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Virginia & Surrounding Areas

Your Local Partner in Floor Care

Rivanna Equipment Company, founded in 2001, sells, services, refurbishes, and rents floor cleaning equipment throughout the state of Virginia and in bordering territories. Our main office is centrally located near Richmond, VA, along with our primary support facility.

We have service technicians strategically located throughout the state to provide prompt service to our customers.

Customer-Focused

Customer Success Is Our Mission

The primary focus of our company is satisfying customer needs through proper machine specification, sale or rental, and prompt technical support of world-class floor cleaning equipment.

Since our inception in 2001, we have built solid relationships with our key suppliers, PowerBoss and Factory Cat, two top manufacturers in the cleaning equipment market. These factory-direct relationships allow us to offer our customers premier product selection and options, and with our experienced sales reps, we deliver the best machine to fit your application.

Reliable Support

Service & Support You Can Trust

Rivanna’s trained service technicians support the customer with rapid and effective machine troubleshooting and repair to keep your machine running in the most cost-effective manner.

Rivanna is a registered SWaM and micro-SWaM dealer in Virginia and can offer federal & GSA pricing structures for federal, state, and military installations worldwide.

Meet The Team

Meet our experienced team of floor care experts, bringing decades of industry knowledge to every customer interaction. As a veteran-owned Virginia business, we pride ourselves on service, integrity, and doing what’s right.

Tom Martinsen

Majority owner and President. He brings broad experience running industrial equipment businesses throughout his 35 year career with Ingersoll-Rand, Atlas Copco and Babcock & Wilcox. Tom is a Veteran and served in Viet Nam. He overseas daily operations and core functions of the company.

Ralph Hathaway, Jr.

Vice President Sales & Service. He brings 25 years experience in the Floor Cleaning industry, and along with his management responsibilities, he manages the eastern Virginia sales territory.

Scott Harmon

Sales Manager. Scott has 30 years experience in the Floor Cleaning industry in Virginia. Scott manages the western Virginia sales territory, and his knowledge of the industry is second to none.

Sandy Allison

Office Manager. Sandy has 25 years experience running business offices, and is responsible for Customer Service and Parts management along with her office responsibilities.