Bobcat’s grounds for growth
30 December 2022
Bobcat is expanding the range of grounds care machinery and attachments in its portfolio.
Following the company’s acquisition of the unrelated business Bob-Cat Mowers in 2020…
News for Tool Hire, Equipment Hire & Plant Hire and Rental Professionals
Previous Posts - December 2022
Mood of optimism
29 December 2022
There is some cheering news in a survey of businesses confidence conducted by Lloyds Bank. Some 63 per cent of those polled believed they would enjoy more success over the next 12 months, and…
Thieves use drones to target plant
28 December 2022
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) reports that thieves and well-organised gangs are increasingly using drones to target construction plant, farm machinery and vehicles.
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Driving a dump truck - at 13
22 December 2022
A frequent frustration for hire companies and construction firms is the challenge of recruiting competent, dedicated personnel. So many might wish there were more people with the same passion…
200bn positive reasons
21 December 2022
£200bn is a colossal amount of money. To put it in some kind of perspective, the government’s furlough scheme cost an estimated £70bn and the UK defence budget for 2024-25 is…
Clements sweeps in
20 December 2022
A recent addition to the Clements Plant & Access Hire fleet is a Tennant 6100 ride-on sweeper-collector machine. It complements a scrubber-dryer that the Coventry-based company already has…
Astley Hire on the up
19 December 2022
Positive news from Astley Hire as the year nears its end: managing director Martin Doran tells me that the Leigh-based company’s access division had its best ever month in November. …
New owner for Mobile Mini
16 December 2022
Modulaire Group, parent of the Algeco modular buildings business, is acquiring Mobile Mini UK Holdings Limited (Mobile Mini UK) from Mobile Mini, Inc.
With a national network of 16 locat…
POP UP raises its profile
15 December 2022
Next year will be significant for access equipment supplier POP UP Products as it marks several achievements.
First, it will be 20 years since the foundation of the original compan…
Remarkable passion for hire
14 December 2022
A remarkable recent milestone that cannot go unreported on the blog is the 40 years of industry service chalked up by Andy Connor, Speedy’s group product innovation and supply chain dire…
Fox buys B&W Plant Hire
13 December 2022
Fox Group, the Lancashire-based provider of aggregates, recycled materials and earthworks. Has acquired B&W Plant Hire & Sales Ltd which has depots in Blackburn, Keighley, Northwich an…
Sunbelt grabs Alpha Grip
12 December 2022
There’s clearly no slowdown at Sunbelt Rentals. The business has continued to expand its presence in the UK film and television equipment hire market with the purchase of the specialist…
New owners for Jewson
12 December 2022
Builders merchant Jewson, which offers customers a tool hire service from approximately half of it 500 locations nationwide, is under new ownership following the acquisition of its parent Sain…
Focus on the positives
9 December 2022
While it’s clear that we are witnessing a much-anticipated economic slowdown and the year ahead will be challenging, it’s by no means all doom and gloom.
One plant and…
Q&A: Mel Gould
9 December 2022
Mel Gould is managing director of the specialist hirer Welfare 4 Hire which currently has five depots serving customers nationwide. It was acquired by the AER Rents group in 2021. Mel has 34 y…
Weaver tailors its Kubota fleet
8 December 2022
Weaver Plant Hire, which hires machinery alongside its grounds work contracting operation based in Leighton Buzzard, has added eight Kubota mini excavators to its fleet.
Having ini…
Meet hire revenue challenges
7 December 2022
The importance of determining appropriate metrics to understand the performance of a hire business was discussed in a thought-provoking webinar recently.
The Overcoming Rental Chal…
Construction growth weaker
6 December 2022
The impact of the recent economic headwinds is shown in a survey which found UK construction companies signalling a renewed slowdown in business growth during November.
The headlin…
Sunbelt maintains overall strength
6 December 2022
Given the massively positive impact on demand and the operational scaling up to meet the equipment needs of the UK health department’s Covid-19 response, it was inevitable that the demob…
Government announces prompt payment review
5 December 2022
Business Secretary Grant Shapps has announced an in-depth review into payment practices to prevent small firms from squeezed by larger companies and ensure they are paid promptly.
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Mainline on track for ongoing success
2 December 2022
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Mainline Tool and Plant Hire continues to successfully explore new markets and has plans for future expansion.
Founded in May 1982 by Ke…
Growth in store at Cleveland
1 December 2022
Specialist hirer and supplier Cleveland Containers is undergoing considerable expansion despite the turbulent economic backdrop – or partly, perhaps, because of it.
Andrew Th…