On with the


‘show It’s difficult to keep calm while carrying on when the Pound is tanking, the cost of living crisis is deepening, mortgages are rising, GDP is declining and the Cabinet is seemingly determined to enact the mission of Monty Python’s ‘Dennis Moore’ (showing my age a bit there). At least the sector remains on a relatively even keel – a bit quieter at this time of year, as usual, although one hirer told me he was worried about tightening margins and a tough winter in prospect. I doubt he is alone in such concerns. Meanwhile, the 2023 Exec Hire show looks like it will surpass this year’s blockbusting expo – in terms of stand bookings, we’re already well ahead of this time last year, more new exhibitors are signing up and remaining space is a vanishing rarity. If that isn’t a sign of rude health and stability, I don’t know what is. Back to this edition, and we


profile an access specialist with a niche in a crowded sector, another which invented one of the world’s first solar-hybrid generators, and the company famed for the ‘Easy Petrol Post Driver’. We also round up the latest heating, lighting and groundscare machinery, while Adam Bernstein suggests a neat way to offset the ‘Big Quit’. More besides, of course, so here we go…


Andy


4 Contents 4 Executive News


EHS 2023 is already shaping to be a blockbuster. Also, new kit from Bobcat, Briggs & Stratton, Dragon and much more.


18 Stay Interviews


Forget the ‘big quit’, Adam Bernstein discusses ‘stay interviews’ as a means of hanging onto your employees.


20 Thirty Years of Problem


Solving Dan Jenkins meets with Warren Access, and finds out about their niche in the crowded powered access sector.


22 Remaining Grounded


The eminent Mr. J again, speaking with a number of prominent groundscare machinery providers.


24 Growth Potential


As autumn arrives, it’s a good time to be planning groundscare equipment purchases for the following year. Here’s our pick of the best.


20 28 Easy Does It


SPA Power Machinery is well known for the products it markets – Easy Petrol Post Driver and the Westermann range. We find out more about this family company.


30 AP Day at GGR


Nick Johnson reports from the AP Open Day at GGR Group HQ, but what on earth is a ‘Sky Robot’?


32 The Heat is On


Cooler, darker conditions are upon us, so here’s a selection of the latest and best heating and lighting equipment.


38 Moving at Light Speed


Think Hire can claim to have invented one of the world’s first solar-hybrid generators. We meet just as they embark on a massive growth journey.


40 Offhire


Rental Rate Roy is no fan of needless bureaucracy, and finds that certain sums just don’t seem to work.


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