Ashtead Group PLC

AHT

Company Profile

  • Business description

    Ashtead Group is a UK-based equipment rental company founded in 1984 and conducting its activities primarily in the US under the brand Sunbelt Rentals (11% market share), with a smaller presence in Canada and the UK. Sunbelt operates a rental fleet of just over $15 billion across a network of 1,200 stores in the US, nearly CAD 2 billion of fleet and 135 stores in Canada, and GBP 1.1 billion and 190 stores in the UK. The company has experienced rapid growth over the past decade as its customers increasingly turn to rental versus owning equipment outright. The general tool business has been augmented by the Specialty Rental business, which has grown to 30% of the mix. Revenue is now greater than 50% nonconstruction, with the remainder focused more directly on commercial construction.

  • Contact

    100 Cheapside
    LondonEC2V 6DT
    GBR

    T: +44 2077269700

    https://www.ashtead-group.com

  • Sector

    Industrials

    Stock type

    Sensitive

  • Industry

    Rental & Leasing Services

    Fiscal Year End

    30 April 2026

    Employees

    25,382

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