Buy Floor Machines
28Jul

Invest in New Machines Now and Save Tax

If yours is a profitable limited company, there is a good chance you will end up paying corporation tax. Something to look into, and maybe avoid a big tax bill is Rishi Sunak’s Super Tax Deduction scheme. Basically, if you buy equipment, you’ll be eligible to claim corporation tax relief that will come to about £2,470 for every £10,000 you spend - not to be sniffed at!If you could get your hands on new flooring machines and surface preparation equipment,...

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29Jul

Dust is the Enemy Here! – IMPORTANT UPDATE

Concrete, cement and dust from other construction materials contains crystalline silica which is recognised as the cause of several conditions, including silicosis, tuberculosis and lung cancer. The problem is that even low levels of dust inhaled over a long period of time can have devastating health consequencesLung disease – the dust enters the lungs and the fine minuscule particles embed themselves, and over time cause scarring. The immune system reacts but being unable to effectively attack the dust it inflames the...

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bad debt
06May

Don’t Let Your Business Fall Victim to Bad Debts

You can be sure your customer has invoiced and been paid by the main contractor but will he pay you? Bad debt incidents like this can hinder or even derail your business’s progress. You must defend your business and in situations as described above, often the best form of defence is attack! In normal times a vigorous credit control regime with statements, emails, phone calls and text messages will put you at the front of the queue of your customer’s...

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Floor Equipment Deals
17Dec

Do us a Deal on a Short-term Hire

We can help you make small and med sized jobs very profitable.They tend to have bigger margins anyway without a long list of tenderers eating each other on price, completion and other sweet promises to land the job.More easily managed, less hassle and hic-ups and less strain on the cash flow. The downside risks are that costs can double with a short delay, particularly labour costs if you're having to pay digs. If a stubborn floor really needs a machine...

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Floor Scrapers
15Oct

Get it Right First Time

‘This machine just isn’t up to the job!’ Is a cry that we hear all too often.  Rarely there may be a fault with the machine or a problem with the site’s power source but more often than not, when we delve a little bit deeper and ask the operator to describe the job that they are trying to undertake, it is patently obvious that they have got the wrong machine altogether.We are not decrying small machines, they do have...

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3 phase
25Apr

Which is best, single phase or three phase power on site?

Site power can be the bane of the flooring contractor’s life. 110 volts (or 240 volts dropped down to 110) has its limitations. For the really heavy duty jobs 110 volt machines lack the guts or the power to do the job, and even where they can just about get by, they can add many expensive man hours to the cost of the quote.For this reason, right at the beginning of the process, when assessing and compiling your quote make...

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19Mar

Better to Repair or Replace Your Machines?

Across our hire fleet we have a good mixture of both new and old machines. We believe that machines well maintained are more reliable and out-perform badly maintained new ones.Sometimes, we are asked by customers and machine dealers to service and repair equipment they have purchased at ex-hire auctions, and if you saw the state of them, you’d have to feel for the poor guys who last hired them. Too many in the hire industry fail to maintain and just...

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