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WELCOME TO GAP

Established in 1969, GAP Hire Solutions is the UK’s largest independent and family-owned
equipment rental company.

Traditionally a plant and tool hirer, GAP diversified the business through the
establishment of additional specialist divisions: Trenching & Shoring, Non-Mechanical
Plant, Survey & Safety, Lifting Hire & Sales, Welfare Services, Vehicle Hire and Event
Services. Supporting its comprehensive range of activities, the company has over 140
locations and employs more than 1,800 people throughout the UK.

GAP caters for a wide variety of different types of customer, ranging from local
contractors through to national PLCs, in both the private and public sectors. The
main sectors of the UK hire market the company operates in include construction,
utilities, engineering and infrastructure.

TRENCHING & SHORING

Since it was established in 2009, our Non-Mechanical Plant division and our latest addition,
Trenching & Shoring, have grown considerably, now spanning 14 strategically placed depots
nationwide, achieving full UK coverage for our customers.

Our trenching and shoring product range includes light trench boxes, standard trench
boxes, mini and maxi drag boxes, backhoe boxes, trench sheets and piles, waler
systems, edge protection and other related products and accessories. GAP’s value-
added trenching & shoring solutions tick all the boxes when it comes to reliability,
quality and price. All our groundworks equipment is supplied with user guides and
technical information, plus our customers enjoy the peace of mind that our highly
trained specialists are just a phone call away.

GAP is constantly reinvesting in our product fleet, people and processes to ensure
our customers get the hire experience and quality they deserve onsite. With
generous stock levels and our own transport, we can offer a quick response
time for urgent requirements. If you can’t come to us, our bespoke vehicles
can come to you with Hiab delivery and collection, ultimately giving you more
time to get the job done.

In April 2018, GAP purchased MV Trench Support, a Scottish-based
trenching and shoring company. The acquisition further extended our
product fleet and brought an additional wealth of trenching and shoring
experience to GAP.