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Top 25 Industrial equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Industrial equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 471 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 471 industrial equipment rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 9,323 professional contacts across them, including 3,260 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers industrial 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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9,323Contacts tracked

3,260Verified emails

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The 25 largest industrial equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 471 industrial equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to industrial 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	Speedy Hire	Partial evidence	Newton Le Willows, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,827 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Speedy Hire is the UK’s leading tool and equipment hire services company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	GAP Group Limited	Strong evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
3	VP PLC	Strong evidence	Harrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	505 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Specialist in equipment rental since 1954.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	SMT GB	Partial evidence	Duxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	302 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SMT is a leading full-service distribution company and after-sales partner, specialised in construction, quarrying, material handling, demolition, and recycling equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Loxam Access	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
6	Centurion Group	Indirect evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
7	Charles Wilson Plant Hire	Indirect evidence	Harpenden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	206 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Built on Trust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Hewden	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	203 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
9	Actavo Hire & Sales	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	185 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Actavo Hire & Sales Solutions is now Altrad Generation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Afi-Rentals Group	Indirect evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	155 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At the AFI group of companies we are raising standards in powered access hire, sales and industry & construction training.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	FTH Hire Group	Partial evidence	Farnborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
12	Plantforce	Indirect evidence	Weston-super-mare, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Plantforce is a national hire provider of plant and machinery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Ardent Hire Solutions	Strong evidence	Bedford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	115 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ardent Hire Solutions is THE leading specialist rental provider of material handling and lifting equipment, dedicated to delivering spectacular customer service and value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Star Platforms	Indirect evidence	Dunstable, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Star Platforms offer a UK wide powered access hire service including a comprehensive range of scissor lifts, cherry pickers and low-level platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Smiths Equipment Hire	Indirect evidence	Blackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
16	City Hire	Partial evidence	Feltham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
17	MCS Rental Software	Strong evidence	White Waltham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MCS provides all-in-one equipment rental software, and aims to be the software leader empowering growth of the rental market worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Centurion	Indirect evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
19	Jarvie Plant LTD	Indirect evidence	Grangemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
20	KDM Hire	Strong evidence	Cookstown, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
21	Buckhurst Plant Hire	Partial evidence	Waterfoot, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Buckhurst specialises in the supply of construction & utility industry equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	AGD Equipment LTD	Indirect evidence	Stratford Upon Avon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
23	Banner Plant	Indirect evidence	Dronfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Banner Plant is where great places start.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Pulse Hire LTD	Indirect evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Get your next project off the ground with Pulse Hire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Broughton Plant Hire And Sales LTD	Partial evidence	Hutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 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: industrial 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 industrial equipment rental companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of industrial 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 industrial 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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Industrial equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

35.0%Verified-email coverage

19.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

4.5%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

224

11-50

150

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 471 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 industrial 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 “industrial 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 industrial 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 industrial 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, 3,260 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 17, 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 industrial 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 industrial equipment rental companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 471 industrial 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?

Speedy Hire, headquartered in Newton Le Willows, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most industrial equipment rental companies?

London leads with 21 headquartered companies, followed by Glasgow (8) and Manchester (8).

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 3,260 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 471 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 17, 2026.

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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.