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Spring 2021 07 www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk PARTNERSHIP WILL FACILITATE TAX PROCESSES P oint of Rental Software has announced a partnership with Vertex Inc, a global provider of tax technology solutions. Its Point of Rental Elite dashboard now integrates with Vertex® Cloud Indirect Tax®, an SaaS tax solution that automates the end-to-end indirect tax process. “For many mid-size or larger rental companies working across states and even countries, tax compliance and management almost require a dedicated accountant just to track the ever- changing rules and requirements,” said Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris. “This partnership will help free up time for your team to focus on higher-value work like growing the business and increasing revenue.” Chief revenue officer at Vertex, Chris Jones, said as the tax landscape continued to become more complex, equipment rental companies need to effectively manage tax rates and rules across multiple products, services, jurisdictions and channels. Point of Rental has also acquired Rental Hosting, a web design/ hosting company that builds integrated websites for rental businesses. It follows on from the company’s acquisition of RentItOnline, another eCommerce platform, late in 2020. Wayne said it will bring the two teams closer together for collaboration earlier in the development process and allow them to better serve their customers’ needs. Rental Hosting provides fully integrated websites uniquely built for rental businesses, including eCommerce, customer portals, and online payments. Its sites display rental and sales inventory, show instructions and videos associated with each item, provide shopping cart functionality, capture customer contact information, and automate quotes. Integrated customer portals allow customers to manage their own contracts, view items on rent (including job sites), pay contracts, and submit quote requests within a dedicated portal. “Rental Hosting and Point of Rental have been a part of the same family, same community, for years,” said Rental Hosting CEO Caleb Yell. “This move won’t affect current Rental Hosting customers during the transition, and they’ll reap the benefits of our closer collaboration with Point of Rental’s development team as we build an even more tightly integrated eCommerce process.” I rish equipment rental specialist Dromad Hire has added another Canter 7.5ton Beavertail Truck to its delivery Vehicle Fleet. The purpose-built truck has been supplied by UK-based company Shawtrack Services. Dromad Hire is a nationwide supplier of plant and powered access equipment throughout Ireland. The award-winning company also operates a 24-hour support service across the island. NEWTRUCK FOR IRISH FLEET