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Equipment Rental News
GAP Group goes digital with the launch of 2021 catalogue
GAP Group goes digital with the launch of 2021 catalogue After winning Catalogue of the Year at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020, GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent hire company, has u...
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GAP Group expands throughout the UK with investment in the future
GAP Group expands throughout the UK with investment in the future GAP Hire Solutions is the largest independent and privately owned hire company in the UK and has remained family owned and run since i...
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Mabey Hire boosts their engineering excellence with key placements
Mabey Hire boosts their engineering excellence with key placements Renowned for its engineering excellence, Mabey Hire is dedicated to supporting and nurturing its talented workforce, while helping to...
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Can technology save the Rental and Leasing Market
Can technology save the Rental and Leasing Market The equipment leasing and rental market has seen tremendous growth and opportunity over the last several years, with many multi-industry businesses tu...
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Skyjack President discusses Equipment Rental in China
Skyjack President discusses Equipment Rental in China Skyjack President Ken McDougall presented, virtually, at the International Rental Conference in Shanghai on the North American Rental Market. With...
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BPH Plant expands machine hire fleet to meet increasing demand
BPH Plant expands machine hire fleet to meet increasing demand Sussex-based plant hire company BPH Plant has invested £600,000 in expanding its range of machinery available for hire following increase...
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Paragon Bank supports start-up FinniGroup to create a family plant hire business
Paragon Bank supports start-up FinniGroup to create a family plant hire business Paragon Bank is enabling three Leicestershire-based sisters to follow in the footsteps of their father by providing fun...
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Executive Hire Show UK rescheduled to April 2021 – The show will go on
Executive Hire Show UK reschedules to April 2021 – The show will go on Due to continuing uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, and following discussions with exhibitors, supporters and partn...
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GAP Hire Solutions invests in 240 green AJC EasyCabins
GAP Hire Solutions invests in 240 green AJC EasyCabins The UK’s largest independent hire company, GAP Hire Solutions owns one of the largest towable welfare unit fleets in the UK. The rental firm work...
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GAP Hire celebrates wins at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020
GAP Hire celebrates wins at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020 GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent rental company, has been awarded at the Hire Awards of Excellence for another year, winn...
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BPH Plant Hire invests in their digital presence
BPH Plant Hire invests in their digital presence BPH Plant Hire, an independently-owned plant hire company based in the South East, has launched a new website to coincide with the recent rebrand, foll...
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ClearSpan Structures expands into Commercial Building Rental Solutions
ClearSpan Structures expands into Commercial Building Rental Solutions ClearSpan Structures unveiled their new commercial building rental offering today. Previously, the company’s structures were only...
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South African SkyJacks and Point of Rental join forces
South African SkyJacks and Point of Rental join forces SkyJacks, South Africa’s premier suspended access and aerial work platforms provider, has implemented Point of Rental’s Syrinx software in all th...
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Ridgway Rentals braving crisis to continue support for Waste and Recycle Industry
Ridgway Rentals braving crisis to continue support for Waste and Recycle Industry Ridgway will continue to supply plant hire for all the essential services including the waste & recycling industry...
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Point of Rental Software makes Electronic Signature App free for crisis hit companies
Point of Rental Software makes Electronic Signature App free for crisis hit companies Point of Rental Software is making its electronic signature product, Rental eSign, available for free for 90 days...
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GAP Group invests £2m in tenth division Tanker Services
GAP Group invests £2m in tenth division Tanker Services GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent rental company, has placed an order for 18 x 26t liquid waste tankers, following a recent annou...
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Go Plant Fleet Services cleaning up with new MAN TGM Sweeper
Go Plant Fleet Services cleaning up with new MAN TGM Sweeper UK provider of operated road sweepers and self-drive specialist vehicles, Go Plant Fleet Services, has just taken delivery of a new MAN TGM...
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14th Executive Hire Show hailed a runaway success
14th Executive Hire Show hailed a runaway success The 14th annual Executive Hire Show (5&6 February, Ricoh Arena Coventry) was a runaway success – the event was a hive of activity from the o...
