Insider Facts and Ideas on Heavy Construction Equipment

If you have recently started your contracting business, you may consider expanding that business. Unfortunately, that expansion may mean taking on larger equipment. The issue for you may be the financial limitation to getting the new equipment. One of the more common pieces of equipment you may need for your business expansion is a crane. An option is to go with a crane hire instead. Here are three benefits to using a crane hire service instead of buying the crane directly.

Meet Storage Requirements

One of the issues you may have issues with is storing new equipment. You will need to have either the space to store the equipment or a storage area. If you will be using a storage area for your equipment, you will need to consider the fees for the storage. This means that you may have a lease payment or a rent to own payment in addition to a storage lot payment. This can cause your budgeting to increase and may reduce the overall profit you are making on the job. A crane hire will allow you to only need storage for the time of the project and not for the downtime between projects.

Enjoy Delivery and Pick-Up

You may be concerned about how you would transport the crane to and from different job sites. If you own the equipment, you will need a truck or transport device for the crane. If you use a crane hire you do not have to worry about this. The crane hire will work with you on a delivery schedule and pick-up schedule. They will bring it directly to the location you request and pick it up from that location as well.

Get Repairs and Replacement

There are going to be times when you may have an equipment malfunction. This may be due to a breakdown of the equipment or an issue on the job site. If you own the equipment you will need to make the repairs or pay for the replacement out of your own financial resources. If you use a crane hire, the equipment hire company will cover the repairs and replacement as part of the insurance you have for the hire contract. If a replacement is in order, you will have very little downtime while the equipment is replaced and brought to your job site.

These are only three benefits of using a crane hire for expanding your construction business. If you think you are ready to use a crane hire, or hire out other equipment, contact your local equipment hire. They can help with pricing and with scheduling delivery of the equipment to your location. They can also arrange long-term hire contracts to help with larger projects you may have.