Speedy Hire Reviews 

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Evaluating 119 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers frequently praise the helpfulness and friendliness of the staff, noting their efficiency and willingness to assist with orders and provide advice. Reviewers often highlight excellent customer service, with some finding the ordering process quick and easy, and experiencing prompt delivery and collection. Conversely, a small portion of people felt dissatisfied with frequent delivery and collection delays, including missed appointments and items not being picked up for extended periods. Many also reported poor customer service, citing long wait times, unhelpful staff, and a lack of clear communication or follow-up. Problems with order accuracy, such as incorrect equipment or unexpected charges, were also noted by a few.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good equipment & service, but a big company with overly complicated systems (telephone, web, et al.)

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

After a bit of a ropey start, I.e phoning the contact centre, while lovely as they are, seemed to struggle to find basic information, along with the skip being placed too close to the garage door wher... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My contractor hired track mats for the work they were doing on my property. All the materials including a toilet were taken within a week of completion. Speedy Hire, despite promises, have just left t... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Went to hire a stone cutter ( Carlisle ) Friday 4;30 The customer service was very poor , no smiles or helpful conversation from the 3 members of staff who seemed fed up and just seemed they wanted... See more

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Company details

  1. Tool Rental Service
  2. Building Equipment Hire Service
  3. Construction Machine Rental Service
  4. Construction Machinery and Equipment Store
  5. Plant and Machinery Hire
  6. Tool Store

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Speedy Hire is the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of tools, specialist equipment and services. We provide exceptional customer experience, accelerating collective success towards a sustainable future. Our mission is to provide safe, reliable hire equipment and services to enable the successful delivery of customer projects. Our commitment to our customers is always underpinned with health, safety, the environment and community at the forefront of our mind.


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Did not deliver on day agreed and…

Did not deliver on day agreed and needed to call them. When delivered, duct hoses were not as ordered.
Taken off order but no collection.

19 December 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Good Afternoon Brian,

Thank you for your review.
Your feedback is important to us.

We pride ourselves on delivering an excellent standard of service to all of our customers.

Therefore, we are very disappointed to hear that you experienced this service and a wrong delivery date due to complications with your order.
Please accept our sincere apologies.

Upon further investigation, the depot has informed us that a resolution was agreed upon accordingly.
I have also been notified by the depot that they will be in contact again to make sure everything is resolved and your happy with our resolution.

We hope that you are satisfied with this response.
Once again, please accept our apologies.

If there is anything else that we can assist you with, please do not hesitate to contact us on customerservices@speedyhire.com

Kind Regards
Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute disgraceful

Absolute disgraceful
Hired through hss website and paid
They never gave me the item I hired because although they could see that I have paid and booked etc, it was not “authorised” by the company centrally (or at least that was what the guys in Stockport office said)
I went twice, spent endless time in call centre customer service waiting…. Nothing.
Not only I haven’t manage to do the job I wanted to do, I have also lost my money as I am still trying to resolve a refund.

AVOID

Ps: can’t get hold of the team, busy line, waiting for ages on the phone, the guys at the local depo couldn’t get hold of the “central” team and asked me to call them, although I was there in front of them, they could see the payment and the booking and still didn’t supply the equipment hat I hired and paired. Still wait for my money back
Absolutely disappointed

20 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

I am sorry to hear of the challenges you have encountered when trying to order via the HSS/ProService website. To ensure that this can be reviewed by the correct business you will need to contact the ProService team directly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

Terrible customer service! I hired a floor sander bundle online for 2 days and paid extra for all the required accessories. It was due to be delivered by their Swansea office. We tried to contact them numerous times to confirm delivery time, but no-on answered the phone. Eventually the sander was delivered at 5pm, so a whole day was lost, and none of the accessories were delivered. The driver had grabbed a few things off the shelf as he thought I hadn't ordered them, I appreciate the gesture, but unfortunately they were not what we needed, so I had to order from Amazon. I have tried repeatedly to ask for a refund of the undelivered accessories but despite promises from customer service to get someone to contact me, I have had no communication from anyone at Swansea and they have not refunded the amount I have requested or collected the machines. I would not recommend this company as they are unreliable with poor communication.

