Speaking at the industry’s Hire Awards of Excellence 2019, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Saturday 13th April, HAE EHA chairman Brian Sherlock told the packed audience that no-one should ignore the value of the construction equipment rental market, which reached an estimated £4.7billion in 2018.

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GAP Hire Solutions is thrilled to announce that Joint Managing Director, Iain Anderson, has been shortlisted for The Institute of Directors (IoD) ‘Director of the Year’ award in the Family Business category.

Following on from the successful launch of the environmentally sound, X-SPLASH and X-BOOT site cleaning systems, Trime UK have completed the development of another water-centred product – the X-DUST FIGHTER.

A super-fit trio from the equipment re-hire specialists, MHM Plant have stepped up their training routines and are getting ready to compete in the forthcoming Cardiff Half Marathon 2019, which takes place on 6th October 2019.

In business, making assumptions is dangerous – yet it’s a behaviour that is putting organisations in hot water time and time again. Let’s take cyber security for example. 

The Ultra Low Emission Zone replaces the T-Charge and requires vehicles to meet new tighter exhaust emission standards (ULEZ Standards).

A well established family run Ltd business for over twenty years with a vast range of hire fleet tools and sales stock. 

Briggs Equipment has completed the acquisition of Balloo Hire Centre Ltd, one of Northern Ireland’s largest tool and plant hire businesses, a move that represents the latest milestone in a programme of growth that seeks to build on the core strengths of the asset management and engineering services specialist.

UK powered access rental company Star Platforms provided six 28m Niftylift Height Rider Hybrid (HR28H) articulated boom lifts to complete the refurbishment in Kensington, London where it was essential to keep noise pollution to a minimum.

Shocking statistics reveal that male workers in construction have a suicide risk that is three times higher than the average for England and even those in skilled construction jobs also have an increased suicide risk.

One of Irelands leading plant, tool, equipment and powered access hire companies, Balloo Hire Centres has expanded their delivery fleet with a large investment in Scania XT P410 trucks, supplied by local dealer Road Trucks Ltd, bodies by Sterling GP and Palfinger Loader Cranes from TH White.

Contractors hired a boom from AFI's Super-Set large machine hire fleet to install previously fabricated decorative louvre panels at the top of the new Bishop Auckland viewing platform.

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The Charities Aid Foundation states that donating to charity is a major mood-booster. The knowledge that you’re helping others is hugely empowering and, in turn, can make you feel happier and more fulfilled.

Dromad Hire has been shortlisted to the final three Rental Companies in Europe for the ‘2019 European Rental Awards’. 

UK Rigging, a highly respected rigging company who provide rigging hire services and training throughout the UK and Europe, have switched their equipment rental software to HireHop.

Both the UK and Italy teams from the Trime Group are finalising their preparations to exhibit four of their brand new innovations at this year’s Bauma – described by the organisers as the “The World's Leading Trade Fair for Construction Machinery”.

Point of Rental today announced that it has integrated its Syrinx software product with Sage Pay, allowing users to provide a one-step credit card payment option to its customers. 

The site lighting specialists, Illumin8 Lights, are gearing up for a busy summer season, with the purchase of another fleet of X-ECO LED lighting towers supplied by the Cambridgeshire company, Trime UK Limited.

Morris Site Machinery has agreed to acquire a flagship site adjacent to Jaguar Land Rover at the i54 Technology-based Business Park just minutes from the M6 in Wolverhampton.

In an update to apprenticeship reforms announced in the Budget, employers will see the co-investment rate cut by a half from 10% to 5% from April 1st 2019. At the same time, levy-paying employers are able to share more levy funds across their supply chains with the maximum amount rising from 10% to 25%.

The Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal, with some further last-minute clarifications about the ‘backstop’ and the UK’s future relationship with the EU, has suffered a second comprehensive defeat in Parliament. 

Anglo American Oil Company Ltd are distributors of Aspen fuel in the UK. Aspen is a Swedish producer of specialist fuels for machinery which sets out to be better for man, machine and environment.

Dundalk based company Dromad Hire helps raise critical funds for Dublin’s Mater Hospital. The nationwide supplier of Access Platforms & General Tool Hire, partnered up with their employee and the company’s Sales & Business Development Manager Pierce Martin.

Leading equipment manufacturer Morris Site Machinery has been awarded ‘Trusted Supplier’ status in recognition of its quality and commitment to best practice.

A civil engineering contractor has been fined after an employee of Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited was fatally injured when he was struck on the body by a wheeled excavator.

One of the UK's leading powered access specialists, AFI group of companies has welcomed a new report new report urging the Government and the construction industry to undertake a major review of work at height culture.

The Carbon Trust Green Business Fund is the energy efficiency support service that provides direct funded support through energy assessments, training workshops, and energy saving equipment procurement support to small and medium sized companies in England, Scotland and Wales.