Storm season isn’t over Here’s Home Depot Rental’s take on equipment.

’Tis the season for storms

HOME DEPOT RENTAL SHARES STORM-SEASON

STRATEGY By Tony English

The weather, like business, can be highly unpredictable. That is another reason to prepare, especially during hurricane season. Home Depot Rental’s Tony English describes the company’s storm-season strategy:

Hurricane season can be devastating and experts are once again predicting an active 2022 season. Pros need to be prepared — whether that includes prepping current job sites, bulking up inventory, or helping with mitigation efforts after the storm. At The Home Depot Rental, we are committed to making sure our Pros are ready for anything, and that includes having quality equipment available throughout storm season.

The Home Depot Rental takes pride in the tools we offer our Pros, and disaster recovery gear is no exception. We have a full fleet of water restoration and remediation equipment ready when you need it. Blowers, dehumidifiers and water pumps can all be imperative after a big storm. By partnering with some of the best brands in the business, we provide both Pros and consumers with access to high-quality, dependable tools and equipment to get the recovery job done.

Accessible rental solutions can be critical after a large storm, and we make it a point to bolster inventory in areas that typically get hit the hardest during hurricane season. This includes offering fully stocked disaster relief trailers to provide additional product support to our local communities. These trailers are strategically stationed throughout the hurricane belt, making them quickly deployable in an emergency.

The right equipment and proper preparation can mitigate storm damage.

The Home Depot has two different trailer types to support our customers in need: 14’ Water Restoration and Remediation Units, which come equipped with carpet blowers and a mix of compact and large dehumidifiers, and larger 53’ Disaster Response Units, which include the same water mitigation products as the smaller units plus water pumps, generators, chainsaws, carpet cleaners and more. Regardless of the type of storm, we want to help communities in their time of need.

Storm preparation is just as important as remediation, which is why we stock our rental centers with the equipment we know Pros are going to need to get their job sites in order. Boarding up windows, tarping roofs and removing potential hazards can all be necessary precautions taken to ensure minimal damage during unpredictable weather. We offer boom lifts, electric saws, nailers, trailer rentals and more, making sure that our Pros are properly equipped for storm prep — even when they don’t own the proper tools themselves.

As always, we give Pros the option to rent tools online and pick up in store, as well as to have large equipment delivered directly to their job site. When disaster strikes, we’ll work with our stores in the affected areas to ensure they’re well-stocked with storm recovery equipment. We constantly monitor the weather during storm season making sure we are prepared to help whenever that time comes.

Tony English has served as Senior

Director of Merchandising for The Home Depot Rental since 2011. He is responsible for capital allocation, fleet growth and strategy, supply chain, and marketing management. He resides in Fort Mill, S.C.