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Tower Light vehicle wash 14/4/10
14 April 2010 DF Ecology, a new division of the Italian construction equipment manufacturer, Tower Light, has developed a self-contained, automatic wheel washer system designed for continued...
SDMO goes for Gold 9/4/2010
9 April 2010 SDMO Energy has strengthened its UK distributor partnership with the appointment of two diesel generator specialists - Advanced Diesel Engineering and the Icel Group - as its continued...
Lighthouse Club rallies round 8/4/2010
8 April 2010 The Lighthouse Club has finalised the dates for its fifth Lighthouse Run, a fund raising car rally from John O’Groats to Lands End. It will take place from 9-11 continued...
inspHire opens Customer Training Suite 6/4/10
6 April 2010 Software supplier inspHire has extended its Nottingham headquarters to include a fully equipped training centre and presentation suite. “Our Classroom training continued...
JCB produces cleanest engine 31/3/2010
JCB produces "cleanest engine" 3 1 March 2010 JCB has made one of the biggest investments in its history to develop what it claims to be the off-highway sector’s cleanest engine continued...
HSS renews Otis contract 29/3/10
29 March 2010 HSS has renewed its supply chain agreement with Otis, the manufacturer of lifts, escalators and moving walkways. The deal is an extension of an existing contract and sees continued...
Pike's bright Scotplant 26/3/10
26 March 2010 Amongst the exhibitors at Scotplant, the two-day exhibition which opened for business today at the Ingliston Showground in Edinburgh, was portable traffic light specialist, continued...
New PASMA building opens 25/3/10
25 March 2010 Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), has officially opened the new headquarters of PASMA (the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and continued...
Speedy publishes manifesto 24/3/10
24 March 2010 Speedy Hire has published a ‘pre-election manifesto’ in which it calls for an “urgent and collaborative response” from Government and the industry if continued...
HAE honours NVQ achievers 22/3/10
22 March 2010 Several hire industry employees have received awards from HAE for their educational achievements. The Association presented five staff from member companies with awards for continued...
Ladder exchange proves positive step 18/3/10
18 March 2010 The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reports that nearly 7,000 unsafe ladders have been surrendered in the three years in which it has been running its ladder exchange continued...
Armorgard goes live 12/3/10
12 March 2010 Armorgard Security Products, a manufacturer of secure storage solutions for tools, equipment and hazardous substances, has launched its new web site at continued...
Show success for Scotts 8/3/10
Show success for Scotts 8 March 2010 Portable cooling equipment distributor, Scott Brothers, anticipates increased business from hirers following its participation in the recent continued...
Hilti to hold Open Days 1/3/10
1 March 2010 Hilti is holding open days over a two-day period at all 21 of its Centres nationwide. They will take place on 17 and 18 March from 7am to 6pm. Visitors will be able to inspect the continued...
New venue for PSE Expo 26/2/10
26 February 2010 The annual portable toilet exhibition organised by Portable Sanitation Europe (PSE) has had to be moved at the eleventh hour, due to damage sustained by the permanent continued...
PASMA launches low-level DVD 17/2/10
PASMA launches low-level DVD 17 February 2010 PASMA, the trade association for the mobile access tower industry, has published a new information DVD/CD called ‘Accidents can continued...
Show lifts industrys spirits 10/02/10
10 February 2010 The Executive Hire Show 2010 proved to be the ideal opportunity for industry professionals to meet, see all that is new on the market, and do business. The final attendance continued...
Sumner appoints Trust 1/2/10
1 February 2010 Sumner UK, which supplies materials handling and lifting equipment, has appointed Trust Sales Consultancy to develop sales of the company’s lifting and handling continued...
Show is the launching pad 28/01/10
28 January 2010 Many exhibitors at next week’s Executive Hire Show have chosen the event as the ideal place to launch their latest products for the hire industry. The continued...
JCB donates machines to Haiti 20/1/10
20 January 2010 JCB has donated two 3CX backhoe loaders to help the disaster relief effort in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake that is feared to have killed tens of thousands continued...
SED 2010 cancelled 11/1/2010
SED 2010 cancelled 11 January 2010 SED 2010 has been cancelled. The organiser says that current economic climate and uncertainty in the market has led to the decision to postpone continued...
Avant beats the snow 8/1/10
8 January 2010 With the UK gripped by the longest period of cold weather for nearly 30 years, finding economical ways of shifting snow has become a top priority across many parts of the continued...
Selwood adds Ammann deal 4/1/10
Selwood adds Ammann dealership 4 January 2010 Selwood has completed a deal with Ammann Equipment to become its distributor in the south of England for the Ammann and Rammax ranges of continued...
ArcGen Hilta strengthens sales team 23/12/09
23 December 2009 ArcGen Hilta has announced new sales appointments, reflecting current strong trading across its product ranges. Andy Thompson, who assumes the newly created role of continued...
