It now offers specialty services in 116 locations, officials said.

 "We are accelerating the growth of our footprint in response to customer demand for innovation and productivity in a wide range of specialized applications,” said senior Vice President Paul McDonnell, who oversees HVAC, operations and trench safety for the company. “The latest openings are part of a planned expansion for 2013 that will build on United Rentals' strategic position as the leading single-source provider of safe, efficient site solutions.”