Company
Speedy Hire plc
Headquarters: Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom
Founded: 1977
Employees: 3,339
CEO: Mr. Russell Down
Market Cap
£149.1 Million
GBP as of July 1, 2025
US$205.0 Million
Speedy Hire plc Categories
United Kingdom Industrials Specialty Business ServicesUnited Kingdom Industrials United Kingdom Specialty Business Services
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Detailed Description
Speedy Hire Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides tools, equipment, and plant hire services to the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company hires a range of tools and accessories, including access, lighting, survey, lifting, rail, safety equipment and ATEX, plant, site and traffic management, communications, and pipework and engineering equipment; compressors, generators, and pumps; and heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment. It also sells access, lifting, survey, rail, and personal protective and safety equipment; various tools and equipment; and cutting, grinding, and sanding equipment, as well as site supplies. In addition, the company offers partnered, fuel management, testing inspection and certification, advisory/technical, powered access, out of hours, building information modelling, and aviation services, as well as customer service centers; and training services. It sells its products through a network of approximately 200 depots, as well as online. Speedy Hire Plc was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Newton-le-Willows, the United Kingdom.
Financials
| Last Financial Reports Date | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| Revenue TTM | £434.3 M |
| EBITDA | £85.1 M |
| Gross Profit TTM | £219.0 M |
| Profit Margin | -1.24% |
| Operating Margin | 4.51% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -2.90% |
Stocks & Indices
Speedy Hire plc has the following listings and related stock indices.
Stock: LSE: SDY wb_incandescent
Stock: FSX: 5HN wb_incandescent
Product & Services
ToolsLifting EquipmentPower EquipmentRail Equipment, Powered AccessServices in TrainingTestingInspection and CertificationFuel ManagementEvent ManagementAirport ServicesSurvey
Key People
Founder(s): John Brown
David Shearer (Non-executive Chairman) Russell Down (Chief executive officer) Chris Morgan (Finance Director)