Digitising the depots: Point of Rental boss on the AI tech already making a difference for hire firms

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

24 March 2025

Point of Rental Software CEO Wayne Harris, grew up dreaming of flying cars and working in his parents’ equipment rental store in Oklahoma. Lewis Tyler finds out how that experience has shaped his vision for practical AI tech which can be used in real life depots.  

When you’ve been in the rental industry for as long as Wayne Harris, CEO of Point of Rental Software, there isn’t a lot that will surprise you about the tech being used in rental depots.

From the age of 11, Harris would clean and gas up equipment at his grandfather’s…

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