Speedy Hire Plc provides tool, equipment and plant hire services to customers in the construction, infrastructure, industrial and support services sectors, as well as local trade and retail, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Incorporated in 1968 and headquartered in Newton-le-Willows, UK, the company operates through Hire and Services segments from 135 service centres and on-site locations, plus a joint venture in Kazakhstan. The Hire segment offers a core fleet encompassing small tools; access equipment; power and battery storage; lifting gear; survey instruments; powered access platforms; welding apparatus; and plant machinery, while the Services segment delivers re-hire of specialist equipment via supplier partnerships under Customer Solutions; fuel and energy sales and management; training programmes including IPAF and PASMA courses; product sales covering over 8,000 core items and 36,000 extended lines such as PPE, consumables and site supplies; and testing, inspection and certification through its Lloyds British business. In October 2025, Speedy Hire enters a five-year commercial supply agreement with ProService, part of HSS Hire Group, under which Speedy Asset Services gains right-of-first-refusal to supply tools and equipment via the ProService marketplace, commits to routing customer re-hire, resale and training needs through the platform, and invests approximately 35 million pounds for a 9.99% stake plus core hire assets, leases and employee transfers to bolster its Services segment margins and scale.