Our Story · Since 1956

Four generations of doing right by Utah County.

We're not a faceless supplier. We're the Hortman–Paskett–Last family — and we've spent nearly 70 years earning this community's trust, one handshake at a time.

How it started

It started with rifles, ice skates, and a wheelbarrow.

Cecil Hortman fell in love with Utah out west. A business-minded man and an avid hunter, he saw a chance to rent to the outdoorsman — so he and his wife Marge began renting rifles for deer season, ice skates and snowshoes in winter, and wheelbarrows and tillers come summer.

Their first yard sat in Provo, right next to a nursery — Cecil figured a rental yard there would draw in gardeners. He was right. Nearly 70 years later, that instinct has come full circle: the same family that started by serving Utah County's gardeners now supplies the soil, rock, and mulch those gardens are built on.

1956
Putting down roots
Cecil and Marge establish Ace Rents in Utah County. Their kids work alongside them — learning the trade, and the values, that still define the business.
1980
The Lindon yard opens
As Utah County grew, so did Ace Rents — adding locations to keep up with a building community.
1998
Spanish Fork joins the family
The Spanish Fork store opens — the very yard that's now home to AR Landscape Materials.
2000
The next generation steps up
Miki and Sid Paskett purchase the business, carrying Cecil and Marge's commitment to service into a new century.
Today
A fourth generation, a new chapter
Great-grandsons Nick and Nathan Last lead the family into its newest venture — AR Landscape Materials, built for the small jobs other suppliers won't touch.
Meet the family

The people behind the pile.

When you call, you're not getting a call center. You're getting us.

Craig & Chaunté Last
Owners
Craig and Chaunté carry forward the family tradition Cecil and Marge began — keeping Ace Rents focused on the value, integrity, and service that built it.
Nick Last
Fourth Generation
Cecil's great-grandson and a driving force behind AR Landscape Materials. His goal for the family business is simple: "to go above and beyond."
Nathan Last
Fourth Generation
Also a great-grandson of the founders, Nathan guides the family business through systems, technology, and modern operations — keeping a 70-year-old company sharp for the next 70.

The same values, four generations running.

Service above all
Cecil knew early that all the equipment in the world means nothing without service. That belief has powered every order since.
Never too big to care
While other rental stores were swallowed by national chains, the family chose to stay slow, steady, and local — small enough to treat every customer personally.
Treat you like a neighbor
Because you are one. Four generations in, that's still the whole point.

Come see what 70 years of doing it right looks like.

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