Brian Richardson Installed as President of the American Rental Association

March 5, 2026) Moline, Ill.: Brian Richardson, president and CEO, L & A Tent Rentals, Hamilton, N.J., has been installed as the 64th president of the board of directors for the American Rental Association (ARA), an international trade association serving the equipment and event rental industry.

As president, Richardson will assume a key role on behalf of the association as an officer and lead ARA's Executive Committee. He has been involved in the event rental industry full-time since joining Lewiston Auburn Tent & Awning Co. in Maine as a project manager in 1980. He founded L & A Tent Rentals in New Jersey in 1986. Richardson brings a wealth of leadership and management experience to his position on the board, which consists of 17 members, including rental business operators or manufacturers and suppliers to the equipment and event rental industry.

Richardson has been an active volunteer having most recently completed his term as ARA president-elect. He has served as ARA Region Two director and on the ARA Executive Committee, ARA Budget/Audit Committee, ARA Investment Committee, ARA Event Rental Advocacy Work Group, ARA Government Affairs Committee and ARA Event Rental Shared Interest Group. His service also has included positions on the ARA of New Jersey board and many other acts of leadership in the equipment and event rental industry.

“ARA is about people — the relationships, friendships and the community that make the rental industry unlike any other,” Richardson says, adding that as president, one of his top goals is to help ARA lead the way “in keeping the industry unified. Our association must help small businesses stay strong and sustainable, while also leveraging the influence and resources of large companies to advance standards, training and safety.”

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About ARA: (www.ARArental.org) The American Rental Association, Moline, Ill., is an international trade association for owners of equipment and event rental businesses and the manufacturers and suppliers of construction/industrial, general tool and party/event rental equipment. ARA members, which include more than 11,500 rental businesses and more than 1,000 manufacturers and suppliers, are located in every U.S. state and more than 44 countries worldwide. Founded in 1955, ARA is the source for information, advocacy, education, networking and marketplace opportunities for the equipment and event rental industry throughout the world.