On January 16, 2018, Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited completed its acquisition of Modern Industrial Rentals (1978) Ltd. The value of the transaction is undisclosed.

Modern Rentals is a construction and industrial equipment rental company that services Southern Alberta from its branches in Calgary and Medicine Hat.

Cooper Equipment Rentals is a full-service construction equipment rental company servicing contractors across Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. This is Cooper’s third acquisition in Alberta since entering that market in 2016.

Gowling WLG advised Cooper Equipment Rentals with a team led by Robert Hull that included Martin Mix, Alisha Virk, Samantha Albright and Leila Burden Nixon.