ToolH ireO utperformtsh e UK Economy
Contributioonf Constructiotno wardsG DP( World)
Contributioonf Constructiotno wardsG DP( Europe)
MarkeVt alueF orecas-t European
MarkeVt alueF orecas-t Asia-Pacific
MarkeVt alueF orecas-t Global
SpeedyH ireC ompanyH istory
Mergersa ndA cquisitions
Officeo f FairT radingR eport
SpeedyH ireM arketR epor|2007S. ustaineMd omentum
FinanciaSl tatementfso r SpeedyH ire
Introdu ction
UK Hire Market
The UK marketf or planta nd tool hirei n the constructiosne ctori ncludest he supplyf or
hire of:
. fi'r?chinerya nd plant with operators
. rTr?chinerayn d plantw ithouto perators
. handt oolsa nd specialisitm plementation
. scoffoldinga nd accesst owersa nd mobileu nits
. temporarya ccommodationa, nd powera nd climate-controel quipment.
Merging of Distinctions
A distinctionis oftenm adeb etween' planth ire'a nd 'toolh ire'.P lanth irei s associated
with long-termh irec ontractsa nd includest he rentalo f capitali tems of specialistp lant
and equipmen(te g. high-valuec apitale quipments, ucha s cranes),p articularlfyo r the
constructionm arket.I n the UK, B0% of largec onstructionp lanti s purchasedb y the hire
industryT. ypicalp urchasesin cludee arthmovinge quipmenot r liftingg ear,i ncludingto wer
cranesa nd plantu sed in the developmenat nd generalm aintenanceo f the transport
infrastructureT.h e rentala greementm ay includet he use of a certifieda nd trained
operatorq, ualifiedto uset he equipment.
Tool hire (marketf or hiringo f equipment)c, overst he rentalo f smalleri temso f planta ndhand tools, often used by small builders and the general public. The focus tends to beshort-termh ire.T ypicalc ustomersa re ofteni nvolvedi n residentiahl ousinga nd individual
maintenancec ontracts.C ustomersi n the tool hires ectorh ave very differentn eedsf romhirers of large items of plant.
Althought herei s continuingp olarisatiown ithint he sectoro f companiess upplyingth eplanta nd tool hire markets,t he traditionawl ays of classifyingth e hiringo f toolsa nd
equipmenta re merging.F or many items,s uch as mini-excavatoras nd accessp latforms,there is a degree of overlap between the two markets. Although the market is serviced byan arrayo f differents izeda nd, usually,p roduct-specificco mpanies,t here is an
increasingd egreeo f blendingb etweent he sectors.F or example,t ool hire companiesa rebecomingm orei nvolvedin the supplyo f non-operateedq uipmente, .g.e quipmenwt hichdoes not requires pecialisto perators.T his is illustratedin Diagram1 .
Diagram 1: Blurring of Markets for the Hire of Plant, Tools & Equipment
SourceS. peedyH ireThec ross-oveorf productsb etweenc ompanietsh atw eret raditionalvlyie weda s eitheraplanth ireo r a toolh irec ompanya, ccompaniebdy thec ustomer'csh anginga pproachtoa chosens ervicep roviderh, asr esultedin a blurringo f thet wotraditionaml arketsl.t is
arguedth ati n realityth erei s onlyo nem arkett,h e UK hirem arketw, itha n estimatedto talmarkets izeo f f4.3bn.
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Market Size
Key Notee stimatest hat the total UK marketf or plant,t ool and accessh irew as worth
f7.63bn in 2006.T hisf igurew as derivedf roma n analysiso f the t4.3bn turnovero f 1,152
companiese ngagedi n 'rentingo f constructioann d civile ngineeringm achinerya nd
equipmenta' nd the f9bn turnovero f 1,593c ompaniese ngagedi n 'rentingo f construction
and demolitione quipmentw
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