Gifts galore at Camon 16/12/09
16 December 2009 Camon Tracmaster, the grounds care machinery specialist, is reporting benefits from establishing an on-line shop earlier this year. “It made sense for us to utilise continued...
Midland Power trades on despite fire
9 December 2009 Midland Power Machinery Distributors wants to ensure customers that it is still fully operational despite a fire on 2 December that destroyed one of the warehouses at its continued...
Platform Hire takes Easylift trio 4/12/09
Platform Hire takes Easylift trio 4 December 2009 Platform Hire Ltd of Birmingham has taken delivery of three more Easylift tracked platforms for its fleet. The two R130s and a R190 model continued...
Willmar buys first Bobcat 2/12/09
Willmar buys first Bobcat 2 December 2009 Willmar Hire, based in Kidderminster, has taken delivery of the first Bobcat E32 mini excavator sold in the UK. MD Mark Godsall says continued...
Lynch holds quick-hitch roadshows 30/11/09
Lynch holds quick-hitch roadshows 30 November 2009 L. Lynch Plant Hire has marked its switch to dual pin capture quick hitches by calling on other construction industry personnel to continued...
Balloo expands compressor fleet 27/11/09
Balloo expands compressor fleet 27 November 2009 Balloo Hire Centres, which has four depots in Northern Ireland, has taken delivery of more Compair compressors and ancillary equipment in continued...
New Ladder Association Chairman 25/11/09
2 5 November 2009 Chris Ball has been appointed as the new chairman of the Ladder Association, the trade body for ladder and stepladders manufacturers in the UK and Ireland. He takes continued...
Trust wins business award 20/11/09
20 November 2009 Trust Diamond Products, the Durham-based supplier of diamond blades and related items, has won a significant award for successful new businesses. The company, which was continued...
Thurston supplies Ultra to Elliott Hire 13/11/09
Thurston supplies Ultra to Elliott Hire 13 November 2009 Thurston Building Systems has unveiled the first product from its new Ultra range. The Ultraguard is part of a line-up being continued...
JCB enters CCTV market 6/11/09
JCB enters CCTV market 6 November 2009 JCB has entered the construction site security market with the introduction of its mobile CCTV Tower. Built in partnership with specialist continued...
Lavendon does the locomotion 27/10/09
27 October 2009 Powered access hirer, Lavendon Access Services, has donated a G34D boom to the Birmingham Railway Museum Trust to facilitate maintaining the engines in the collection. continued...
Watkins Hire solves heating challenge 19/10/09
19 October 2009 A veterinary surgery in Leamington Spa was able to remain open when faced with having to be without domestic hot water for a week, after hiring a solution from Watkins continued...
Bobcat loader solves reservoir challenge 9/10/09
9 October 2009 The low ground pressure qualities of Bobcat’s recently introduced T110 compact tracked loader provided a solution for work involved in constructing a £3m service continued...
Hirers and suppliers warned of scam 2/10/09
2 October 2009 Executive Hire News has learned of a scam that is currently being targeted towards hirers and suppliers. Bolton-based Seddons (Plant & Engineers) Ltd has alerted us, continued...
PASMA warns of fake cards 1/10/09
1 October 2009 A new poster from PASMA, the association representing the mobile access tower industry, warns site owners, managers and other professionals to be on the lookout for fake continued...
Executive Hire Show Kick Off Meeting 2010 20/09/09
21 September 2009 More than 60 existing, new and potential exhibitors were present at the Ricoh Arena last Friday, 18 September, at the Kick Off Meeting of the 2010 Executive Hire Show. continued...
Government announces low carbon review of the construction industry 17/09/09
17 September 2009 At today’s meeting of the Strategic Forum for Construction, Peter Mandelson, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, announced that he was continued...
G11 "overwhelmingly supports" 2010 Executive Hire Show 7/9/09
7 September 2009 With the 2010 Executive Hire Show readily gaining momentum, the G11representing key suppliers, associations and hirers, attended a specialsummit meeting held on 3 continued...
Ladder safety initiative launched 7/09/09
7 September 2009 Craig Phillips, the builder who won the first series of the Big Brother television reality show, has given his support to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) ladder continued...
Prima Hire goes back to school 28/08/09
28 August 2009 When Leicestershire-based flooring and access solutions provider, Prima Hire, was called in to supply its Terra-Tech instant roadway to a local junior school, they were continued...
HAVI highlights safer working 26/08/09
26 August 2009 A three-month trial of the HAVi compact vibration meter, conducted by the contractor BAM Nuttall, has helped operatives understand and manage their HAV exposure. continued...
