NES Rentals is one of the largest equipment rental companies in the United States. The company focuses on renting specialty and general equipment to industrial and construction end users. It rents more than 750 types of machinery and equipment and distributes new equipment for nationally recognized original equipment manufacturers. NES also sells used equipment as well as complementary parts, supplies and merchandise, and it provides repair and maintenance services to its customers. In addition to its equipment sales and rental businesses, NES is the second-largest supplier of traffic safety services to the construction industry. NES Rentals operates through more than 125 locations in 30-plus states, including one in South Boston, Mass. Its parent company, NES Rentals Holdings, employs more than 2,500 people and is headquartered in Chicago.