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Top 25 Equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 348 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 348 equipment rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,858 professional contacts across them, including 1,839 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers equipment rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

348Companies

5,858Contacts tracked

1,839Verified emails

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The 25 largest equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 348 equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to equipment rental companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	GAP Group Limited	Strong evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,080 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GAP Hire Solutions is the UK’s largest independent equipment rental company, hiring out an extensive range of equipment to industries including construction, utilities, civil…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	VP PLC	Strong evidence	Harrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	505 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Specialist in equipment rental since 1954.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Loxam Access	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	301 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Loxam Access Limited, formed in March in the UK following the acquisition of one of the leading Powered Access companies which has its origins from 1958.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Centurion Group	Indirect evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	245 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Combining our diverse capabilities, scale and expertise to deliver first class results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Charles Wilson Plant Hire	Indirect evidence	Harpenden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	206 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Built on Trust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Hewden	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hewden was established in 1968 and is one of the largest hirers in the industry, providing on-site solutions for customers working in the Construction, Industrial, Events and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Actavo Hire & Sales	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	185 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Actavo Hire & Sales Solutions is now Altrad Generation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	FTH Hire Group	Partial evidence	Farnborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	138 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1981 and still a family run business today, FTH Hire Group has built a strong reputation as the fastest growing plant, tool and equipment hire provider in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Smiths Equipment Hire	Indirect evidence	Blackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Smiths Hire, we believe in high quality service and pride ourselves on offering a level of service that separates us from our competition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	City Hire	Partial evidence	Feltham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are on a mission to become the most reputable equipment hire company, supporting the construction industry with the fastest response times and best equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Centurion	Indirect evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Diverse capabilities, scale and expertise to support our customers in achieving their operational goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Jarvie Plant LTD	Indirect evidence	Grangemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jarvie Plant is a successful family owned business with 60 years of trading and is one of the leading independent plant hire companies within the construction sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	KDM Hire	Strong evidence	Cookstown, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	76 contacts →
	Strong evidence “KDM Hire is a professional and dynamic family-run business which has grown to become one of the UK and Ireland’s leading equipment rental companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Buckhurst Plant Hire	Partial evidence	Waterfoot, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Buckhurst specialises in the supply of construction & utility industry equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	AGD Equipment LTD	Indirect evidence	Stratford Upon Avon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialists in crawler cranes, mini cranes, telescopic crawler cranes, bored piling rigs, CFA piling rigs, sheet piling rigs, telescopic leader rigs, air hammers, side grip vibro…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Banner Plant	Indirect evidence	Dronfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Banner Plant is where great places start.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Pulse Hire LTD	Indirect evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Get your next project off the ground with Pulse Hire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Broughton Plant Hire And Sales LTD	Partial evidence	Hutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Broughton Plant Hire was formed in 1984 as a trading division of Michael Broughton Ltd and specialises in the hire and sale of plant and equipment to the mechanical, electrical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Balloo Hire Centres	Partial evidence	Belfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Balloo Hire Centres was established in 1987 and is one of Ireland’s leading specialist plant, tool and equipment hire providers to numerous sectors throughout Ireland with our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	PAL Hire	Indirect evidence	Stockport, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide products from a network of 1,500+ suppliers across depots, covering everything from plant and powered access to welfare units, site accommodation, barriers, lighting…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	APL Aerial Platforms LTD	Partial evidence	Leigh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “APL (Aerial Platforms Ltd) are a privately owned powered access rental business determined to offer the highest levels of customer service in the industry, serving the North West…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Jongor Hire	Strong evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	42 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Jongor Hire is a leading specialist in the rental of catering equipment, furniture and temporary kitchen solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	HSS Hire	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HSS Hire is the UK’s original tool and equipment hire company; we’ve come a long way since we were founded in 1957.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Nationwide Hire Solutions	Indirect evidence	Fareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Call, One Solution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Resolve	Indirect evidence	Portsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bringing together a wealth of experience within construction, engineering, fit-out, events and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: equipment rental companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names equipment rental companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of equipment rental companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name equipment rental companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

31.4%Verified-email coverage

16.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

5.2%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

172

11-50

107

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 348 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among equipment rental companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “equipment rental companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names equipment rental companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among equipment rental companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,839 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names equipment rental companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many equipment rental companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 348 equipment rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

GAP Group Limited, headquartered in Glasgow, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most equipment rental companies?

London leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (7) and Nottingham (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,839 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 348 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.