Brisk business at Easy Hire 18/8/09
Brisk business at Easy Hire 18 August 2009 Easy Hire of Hexham reports growing levels of business, helped in part by the number of people who are improving and extending their homes continued...
Hilti goes artistic 14/8/09
14 August 2009 Hilti is supporting the Edinburgh Art Festival 2009 with a range of tools that are currently being utilised as part of an event called the Milestone Carve, which is continued...
UKD Diggers expands mini fleet 12/08/09
12 August 2009 UKD Diggers Ltd of Hilton, Derbyshire has recently purchased six new Bobcat 321 1.5 tonne mini excavators. The hirer, which supplies mini excavators, dumpers and rollers, continued...
HSC helps recover stolen Hawk 7/08/09
7 August 2009 The Hire Supply Company (HSC) has helped in the recovery of a 13hp Hawk root and stump grinder stolen in a large plant theft. The machine was traced via its engine continued...
Seddons cycles for charity 4/08/09
4 August 2009 A 40-strong cycling team comprising Seddons (Parts & Engineers) staff, called the Seddon Hot Wheels, has completed a 65-mile bike ride from Manchester to Blackpool to continued...
Briggs & Stratton power for Sisis 30/07/09
30 July 2009 Sisis Equipment (Macclesfield) Ltd has added two new Rotorakes to its lawn scarifier range. Both machines are powered by Briggs & Stratton petrol engines. The Rotorake continued...
erento adds Korec 28/07/09
2 8 July 2009 erento, the on-line hire web site, has been selected by Korec, a supplier of specialist surveying equipment, to help expand its hire business. Korec, which claims to be the continued...
easyJet hits the heights with Platform 23/7/09
easyJet hits the heights with Platform 23 July 2009 Platform Sales & Hire of Leighton Buzzard has supplied a range of Genie powered access equipment to the easyJet airline, to continued...
TowerLight wins Belgian order 14/7/09
14 July 2009 TowerLight has confirmed an order for a fleet of its latest lighting product, the Hydropowercube, from Racor, a Belgium-based event hire specialist. “Transport costs, continued...
Hirer backs Britain 10/07/09
10 July 2009 Hirer Adrian Hosey is showing solidarity with British industry by emblazoning his latest JCB machine with a special patriotic message. The Liverpool-based businessman and continued...
MTS increases Bobcat fleet 9/7/09
9 July 2009 Wakefield-based MTS Group has placed an order with Bobcat worth approximately £900,000 for 54 compact loaders and mini excavators for its hire fleet. MD Peter Watson continued...
Browns opens Chelmsford Groundcare depot 3/7/09
George Browns Groundcare Hire, the specialist hire activity of the Leighton Buzzard-based machinery dealership George Browns, has just added a dedicated hire operation at its Chelmsford branch, continued...
Hilti scrappage scheme 1/7/09
1 July 2009 Hilti is offering enhanced trade-in deals through its Scrappage Scheme, which is running throughout July. The incentive goes over and above the company’s standard trade-in continued...
P.E.T. to add Rail initiative 18/6/2009
18 June 2009 P.E.T Hire Centre of Crewe is to launch a new activity serving the rail industry, to be known as P.E.T Rail. As MD Carl Banks explained, “We are currently awaiting continued...
Bright Acres crushing success 11/6/09
11 June 2009 Suffolk-based Bright Acres Tool Hire is helping contractors and builders meet their recycling obligations, having added a Crushman compact concrete crusher to its fleet. continued...
Executive Hire Show Exhibitor Alert 5/6/09
5 June 2009 We are today launching our campaign to win your vote for the 2010 Executive Hire Show on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 February at the Ricoh Arena. Over the next three continued...
4 Hire's 5/6/09
5 June 2009 According to Director Nigel Blandin, 4 Hire has enjoyed “explosive growth” on the island of Jersey since the company was established in July last year by Nigel and continued...
A-Plant launches HAV guide 3/6/09
3 June 2009 A-Plant has published a new HAV Product Selector, providing a guide to the vibration levels and safe use of a wide range of hand-held equipment, from drills and breakers to continued...
HSS launches on-line initiative 29/5/09
29 May 2009 HSS is launching an on-line hire management system for major account clients. LiveHire is a secure and personalised extranet allowing larger customers to hire and off-hire in continued...
McCarrolls opts for Syrinx 21/5/09
21 May 2009 McCarroll Plant Hire of Ballymena placed an order for Higher Concept Software’s Syrinx hire management program last week at SED, the National Event for Construction, continued...
WHC to stage safety event 12/5/09
12 May 2009 Worcester-based independent WHC Hire Services is to hold a demonstration day to promote the safe transportation and operation of mini excavators. Taking place on continued...
Miniquip racks up success 10/5/09
10 May 2009 Miniquip, a hirer based in Garstang, Lancashire, has had its showroom area enhanced with the addition of a new Toolpak rack filled with power tools accessories. MD Andy continued...
