Scissor lifts, Cherry Pickers and Notifiable Work
Understanding the current Health & Safety legislation is a real challenge, especially when it comes to following the law. A recent question about Worksafe notification
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Blog: Why you should scarify your lawn
As the days are slowly getting longer and there are a few signs of spring, now is the time to think about some annual lawn
Wow! What new Li battery technology means.
It’s amazing how a problem can provide the impetus for a technological shift. We have hired two-stroke petrol concrete saws since day one. Our favourite
Buy versus Rent
Ask any Kiwi for their thoughts and they’ll usually have one opinion about the weather, two opinions about the government and probably three opinions on
Work Shouldn’t Hurt
We all know that construction can be tough on the body. It’s a tough physical job that has one of the highest rates of muscular-skeletal
Falling in love again
It’s funny how you’ll forget about a piece of equipment for a few months, then suddenly rediscover it. Such was the rediscovery this weekend, when
The logic of Utes
Anyone who follows Upper Hutt Hire knows that we have a love for trailers. We have a preference for providing large items of equipment (like
Be Careful Where You Dig
Worksafe has recently prosecuted two Wellington men after poorly planned excavation work caused a power pole to fall onto a road. Although no one was
Pump Hire
Pumping water can be a physics and engineering challenge. For us, finding the right pump in a hurry is a bit easier: it’s more a
Moving from ‘Essential’ to ‘Safe’ under the Covid-19 cloud
The announcement last week that New Zealand will move from Level 4 to Level 3 certainly came as some relief to many small-to-medium businesses like
The virtues of oil-based enamel paint
A small painting project three years ago had us reflecting on how far paint technology had developed in the last couple of decades. Perhaps the
Five tips for quicker easier Water Blasting
As the weather slowly warms up, now is a great time to grab a water blaster and remove some of the winter grime that has
Spring is sprung
The rain stopped about an hour ago, and the calendar says it’s spring, so hopefully the weather might improve to allow a bit of spring
Plan for Spring and nice fresh vegetables
With minimal effort there’s nothing quite like eating fresh vegetables from your garden. As we move slowly towards spring, now is the time to start
