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Iain Anderson, Joint MD of GAP
Our year end is March and we announced our figures for the year last month. Both turnover and sales for the year were on budget, producing record turnover and profits. The market since May has also been softer, but turnover is tracking 12% ahead of last year, although behind budget. One of the reasons for this is the Scottish water industry just being at the start of the SR15 infrastructure project. However, year two of SR15 will see a significant increase in demand for our equipment. With recent structural changes at Speedy, and a number of
national construction companies claiming the level of service has slipped, we are confident of recruiting staff from them and winning business at their expense. Having less than 5% of the market for the equipment we can supply, and with the on-going changes at Speedy and the statement from HSS that it intends to cut £15m of costs in the next 12 months, this, combined with the expansion of our new divisions, makes us confident we will continue to achieve double digit growth in this, and subsequent, years.
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Lindsay and Joe Nearn, Directors of Flying Hire, Lincoln
2015 has been a great year for us. Once again, the company has exceeded predicted growth and early indications for 2016 are positive. The summer required a massive review of how we manage our event hire operation, with an increase in vehicles including an artic and additional 4 x 4s, along with the introduction of a 24-hour working shift system to keep up with demand. We plan to launch a range of innovative products in the spring, so, all in all, it is a very exciting time.
” “ Daren Hare, MD of Hares Hire Services, Rainham
Business has remained strong for us this year and we are currently 27% up against 2014. August alone was 48% up. This is on top of last year’s 30% increase on 2013, and has been achieved despite the fire at our Upminster depot in February, which reduced us to the one depot while it is being refurbished. Our customers are busy, and we have another delivery vehicle due to meet demand. We continue to win new clients through word-of-mouth and our own pro-active attitude. We have significantly increased our long term goals as to where we can grow the business, too.
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Pierce Martin, General Manager, Drogheda Hire
We have witnessed a considerable increase in business over the last two years. Monthly growth in our hire and consumable sales activities is quite substantial, amounting to in excess of 20% in 2015 against 2014. This is due to several factors, such as rising confidence within the construction market, a significant number of new schools being built, and general expansion amongst industrial customers. We aim to maintain an up-to-date fleet and the most recent investment includes more mini excavators of 1.5, 3 and 6 tonnes. We have also seen noticeable demand for larger excavators, following increased growth in ground works activity.
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Simon Gibbons, Head of Hire, Selco
One of our biggest investments over the last 18 months has been in our tool hire service. After a successful trial period, it has been rolled out across 23 branches in London and Nottingham, and plans are in place for that to be extended across the entire branch network in the first quarter of 2016. The results have been impressive, with over 6,000 more customers now using Selco Hire.
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Dave Prime, Manager of Fairfax Hire Centres in Selby, left, with the Fairfax team
We are celebrating record turnover and profits for the third year
running, and are looking forward to another bumper year as the construction business continues to climb out of the worst recession in living memory. Since we significantly expanded our premises in 2012, we have been able to increase the range of tools and small plant available for hire or sale by ten times, and are attracting new customers from the construction, industrial, farming, food processing and energy markets, as well as the general public.
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