SHC opens Northallerton depot 6/5/09
6 May 2009 Skipton Hire Centres has opened a new depot in Northallerton, joining its existing branches at Ilkley, Ripon and the company’s Skipton headquarters. The new facility covers continued...
Work at Height poster from Facelift 1/5/09
Work at height poster from Facelift 1 May 2009 Facelift Access Hire has launched a safety poster containing information on how to work safely at height. It incorporates eight key continued...
Brandon support Regency Run 24/4/09
24 April 2009 Brandon Hire supported the recent Regency Run in Leamington Spa by providing toilet facilities for the runners. The hirer, which is part of the Wolseley group, supplied continued...
Hirebase backs landscape contest 15/4/09
15 April 2009 Hirebase, the specialist hire activity of the Buildbase builders merchants group, is once again supporting the intermediate final of the annual World Skills UK Landscape continued...
Speedy cash convertor 3/4/09
3 April 2009 We want to know your opinion of auctions. Are they good for our industry? Or do they highlight the extent of our problems? Click here to access the Club Forum and let us know continued...
New Hilti Product Guide 2/4/09
2 April 2009 Hilti has added a product selector guide to its range of support literature. It highlights the potential hazards associated with certain construction tasks, such as HAV, continued...
A-Plant wins RoSPA Gold 31/3/09
A-Plant wins RoSPA Gold 31 March 2009 For the second year running, A-Plant has won a Gold Occupational Health and Safety Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of continued...
E-Z drilling for Diamanttek 27/3/09
E-Z drilling for Diamanttek 27 March 2009 Diamanttek, a Bolton-based diamond drilling contractor, has increased efficiency and enhanced operator safety by hiring an E-Z Drill 20 UTL rig continued...
GAP increases compressor fleet 25/3/09
GAP increases compressor fleet 25 March 2009 GAP has placed orders with Atlas Copco and Sullair for 120 single-tool compressor generators. The investment has been made on the back of continued...
Facelift reaches the Sky 19/3/09
19 March 2009 Facelift Access Hire was called in recently to solve a challenge facing Sky Sports. A filming crew was covering a polo match at Hickstead, but the ground conditions posed several continued...
HSS giggles for charity 13/3/09
HSS giggles for charity 13 March 2009 HSS is supporting Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day with a network-wide Give us a Giggle fundraising campaign. Customers visiting any of the continued...
Speedy secures Interserve deal 13/3/09
Speedy secures Interserve deal 13 March 2009 Speedy has signed a one-year preferred supplier agreement worth £3.5m with Interserve plc, a services, maintenance and building group. The continued...
Penrith chooses Timberwolf 9/9/09
9 March 2009 Penrith Tool Hire has added the first wood chipper to its fleet, in the form of a Timberwolf TW 150 DHB road-tow machine supplied by local dealer Orange Plant of Newcastle upon continued...
Wacker Neuson mini for Welsh hirer 5/3/09
5 March 2009 Ceiros Davies Plant of Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, recently took delivery of a Wacker Neuson 2.7 tonne 28Z3 zero tail swing mini excavator. It joins an existing fleet continued...
Hire4Lower increases Hilti fleet 04/03/09
4 March 2009 Southeast London-based Hire4Lower has taken delivery of a dozen new Hilti breakers. The order was placed during the Executive Hire Show last month and included TE 905 and TE 80 continued...
ShawHire increases truck fleet 03/03/09
3 March 2009 Nottingham-based Shawtrack Services, a manufacturer of bespoke bodies and crane lorries, and whose clients include GAP Group, has purchased 200 new vehicles for its own ShawHire continued...
Selwood opens Thurrock branch 27/02/09
27 February 2009 Selwood has opened a new branch in West Thurrock, Essex. It will complement the hirer’s existing outlet in Charlton, offering customers a faster service in and around continued...
Price Tools to merge with Birchwood 23/2/09
23 February 2009 Power tool wholesaler, Price Tools, is being merged with Birchwood Products. The combined business will be called Birchwood Price Tools (BPT) and begins trading from April. continued...
Ifor Williams targets hirers 17/02/09
17 February 2009 A trailer modified for carrying plant and machinery by Ifor Williams Trailers, following the manufacturer’s collaboration with Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions, JCB continued...
Speedy business hots up 10/2/09
10 February 2009 Speedy has reported a huge surge in demand for mobile heating following the extreme cold weather that has affected parts of the UK. During the recent snowfall, Speedy continued...
GAP wins three year SSE contract 6/2/09
6 February 2009 GAP has won a contract to supply Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) with non-operated plant and tools for three years, which is expected to be continued...
