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We are incredibly proud to be able to provide our customers with a wide range of different solutions to help them to tackle their work projects with much greater ease.

One of the largest independent equipment hire companies in the region is marking its 50th year in business with a series of expansions.

Blackpool’s iconic, sea front attraction, The Giant Mirrorball is being given a full refurb with all 47,000 of it’s mirror tiles being replaced with shiny new ones.

In a bid to help combat increasing job losses and the economic uncertainty created by this year’s pandemic, the Government have introduced their ‘Kickstart’ initiative. The scheme offers funding to employers to enable them to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.

North West based Hire Experts Smiths Hire have built a reputation as the best in the business over recent years. Winning HAE’s Hire Firm of the year award for two years running

Smiths Hire have invested in over £150,000 worth of AGR Scaffold Alloy Towers to add to their impressive inventory of access and tool equipment for hire.

Smiths Hire have partnered with Blackpool FC to assist in re-furbishing their existing training ground at Squires Gate ahead of the 20/21 football season.

Construction site operators know only too well that they have a legal obligation to protect the health and safety of their staff. But do you know what construction on-site training is available and what products can support health and safety on construction sites? When you consider that 60,000 people die on construction sites every year and that there are 475 work-related accidents every minute can you afford not to invest in construction safety training?

Working at height is no laughing matter. It can be easy to find yourself in a false sense of security when working at height in tight spaces, however, serious injuries can still occur. One way in which you aid safety when working at height in tight spaces is making sure that you choose the right equipment.

Smiths Hire has been a reliable supplier of internal and external powered access solutions for more than a decade. Not only do we provide the most trusted brand names in the industry, but our team of trained specialists will base their approaches around the needs of the customer in question.

From reliable and portable electric heaters to high-powered lighting solutions and handheld inspection torches, Smiths Hire has been providing construction lighting and heating equipment for over 40 years.

The presence of health and safety equipment within the workplace should never be taken lightly. Not only is this critical in terms of overall productivity, but recent statistics highlight the dangers that exist.

The Smiths Hire senior team are excited to announce the acquisition of Formby Tool Hire, and subsequently two new locations to add to our growing list of Hire it Centres.