Press Releases

FORT WORTH — After what amounted to a lost year for the events industry in 2020, the InTents Reader’s Choice Awards are back, and Point of Rental is back as the industry’s Best Rental Software. The honor marks the company’s fourth in the four years of polling. “We’re fortunate to have so many people invested in the future of our software,” said Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris. “From the developers to the team organizing requests to the people using the software in their stores, thousands of people work to ensure Point of Rental serves event rental businesses as well

FORT WORTH — Throughout April and worldwide, Point of Rental’s team and their customers celebrated 40 years of producing rental software and providing support. Each regional office set fundraising goals for employees and customers to try to match, with the company matching donations. More than 400 pairs of donated shoes were given to Shoes4Souls (South Africa) and Soles4Souls (U.S & Canada), while Shoe Aid (U.K.) received more than £2000. The Australian team raised more than $400 for Big Group Hug, a charity that provides necessities for young mothers. Beyond the company’s regular volunteering, Pointers also went out and served in

FORT WORTH — For 40 years as of April 5, Point of Rental Software has provided software-based solutions to the problems rental companies face. Founded in 1982 as part of Overland Rentals, Point of Rental was built by three former NASA engineers who wanted to start their own small general rental business. CEO Wayne Harris joined the organization in 1993 as the company’s head programmer, building the company’s first Windows-based software. Since becoming CEO in 2011, Harris has overseen the company’s international expansion. The company has grown from its Fort Worth location to employ more than 300 Pointers in six

FORT WORTH — Point of Rental’s Essentials Enterprise was awarded RER’s 2021 Innovative Product Award for Computer Software, marking the eighth consecutive year the company has earned the honor. Essentials Enterprise also earned the Bronze overall award. “The circular economy is growing and more consumers and businesses are understanding the value of rental,” said Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris. “By designing features to work with these companies’ existing services, Essentials Enterprise helps us expand the influence of rental.” Essentials Enterprise includes single sign-on functionality, both for employees and for retail rewards club members as well as a suite of

TORONTO — Point of Rental is taking its relationship with its Canadian users to the next level: The company is establishing an official on-the-ground presence in Canada. Ben Sinclair, who joined Point of Rental in 2019 after more than a decade of experience working at his family’s rental store in Australia, moved to Canada on Jan. 10. He’s since been joined by a new solutions engineer, Irfan Ahmed, who started with the company on Feb. 7. After a couple of years of pandemic-related travel issues between the U.S. and Canada, the company decided it needed to establish a Canadian centre