Nixon trucks boost green credentials 2/2/09
2 February 2009 Newcastle-based Nixon Hire has taken delivery of five new Volvo FE 440 6-2 rigid trucks, each equipped with Palfinger 42502 remote control lorry loader cranes and coupled continued...
Andrews Sykes chooses erento 30/1/09
30 January 2009 Andrews Sykes has selected erento to drive on-line customer acquisition for its heating, air conditioning, chillers, boilers, ventilation and pump equipment. "erento is continued...
Merger creates ArcGen Hilta 27/1/09
27 January 2009 Two leading suppliers of construction site equipment have now united to become ArcGen Hilta. The announcement is the next step in the merger of the companies, which continued...
PAF reports growth in training 22/1/09
22 January 2009 The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) reports that it issued a record 81,378 PAL cards (Powered Access Licences) in 2008. This marks an increase of 89% from continued...
inspHire User Forum at the Show 09 20/1/09
20 January 2009 For the second year running, inspHire will be hosting its Office Edition User Forum at the Executive Hire Show, which takes place on 11 and 12 February at the Ricoh Arena, continued...
Get the Edge on HAV 16/1/09
16 January 2009 Hire companies play an important role in providing information to customers concerning the risks arising from hand arm vibration (HAV) and appropriate solutions. A new continued...
A-Plant highlights training 14/1/09
14 January 2009 A-Plant has opened a National Customer Training Solutions Centre in Nottingham and has published a new training brochure promoting courses that the hirer can provide for continued...
Learn about Syrinx at the Show 12/1/09
12 January 2009 Hirers interested in Syrinx hire management software have an extra incentive for visiting the Executive Hire Show this year, as developer Higher Concept Software will be continued...
HSS releases new catalogue 9/1/09
9 January 2009 HSS has released its 2009 Tool and Equipment Hire Guide. The 328-page full-colour catalogue includes new fleet additions and has colour-coded indexing, an improved branch directory continued...
Speedy secures Severn Trent deal 8/1/09
8 January 2009 Speedy has signed a one-year agreement with Severn Trent Water, with an option to extend it for a further four years. The hirer will provide generators for emergencies and continued...
Raising manual handling awareness 7/1/09
7 January 2009 Norwich Union is urging tradesmen and employers to be aware of the hazards associated with manual handling, a Health & Safety issue that many suppliers and hirers are continued...
Mark One supports dust campaign 6/1/09
6 January 2009 Mark One Hire, which has depots in Chelmsford, Rayleigh and Southend, is supporting the Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) Clear The Air campaign highlighting risks continued...
Record Year for PASMA 5/1/09
Record year for PASMA 5 January 2009 PASMA reports that it trained more than 50,000 delegates in the safe use of mobile access towers last year. 2008 also saw the introduction of continued...
Spider platform cleans up 23/12/08
Spider platform cleans up 23 December 2008 By hiring a Teupen Leo36T tracked access platform from The Spider Lift Company, a specialist cleaning company is able to maintain windows in continued...
Expansion at Truvox 22/12/08
22 December 2008 Truvox International has appointed a new senior management team. Managing Director Peter Holt, who steps down at the end of December, will be replaced by David continued...
New Product Zone 'Finalists' Chosen 16/12/08
16 December 2008 Twelve exhibitors have been selected as ‘Finalists’ to appear in the New Product Zone at the Executive Hire Show 2009. The successful entrants are: Dust Control - D continued...
Tara adds Thwaites dumpers 16/12/08
16 December 2008 Tara Holdings, based in Northfleet, Kent, has taken delivery of ten 1-tonne Thwaites Alldrive Powerswivel dumpers from local dealer, Leach Lewis Plant. “We chose continued...
HSS opens new supercentres 11/12/08
11 December 2008 HSS has opened two additional ‘supercentres’ in Leeds and Bootle. They will support a hub of other depots within their regions, carrying an extended range of continued...
GreenMech's hire initiative 9/12/08
9 December 2008 Chipper manufacturer GreenMech reports that a new initiative, launched in the summer, is attracting interest from across the hire industry. The scheme allows companies to continued...
Didcot hirer chooses Kubota 8/12/08
Didcot hirer chooses Kubota 8 December 2008 Didcot-based T. Louch Plant Hire has updated its mini excavator fleet with nine Kubota 1.5-tonne zero tail swing U15-3 machines. They replace continued...
Power4 expands its fleet 2/12/08
2 December 2008 Power4, a specialist provider of temporary and permanent power and lighting equipment, is continuing to expand, having added 20 Arc-Gen lighting towers to its portfolio. It continued...
GAP Action Plan grows 1/12/08
1 December 2008 Since launching its Green Action Plan at SED in May, GAP has further developed the initiative. Health and Safety Manager, Malcolm Campbell, says “We have introduced an continued...
