HSS sells All Seasons Hire
30 September 2021
HSS has entered into an unconditional agreement to sell All Seasons Hire Ltd, the Group's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning hire business, to Cross Rental Services for a cash considera…
News for Tool Hire, Equipment Hire & Plant Hire and Rental Professionals
Previous Posts - September 2021
MCS event takes off
29 September 2021
A sign that things are returning to something more like normality following the easing of lockdown restrictions is that hire software specialist, MCS, welcomed users to its long-awaited Custom…
Quick success for CLM
28 September 2021
Having only recently added the model MB C 2300/500 goods and personnel lift to its line-up of Maber hoists, CLM Construction Supplies quickly sold a machine at the Vertikal Days event to the s…
HAE promotes SSIP
28 September 2021
The HAE is partnering with the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) health and safety organisation to align its SafeHire Certification Scheme with PAS 91 construction industry pre-qualificatio…
JCB motors forward
27 September 2021
JCB has reported a resilient and profitable performance in 2020 despite the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its global manufacturing operations. The company has also announced plans…
HSE targets dust
27 September 2021
As essential links in the supply chain between suppliers and end users, hirers play a key role in providing Health & Safety information and advice on dust might be worth highlighting in th…
Merchant ready for hire
24 September 2021
Builders' merchants Parker Building Supplies and Chandlers Building Supplies are on track for launching their new in-branch tool hire service.
The first outlet to introduce the hir…
More Snorkels for Banner
23 September 2021
No sooner had the doors opened for visitors to the Vertikal Days lifting and access equipment exhibition in Peterborough yesterday than Snorkel UK took an order for four machines.
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Lynch lends a hand
22 September 2021
A compact dumper hired out free of charge by L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage is helping a wildlife restoration project in Buckinghamshire as part of works associated with HS2.
Con…
Boels shines through
21 September 2021
The pandemic could hardly have come at a more testing time for Asif Latief. In January 2020 he joined Netherlands-based Boels Rental as managing director of its UK operation; by March the coun…
Growth at Nixon Hire
21 September 2021
Nixon Hire has announced an investment into the business by Pricoa Private Capital, part of Prudential Financial, Inc., the life insurance and financial services provider.
Nixon’s…
Towable Takeuchi
20 September 2021
Now readily available in Takeuchi’s 3-Series of mini excavators is the TB325R short tail swing model which can be towed on a plant trailer.
The machine weighs just under 2440…
Strong Ashtead outlook
17 September 2021
First quarter results announced yesterday from Ashtead Group, Sunbelt Rentals’ parent, show the business maintaining its robust performance, helped particularly in the UK by its ongoing…
CPA’s hire Stars
16 September 2021
Dedicated students from a number of tool and plant hire companies were amongst the winners in the CPA’s Stars of the Future Awards 2021, held at the Heart of England Conference and Event…
Ready for take-off?
15 September 2021
While he’s something of a Marmite character, there’s no denying that Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s chief executive, is a shrewd businessman with forthright views.
Fairfax adds Isuzus
14 September 2021
Fairfax Plant Hire has replaced seven trucks in it delivery fleet with Isuzu rigid models, comprising three Grafter 3.5-tonne vehicles and four 7.5-tonne models with beaver tail bodies.
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Ramirent win charity Bobcat
13 September 2021
Huge praise to Bobcat’s dealer in Sweden, Bobcat Sverige AB, for its recent rôle in auctioning a compact L28 articulated loader to raise funds for a charity supporting seriously il…
Steady Speedy
10 September 2021
Speedy has invested approximately £35 million in its hire fleet for the year to date in response to strong demand in certain markets, largely focused on sustainable products.
In an…
GAP grows large
9 September 2021
GAP Group is relocating its Glasgow head office in a move that reflects its steady growth over the years.
The company plans to move into its new Citypoint 2 location on Tyndrum Str…
SHC buys Hartley Hire
9 September 2021
SHC Hire has completed the acquisition of tool and plant hire company Hartley Hire in a seven-figure deal that more than doubles the firm's depot network.
This represents the…
Construction growth eases
8 September 2021
Statistics from the latest monthly survey of construction companies responding to the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey for August show some fascinating features about the ongoing…
Powerful Palmaris
7 September 2021
Strong construction activity and greater stability in the oil and gas industries has created steady demand for Aberdeen-based Palmaris Plant Hire.
“It’s really very bus…
Takeuchi celebrates
6 September 2021
Takeuchi is commemorating a major manufacturing milestone.
Back in 1968, Mr. Akio Takeuchi, the founder of Takeuchi Manufacturing, was approached by a business partner and builder to des…
Morris Leslie acquires Selwood plant hire
3 September 2021
Morris Leslie Plant Hire has acquired the assets and business of the Selwood group’s plant hire division.
The addition of Selwood’s locations in Birmingham, Bournemouth…
JCB recruits to meet demand
2 September 2021
As mentioned frequently on the blog, demand for plant and machinery has been booming as people on furlough have improved their homes and as the economy reopened after lockdown restrictions eas…
New CEO for CEA
2 September 2021
Suneeta Johal has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for the CEA (Construction Equipment Association).
Suneeta, who takes up her role on 4 October, will succeed Rob Oliver,…
Vaccine booster
1 September 2021
A number of recent blog posts have focused on difficulties like driver shortages, rising raw material costs and supply chain disruptions. So here’s something that's perhaps a bit more po…