Forklifts are highly versatile pieces of equipment, with a wide range of applications from warehousing to construction sites to workshops, to name but a few. However, they can be costly machines to own and operate, which is why many businesses are now choosing to hire forklifts rather than purchase them outright. Indeed, Power Plant Hire has regular customers all over Leinster who choose to hire forklifts from our Enniscorthy base. In this blog article, we examine five benefits businesses have when they choose to hire a forklift rather than buy one. Let’s take a look.
1. You Don’t Need to Worry About Forklift Maintenance
A significant advantage of choosing to hire a forklift rather than purchase one outright is that it removes any ongoing responsibility for maintenance and servicing, for this rests with the hirer. This means that your business won’t be affected by the cost of ownership and all the finance and admin time that goes along with it.
2. Forklift Hire Means No Long Leadtimes
Purchasing a forklift may mean that you end up having to wait for the forklift to arrive from the manufacturer before you can actually use it. Forklift hire companies, such as ourselves at Power Plant Hire, have forklifts ready for hire all year round, so you need not worry about lead times. For this reason, forklift hire services can also be useful to those who own a forklift but need to take it out of service suddenly for repairs.
3. Hire a Forklift for as Long as You Need, Nothing is Too Long or Too Short
Like much of the machinery we hire, some businesses only require the use of a forklift for a fixed time period; it could be months, it could be hours. For this reason, it’s not often practical or feasible for them to purchase a forklift outright, and hiring one is an ideal solution.
4. Hiring a Forklift Makes it Easier to Control Cashflow
It goes out without saying, that purchasing a new forklift is a major financial outlay. For small businesses, this can take a major chunk out of their operating budget and may only be feasible partially. Hiring a forklift is often a much more practical solution, for you need only pay when you need it, making it much easier on your budget. And, as mentioned earlier, it also means there are no ongoing ownership costs such as maintenance.
5. Access to Modern Forklift Trucks
When you purchase a forklift outright, in all likelihood you’ll be stuck with the same forklift model for many years—even if you purchase the latest forklift model at the start, in time it will be superseded by newer versions while your one depreciates. However, should you decide to hire a forklift, you’ll have access to the latest models without the need to splurge every time an updated model arrives on the market.
Power Plant Hire is an Accredited Forklift Hire Provider
In addition to being a member of the Hire Association Europe (HAE), Power Plant Hire also holds SafeHire Accreditation—one of only five Irish companies to do so. This means that we have achieved the gold standard for our industry in areas such as Health & Safety, CSR, Management of Contractors/Suppliers, HR compliance, and many other areas. You can read more about our SafeHire Accreditation in this article. As such, when you hire a forklift truck from Power Plant Hire, you can rest assured that you are hiring from a company that fully complies with all the required standards.
To find out more about our forklift hire service, call the Power Plant Hire team today on 053 923 5003 or email sales@powerplanthire.ie. You can explore some of our range on our Forklift Hire page.
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