5 December 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

I am very sorry to read of the challenges you have faced with your recent rental from us. This is absolutely not our expected level of service, and the depot has reviewed your order journey.
I understand the depot manager has been in contact with you and has arranged collection of the sander and removed the associated charges for the rental.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

POOR

Gave me refurbed equipment. i.e painting it red doesnt fix the mechanics

5 December 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback to us regarding your recent hire. I understand that our ProService colleagues have reached out to you regarding your comments and are working with you on a resolution

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service at the Northampton…

Customer service at the Northampton branch is extremely disappointing. Staff were rude over the telephone, and it’s clear that telephony training is urgently needed.

3 December 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Good afternoon, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. I am really sorry to read that your interactions with one of our depot's was less than perfect, and I will use this feedback to ensure the management team within the area review your comments and implement any training deemed appropriate or necessary.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor communication

Poor communication. None of the communication that was listed in the email happened.

The email said a delivery time would be confirmed. This never happened. Delivery was outside the standard window of 8-10am which would be understandable if there had been clear communcation about this.

The email said on the day of delivery a text message would be sent when the delivery was next on the route. This text message was never received.

On the day our hire ended, no one came to collect nor the day after. We received no communication about this or explanation.

In the end I phoned as I didn't really want a concrete breaker in my kitchen indefinitely and was told collection would be that day. I explained about the complete lack of good communication and received a mumbled apology.

Hired equipment did the job so I gave an extra star for that but the customer service was 1 star only.

26 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback on your recent order experience.
I am really sorry to read about the poor communication & collection experience you received with your recent hire. I will ensure that I review your order journey with the depot responsible for fulfilling your order to ensure that our commitment to effective communication and prompt collection when agreed is met for future hires.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The entire hire process has been a…

The entire hire process has been a catastrophe. When booking the hire agreement with HSS Pro, I was not informed that the equipment would be cross-hired from Speedy Hire in Milton Keynes.

Firstly, I provided strict instructions regarding the delivery time. However, when I called the transport office, the only delivery window offered was between 12pm and 5pm—which I accepted.

Despite this, on Thursday 13th November at 09:30am, I received a call from the delivery driver stating he was outside, MK17 with the scaffolding tower. As no one was available that morning (due to the agreed afternoon slot), the equipment was left outside against the wall.

The off-hire process has been equally stressful. I called on Friday 14th to ask when the items would be collected and clearly explained that the property gates were not functioning properly, meaning someone needed to be present to open them. I was told the collection would take place on Monday 17th, but this did not happen.

I visited the property myself on Wednesday 19th, leaving another job early—resulting in half a day’s lost pay—and drove 45 miles to load part of the equipment into my van and return it to Speedy in Milton Keynes. I made it clear that additional items were still at the property as they did not all fit in my vehicle, and that these needed to be collected. I was assured they would be picked up during the week.

We are now 13 days into the hire period, and these remaining items still have not been collected. I can say with confidence that I will never be using HSS Pro or Speedy Hire again, nor will I recommend them to any tradespeople in the future.

13 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for providing feedback on your recent Speedy Hire & HSS. I am sorry to read that the service you received in relation to delivery & collection was not up to our expected standards.
Unfortunately without further information I am unable to provide further in-depth review of the issues you faced, but I hope all future hires meet your expectations.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Will not pickup after rental

My contractor hired track mats for the work they were doing on my property. All the materials including a toilet were taken within a week of completion. Speedy Hire, despite promises, have just left their materials on my drive for four weeks now. Even when promised a date for pickup they did not arrive with no explanation. Clearly I am just a materials storage location whilst finding another use

23 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Good Morning Mr Graham, thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience, and I am sorry to learn that you still have the rental equipment at your property.
Having looked at the order for the track mats, I can see these are due for collection today (25th) and should be off your property by the end of the day

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible service from speedy…

Absolutely terrible service from speedy do not not live up to there name my company ordered a battery powered bracker and angle grinder in October and collection date was 17th turned up was made to wait for almost 3 hours was told one is there with no battery or charger and one is in transit. I can't seem to understand how such a big hire company can run so poorly its honestly unbelievable needs sorting out only manged now in November to get the right stuff still being a hassle.