Chippindale adds cutting edge 28/11/08
28 November 2008 Yorkshire-based hirer Chippindale Plant Ltd has become an official agency for Stihl and Viking machines. Following the demise of Yorkshire Equipment Sales (YES), the continued...
Fraser Hire's rapid recovery
27 November 2008 A wireless tracking device fitted to a mini excavator on hire from Fraser Tool Hire of Hamilton enable the machine to be recovered within 24 hours of its theft having continued...
College seeks equipment 27/11/08
27 November 2008 Hirers with little-used equipment in their fleets are being asked to donate it to help hire industry apprentices sharpen their mechanical skills. Wiltshire College continued...
Vp shows resilience 25/11/08
25 November 2008 Vp plc, which owns Hire Station, has today announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2008. These show that profit before tax and amortisation continued...
Pre Budget Report disappoints
24 November 2008 The Chancellor has not done the construction industry any favours with his VAT cut, according to the Customer Development Director of a credit information specialist. continued...
Larger range from Ash 24/11/08
24 November 2008 Ash Hire, the Warrington-based specialist hirer of lifting and handling equipment, says it is now able to offer customers a wider range of plant and machinery. Through continued...
Power Electrics moves to new HQ 20/11/08
Power Electrics moves to new HQ 20 November 2008 Power Electrics, a specialist generator hirer, has invested £7.5m moving its operational headquarters into larger premises. The continued...
Acacia's steady growth 18/11/08
18 November 2008 2008 has proved successful for Acacia Groundcare Rental, the specialist hirer based in West Sussex, which officially opened for business in January. “We recently continued...
A-Plant lights up with Arc-Gen 14/11/08
14 November 2008 Arc-Gen Hilta has just supplied 125 of its Vertitower lighting towers to A-Plant to meet increasing demand for such equipment on major projects nationwide. Tony Grimshaw, continued...
Takeuchi completes the package 13/11/08
Takeuchi completes the package 13 November 2008 Hire companies are among key target customers for Westquay Trading, Takeuchi’s new regional dealer for the north of England and Eire continued...
Smiths chooses Bruno 11/11/08
11 November 2008 Blackpool-based Smiths Equipment Hire has enlarged its fleet of mobile lighting towers with the addition of two batches of the new BGG-Bruno Sitelight. Director Thomas continued...
Brandon announces job losses 11/11/08
11 November 2008 Brandon Hire has announced 170 redundancies throughout its organisation. Tim Smith, Managing Director of Brandon Hire, which is part of Wolseley UK’s Heavyside continued...
Facelift's Dangerous Dozen 10/11/08
Facelift’s Dangerous Dozen 10 November 2008 Facelift Access Hire has produced a ‘rogues gallery’ on its web site called Facelift’s Dangerous Dozen. continued...
HSE sticks up for safety 7/11/08
7 November 2008 To reinforce and personalise the safety message of its Shattered Lives campaign, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has produced a pack of A4 'cling' stickers for display in continued...
Check customers closely 6/11/08
Check customers closely 6 November 2008 Top Service, a credit reference agency, believes that up to 25% of the business names on a typical sales ledger could be incorrect, owing to poor continued...
Hirelink opens 'super depot' 5/11/08
5 November 2008 Hirelink UK, which has two branches in the West Midlands, has re-located its Erdington depot to premises in Sutton Coldfield, which are three times the size. continued...
A-Plant wins Skanska UK contract 3/11/08
A-Plant wins Skanska UK contract 3 November 2008 A-Plant has been awarded a new two-year supplier contract by Skanska UK for the supply of plant, tools and equipment. This builds on a continued...
Balloo increases MacGen fleet 30/10/08
30 October 2008 Balloo Hire Centres Ltd, which is based in Bangor, Co. Down, has added to its fleet of MacGen generators by taking delivery of 40 machines in the 100-500kVA power range. They continued...
Hirer's Hanix gives long service 28/10/08
2 8 October 2008 To mark its 20th year of trading in the UK, Hanix Europe earlier this year launched an appeal to find the oldest working Hanix excavator in the country. The winner is an N220 continued...
Hire Station acquires Brighton hirer 27/10/08
27 October 2008 Vp plc has announced the acquisition, by its subsidiary Hire Station, of the entire issued share capital of Power Tool Supplies Limited (PTS), a tool hire and sales company based continued...
Avant keeps Boss happy 23/10/08
23 October 2008 Within a week of taking delivery of a brand new Avant 528 multi-purpose loader, the independent hirer Boss Services found an eager client. The contractor, Costain, continued...
Digbits impresses Sheffield hirer 21/10/08
21 October 2008 A Sheffield-based hirer, called Hire It-Crush It-Recycle It, has added a Digbits Bavtrak 025 mobile tracked crusher to its fleet. “We all need to embrace the green continued...
