About SHC

 

SHC Hire Centres was established in 1981 in Skipton North Yorkshire, although the family has been involved in the hire industry since the 1950's.  We opened a depot in Ilkley in 1988 and ten years later another in Ripon.  2009 sees the launch of the Northallerton depot which gives the company a good coverage of North and West Yorkshire and the Lancaster border.

 

Ilkley Depot                                                   Skipton Depot

Ripon Depot Northallerton Depot

 

The sucess of SHC has been built on the belief that service and quality of equipment coupled with a competitive hire rate are the key factors that our customers look for in a Plant & Tool Hire supplier.

 

Our attention to safety and service was recognised when we became one of the first companies to be awarded the HAE's prestigious 'Safe Hire' accereditation back in 2001.  Amongst the other awards and accrediations we have recieved over the years are 'Hire Company of the Year', and the HAE's much sort after 'Excellence in Customer Care Award', and we gained Investors in People accrediation at the end of 2002.

 

	We are active members of our trade associations; the Hire Assocation Europe (HAE) is the leading trade association for hire and rental companies in the UK and Ireland and the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide.   In 2007 our Managing Director, Claire Gains became the Chair of the HAE

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