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Speedy opens Reading depot Speedy has launched a new regional service centre in Reading to expand


the services it provides across the Thames Valley. The new 18,000 sq ft centre, on Bennet Road in the city, is more than


double the size of the firm’s previous site on nearby Boulton Road, and the business expects to hire new staff this year as it expands its range of services at the store. The Bennet Road service centre will offer the firm’s full range of lifting


and survey equipment, from hoists and gantries to scissor lifts and mast booms. The store will also provide hire services for small tools, fencing and plant equipment, including excavators and trailers. The Reading expansion is the latest in Speedy's multi-million-pound investment drive, and follows recent growth in Swindon, Doncaster and Bury St Edmunds. Dave Cummings, area manager for the South Coast, said: “This


investment comes at an important time for the region. The pipeline of exciting new developments is building quickly across the city and there are growing number of local contractors that need access to a


comprehensive range of tools and equipment hire and advice to support them in delivering their projects safely, on time and on budget. “The move to significantly expand our presence represents the strength of our commitment to Reading and we look forward to continuing to build on the services we can provide for our customers.”


www.speedyservices.com


END OF AN ERA AT LFI Estimable and longstanding manufacturer of ladders of all


shapes and sizes, LFI, has demolished the crane that not only dominated their forecourt, but was an iconic local landmark. Nothing last forever, as the overused saying goes. And


never was the phrase truer in this case, as the crane was not just taking up valuable space in the yard, but it had long since given up the ghost and was costing the proverbial arm & leg in much needed maintenance. The crane had been a part of the Newent skyline for many


MHM ReHire Division


launches new catalogue The Rehire division of the MHM Group has unveiled a new full colour Equipment Hire and Support Services catalogue, which is now available to all UK and Ireland hire customers. The new, 20-page, catalogue details the equipment and services


provided by the MHM Group. In addition to its standard power generation machinery, safe fluid storage tanks and traditional site lighting, MHM has introduced a new range of solar, hybrid and battery powered equipment. A full range of support products are also available, compromising of a line of power distribution boxes and cables. Also included is the MHM range of fluid storage tanks. This


encompasses; standard diesel, HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), exhaust fluid (AdBlue) and water storage. Options include manually operated fuel delivery pumps, or 12, 110, or 230 volt systems. Solar panels are also available on certain models. The MHM Rehire Division has been operating for over a decade,


and is available exclusively for hire organisations working throughout the UK and Ireland. MHM organise their activities in the same style as any conventional nationally operating hire company. This means full nationwide delivery and collection, with a comprehensive back-up service carried out by fully trained engineers.


www.mhmplant.com


years. None of the current team is entirely sure of its exact age, but the best guesstimate is that it was erected in the mid-1980s. However, it was manufactured by Scotch Derrick and was bought from Lyndsey Docks in the Forest of Dean “It has been decommissioned for some time and had


become a condemned structure. In the interest of safety, and to give us flexibility with possible development plans, we've taken the steps to dismantle and remove it from our site. She has been a fantastic work- horse over the 30+ years in service, and it will be strange to not see her towering over the LFI site!” gushed an LFI spokesperson. What the company does with this newfound extra space is


still TBC, but they have at least found the time to produce this moody photo.


www.britishladders.com


4 Executive Hire News - June/July 2021


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