Red-D-Arc on the benefits of equipment rental during a pandemic

A masked worker sanitizes a rented generator.

As a team of welding experts and specialists, Red-D-Arc Welderentals has seen years of international success in renting and selling welding equipment. Its success has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic, as much of its customer base in construction, manufacturing, maintenance, healthcare, energy, food processing, transportation, and utilities is deemed essential businesses. The pandemic has forced these companies to adapt to safer working conditions while minimizing cost. Equipment rental is a key way to do this.

Cost, flexibility, and availability

A recent blog entry by Red-D-Arc discusses the three main benefits of renting equipment, rather than buying it, during COVID-19: cost, flexibility, and availability. These benefits can continue after the pandemic is over, making rental a ticket to long-term success.

Lockdowns have resulted in small businesses collapsing and larger ones facing unprecedented financial loss. Equipment rental is a way that suffering companies can save money – an alternative to spending capital dollars on machinery that is not used frequently. By renting, customers spend on equipment only when necessary; in addition, it can be easier to justify rental as a maintenance expense or operating cost than go through the internal approvals required for capital purchases. Absence of depreciation is another benefit to the bottom line, as is the lack of costs associated with equipment maintenance and storage.

COVID-19 has forced businesses to adapt to constantly changing conditions, especially as second and third waves of infections are happening. Equipment rental is one way companies are adapting, as it allows them to scale up or down production on short notice. Users can scale down during local outbreaks and lockdowns or budget constraints, then scale back up when case rates go down or customers suddenly receive government grants. Renting offers a high degree of flexibility between projects.

Third, renting offers fast, easy access to the equipment workers need, when they need it. When customers rent welding or generating equipment from Red-D-Arc, they do not have to worry about border closures, shipping delays, or backlogged orders. Since Red-D-Arc has multiple locations, customers usually get what they need in a timely manner.

To learn more, contact Red-D-Arc.

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