1972Gordon Cooper starts G. Cooper Equipment Rentals with his partner, Paul Carruthers (Carruthers Construction), in a small shed on Markham Road N of Steels Ave.
1973Cooper moves to their own building with 2 acres of yard space on Markham Road North of Steels Ave.
1977G. Cooper Equipment Rentals opens a second branch in Mississauga.
1979Gord Cooper becomes sole owner.
1982G. Cooper Equipment Rentals continues to expand by opening another branch in Georgetown, Ontario.
1999Cooper moves their head office location and opens branch operations in Rexdale on Racine Road.
2003Gord Cooper retires as President, and his son, Darryl Cooper, takes over operations.
2010Doug Dougherty partners with Darryl Cooper and joins Cooper Equipment Rentals as CEO
2013Cooper formalizes “The Cooper Difference” as an internal value system and rolls it out to all employees.
2013Cooper opens 4th location in the York Region and acquires City Rentals to expand into Scarborough.
2014Cooper acquires Albion Equipment Rentals to expand into Bolton.
2015Cooper acquires SMS Rents, bringing total branches to 22 across Ontario with an expansion into the Quebec market.
2017Cooper Equipment Rentals launches its Trench Safety division.
2017Cooper acquires assets of 4-Way Equipment Rentals, its first step into expanding operations into Western Canada.
2017Cooper acquires Alberta Lift to expand into Calgary and Lethbridge.
2017Cooper opens an additional rental location in West Edmonton, bringing their branch network to 4 across Alberta.
2018Cooper acquires Modern Industrial Rentals, expanding their branch network into Medicine Hat and opening a second branch location in Calgary.
2019Cooper Equipment Rentals launches its Pump Solutions division.
2019Cooper acquires Star Rentals, expanding their services in the Metro Vancouver area in White Rock, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Burnaby.
2019Cooper acquires Prime Rentals, adding two more branches in Alberta with a location in Taber and a second location in Lethbridge.
2020Cooper acquires Herc Atlantic assets. Expanding operations in Atlantic Canada with two new branches located in Saint John, New Brunswick and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
2021Cooper acquires EZE Rent-It Centre adding three new locations in British Columbia and expanding their branch network into Chilliwack and Aldergrove.
2021Cooper expands their services in Southern Ontario with the acquisition of Stayner Rental.
2022Cooper acquires One Stop Rentals & Sales Ltd. in Airdrie, AB, continuing their growth in Southern Alberta.
2023Cooper continues growth in Southern Ontario with the acquisition of Hub Equipment in Toronto, expanding their heavy equipment offering in the GTA and Western Canada.
2023Cooper continues to expand in Alberta with the acquisition of Scotty’s Rentals and Landscaping Ltd. in Rocky View County.
2023Cooper acquires Warner Rentals adding five new locations in the central interior region of British Columbia.
2024Cooper expands their service in Alberta with the acquisition of Action Rentals in Red Deer.
2025Cooper acquires Rent All Centre and Skyhigh Platforms adding 7 new locations to the Southern Ontario region.
2025Cooper grew its Alberta presence with the addition of Big Stick Rentals in Grande Prairie.
The History of Cooper
Since 1972, Cooper Equipment Rentals had been dedicated to servicing contractors across Canada. We’ve come a long way since then, thanks to both our team’s dedication and your support. Starting as a single branch operation, we have now grown to over 85 strategically placed branches across Canada.