News, Tips & Advice

Building sites are common targets of thieves & vandals, so it’s vital to get some effective security measures in place to reduce the risk of break-ins. We have listed some key areas to look at when evaluating the security of your site below.

Smiths Training are pleased to introduce a new collaboration with Aresta Safety to provide branded Harness Kits for our customers. Available to purchase from our Training Team or our Preston depot.

Here at Smiths Hire we can definitely provide the tools to help you turn your ideas into reality. So if you’re not sure what you need for a particular job, you can count on us to be able to guide you in the right direction.

Being based in Blackpool, we’re right near some great historic features. We’re lucky enough to be the home of the Blackpool Tower, the Pleasure Beach, sandy beaches that go on for miles, and of course the Illuminations which brighten up the town’s seafront throughout the Autumn/Winter season each year.

With 12% of our workforce made up of women, which is considerably higher than in some industries. Women Power and equality is celebrated here at Smiths Hire.

Since the launch of our new Employee Reward scheme – Above & Beyond, we are proud to hear about the endeavours of our fellow colleagues both in and out of the workplace and in celebration of the achievements of the nominees we have decided to add a new facet to the award scheme…..

Smiths Hire supports Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Charity by opening up their depot doors as a clothing drop-off centre across the Fylde Coast. Participating depots are Clifton / Cleveleys / St Annes / Whitegate.

Here at Smiths Hire, we’ve now got more than 50 years providing tool hire services and products to the industry and private homeowners alike, so you can trust us to have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way! Here are some of the jobs you could perhaps save yourself a bit of cash on.

Smiths Hire teamed up with Stihl for an informative ‘hands on’ product training day at our Head Office in Blackpool.

Power tools can be pretty dangerous. Let’s be honest, that’s not something you need in-depth training to know, whether you’re a keen DIY enthusiast or a professional tradesman.

We’re very selective about the mini diggers for hire that we offer here at Smiths Hire, as we’re committed to providing you with nothing less than the very best.

When done right, DIY can be a rewarding use of your time that brings a great sense of accomplishment, especially if you manage to save yourself a bit of money in the process.

It’s no secret that when you’re faced with a job that requires working at height, choosing the right access equipment is arguably one of the most important decisions you’ll have to make. Your choice of access equipment will have a major impact on the duration of the job and the quality of the results.

It’s been all systems go at Smiths Hire lately with a multitude of sports related events and partnerships taking place for the national hire firm. Here’s a round-up of the highlights

Pruning has always been a vital part of garden maintenance, and for plenty of good reasons. It helps to keep your garden continually looking clean and tidy, and can encourage healthy new growth in your plants by getting rid of dead offshoots.

Smiths Hire has been a leading hire company for over 50 years. We can provide event and site facilities to suit your requirements as well as offering an extensive range of access, plant and tool hire equipment for hire.

Smiths Hire become the 1st hire company in the North West to add the new Husqvarna K1 Pace Battery Powered Cut Saw to their fleet.

With daylight hours extending and the temperatures slowly beginning to rise, thoughts turn to giving our gardens some TLC in spring in order to breathe new life into outside spaces, blossoming from bleak and wintry to blooming and lively.

National Equipment, Tool and Powered Access hire specialists, Smiths Hire, have this month announced a new initiative, ‘Go Eco, Go Electric’.

There’s nothing better than the gift of giving and seeing smiles on faces, so at the end of 2021 finished the year off with a Charitable Donation in aid of a great cause…

Throughout the year our powered access equipment and vast range of tools can be used to help you with a wide variety of projects. But which seasons are best suited to each project? We’ve put together this useful guide to explore some of the possible uses of our equipment throughout each season here.

Smiths Hire have once again upscaled their range with the addition of 20 x Snorkel S3010P push-around scissor lifts. The investment was made in a bid to further improve their range of working at height equipment, cementing their place as the best supplier Working at Height kit in the UK.

Our firewood cutting tools and equipment We previously recommended some of our best heaters for your workplace, but we’re also conscious of our environmental footprint – so here we have outlined a more eco-friendly heating alternative that is perfect for using at home: woodburning stoves.  Whether you have a traditional open fire or a modern… Read more »

The clocks have turned back, the days are significantly shorter and the temperature has certainly dropped recently. Each of these things can have a significant impact on construction sites, workplaces and events, affecting both your workers themselves, alongside any tools or materials. We have a selection of temporary electric heaters available as part of our… Read more »

Did you know, although employers have a duty of care for the safety of their workforce, accidents on building sites increase by over 30% during the darker months of the year? Construction site work is hazardous at the best of times. Without adequate temporary lighting on the construction site, having to avoid discarded materials, broken… Read more »

With the end of summer quickly approaching and the warm sunny days coming to an end, now is the perfect time to get those last-minute gardening jobs done before the start of Autumn.

After the success of last season’s partnership (both on and off the pitch) UK Equipment Hire firm Smiths Hire have renewed their partnership with Blackpool FC.

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.

Are you considering hiring an air conditioning unit this summer? Before you do, there a few things that you should consider, to help you to determine which units will be most suitable for your needs.

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.