erento is the world’s largest and fastest growing online rental marketplace. It brings together individuals or businesses with a huge variety of products and services to rent out with those wanting to hire them. It is the place to hire anything from an Excavator, Harley Davidson or a Nintendo Wii.
erento’s highly user-friendly interface, capable of searching for specific items by location and price, and online marketing expertise brings transparency to what has traditionally been a highly fragmented industry and is turning the UK into a nation of renters and hirers.
erento was founded in Germany in 2003 and now has over one million items, from over 7,900 rental suppliers and across 2,200 product categories, online and ready to hire. erento is an uncontested market leader in Germany and has been profitable since 2004. Following its success in Germany it has received additional funding for expansion across Europe beginning with the UK.
Website:
www.erento.co.uk
Established::
January 2003 in Germany, October 2007 in UK
Founders:
Chris Möller Uwe Kampschulte
Employed:
45
Target clients:
Hirers and rental suppliers from an unlimited multitude of business fields
Registered suppliers:
7.900
Registered hirers:
470.000 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Unique visitors/month:
960.000 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Product categories:
2.200
Most demanded items:
Motorhomes, beamers & screens, Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, gardening tools, relocation needs (e.g. Van), as well as special event equipment like tables and tents.
Attention-grabbing items:
Feather remover (speed setting - 1 chicken/minute), an island, an Aston Martin , a fighter jet, a Hummer, a Checker Cab stretch limo, and a fallout shelter (offered as an events venue)
Test account:
Username: erentodemo-uk Password: erentodemo-uk Test item: 2395546799
Headquarter:
erento GmbH | Friedenstraße 91 | 10249 Berlin | Germany
