to expand.
Rental Management:
Do you foresee having Compact Power Equipment Centers available in every Home Depot store?
Braswell:
The Home Depot has been extremely supportive of the company and... » Read More
A landscaping play: CPEC's Roger Braswell explains the Home Depot rental contract.
December 29, 2011
A landscaping play: CPEC's Roger Braswell explains the Home Depot rental contract.
Written by Murray Pollok - 04 Jan 2010
Roger Braswell, president of Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC).
When Compact Power Inc (CPI) won the deal to run rental stores outside Home Depot stores earlier this year it must have been a great moment for Roger Braswell.
As chief executive of CPI and now the chief executive officer of Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) - the newly created business that will run the Home Depot rental locations - he has been selling the concept of compact utility loaders in the US ever since... » Read More
Kubota Enters Consumer Rental Market, Partners With Compact Power Equipment Centers
December 13, 2011
Kubota Tractor Corporation announced today a strategic partnership with Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) allowing it to offer select construction equipment for rent within various locations of The Home Depot Tool Rental.
Since 2008, CPEC has provided customers with towable rental equipment for a variety of projects, which now includes Kubota's K008-3 excavator and BX25 Tractor/loader-backhoe (TLB).
The K008-3 and BX25 TLB are currently available in approximately 100 Home Depot locations nationwide... » Read More
TEREX® CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE THROUGH COMPACT POWER EQUIPMENT CENTERS
October 27, 2011
TEREX®CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE THROUGH COMPACT POWER EQUIPMENT CENTERS
Southaven, Miss. – (October 27, 2011) – Terex® PT-30 and PT-50 compact track loaders, TSR50 skid steer loaders and TC16 compact excavators are available for rent at Compact Equipment Power Equipment Centers(CPEC) located in 280 select locations of The Home Depot Tool Rental. Compact Power Equipment Centers have partnered with The Home Depot, the leading source for home improvement products, to provide commercial contractors with towable rental equipment for many projects.
“This is an exciting opportunity for Terex,” says John Poag, director, Rental, Government and Remarketing, Terex Construction. “We are pleased... » Read More
Thinking More Like A Customer Than A Business Drives Expansion Success At Compact Power Equipment Centers
July 28, 2011
If you remember April 2008 and the condition of the U.S. economy – home construction at a standstill; credit availability frozen; rising bankruptcies and unemployment – you’d think it was the worst time to launch a business expansion program.
Officials at Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) had a different view. That month, CPEC’s pilot program opened outlets for renting light-construction and landscaping equipment at seven locations of The Home Depot in the Atlanta and Charlotte markets.
The plan: supply customers all the power equipment they need to replace hand labor and boost productivity – including mini-excavators,... » Read More
Manager's and Marketers of Commercial Equipment - Economic Development
April 19, 2011
Compact Power's Andy Lewis, Director of Marketing Communications converses with Revenflo as part of the Rock Hill, York County and South Carolina economic development counsel.
» Read MoreCompact Power Equipment Centers program expands from 147 to 265 locations of The Home Depot
March 04, 2011
Leadership teams at both Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) and The Home Depot agreed to expand the CPEC rental program from 147 locations to 265 locations. The increase in CPEC’s operational footprint allows the company better reach into the Southeast and Southwest marketplace and will position the operation to now service Virginia, Tennessee and Colorado.
Combined CPEC and The Home Depot can now provide contractors with a one-stop solution for their tools, materials and towable constractor grade equipment. Compact Power Equipment Centers will be rolling out approximately (130) TEREX PT-30 and (30) PT-50’s and (33) TSR50s, as well as... » Read More
TEREX INTRODUCES UPDATED PT-30 COMPACT TRACK LOADER
February 08, 2010
TEREX INTRODUCES UPDATED PT-30 COMPACT TRACK LOADER
New Terex® PT-30 CTL offers same reliable operation as predecessor with enhanced productivity.
Southaven, Miss. (February 8, 2010)– The new Terex® PT-30 compact track loader is designed with a 26% increase in lift height, a 16% increase in operating capacity and a 45% increase in bucket rollback to enhance its production while continuing to offer operators the compact and maneuverable operation of its predecessor.
“We continue to enhance our compact track loader lineup based on feedback from our distributors and customers,” says Rick Harris, senior product... » Read More
New whole good sales business
February 01, 2010
Compact Power creates new whole goods sales division to be known as CPECdirect.com. CPECdirect.com was created as an online clearing house of new and used equipment, holding two key responsibilities:
- Create a direct, online channel for contractors to procure new and used equipment
- Liquidate older / under-performing equipment to refresh and replenish sister division, Compact Power Equipment Centers.
CPECdirect.com will leverage the rental locations (currently 175 locations found within The Home Depot Tool Rental Center) and human resources of sister divisions' Compact Power Equipment Centers and Compact Power Services respectively.
