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Colin Hughes,
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Matt Dormer,
Depot Manager, Owner, Dormer
Scanlan's Plant Plant Hire, Redditch
Hire, Whitchurch
I visited the 2007 and
“
I am really looking
“
2008 Shows and will be
forward to visiting the
attending this year.
Show. A motorbike
The exhibition is such a
accident prevented me
valuable source of information
from attending last year,
on the latest products and
but two colleagues from
services from major suppliers.
one of our other depots
As the event is specifically for
visited, and had a
hirers, there are no end users
thoroughly worthwhile day.
clogging up the stands, unlike
For me, the key to a good
some other events, so you can get to see people and do business quickly.
exhibition is new
At last year’s Show I bought some surface preparation equipment from SPE,
equipment and I will be
which has proved very popular, and a Camon turf cutter. This year, I will be looking
using my day to look out
at compact powered access equipment, a market that is still being driven by the
for the latest in small tools. Any opportunity to add something to our hire
Work at Height Regulations, as well as calling in at other key suppliers such as
fleet that our competitors do not have will give us a chance to win new
Ammann Equipment, Thwaites and Husqvarna. We recently added Husqvarna’s
business. Only by taking time out to go to the Show can you do this, and it
K750 with the OilGuard alert system to the fleet, and it has saved a staggering
gives you quality time with existing suppliers.
amount of hassle and costs for customers.
”
”
10 Paul Rowe (right), MD of Rent-A-Tool, Norwich, 11 Craig (right) and Guy Brenchley, Directors,
and Branch Manager David Emery Knight & Brenchley Tool Hire Services, Swansea
“
I went to last year’s Show and spent a full day there, with my business
partner Marcus Pearcey. Although I have many years’ hire experience,
having worked with Jewson and A-Plant before establishing Rent-A-Tool in “
We have visited the two previous Shows. The central location enables us
to get there and back in one day, which minimises any disruption caused by
two of us being away from the depot. Like all hirers, we are constantly looking
December 2006, Marcus comes from a different background, so he was out for new ideas. The fact there is a dedicated stand to showcase new
able to get to know all the major suppliers and products during our visit. products this year is great.
We will hire out anything that we can find a market for. As well as tools We spent money with several exhibitors at the 2008 Show, including the Hire
and equipment, Supply Company and Karcher. One product that particularly caught our eye
we hire out items was the Rippa blade
ranging from from DTAS and we
bouncy castles to have been dealing
roof boxes. with the company
Business has since. Looking at the
been very good exhibitor floor plan,
since we started, there are several
and we opened a companies that we
second depot in will definitely be
December 2007 visiting, one of
on the south which is Higher
west side of Concept Software,
Norwich. We’ll be as we are just in the
going to the process of going live
Show to see with their Syrinx
what we might software. Basically,
add to our fleet, we’ll cram as much
and to see some into the day as we
old faces.
”
possibly can.
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