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Paul Tomc passes
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Jan. 24, 2012 - Paul Tomc, president and co-founder of Target Equipment Sales since 1976, passed away Jan. 23rd after a brief illness. Paul was very well known in the Canadian rental industry and you would see him and his wife Lois everywhere from trade shows in Canada and the U.S. to Canadian Rental Association meetings and golf outings.

Canadian Rental Mart
Some people are E-mail People. That is, they only exist as e-mails that turn up from time to time in your inbox.

Covering your assets
Here’s what the president and CEO of American Rental Association Insurance, Phil Kelling, had to say recently about the Canadian Rental Association’s Protected Self-Insurance Program: “I remember the beginning when the board of the CRA asked me how they could set up an insurance program similar to the one we use to serve U.S. members. We could not do it, but we were able to uncover a unique Canadian solution, the Protected Self-Insurance Program.

Taking the helm
If the sign outside says “Go Jets Go,” you must be in Winnipeg. That is what part of the digital scroll reads on a sign at C&T Rentals, the current (and temporary) headquarters of the 25-year-old company on Scurfield Road.

Meet Bryan Baeumler
The announcement follows the Canadian Rental Association’s renewal of Baeumler’s contract for 2012 and 2013. Baeumler has been acting as CRA spokesman since February of this year, but it was not until the CRA national meeting this fall that it was known if he would continue to work with the association next year.

Second time around
Experience, market savvy and deep roots in a community can lead to success. But Bruce and Paula Rodgers have found that the party rental business can also be a young person’s game.

Happy valley
Staying close to friends and neighbours is more than just a pastime for Jim Clipperton. He has built his connections into a solid foundation for profitable business in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley.

Making it look easy
Don Maltby bought Ingersoll Rent-All in 1989 from a fellow who had started the company only three years before. “A lot of people think rental is very easy,” Don says. “You just buy the equipment and it never breaks down and you just make loads and loads of money.”