‘Don’t call me…’
31 May 2023
At first I thought it was some sort of April Fools spoof.
A training consultancy based overseas posted on social media about a course it offers on how a business can tackle ‘…
News for Tool Hire, Equipment Hire & Plant Hire and Rental Professionals
Previous Posts - May 2023
FTH buys Independent Hire
30 May 2023
FTH Hire Group has announced the acquisition of Independent Hire of Chelmsford, bringing its number of locations to ten.
Independent Hire supplies tools and plant hire both locally and a…
WHC buys 25 Kubotas
26 May 2023
WHC Hire Services has added 25 Kubota 6-tonne KX060-5 excavators to its fleet.
The Stage V-compliant machines have a load-sensing hydraulic system and the cabin is equipped with of…
Point of Rental to stage charity ball
25 May 2023
Point of Rental Software is planning a charity ball to raise funds for the Ukraine relief effort being coordinated by the Plant & Hire Aid Alliance.
Point of Rental’s Joa…
SPOA tackles plant and fuel theft
24 May 2023
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has partnered with the Scottish Partnership Against Acquisitive Crime (SPAACE) to tackle plant and fuel theft across Scotland.
Callum Mackint…
MKM adds hire in Blackpool
23 May 2023
This week has seen the addition of a tool and equipment hire activity at the Blackpool branch of the independent builders’ merchant MKM.
This is the twelfth MKM depot to intr…
Kensite targets growth
22 May 2023
A programme of considerable investment is helping to transform Kensite Services from simply being a local hirer of portable toilets and site accommodation to become an all-round provider of si…
Product availability improves, says CLC
19 May 2023
Good news from the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group.
In their latest report, co-chairs John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation an…
Machine control tackles skills gap, says Topcon
18 May 2023
A new report from Topcon Positioning Systems suggests that the wider adoption of machine control and the automation of construction equipment is key to addressing skills shortage in the indust…
Speedy enquiry over
18 May 2023
Speedy has completed the investigation into the issue relating to its non-itemised assets, first notified by the company in February, and has found no evidence of fraudulent activity.
Fo…
Belle serves up small plate
17 May 2023
New to Altrad Belle’s compaction plate line-up is the PCLX 13/33, a particularly diminutive model to facilitate work in confined areas.
The machine has an operating width of…
Bridging the GAP
16 May 2023
GAP Group has reopened its London Tower Bridge depot following a period of closure.
Due to construction works taking place in the area, the facility had to be closed for more than 12 mon…
Exploring hire careers with Speedy
16 May 2023
Speedy reports that the online virtual work experience programme it held in February to inform young people about careers in the hire industry has proved successful and insightful.
HSE targets dust
15 May 2023
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is gearing up for a summer campaign of targeting construction sites across Great Britain to highlight awareness of respiratory risks from exposure to dust…
Q&A: Douglas Anderson
12 May 2023
Douglas Anderson is Joint Managing Director of GAP Group, the family owned national hirer which currently operates from more than 175 locations across the country and has ten specialist divisi…
Keep a weather eye
11 May 2023
A positive trading update last week for the first 16 weeks of the year from DIY group Wickes showed how something as basic as the weather can impact business both positively and negatively.&nb…
Boels buys Illumin8 Lights
11 May 2023
Boels Rental has just announced the acquisition of Illumin8 Lights Ltd, a leading UK lighting tower hire specialist with customers across varied industries including construction, events…
Buckhurst powers ahead
10 May 2023
Buckhurst Plant Hire reports that it has invested a total of £12.5 million over the past 12 months in new machinery and equipment to meet growing demand from construction projects across…
Battery stores for fire safety
9 May 2023
Regular followers of the blog will recall the dramatic blaze caused by a self-igniting cordless tool battery that severely damaged Alide Hire Services’ Bristol depot on Boxing Day. …
Housebuilding challenges
5 May 2023
You might say that it’s deja vu all over again.
Data for April in the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) produced by S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procure…
SOS order for Mecalac
5 May 2023
Wrexham-based SOS Plant Hire has expanded its fleet with the addition of new dumpers from Mecalac, comprising two nine-tonne TA9 models, a three-tonne TA3SH swivel-skip and two one-tonne TA1 m…
Coronation celebrations at JCB
4 May 2023
Thousands of JCB employees will be toasting the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla in style this weekend, thanks to a commemorative gift from the Bamford family.
More than 8,50…
Cut down on paper, build up efficiency
4 May 2023
Making hire depots paper-free by adopting the use of electronic documents obviously brings environmental savings, but it can also deliver business benefits and efficiencies.
This w…
High-powered Sunbelt
3 May 2023
Sunbelt Rentals showed some of the latest equipment additions in its electrical testing and safety fleet from the hirer’s Test & Monitoring division at the recent EnergyX2023 event i…
Go Digital with Topcon
2 May 2023
Topcon Positioning Systems has introduced a software system designed to help contractors adopt a digital layout workflow for increased accuracy and productivity.
Digital Layout has…