Central Coast companies announce strategic collaborations
• Carpinteria-based Procore has announced a new strategic partnership with United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company. Announced Feb. 26, the integration enables shared customers to seamlessly bring United Rentals rental equipment data directly into the Procore Resource Management solution, expanding visibility and simplifying equipment management across jobsites.
The integration is part of United Rentals’ broader innovation strategy to provide customers with actionable information. By creating open integrations across the construction ecosystem, United Rentals aims to provide AI-driven insights that enhance productivity, safety and asset efficiency for customers.
“Access to accurate, real-time equipment data is essential for running efficient and productive jobsites,” said Tony Leopold, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at United Rentals. “By integrating United Rentals telematics data into Procore, we’re extending visibility into rental equipment within a platform many of our customers already use every day. This helps them better plan, track, and manage equipment across their projects.”
• Teledyne Flir Defense, a global leader in intelligent sensing and unmanned systems, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with STORM Adapt Group during the EnforceTac 2026 exhibition.
The agreement establishes a collaborative framework to explore the integration of Teledyne FLIR’s unmanned aerial system platforms with STORM’s Rapid Adapt and Deploy System, a modular, vehicle-mounted system designed to support advanced drone operations.
• Teledyne Marine, a global leader in maritime unmanned underwater vehicles and marine technologies, and M Subs, a UK-based innovator in marine unmanned systems and associated autonomy, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic collaboration.
Announced Feb. 27, this partnership aims to leverage the complementary expertise of both organizations to develop and execute business opportunities related to the UK Royal Navy and other international naval programs. The collaboration will focus on integrating advanced technologies, including vehicle platforms, autonomy systems, sonars, acoustic communications, cameras, lighting, and subsea connectors, to deliver cutting-edge solutions for maritime operations.
