Speedy Hire
Encyclopedia
Speedy Hire plc (Speedy) was founded in 1977 and is the leading UK provider of equipment rental and support services to a wide range of clients across the construction
, infrastructure
, industrial
, manufacturing
and facilities management sectors - as well as to local trades and industry.
Operating from over 325 fixed sites - together with a number of on-site facilities at client locations throughout the UK, Ireland
and the Middle East
- the company supplies a range of services including:
The Group also provides associated services through the provision of training
, asset management and testing, repair, inspection and maintenance (TRIM), as well as offering advisory services in areas such as health and safety, environmental
and regulatory compliance
.
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
, industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
, manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
and facilities management sectors - as well as to local trades and industry.
Operating from over 325 fixed sites - together with a number of on-site facilities at client locations throughout the UK, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
- the company supplies a range of services including:
- the hire of small tools and equipment
- surveying and measurement instrumentation
- lifting and materials handling equipment
- powered and non-powered access equipment
- temporary accommodation
- compressed air
- temporary power generation
- mechanical pumps
- temporary site communications
The Group also provides associated services through the provision of training
Training
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
, asset management and testing, repair, inspection and maintenance (TRIM), as well as offering advisory services in areas such as health and safety, environmental
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
and regulatory compliance
Regulatory compliance
In general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in their efforts to ensure that personnel are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and...
.