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Top 25 Online equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Online equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 211 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 211 online equipment rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 4,441 professional contacts across them, including 1,002 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers online 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 15, 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 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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4,441Contacts tracked

1,002Verified emails

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

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 211 online equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to online 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 15, 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 15, 2026
2	Charles Wilson Plant Hire	Indirect evidence	Harpenden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	206 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Built on Trust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Hewden	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
4	Smiths Equipment Hire	Indirect evidence	Blackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
5	City Hire	Partial evidence	Feltham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
6	MCS Rental Software	Strong evidence	White Waltham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
7	Buckhurst Plant Hire	Partial evidence	Waterfoot, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Buckhurst specialises in the supply of construction & utility industry equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	Pulse Hire LTD	Indirect evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Get your next project off the ground with Pulse Hire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	Broughton Plant Hire And Sales LTD	Partial evidence	Hutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
10	Hamilton Rentals	Partial evidence	Wokingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “35 years' industry experience and a £multi million pound IT rental fleet comprising of products from leading manufacturers enables us to provide flexible computer hire, laptop…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	CVS International	Indirect evidence	Brentwood, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CVS International was established in 1987 and has since become recognized as one of the UK's leaders in short term hire of audio visual, video, sound, lighting, stage, set…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	ITR	Partial evidence	Telford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We specialise in providing short-term IT and AV equipment hire for businesses and have years of experience within the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	HSS Hire	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
14	Nationwide Hire Solutions	Indirect evidence	Fareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Call, One Solution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	Resolve	Indirect evidence	Portsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
16	Mainline Group	Indirect evidence	Swadlincote, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mainline has been a key player in the Hire Industry since 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	Plantool Limited	Partial evidence	Daventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plantool Hire Centres are the best choice for tool hire if you are looking for industrial, commercial or residential tool and equipment hire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Essential Site Services	Partial evidence	Worsley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Essential Site Services we provide reliable, efficient, and nationwide solutions for all site equipment requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Peak Platforms	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Peak Platforms are a specialist equipment hire business, offering a wide range of Low Level Access, Powered Access, Tower, Plant, Skips and Accommodation/Welfare hire throughout…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Four Jays Group	Indirect evidence	Maidstone, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A family owned and run business specialising in the provision of services for events and commercial long term hire across the South East.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Velocity Platforms LTD	Strong evidence	Stoke-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Velocity is a premier equipment rental and plant hire company dedicated to supporting the construction, renovation, and maintenance industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Toga Hire Centres	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TOGA Hire Centres is a trusted, trade-focused tool hire business serving professional contractors and trades across London and the South East.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Clements Plant & Access Hire	Indirect evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clements Plant & Access Hire is one of the Midlands’ leading independent providers of contractors plant, tools, powered access platforms, telehandlers, excavators and forklift…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	hireacamera.com	Partial evidence	Mayfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hireacamera started back in 2003 and has grown into one of the UK’s most popular suppliers of camera equipment, lenses and accessories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Shoot Blue	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Professional Camera And Lighting Rental.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 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: online 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 online equipment rental companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of online 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 online 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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Online equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

22.6%Verified-email coverage

21.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

9.5%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

116

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 211 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 online 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 “online 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 online 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 online 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, 1,002 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 15, 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 online 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 online equipment rental companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 211 online 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 online equipment rental companies?

London leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (5) and Glasgow (4).

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 1,002 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 211 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 15, 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.