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Our Glasgow Roadshow is now completely sold out with excellent exhibitors. Plus the latest from the SAGE 2023 groundscare expo and all the news that’s fit to print.


13 Mixing Mayhem


Carolina Marino, of WernerCo BoSS Towers, explains the risks of combining different mobile tower components.


14 Made in UK – Altrad Belle


Purveyors of fine machinery as well as having perhaps the busiest stand at the Exec Hire Show, Dan Jenkins speaks with Altrad Belle.


16 Talking Away Trouble


Workplace disputes can be time consuming and troublesome. Time to get the professionals in, says Adam B.


18 Local Heroes


Oldham Hire Centre has been in business for decades, but change is now on the cards as the business begins to pass from father to son.


Mark Earles, BDM at Makita, makes a convincing case for battery-enabled equipment.


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PAUSE FOR THOUGHT…


I was beginning to think that the entire UK hire industry had gone on holiday at the same time, this month, and this was underlined by a number of hirers and suppliers reporting that trading had rather dropped off a cliff after a successful June. None of which should come as any special surprise, but it certainly hasn’t been as quiet for yours truly beforehand.


Happily, there’s been plenty more to keep things ticking over, including firming up plans to travel much further afield in our hire coverage – my intention is to cover the sector throughout the British Isles, and not only in the bits I can easily reach.


Back to this edition, and its busy in spite of current doldrums. Both hire companies profiled enjoy advantageous positions in their local areas, we round up the latest equipment in energy generation and Dan Jenkins speaks with a few battery bank specialists, and we have a number of contributions from prominent equipment manufacturers – I actively encourage such, where it can add insight and be useful, so keep ‘em coming! There’s much more besides, of course, so on we go…


Andy 115 Years in Concrete


Mixer specialist Winget has a heritage that spans centuries. MD Phil Winnington revisits its history and looks to the future.


26 High Energy


Dan Jenkins finds that battery storage systems are not just replacing traditional generators, they’re increasingly working alongside them.


32 Electric Dreams


There are many ways to generate, store and manage energy. In our round up of the latest products we list just a few of them.


42 All Mods Cons


Advance Tool Hire & Sales, in Nottingham, enjoys such success that its directors are able to pursue interesting sidelines.


44 Offhire


Rental Rate Roy has met a good many ‘planks’ in his time, although a couple in particular raised his hackles recently.


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