
Under pressure?
31 May 2021
How are your costs shaping up? I bet they’re not decreasing. In fact, they seem to be rising for virtually everyone and a good example is in construction.
While the media wer
News for Tool Hire, Equipment Hire & Plant Hire and Rental Professionals
How are your costs shaping up? I bet they’re not decreasing. In fact, they seem to be rising for virtually everyone and a good example is in construction.
While the media wer
It’s a big feather in Mobile Mini UK’s cap that its SHEQ (safety, health, environment and quality) team has been highly commended in the Safety Team of the Year category by the Bri
UK employers are at their most optimistic about recruitment for five years according to a recent report.
A survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation suggests that bu
Andy Munford is managing director of Shindaiwa Ltd which supplies welder/generators and site lighting equipment. The company had a record year in 2020 and is on track for further expansion.&nb
Numerous characteristics to facilitate the loading of machinery have been incorporated on a new Andover Trailers plant body that the Shorts Group will use in its plant hire activity.
Time certainly passes quickly. Kevin Leaver retires tomorrow after spending 20 years as operations director of The Hire Supply Company, having been with the company since its foundation.
In 2020 Shindaiwa Ltd celebrated its tenth anniversary which turned into a record year for the company. And the welding and lighting equipment supplier’s landmarks keep coming.
An earlier blog post on a nasty fraudulent hire scam attracted comments on the wider issue of plant and equipment theft, and suggestions about protective measures that might be taken.
The Government has announced a £166.5m cash injection for green technology development in areas such as hydrogen fuel and carbon capture.
The investment is included as part o
We’ve heard much about supermarkets adapting to provide more online shopping opportunities and the trend is having spin-offs for some hirers.
EPS Hire Centres, which has depo
Speedy’s full year results announced today for the year ended 31 March 2021 show the business emerging strongly from the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and anticipating sustainable
A significant compact plant order from a hirer based in the south west of England suggests that the strong bounce back is being experienced throughout the country.
Tool Care Hire, which
Magnor Plant, the Warwickshire based in-house plant business of Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, has added 15 hybrid lighting towers from Trime UK to its fleet.
The X-Eco lithium hybrid LE
There was a fascinating article in a popular car magazine earlier this week about research at JCB into machinery powered by hydrogen motors. It went viral on social media and has been quickly
Murray Webster is MD of Webster Power Products in Wishaw, which has busy hire and sales divisions serving Scotland’s central belt and beyond. The business was founded by his parents in 1
Sunbelt Rentals carried off no fewer than four trophies in the HAE’s Hire Awards of Excellence 2021, presented yesterday during an online ceremony. A team member also won an individual A
GAP is driving forward with measures to help it achieve its environmental target of becoming net-zero by 2040.
In one of its latest initiatives, the company has developed a carbon
The easing of lockdown restrictions and the return for many to a regular workplace environment means that training is very much now back on the agenda to brush up on skills and learn new ones.
Are you very busy? You most probably are. Hirers tell me this constantly – just scan a random selection of stories on the blog.
“You keep thinking, next week I might ge
Is your business getting paid on time? Some hirers tell me instances of customers demanding extra credit terms or citing reasons for delaying payment because of the pandemic.
There are a
There’s less than a week left to enter a prize draw organised by a Bobcat dealer with the chance of winning a mini excavator.
A Bobcat E10z 1-tonne mini is the main prize in
Soon after yesterday’s blog post about the impact of delays and supply chain disruption in the wake of the pandemic, a key industry supplier coincidentally released details of the strenu
A number of factors are making hirers and manufacturers re-evaluate their supply chains.
One is obviously the pandemic, which has caused factory shutdowns across the globe and crea
Given the considerable popularity of surface preparation equipment in hire and the steady post-lockdown re-opening of commercial premises that need to be kept in good condition, The Hire Suppl
Paul Lewis became MD of Phoenix Hire & Sales four years ago. This go-ahead business has depots in Bridgend, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Pontypridd and Swansea, a Survey hub in Pontypridd and a dedic
Atlas Copco has added higher-capacity models to its ZenergiZe range of lithium-ion energy storage systems.
The newcomers carry the designation ZBC and have rated power outputs from 100kV
Speedy has appointed a dedicated environment, social and governance (ESG) director as the business increases its focus on sustainability.
Amelia Woodley, pictured below, joins from South
Time flies. It’s over a month since the last article on Peter Beach’s experiences with his new electric car, so it’s high time I gave an update.
Peter, sales and
Boels Rental engineers recently adapted a significant number of mobile lighting towers for use at Covid-19 testing sites.
They modified 76 X-Chain LED models from Trime to run off a 240V
Wouldn’t it be good to have your entire equipment fleet out on hire? The strength of the bounce back shows that the answer is actually no.
The sharp rise in demand has led to a cha
Providing further evidence of the impact that eco-friendly products are having, JCB has won an award recognising the environmental benefits of the electric variant of its Teletruk telescopic f
Another month, another set of positive construction output figures. But with them come the now rather familiar caveats, too.
UK construction companies responding to the Purchasing
I keep hearing that mini excavators are in short supply but one company that’s managed to get its hands on two new Volvo machines is Tamworth-based Tilsley Plant Hire.
The business
Iain MacDonald is sales director with the busy independent Eagle Plant Hire, which has depots in Glasgow and Edinburgh and recently added a Survey & Safety activity. Iain entered the indus
One of the most widely read stories on the blog has been the cautionary tale about a hirer who fell victim to a fraudulent hire scam.
Criminals use what is known as number spoofing
Again highlighting the significance of the new Stage V engine emissions regulations, Kubota has launched two micro excavators equipped with compliant power units.
Replacing the pop
Demand for artificial turf to replace garden lawns is apparently booming. The number of people searching for information about it on the internet has risen sharply since the first lockdown.&nb
Stress, depression and anxiety are the second biggest cause of work-related ill health in the construction industry.
Recognising that starting a conversation with people is an important
With the vaccination programme proceeding at astonishing pace and the ongoing easing of lockdown restrictions, the events industry has its fingers crossed that it can gradually get back to doi
Reflecting the current strength of the market, Smiths Equipment Hire has opened yet another depot. The latest is in Castleford and brings the company's network to 15 locations, as well as its
Occasionally since launching the blog nearly a year ago, a story has raised the question of when more details will be given about the government’s plans for the economic recovery. <