Aggreko plans new Scottish facility 17/10/08
Aggreko plans new Scottish facility 17 October 2008 Aggreko plc, the specialist hirer of temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air services, has decided, in principle continued...
Speedy Survey wins sole supplier agreement 16/10/08
16 October 2008 Speedy Survey has signed a two-year sole supplier agreement with construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall for the provision of items including levelling equipment, continued...
GAP secures Biwater deal 14/10/08
14 October 2008 GAP reports that a two-year agreement signed with Biwater Treatment Ltd in July, to supply equipment to all of its sites in England, is performing well. Previously, continued...
Electro-Services major mini order 10/10/08
10 October 2008 Electro-Services Ltd, a specialist plant hirer serving the utilities market, has bought £1.2 million worth of Kubota mini excavators for its fleet. It is one of the continued...
Supply U.K. sets up Hire Alliance 08/10/08
8 October 2008 Richard Coffey, Managing Director of leading independent hirer, Supply U.K Hire Shops, has announced his company's latest initiative in response to what he sees as "the continued...
Rubble Monkey's Rhinos 08/10/08
8 October 2008 A building company has saved an estimated £120,000 by hiring a mobile compact crusher to convert concrete to re-usable hardcore for a large London construction project. continued...
Generator hirer expands fleet 03/10/08
3 October 2008 Temporary power equipment hirer, Power Logistics Ltd, has purchased eight new JCB generators to add to the fleet of machinery it offers to organisers of sporting and continued...
Sykes Pumps expands water team 02/10/08
2 October 2008 Sykes Pumps has expanded its specialist water industry team with the appointment of Rob Cherryholme to the new position of National Accounts Manager - Water Industry continued...
WLA urges hirers to grow 01/10/08
1 October 2008 The Will Leftwich Associates (WLA) management consultancy says that hire companies must be prepared to adapt their businesses to meet changing market conditions . continued...
Rollalong goes waterless 01/10/08
1 October 2008 Rollalong Hire Events, the national portable accommodation and washroom facilities hirer, has added new waterless urinals from GenQuip to its fleet. "They may cost a continued...
Jewson orders 300 JCB machines 26/09/08
Jewson orders 300 JCB machines 26 September 2008 Jewson Tool Hire has purchased more than 300 JCB compact machines as part of an extensive upgrading of its fleet. The company has continued...
Speedy launches decking courses 23/09/08
Speedy launches decking courses 23 September 2008 Speedy Hire is rolling out a national training course on its Safety Decking system to ensure customers are using it correctly and to continued...
Brightlights best in the long run 19/09/08
19 September 2008 Brightlights, an Essex-based lighting tower hirer, was recently approached by a major road contractor to provide temporary lighting for road works close to a major continued...
Sandhurst opens Sheffield hire depot 17/09/08
17 September 2008 Sandhurst Equipment Rental has opened a new depot in Sheffield. It will offer hydraulic attachments for excavators, including hammers, pulverisers, compactors, pile continued...
Select steps up with Youngman 15/09/08
15 September 2008 Select Plant Hire has helped the Youngman Group to develop its latest product, the Vehicle Access Ladder. The idea for the ladder came about from the requirement to continued...
Belle receives Queen's Award 11/09/08
11 September 2008 Belle Group, whose mixers are to be found in countless hire fleets, has been presented with the coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2008 by James continued...
Baroness joins Browns 10/09/08
10 September 2008 Kyoeisha UK has appointed Leighton Buzzard-based Brown's Groundcare as a dealer for its Baroness fine turf equipment range. Browns, which also has a dedicated grounds continued...
A-Plant on track with security 09/09/08
9 September 2008 The benefits of A-Plant's A-Trak GPS satellite tracking and security system, used to protect machines in the company's hire fleet, has been demonstrated by the successful continued...
High Level Bristol Opening 05/09/08
3 September 2008 High Level Platforms, a powered access hirer with locations in Poole and Southampton, has just added a new branch in Bristol. It was officially opened by Joanna Claridge, continued...
hirecentres.com blazes a trail 04/09/08
5 September 2008 hirecentres.com has had an innovative delivery vehicle designed to its own specifications, to overcome problems that can face hire companies concerning towing continued...
Aggreko powers Beijing Olympics 08/08/08
8 August 2008 Aggreko, the specialist temporary power and temperature control equipment hirer, today played a crucial role in supporting the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in continued...
Ash increases lifting fleet 29/08/08
29 August Warrington-based Ash Hire & Sales Ltd, a specialist hirer of Probst lifting and handling equipment, has bought 20 more Stonemagnets for its fleet, adding to the 30 it continued...
HSS adds quiet generators 27/08/08
27 August 2008 HSS Hire has added Hawk low-noise 2.6kVA diesel generators to its fleet, following a 12-month exclusivity deal with manufacturer, Harrington Generators. continued...
