Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon At Your Service
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EQU IP M E N T R E N TA LS , SA LES
& SE R V ICE • STOR AGE U N ITS
Sisters Rental opens expansive new facility
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
When Pat Thompson
and his partners purchased
Sisters Rental in 2007, they
also purchased a lot along
Barclay Drive at the corner
of Pine Street in the Sisters
Industrial Park. The plan
was to build a purposefully
designed new shop and
showroom to replace the
small facility the business
had operated out of since the
early 1990s.
The economic down-
turn that struck hard shortly
thereafter put those plans on
hold for more than a decade
4 but now they9ve come to
fruition.
Sisters Rental opened
its new 6,400-square-foot
steel facility built by Kevin
Spencer last week, and
Thompson 4 though very
busy 4 is a happy man.
<We9re really happy to be
here; happy to reinvest back
in the community of Sisters,=
he said. <The whole idea was
to build a space that works
for the kind of business that
we do 4 both retail and
service.=
The project was originally
designed by the late Jerry
Bogart, and updated and
completed by Chris Mayes of
Design Strategies. The park-
ing lot was designed to coor-
dinate with the neighbors
to provide for safe one-way
flow of trucks and trailers.
The improvements that
the new facility brings are
evident. First of all, it9s
highly visible.
<People aren9t having
a hard time finding us,=
Thompson said with a grin.
The purpose-built facility
is <a lot more user-friendly
space for the mechanics and
technicians,= Thompson
said.
<We hope to carry more
product, have quicker turn-
around of repairs, have more
rental equipment. Efficiency
is the name of the game.=
The old office, show-
room, and shop space at
the original location will be
converted to storage space.
Decomissioning the old
space is the most burden-
some aspect of the project
right now.
<We9ve got two decades
of stuff to move over,=
Thompson said.
The economic crash of
2008 put the brakes on the
original plans for the move,
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Sisters Rental’s new facility on the corner of Barclay Drive and Pine Street will offer a venue for expanded
services and quicker turnaround times on service.
and a booming economy over
the past few years revived
them. Thompson noted that
the current economic crisis
around the COVID-19 pan-
demic is different.
In 2007-2008, the build-
ing industry was hit first and
hardest. In the current cri-
sis, building has continued
4 and the quarantine has
put people to work on their
homes.
Home repair and
yard work <has kept us
going,= Thompson said.
<We9ve definitely seen
an uptick in people work-
ing on their homes and
yards.=
Thompson said that he
plans to host a grand opening
at the new location as soon
as the level of restriction
allows for it.
< We 9 r e p r a c t i c i n g
COVID-19-safe protocols
right now,= Thompson said.
That includes a lot of
deliveries of equipment and
<no contact= rentals.
The building is also set
up for 2,000 square feet of
build-to-suit office space
upstairs.
The new Sisters Rental
facility represents a long-
term commitment to serving
the greater Sisters commu-
nity 4 and the fulfillment of
a vision.
SAME GREAT SERVICE!
ELECTRIC
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SISTERS RENTAL RENTS
Heavy equipment, residential equipment,
power tools, hand tools, trailers, party supplies,
storage units, pumps, and so much more!
SISTERS RENTAL SELLS
Just around the corner from old location.
541-549-9631
Mon-Fri: 7 am-5:30 pm, Sat: 8 am-5 pm
H EL P F UL . LOC A L . EX P ER T S .
CARPET
The equipment we sell plus most makes
and models of outdoor power equipment.
&
www.sistersrental.com
FLOOR
SISTERS RENTAL REPAIRS
SMALL ENGINES
331 W. Barclay Dr.
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Chainsaws, lawn mowers, snow throwers,
landscape materials, safety equipment,
gas cans, work clothes, accessories.
SISTERS RENTAL IS
NOW LOCATED AT
EXCAVATION
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NORTH PINE STREET
Efficiency is the name of the game at Sisters
Rental’s brand-new 6,400-square-foot facility at the
corner of Barclay Drive and Pine Street .
The new steel building and expansive lot will
allow the team to offer more rental equipment, in
addition to more yard and home-improvement prod-
ucts and equipment — good news as Sisters County
heads into the busy home-improvement season.
The space is also much more efficient for
mechanics and technicians, which will allow for
quicker turnaround times for equipment mainte-
nance and repair operations.
Sisters Rental is a regional headquarters for con-
tractors and homeowners alike, who need quality,
well-maintained equipment at fair prices with excel-
lent service to back it all up. The new facility will
allow the team to improve on that reputation.
Sisters Rental has also launched a new website
at www.sistersrental.com showcasing the product
lines they carry and rental offerings. Check it out!
Sisters Rental is observing COVID-safe protocols
to provide service to the community.
SMALL
Sisters Rental
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FORMER
SISTERS RENTAL
OFFICE
HAND TOOLS • SAWS • GENERATORS • HEATERS & FANS • LAWN & GARDEN •
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Com d the
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arou ner!
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CONSTRUCTION
331 W. Barclay Dr.
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NEW
SISTERS RENTAL
OFFICE
MASONRY
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FORKLIFTS • MANLIFTS • JACKS, HOISTS & LIFTS • MOVING • PAINTING • PARTY • LADDERS
• TRAILERS • AIR COMPRESSORS • STORAGE UNITS • AUTOMOTIVE • COMPACTION •
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