Interest grows in HSC extinguishers
31 January 2023
I have been continuing to gather information about measures that hirers might adopt for the safe management of lithium-ion batteries, and the Hire Supply Company (HSC) reports that interest ha…
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Previous Posts - January 2023
Speedy Aims ‘Hire’ to attract new entrants
30 January 2023
Speedy is to run a special online virtual work experience programme to tell young people about career opportunities available in the hire industry and to encourage school leavers to join the b…
MCS drives forward with van stock functionality
27 January 2023
MCS has developed new functionality in its hire management software enabling companies to keep track of stock availability and quantities held in vans, ensuring they always have the tools, par…
HAE SafeHire adds Build UK recognition
26 January 2023
The HAE has reached an agreement with the construction industry body Build UK to recognise the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) as part of the association’s SafeHire audit scheme.
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Bobcat skid steer inventors honoured
25 January 2023
Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader which was later named the Bobcat skid steer loader have been selected as 2023 inductees for the Nationa…
Merchant celebrates first-year hire success
25 January 2023
The Independent Builders Merchants Group (IBMG) is celebrating a successful first year of trading for its in-branch tool hire service that is offered at a selection of its locations in the sou…
Alliance seeks generators for Ukraine
25 January 2023
As freezing winter temperatures grip Eastern Europe, the humanitarian need in Ukraine is more urgent than ever. In response, following several highly successful campaigns in 2022, the Plant &a…
More JCB pothole machines for Dawsongroup
24 January 2023
JCB has struck a further deal with commercial asset supplier Dawsongroup for five more of its Pothole Pro road repair machines.
Dawsongroup | emc is JCB’s official rental part…
Beaver flush with success
23 January 2023
Beaver Tool Hire (Chichester) is amongst a number of companies that have successfully added a toilet hire operation to meet growing demand after having re-hired units in the past.
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April date for HAE Awards
20 January 2023
Time flies! The Hire Association Europe Event Hire Association (HAE EHA) annual Hire Awards of Excellence will soon be upon us, being due to take place on Saturday, 22 April at the Grosvenor H…
Hilti’s northern European leader
19 January 2023
Hilti’s North American marketing director Thibaud Lefebvre has begun 2023 with a move to the UK to take up senior leadership positions in the company’s GB and E1 (Northern European…
Hillhead plans big for 2024
18 January 2023
June 2024 might seem a long way off but the organisers of the Hillhead construction, quarrying and recycling equipment exhibition are already planning for the next event taking place from the…
How you say it
18 January 2023
When faced with having to contact someone, it’s perhaps surprising how many people’s first instinct is to send a text.
And it’s not just those of younger generati…
Rhino hungry for growth
17 January 2023
Grantham-based crusher and screener manufacturer, Red Rhino, has signed an agreement with equipment distributor, Russells, to target further market opportunities in sectors including construct…
Secure options from Datatag
16 January 2023
Datatag says that the perennial issue of tracking equipment and keeping it secure will be a major theme of its display at next month’s Executive Hire Show.
KIST is a new asset mana…
Q&A: Dan Evans
13 January 2023
Dan Evans was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Speedy on 1 October 2022. He joined the business as a Depot Manager 15 years ago and has held several senior positions with the company, whic…
Cordless tool protection from Armorgard
12 January 2023
Launched towards the end of last year, Armorgard’s PowerStor unit could be a solution for tool hirers and end users who need to store and charge cordless equipment while protecting again…
Nominate your Stars of the Future
11 January 2023
Two new categories have been added to the CPA’s Stars of the Future Awards for 2023, which are now open for entries.
The awards recognise and reward the skills and achievemen…
AkkuGrain for handling lithium-ion batteries
10 January 2023
An obvious question raised by the recent story about the fire caused by a lithium-battery igniting and seriously damaging Alide Hire Service’s flagship Bristol depot is what measures hir…
Lithium-ion battery safety advice
9 January 2023
Following the serious fire caused by a self-igniting lithium-ion cordless tool battery at Alide Hire Service’s Bristol depot warehouse on Boxing Day, many hirers have been looking for gu…
December slowdown should not surprise
7 January 2023
The UK construction industry recorded a fall in business activity during December, ending a three-month sequence of growth, with the rate of decline the fastest since May 2020.
This is t…
Half full or half empty?
6 January 2023
Two prominent stories in the media yesterday showed once again how events can be interpreted very differently depending on whether you adopt a negative or positive outlook.
One was…
FTH acquires Arvill
5 January 2023
In my first blog post of 2023 I predicted that we could expect to see a number of acquisitions in the coming year as the industry moves forward - and news of the first has emerged very soon af…
Availability of building materials improves
5 January 2023
The availability of some key construction materials continues to improve, according to the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group in its latest statement is…
Battery fire damages Alide Hire depot
4 January 2023
Staff at Alide Hire Services responded rapidly following a fire that seriously damaged the award-winning company’s flagship depot in Bristol on Boxing Day, caused by a lithium-ion power…
CPA announces new CEO
4 January 2023
The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has appointed Stu McInroy to the position of chief executive. He will take over the role in the second quarter of 2023 and replaces outgoing chief…
Crystal ball gazing for 2023
3 January 2023
While no-one can forecast the future with any certainty, here are five things I think we might expect to affect the hire industry in 2023.
1. Unreliable economic forecasts. There i…
Rob Oliver awarded MBE
2 January 2023
Rob Oliver, who retired as the chief executive of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) in 2021, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s first New Year’s honours list.
H…