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Ridgway Rentals invest in 200 new JCB Machines
Ridgway Rentals invest in 200 new JCB Machines Ridgway Rentals plant hire are adding 200 new JCB machines as part of their ongoing fleet investment programme. Both tracked and wheeled excavators featu...
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Executive Hire Show 2020 is the place to meet Hire Industry Professionals
Executive Hire Show 2020 is the place to meet Hire Industry Professionals With 160 exhibitors, including 20 companies making their Show debut, there is no better opportunity than the 2020 Executive Hi...
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GAP Group stocks up on Wacker Neuson dual-view dumpers
GAP Group stocks up on Wacker Neuson dual-view dumpers GAP Group investment in 6t and 9t swivel Dual View dumpers is rapidly increasing to meet on-going high utilisation levels from a wide range of in...
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Rental’R digs in with the first Liebherr R 924 G8 crawler excavator in the Île-de-France region
Rental’R digs in with the first Liebherr R 924 G8 crawler excavator in the Île-de-France region In April, Liebherr presented the new 8th generation of crawler excavators at the bauma trade fair...
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The Executive Hire Show 2020 booking up really fast
The Executive Hire Show 2020 booking up really fast Over 150 exhibitors, including 15 new companies, have committed to the 2020 Executive Hire Show, which is taking place at the Ricoh Arena Coventry f...
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Point of Rental establishes South African HQ and expands team
Point of Rental establishes South African HQ and expands team Point of Rental is expanding in South Africa with a new home and team members at Waterfall in the heart of Midrand, South Africa. Kelly Ho...
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Quick service from Tyre Boss helps secure rental deal
Quick service from Tyre Boss helps secure rental deal When Gareth Blythin from Liebherr Rental Contracts Division needed a quick turnaround of new tyres for a repeat customer, he immediately picked up...
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GAP brings Goldie the Glittery Excavator to the market to raise money for charity
GAP brings Goldie the Glittery Excavator to the market to raise money for charity This year marked 50 years for GAP Group, and the hire company has been celebrating their golden anniversary throughout...
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ERA reports Europe’s equipment rental market continues to grow
ERA reports Europe’s equipment rental market continues to grow The European Rental Association (ERA) has launched the ERA Market Report 2019 and reveals for the year 2018, in the EU-28 and EFTA...
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Boels Rental invests €29 million for Europe wide JCB Hire Fleet
Boels Rental invests €29 million for Europe wide JCB Hire Fleet Leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine flee...
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BigChange mobile technology streamlining and protecting GAP Hire equipment
BigChange mobile technology streamlining and protecting GAP Hire equipment GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent equipment hire company, has deployed a cloud-based mobile resource managemen...
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KB Group expands loader fleet with Hitachi Premium Rental in Amsterdam
KB Group expands loader fleet with Hitachi Premium Rental in Amsterdam The KB Group has expanded its fleet of Hitachi construction machinery with the delivery of two new wheel loaders – a medium ZW310...
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JCB wins a major order for their new electric mini excavator from A-Plant
JCB wins a major order for their new electric mini excavator from A-Plant JCB has announced it has secured its biggest fleet deal to date for its brand new electric mini excavator – just weeks after g...
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GAP Hire Solutions extended hire fleet with 200 Trime X-ECO LED Lighting Towers
GAP Hire Solutions extended hire fleet with 200 Trime X-ECO LED Lighting Towers The national equipment hire group, GAP Hire Solutions, has extended its hire fleet of site lighting towers following the...
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BigChange is afoot at GAP Hire Solutions
BigChange is afoot at GAP Hire Solutions Following the announcement last year that GAP Hire Solutions had transformed its business with a BigChange to mobile operations, GAP has now completed the BigC...
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Go Plant Fleet extends wide-ranging deal with local authority in Lancashire
Go Plant Fleet extends wide-ranging deal with local authority in Lancashire A local authority has renewed a major partnership with one of the UK’s leading providers of commercial vehicle solutions. Go...
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Hitachi Premium Rental excavator provides versatility and peace of mind in Annecy
Hitachi Premium Rental excavator provides versatility and peace of mind in Annecy When Charvin Entreprises needed a versatile medium excavator to work on its construction projects in and around the ci...
