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Top 25 Safety equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 175 safety equipment rental companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 4,722 professional contacts across them, including 1,826 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers safety 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 22, 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.

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

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 175 safety equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to safety 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceGlasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 20261,001-5,0001,080 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 22, 2026
2Strong evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 20261,001-5,000505 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Specialist in equipment rental since 1954.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Indirect evidenceHarpenden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500206 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Built on Trust.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000203 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 22, 2026
5Partial evidenceOldbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500167 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As part of the Altrad Group, Generation are trusted experts in the hire and sale of Scaffolding, Fencing, Groundworks, Edge Protection, Safety, and Light Access products for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Indirect evidenceWakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500155 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 22, 2026
7Indirect evidenceKent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200128 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“RVT Group are not your average hire company, we work with you to understand the full scope of your activities on site before recommending a fully compliant health hazard control…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBlackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20087 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 22, 2026
9Partial evidenceFeltham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20084 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 22, 2026
10Strong evidenceCrawley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20067 contacts →

Strong evidence

“OnSite Support is the trusted safety, welfare and site equipment supplier, to the built environment and a leading supplier to the sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-50064 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Marwood Group Limited is a well-established and respected company specialising in Non-Mechanical plant.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12Partial evidenceHull, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20061 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HIRD Ltd have extensive experience in many forms of lifting & moving equipment hire and sales.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Get your next project off the ground with Pulse Hire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Partial evidenceHutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20051 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 22, 2026
15Indirect evidenceStockport, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5048 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 22, 2026
16Strong evidenceBournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20044 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Specialising in services in relation to Respiratory Protective and Confined Space Equipment, our aim is to provide whatever is required in relation to these areas of safety…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20041 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Advanced Access Platforms are a leading Powered Access company, supplying a wide range of Powered Access solutions and services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Partial evidenceNormanton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20041 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kelling Group is a leading provider of specialist equipment, with the UK’s most contemporary, youngest and largest fleet of innovative Vehicle Mounted Access Platforms, Welfare…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHereford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Leach's, we understand working at height is risky business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 20261,001-5,00036 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 22, 2026
21Indirect evidencePortsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bringing together a wealth of experience within construction, engineering, fit-out, events and more.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Strong evidenceHickstead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20033 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Facelift Access Hire is the UK's leading independent supplier of powered access equipment, providing equipment hire, sales and training to ensure safe access to working at height.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23Indirect evidencePoole, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Alliance Tool Hire is one of the South of England's top five independent tool hire companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSwadlincote, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mainline has been a key player in the Hire Industry since 1982.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in the UK as a Rigging equipment supplier for the entertainment industry including CONCERTS & EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, CORPORATE, FILM, TV, THEATRE & SPORT.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Safety equipment rental companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
38.7%Verified-email coverage
27.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
7.4%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
66
11-50
72
51-200
19
201-500
10
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
4

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 175 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 safety 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 “safety 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 safety 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 safety 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, 1,826 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 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 safety 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 safety equipment rental companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 175 safety 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 safety equipment rental companies?

London leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (5) and Manchester (5).

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 1,826 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 175 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 22, 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.