United Rentals Names Miller Electric 2016 Supplier of the Year

Miller Electric Manufacturing, a leading worldwide manufacturer of arc welding equipment, was named 2016 Supplier of the Year by United Rentals at the United Rentals Supplier Show. Award recipients are determined by qualitative and quantitative survey information, including input from all United Rentals branches.

Michael Roth

Feb. 16, 2017

2 min read

Miller Electric staff dressed in the company39s familiar blue receive the 2016 Supplier of the Year Award from United Rentals From left Duane Dipietro TJ Mahoney of United Rentals Jeff Moureau John Swartz Aaron Peterson and Brian Davies — Miller Electric staff, dressed in the company's familiar blue, receive the 2016 Supplier of the Year Award from United Rentals. From left: Duane Dipietro, T.J. Mahoney of United Rentals, Jeff Moureau, John Swartz, Aaron Peterson and Brian Davies.

Criteria for the award is based on numerous factors including sales and technical support, training, warranty, procurement, logistics, best product quality and delivery, and the overall partnership.

“We are proud of our long-standing partnership with United Rentals, and it is an honor to be recognized for the outstanding quality, service and value that Miller provides,” said John Swarz, business manager, Miller Rental Division. “Selecting the right welding equipment for the job helps customers be more productive and efficient, so they can complete jobs faster and ultimately be more profitable.”

United Rentals specifically recognized Miller’s XMT 350 multi-process welder with ArcReach technology, which allows welding operators to adjust welding parameters at the wire feeder without the need for a control cable. This technology significantly reduces the number of trips to and from the power source, reduces cord maintenance, and provides greater operator control, which improves productivity safety and quality.

“We are pleased to present Miller with this award for their outstanding commitment to our partnership and delivering world-class products and support,” said T.J. Mahoney, United Rentals director of Equipment Sourcing.

Miller also was the runner-up in 2014 for the United Rentals’ Supplier of the Year Award.

About the Author

Michael Roth

Editor

Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.