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Mabey Hire awarded 300 ton multi-use equipment contract for Port of Tilbury regeneration
Mabey Hire awarded 300 ton multi-use equipment contract for Port of Tilbury regeneration Temporary works specialist Mabey Hire has announced a deal with construction firm GRAHAM to design and supply a...
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Does renting equipment reduce carbon emissions?
Does renting equipment reduce carbon emissions? Three specialised, independent research companies – Climate Neutral Group, CE Delft and SGS Search – have researched and calculated the CO²...
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CAT Rental Store customers appreciate the value of Vac-Tron Vacuum Excavators
CAT Rental Store customers appreciate the value of Vac-Tron Vacuum Excavators With 24 locations throughout Michigan and Indiana, MacAllister Rentals, the region’s authorized CAT Rental Store, rents, s...
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JCB secures huge deal for 555 Loadalls from Morris Leslie Plant Hire
JCB secures huge deal for 555 Loadalls from Morris Leslie Plant Hire JCB has secured a historic deal with Morris Leslie Plant Hire for their biggest ever telehandler order worth £36 million. The deal...
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Plant Hire UK orders £17m JCB Loadall and Excavator Fleet
Plant Hire UK orders £17m JCB Loadall and Excavator Fleet JCB has secured a major deal with Plant Hire UK for new fleets of Loadalls and compact excavators worth almost £17 million. The deal will see...
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R Tough Plant Hire sticking with Volvo Excavator
R Tough Plant Hire sticking with Volvo Excavator Is the sentiment of Robbie Tough, Managing Director of R Tough Plant Hire Ltd, Carluke, Lanarkshire, as he takes delivery of a brand new Volvo EC220E i...
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Ridgway Rentals increases Telehandler stock to over 200 machines for Hire and Sales
Ridgway Rentals increases Telehandler stock to over 200 machines for Hire and Sales Shropshire based Ridgway Rentals has announce a significant expansion in the number of JCB telehandlers they have av...
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Lynch Plant Hire makes a long-term commitment to GKD Technologies
Lynch Plant Hire makes a long-term commitment to GKD Technologies Machine guidance manufacturer, GKD Technologies has been supplying nationwide plant hire specialists Lynch Plant for the past 18 – mon...
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A-Plant Lux support helped London celebrate the New Year
A-Plant Lux support helped London celebrate the New Year A-Plant Lux, the UK’s largest hirer of portable traffic signals, helped to ensure The Mayor of London’s New Year celebrations went off with a b...
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Positive feedback prompts Wordingham Plant Hire to opt for Volvo compact excavators
Positive feedback prompts Wordingham Plant Hire to opt for Volvo compact excavators Wordingham Plant Hire Ltd of Binham, near Fakenham, Norfolk, has opted for a package of Volvo compact excavators for...
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The first 16 Volvo EC18Es in Great Britain heading for Nixon Hire
The first 16 Volvo EC18Es in Great Britain heading for Nixon Hire Tyneside based Nixon Hire has taken delivery of the very first E-series variant of the highly popular Volvo 1.8 tonne compact excavato...
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Ridgway reaches new heights with Komatsu elevated cabs
Ridgway reaches up to new heights Shropshire based Ridgway Rentals have added Komatsu PC210LCD-11 crawler excavators with elevating cabs to their fleet. The conversion of these standard PC210LCD-11’s...
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The Executive Hire Show all set to be the UK rental event of 2019
The Executive Hire Show all set to be the UK rental event of 2019 With 190 exhibitors, including 36 companies making their Show debut, there is no better opportunity than the 2019 Executive Hire Show,...
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First Volvo Excavators arrive at Active Plant
First Volvo Excavators arrive at Active Plant Looking to purchase new excavators for their plant hire fleet, Operations Director John Deeble and Managing Director, Jerry O’Donovan, of Active Plant Hir...
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JCB secures multi-million pound deal with Travis Perkins
JCB secures multi-million pound deal with Travis Perkins One of the UK’s largest builder’s merchants. Travis Perkins has invested in 500 new JCB machines worth more than £7 million for its Tool Hire d...
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