Andrews Sykes opens Birmingham flagship 26/08/08
26 August 2008 Andrews Sykes, the specialist hirer of air conditioners, heaters, pumps, chillers and boilers, has officially opened its new flagship depot in Birmingham. continued...
£10 million Executive Hire Show is back 26/08/08
26 August 2008 With well over five months to go to the opening of next year's Show on Wednesday, 11 February 2009, the Executive Hire Team reports that stand sales are well ahead of the same continued...
Lavendon branch achieves Excellence 19/08/08
19 August 2008 The Panther Luton depot has become the first branch of Lavendon Access Services to achieve full accreditation to the company's Technical Excellence programme, or TechX. continued...
PASMA published tower inspection guidance 18/08/08
18 August 2008 A new pocket-sized card from PASMA, the association representing the mobile access tower industry, offers guidance for inspecting towers on site. Designed to promote continued...
Project completed on Guernsey 14/08/08
Project completed on Guernsey 14 August 2008 Project Hire & Sales celebrated the opening of its expanded premises in St Sampsons, Guernsey, recently with a special ceremony continued...
Volvo minis head to Tottenham 08/08/08
8 August 2008 Tottenham-based Kayleigh Plant Hire has taken delivery of additional Volvo mini excavators for its fleet. The hirer has bought two 2.5-tonne EC25s, seven of Volvo's continued...
John F Hunt adds Cat skid steers 07/08/08
7 August 2008 John F Hunt Hire Services has bought ten new Cat 216B skid steer loaders from Finning, as part of the business' move to replace and update its fleet . The 2.5-tonne continued...
Chipper joins Brandons Penzance fleet 05/08/08
5 August 2008 Brandon Tool Hire has taken delivery of a GreenMech Arborist chipper for its recently opened Penzance branch, from regional dealer, CBL. Brandon's Operations Director, Tony continued...
Dustcontrol publishes advice booklet 22/07/08
Dustcontrol publishes advice booklet 22 July 2008 Hirers wanting to know more about the problems associated with workplace dust and appropriate solutions can find information on the continued...
Hire Station joins erento 17/07/08
17 July 2008 erento, the specialist on-line hire marketplace, has today announced a contract with Hire Station, which will use the service as an additional on-line sales channel to continued...
Frank Key Hire appoints General Manager 16/07/08
16 July 2008 Frank Key, an independent builders merchant based in Nottingham, has appointed Richard Johnson as General Manager of its tool and plant hire division. He previously worked continued...
New Manchester premises for Savilles 10/07/08
10 July 2008 Specialist hirer Saville Audio Visua l has relocated its Manchester operations to larger premises at The Village in Trafford Park. The company says the move is the continued...
Facelift expands scissor fleet 08/07/08
8 July 2008 Facelift Access Hire has taken delivery of its first ten Haulotte Compact 12DX machines, bringing its scissor fleet to just over 300 units . The products have narrow continued...
Kubota security brings Premier results 04/07/08
4 July 2008 Kubota's key-based anti-theft system helped prevent the theft of two mini excavators from the fleet of Leicester-based Premier Plant Hire. Thieves failed to start the continued...
Speedy Stays Positive 15/07/08
15 July 2008 In its Interim Management Statement announced ahead of its AGM this morning, Speedy Hire reported an encouraging start to the new continued...
A-Plant Power Generation for Motor Show Music Festival 01/07/08
2 July 2008 Generators and lighting equipment from A-Plant Power Generation and Welding will be used during the Motor Show Music Festival (previously called Dock Rock), a series of concerts continued...
Hirers support Ladder Exchange 01/07/08
1 July 2008 HSS Hire, Speedy Hire and SGB Hire and Sales are amongst the organisations that have agreed to take part in the Health & Safety Executive's Ladder Exchange initiative continued...
Selwood acquires Glo Hire and Sales 27/06/08
27 June 2008 National plant and pump hirer Selwood has announced that it has acquired the trade and assets of Glo Hire and Sales. Glo was established by Rob Branagan and Neon Lane in continued...
Brandon flushed with success at Glastonbury 25/06/08
Brandon flushed with success at Glastonbury 25 June 2008 Brandon Hire, part of the Wolseley group, is supplying chemical-free toilets to the 2008 Glastonbury festival. The national continued...
Power4 wins Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 25/06/08
Power 4 wins Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 25 June 2008 Power4, a specialist provider of temporary and permanent power and lighting solutions, has been honoured in the 2008 continued...
Boss team attempts man-powered flight 24/06/08
Boss team attempts man-powered flight 24 June 2008 A fearless team of four, supported by independent hirer, Boss Services, recently undertook a madcap challenge for charity when they continued...