"CPECdirect.com is a necessary progression for our business. We are... » Read More
Home Depot and Compact Power Team Up for Large Equipment Rental
November 02, 2009
In September, Home Depot and Compact Power Equipment Centers reached an agreement that Compact Power Equipment Centers will manage, service and rent all of the store’s towable power equipment under 100 hp. This equipment offering will include compact utility loaders, chipper shredders, power barrows, tractor loader backhoes, trenchers, excavators, compact track loaders, articulating loaders and trailers, to name a few.
Compact Power Equipment Centers is expanding into 115 Home Depot locations across the southeast with hopes of increasing its operational footprint to 250 stores by the end of 2010. Home Depot will continue to manage its Tool Rental Center,... » Read More
Compact Utility Loaders Find a Home on Rental Lots
November 01, 2009
There’s no question that the past year has brought about a challenging time for contractors. The weakened housing market and recession made work scarce and equipment purchases halted as projects were few and far between. However, as conditions improve and the economy slowly recovers, crews need to be... » Read More
CPEC to manage towable fleets at select locations of The Home Depot Tool Rental
October 25, 2009
Compact Power Equipment Centers to manage large towable fleets for The Home Depot
The Home Depot, Atlanta, has reached an agreement to partner with Compact Power Equipment Centers, LLC (CPEC), Fort Mill, S.C., which will result in CPEC, acquiring and managing large towable fleets of rental equipment in more than 100 select locations of The Home Depot. The Home Depot will maintain management of its Tool Rental Centers. CPEC and its sister company, Compact Power Services, LLC (CPS), have secured financing for the initiative from three US private equity groups.
BOXER Equipment, the company’s affiliated brand, is not part of the transaction. ... » Read More
Compact Power, The Home Depot Launch New Equipment Rental Center in Woodstock, GA
August 13, 2009
Compact Power, Inc. and The Home Depot have partnered to create a new equipment rental center within select locations of The Home Depot. Following the successful launch in Charlotte, NC, Compact Power Equipment Centers (CPEC) is now expanding to serve contractors and do-it-yourselfers in the greater Atlanta area. The most recent CPEC establishment is located within The Home Depot Tool Rental Center, located at 9307 Hwy. 92 in Woodstock, Georgia.
Compact Power Equipment Centers provides DIYers and Contractors with easy access to time and labor saving equipment rentals. “At CPEC, we enable DIYers and contractors, both... » Read More
History Channel's Modern Marvels features BOXER loaders
May 21, 2009
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This clip, in it's entirety, is the sole property of A&E Television Networks. Cat and Caterpillar are registered trademarks of Caterpillar, Inc. BOXER is a registered trademark of Mertz Manufacturing, LLC.
» Read MoreCompact Power and The Home Depot Launch New Equipment Center in Charlotte
March 04, 2009
Compact Power, Inc. and The Home Depot have partnered to create a new equipment center that, following a successful local launch, could expand to serve do-it-yourselfers and outdoor contractors nationwide.
Featuring the Boxer line of mini-skid steer loaders, the first Compact Power Equipment Centers opened March 24, 2008 at The Home Depot stores in three Charlotte-area locations.
“The Compact Power Equipment Center is a new one-stop source for labor-saving equipment, whether you’re a homeowner eager to tackle a basic landscaping project, or a professional contractor wanting to make the tough jobs easier,” said Compact Power CEO Roger Braswell, who owned a landscaping... » Read More
Compact Power Announces Acquisition of DOC Machine Tool Services
December 28, 2008
FT. MILL, SC, FEBRUARY 5, 2007 - Compact Power, Inc. ("CPI") and its subsidiary companies have announced the acquisition of certain assets of DOC Machine Tool Services of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina-based full-service maintenance corporation ("DOC"). Roger Braswell, Compact Power CEO, stated "the acquisition of the DOC business will better allow CPI to meet the technical and service support needs of our growing customer base, including DOC's customers."
The relationship between CPI and DOC began by working together servicing equipment for The Home Depot Tool Rental. DOC has helped support CPI's growing large equipment service demands by... » Read More
Boxer Adds 22 HP Diesel Mini-Skid to Product Line
April 22, 2008
CPECdirect.com and Compact Power Equipment Centers to carry the newest addition to the BOXER mini-skid product line with the 322D. The new 322D mini-skid offers the robust power that Boxer is famous for, only in a smaller, lighter package. The 322D accepts all of the same standard attachments as the larger Boxer models. It is designed to cater to the unique needs of landscape contractors, homeowners and especially the rental market (hire market) due to the ease of operation, smaller footprint and exceptional lifting power.
"Diesel is important to many of our customers both domestic and international, with great... » Read More
