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By Jason Bunston, General Manager, Cooper Pump & Power. Published by Canadian Contractor. A construction project begins in early spring. Excavation starts, the site is stripped and graded, and then the weather changes. Temperatures rise, snow melts, rain moves in – and water starts to build. Without any planned drainage, runoff flows directly into the […]

By Mike Wijayasundar, Director of Rental Equipment, Cooper Equipment Rentals. Published by Heavy Equipment Guide. READ the full article on Heavy Equipment Guide.

By Gino Portaro, Vehicle Fleet Manager, Cooper Equipment Rentals. Published by Canadian Rental Service.

By Doug Dougherty, Cooper Equipment Rentals. Published by Equipment Journal. Today’s jobsites are operating under a new kind of pressure. Rising equipment costs, short timelines, lean crews and steep competition have become the norm. Tight margins leave little room for error. One misstep, like choosing the wrong machine, carrying idle equipment or lacking visibility into utilization, […]

By Doug Dougherty, Cooper Equipment Rentals. Published by Heavy Equipment Guide. This is the year to take a closer look at your equipment strategy Whenever I look at the construction and rental equipment industry across Canada, I’m struck by the resilience and determination of our sector. Even with a cooling market and new challenges, our […]

​​​Toronto – January 20, 2026: ​​​​Cooper Equipment Rentals ​announces the appointment of Brian Spilak as ​Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2026. Brian will succeed Doug Dougherty, who will transition to the role of Executive Chair of the Board of Directors on the same date​​​, as part of a long-planned leadership succession.​​     ​   Brian joined Cooper Equipment Rentals in […]

Cooper introduces gold telehandlers, pump, and trench shield for its fifth annual fundraising initiative. Toronto, Ontario – January 6, 2026 – Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited, a full-service Canadian construction equipment rental company, has partnered with Skyjack to launch 9 new golden telehandlers, a gold trench shield, and a golden pump as part of the 5th […]

By Shayne Jennings, Cooper Equipment Rentals. Published by Rock to Road. Your crew is halfway through grading a section of road when the machine suddenly breaks down.  There’s no backup on-site and the rental company says a replacement won’t arrive for at least three days. Meanwhile, your team is stuck and labour costs keep rising. […]

Published by Rental Equipment Register. Power generation jobs are easy and uncomplicated, right? Power is out somewhere, they call a rental company, they grab a generator, toss it into the back of a truck, bring it to the right address, plug it in and the lights are on. That’s all there is to it, right? […]

By Cam Dougherty, Cooper Trench Safety. Published by Equipment Journal. In 2023, a Calgary worker lost his life when his supervisors failed to provide trench safety equipment.  The same happened in Toronto in 2024 after a tragic trench collapse. Later that year, a construction worker was fatally trapped in a four-metre-deep trench after conducting repairs. Most […]