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▌DISPATCH 14:32 → JCB 540-180 HiViz → ABERDEEN▌LOLER #LS-22418 SIGNED OFF▌14 MACHINES READY · MANCHESTER▌M6 J19 → 92 MIN ETA▌CPA #114287 · IPHA #2241▌DISPATCH 14:41 → MANITOU MRT 2150 → DUBLIN PORT▌BREAKDOWN RESPONSE 03:47 AVG · YORKSHIRE▌FERRY BOOKED · CAIRNRYAN 18:00▌DISPATCH 15:02 → MERLO ROTO 50.26 → BIRMINGHAM HS2▌FLEET COUNT 480 · 22 DEPOTS▌DISPATCH 14:32 → JCB 540-180 HiViz → ABERDEEN▌LOLER #LS-22418 SIGNED OFF▌14 MACHINES READY · MANCHESTER▌M6 J19 → 92 MIN ETA▌CPA #114287 · IPHA #2241▌DISPATCH 14:41 → MANITOU MRT 2150 → DUBLIN PORT▌BREAKDOWN RESPONSE 03:47 AVG · YORKSHIRE▌FERRY BOOKED · CAIRNRYAN 18:00▌DISPATCH 15:02 → MERLO ROTO 50.26 → BIRMINGHAM HS2▌FLEET COUNT 480 · 22 DEPOTS
§ ABOUT

We deliver
certainty
to site managers.

We don't just hire machines. When you're managing tight margins and immovable deadlines, you need a plant partner who understands that downtime is not an option. Telehandler Hire is a working, plant-fitter run hire business operating across the UK and the Republic of Ireland — every machine on the fleet is owned, maintained and dispatched by us or by a vetted partner depot under the same SLA.

22 yrs
TRADING
320
MACHINES
22
DEPOTS
Mixed-fleet telehandlers staged at the Trafford Park depot for next-morning dispatch
CPA Member

Membership #114287. GB & NI hires under CPA Model Conditions.

IPHA Member

Membership #2241. ROI hires under IPHA standard conditions.

100% LOLER

Every machine carries a current Thorough Examination certificate in the cab.

CPCS / NPORS

Every operated hire dispatched with a current ticketed operator.

§ FLEET STANDARD

Built around the manufacturers that build the standard.

From nimble 4 m compacts for tight urban access through to 30 m rotating machines for complex heavy lifting, our fleet is built exclusively around the six industry-leading telehandler manufacturers. Every machine arrives with a current LOLER thorough examination certificate and is maintained to manufacturer standards by our national network of Mobile Plant Fitters.

Browse the full 98-machine index
JCB
JCB

Rocester-built Loadall — UK site standard since 1977

MAN
Manitou

MT, MLT and MRT rotating range

MER
Merlo

P-series compact through to Roto

CAT
Caterpillar

TH-series under the AG-CHEM banner

BOB
Bobcat

T-series compact site workhorse

DIE
Dieci

Icarus, Zeus and Pegasus rotating

§ HISTORY

Twenty-two years of dispatch.

2003

Founded as a single-yard JCB self-drive depot, Trafford Park.

2008

First operated-hire desk launched. CPCS A77 operator pool to 20.

2014

Manitou and Merlo dealerships brought into the fleet rotation.

2017

Republic of Ireland coverage opened from a Dublin partner depot.

2021

Centralised dispatch desk · 24/7 breakdown response embedded.

2024

320 machines · 22 depots · 412 verified Trustpilot reviews · 4.9★.

§ PEOPLE

Names & faces on the dispatch desk.

PG
Paul Greaves
Senior Plant Fitter & LOLER Competent Person

27 years on hydraulics, drivetrain and electronics across telehandlers from JCB Loadall 525 through to Manitou MRT 3060. Reviews every model spec page on this site.

RM
Rachel Murphy
Head of Dispatch

Fifteen years scheduling plant nationally — runs the live dispatch desk and the 24/7 breakdown rota out of Trafford Park.

DB
Daniel Byrne
Operator Recruitment Lead

Manages the operator network across the British Isles. CITB-trained NVQ assessor for telehandler operators.

Great Britain & Northern Ireland
CPA Model Conditions

Every hire is subject to the Construction Plant-hire Association's Model Conditions for the Hiring of Plant. Membership #114287.

Republic of Ireland
IPHA Conditions

All ROI hires operate under the Irish Plant Hire Association's standard conditions of hire. Membership #2241.

§ OPERATOR NETWORK

A premium machine is only as safe as the person in the cab.

We don't just broker equipment — we actively manage a vast, nationwide network of highly skilled plant operators. Whether your site requires a CPCS A77 ticket for a major highways project or an NPORS N139 card for a residential development, our recruitment and dispatch team rigorously vets every operator. When you request an operated hire, the professional who turns up on your site is experienced, compliant, and ready to lift safely from minute one.

We are continually expanding our roster of top-tier talent. If you are a ticketed telehandler operator looking for consistent, high-quality site placements across the UK or Ireland, submit your CV and tickets to our recruitment team today.

Join the operator network

Long-term placements. Day-rate transparency. CPA & IPHA-compliant hire docs.

Apply now
§ WHY US

Three things we won't trade.

These aren't slogans. They're the operating principles a working dispatch desk has to hold to.

Compliance over price

We won't dispatch a machine without a current LOLER certificate, and we won't dispatch an operated hire without a vetted ticket. Both come before the rate.

Owned fleet over brokerage

Every machine is owned and maintained by us or a partner depot under the same SLA. No mystery sub-hires.

Dispatch over call centre

When you ring, you reach a working dispatch desk staffed by people who know their fleet — not a script.