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    Speedy Hire

    Speedy Hire is a leading and popular equipment rental and support services provides that has locations throughout the UK. It works with clients in the events, leisure, retail, facilities management, manufacturing, industrial, infrastructure and construction sections of the market, along with local industries and trades. Established in 1977 in Wigan, the company now has a chain of over 200 outlets up and down the country.

    You can hire a wide range of equipment from this company including heating, ventilation and cooling equipment, power tools, plant and lifting tools, site and traffic management equipment, compressors and generators and lighting.

    The organisation has gained a sterling reputation for its wide and well-stocked inventory and ability to help solve commercial building and DIY issues and problems. Anyone interested in finding out the Speedy Hire opening times or the answer to the question of 'is there a branch of Speedy hire, near me, opening soon?', should always refer to opening-times.co.uk.

    Hours and Locations

    Of the more than 200 establishments Speedy Hire has in the country, the largest amount is found in the London area, with a large number found in Edinburgh and Birmingham. Speedy Hire opening times are usually 7.30am until 5pm Monday to Friday and are closed on the weekends. However, as local regulations and customs may be factored in, there could be variations on these Speedy Hire opening times. It may also be the case that on special occasions and public holidays such as May Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve that there are different Speedy Hire opening times and closing times too.

    5 Facts About Speedy Hire

    People who own businesses or work in various sectors are more than just aware of Speedy Hire and may even have used their services. However, there are always things you can learn about companies, just like Speedy Hire. That's why we've shared some of the interesting facts we've picked up about Speedy Hire.

    1. Speedy Hire celebrated its 25-year anniversary in the equipment hire industry in 2002.
    2. In 2002 it also made its biggest acquisition when it bought all 37 of Jewson's standalone depots.
    3. 2007 say Speedy Hire became the first company to trial and then use electric-powered vehicles for its deliveries.
    4. Speedy won its fourth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award and 2018.
    5. In 2018, Speedy announced another first for the industry, because as part of the Capital Commitment it is introducing a promise of 4-hour deliveries in London

    Products and Services

    As a provider of support services and equipment rental, Speedy Hire have built up a strong reputation for their customer service, being very well-stocked and being located all-over the country. Its clients are in a wide range of different sectors, such as events, leisure, retail, facilities management, manufacturing, industrial, infrastructure and construction, along with local industries and trades. As a rental company, it supplies, among other things, temporary site communications, mechanical pumps, temporary power generation, compressed air, temporary accommodation, non-powered and powered access equipment, materials handling and lifting equipment, measurement and surveying instrumentation and of course, the hire of small equipment and tools.

    Speedy Hire does not just hire out equipment and other tools, but provides many of the services associated such as TRIM or testing, repair, inspection and maintenance, asset management, training, regulatory and environmental compliance and health and safety. There is no need for a company to spend quite as much money on buying expensive equipment, when it can be rented on a temporary basis or per project or job.

    Brief History

    The leading equipment and tools hire company in the UK, Speedy Hire was first established in 1977 and its first branch opened in that year in Wigan. Along with the fully tested and high-quality products they rent out, they've grown to provide testing, certification and inspection services, along with equipment and consumable sales too. Over the years, the company has grown exponentially and now has over 200 different locations and is therefore, one of, if not, the biggest nationwide networks of the industry.

    As part of the company's promise to improve the range of support services to help its customers and clients achieve their jobs and projects, it bought a number of important specialist companies, including Platform Sales & Hire,  Prolift Access, Rail Hire UK and Lloyds British. The acquisitions mean that Speedy Rental can provide customers with a complete end to end solution, regardless if it's a small local, job, a huge-scale event like Glastonbury Festival or national and multi-site infrastructure project like Crossrail

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