Covid again
31 August 2023
The reason for starting this blog back in 2020 was to report on the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the tool hire industry, so I feel obliged to report that a new variant has been discover…
News for Tool Hire, Equipment Hire & Plant Hire and Rental Professionals
Previous Posts - August 2023
Speedy’s bright lights
30 August 2023
Speedy has formed a dedicated lighting solutions partnership with the supplier Ritelite (Systems) to help rail industry contractors source appropriate equipment for their specific projects.
House building boost
29 August 2023
The government believes that more than 100,000 homes will be built by 2030 following the scrapping of EU laws relating to water pollution levels, enabling plans for their construction to go ah…
New SPOA President
29 August 2023
John Sibbald has become the new President of the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA). He succeeds Callum Mackintosh and will be supported by David Jarvie as Vice President.
John, wh…
easyHire Tags Yorkshire
29 August 2023
easyHire Technologies, the online platform which trades as easyHire, has expanded its operation into Yorkshire and Humberside by adding a partnership with Tag Tool Hire, based in Halifax. …
UK digs deep for safety
24 August 2023
Record-breaking numbers of people in the UK are searching for pipes and cables before starting excavations, according to a recent report.
Digging up Britain 2023, the latest editio…
Seddons barometer
23 August 2023
As a major equipment dealership that currently represents 27 well-known brands and offers more than 50,000 product lines across hire, construction, grounds care and other markets, Seddons Plan…
TPA service on track for efficiency
23 August 2023
A portfolio of products designed to increase railway site safety, efficiency and productivity, as well as potentially reducing costs for station contractors, has been launched recently by Vp&r…
Himoinsa scores for Spain
22 August 2023
Following Spain's victory against England in the Women's World Cup final held in Sydney last weekend, the winning team received a rousing welcome on their return to Madrid.
The tea…
Who wants to work?
22 August 2023
Everywhere you look, from social media and newspapers to roadside billboards and company websites, organisations are trying to recruit personnel. And it’s been like this for a long time…
HSE targets manual handling
21 August 2023
From September, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be making site inspections across Great Britain to focus on moving and handling construction materials correctly.
The inspectio…
Euro Towers course
18 August 2023
Euro Towers is holding a training open day to inform industry professionals about the BS 1139-6 standard which covers tower structures outside the scope of BS EN 1004 but which utilise compone…
SANY Rockets forward
17 August 2023
Award-winning hirer Rocket Rentals based in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, has added ten SANY excavators to its fleet, including machines ranging from 2 to 8 tonnes.
Simon Tomblin, Rocket…
Brand building? Hardly!
16 August 2023
Ping! An email from my mobile phone operator tells me I’ve received a loyalty bonus. How marvellous!
But elation turns to disappointment on discovering my reward is a downloa…
Murphy chooses Andover Trailers units
16 August 2023
Plant hirer Murphy Plant has taken delivery of the first of six new plant bodies and four drawbar trailers from Andover Trailers.
The sextet of bespoke bodies were chosen for their…
Watching carefully…
16 August 2023
Good communication between site personnel is an important element of Health & Safety, particularly in busy or noisy locations, and Speedy has found that a number of specialist fleet additi…
Sunward top ten
15 August 2023
Groundworks and civil engineering contractors Advance Construction Scotland (ACS) have bought ten Sunward excavators from Ayrshire-based plant hire and sales business Kattrak International bec…
New frontier for MCS
14 August 2023
Hire software specialist MCS continues to build a presence in the United States.
Last year the company established MCS Inc. based in Birmingham, Alabama, and in February it exhibited at…
A different bucket list
11 August 2023
Changes were made to the Building Regulations Part L from 15 June to take account of the need to introduce energy saving and insulation measures on new constructions, and this could create dem…
Vp’s Neil Stothard to retire
11 August 2023
Neil Stothard, Chief Executive of Vp group, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of September.
He has been with Vp since 1997 when he joined as Group Finance Director, later…
Wernick Powers ahead
9 August 2023
Wernick Power Solutions has acquired Anderson Engineering Generator Specialists Ltd, a hire and sales business located on the west coast of Scotland.
Chairman David Wernick commented: &l…
Lithium-ion cabinets from Cemo
9 August 2023
The issue of lithium-ion battery safety and preventative measures has featured frequently on the blog in the wake of the devastating fire that severely damaged Alide Hire Services’ Brist…
‘OK: How do I do this?’
8 August 2023
Anyone in tool hire knows that the equipment is just part of the story: much of the remainder comprises elements of service like delivery, maintenance, backup and advice.
And that…
Makita makes the cut
7 August 2023
Amongst a spate of recent additions to Makita UK’s power tools line-up is a new cordless circular saw.
The HS012G 40VMax XGT brushless 165mm model achieves a maximum output o…
Mixed construction picture
4 August 2023
There are positives and negatives in the latest snapshot of building activity provided by the construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data for July, gathered by S&P Global and…
CPA speakers unveiled
4 August 2023
The CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association) has announced the speaker line-up and agenda for its 2023 Conference taking place on Thursday, 9 November with the theme of Facing the Challenges…
Winget adds to the mix
3 August 2023
Mixer manufacturer Winget is celebrating its 115th anniversary this year and continues to expand its product range, with its latest electric powered models proving particularly popular.
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RFB expands container hire business
2 August 2023
Foresight Group, a private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has invested £2 million into RFB Containers Ltd to support its acquisition of Forth Containers Ltd as it aims to…
Hire stands out at TP
1 August 2023
Tool hire is a bright spot in the half-year results released this morning by builders’ merchant Travis Perkins which otherwise disappointed due to the economic backdrop of high interest…
Training to tackle hire challenges
1 August 2023
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has teamed up with the Intelligent Dialogue training and personnel development consultancy to offer two courses designed to tackle specific challen…