19 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for providing your feedback. I am really sorry to read that your recent experience was far from that expected of our company.
Unfortunately without further details relating to your order I am unable to pinpoint the exact depot your ordered from, however I will ensure that we highlight the experience within the network to drive improvements in face to face encounters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivery of calor bottle and helpful driver

Firstly it was brilliant to find a company who would deliver calor gas to my home.
Secondly the driver was really helpful when I had difficulty removing the empty bottle from my fire.

19 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Many thanks for taking the time to provide us with feedback on your recent experience with us. It is great to read how helpful our driver was and we will make sure that this is fed back to him and his manager.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

dehumidifier

Jayson did a great job sorting me a dehumidifier a short notice. Really helpful and great service.

10 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Many thanks for your feedback, and it's great to read our colleagues were able to support you and get the product to you when you needed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent once again

2nd time at Speedy in Slough
Great team, polite, efficient and always helpful
Kit hired was in excellent condition

5 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Hi, many thanks for taking to the time to recognise our colleagues in the Slough depot, it was great to read how positive your experience was. I have passed your comments onto the depot manager so they can share the feedback with the team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service

18 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Many thanks for taking the time to provide feedback on your positive experience with us, it's great to read you were pleased with our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thankyou Marcus From Sighthill Branch…

Thankyou Marcus From Sighthill Branch for all your help today, your a 🌟

5 November 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Many thanks for taking the time to leave your positive review, it's great to read how helpful our colleague Marcus was. We will ensure this feedback reaches him and his manager so that he can be recognised for a great experience

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We have not received our equipment,

We have not received our equipment, and unfortunately, these delays have negatively impacted our operations. We asked for refund then. They completed the refund.

20 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience with us. My sincerest apologies for the unacceptable service you have received. I am working with the depot concerned to understand the issues that led to your lack of delivery with the aim of putting steps in place to stop this from happening again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivered 24 hours late

Delivered 24 hours late, zero help from the branch. No apology. No way to complain on internet. Absolute joke.

18 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Many thanks for providing us with valuable feedback on your recent experience when ordering with us. After reviewing your order journey we have identified there was a delay in this being received by the correct depot which resulted in the delay to your delivery. We will use your feedback to help improve our communication for these situations in future. Should you need to contact us you can call or e-mail on; 01942 277 031 or customerservices@speedyhire.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kings Cross branch are amazing!

I deal with the Kings Cross branch mostly and they are fantastic. They always help out the best they can, resolve any issues with efficiency and care and overall are great people. I never have to worry when I need something quickly on site, they've always made it work! Thanks to the Kings Cross branch for your consistent help and efficiency.

20 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you very much for taking the time to recognise our colleagues in the Kings Cross branch for the fantastic service they provide. We will ensure that this is fed back to them

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

lack of customer service and delivery to committed deadlines

I must agree with other customers given poor reviews. I'm experiencing the same. Empty promises, not sticking with delivery times, being passed from pillar to post. being falsely reassured that notes have been put on my file regarding pick up times of the device. On phoning again I discovered that I was lied at. I've asked two times to speak to a manager and no one gets back to me. Be aware they deliver for B&Q so ensure you know which service delivers your hire equipment and don't order if it is "speedy"

17 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, and we are really disappointed to learn that we failed to give you the best possible service during your recent rental experience.
I understand one of our management team has been in contact with you and discussed a number of the challenges you have faced and is using your feedback to help improve what we do and how we do it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service

Fantastic service, hired 3 generators for our film shoot - friendly staff, very efficient.

1 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for the positive feedback. We love to read about the friendliness of our staff interactions with customers.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be aware of hidden costs

Be aware of hidden costs. What you see is not exactly what will cost you; you need to read all the small print, as they will include other service charges. Therefore, the deposit will not be refunded in full, as happened to us.

7 October 2025
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Reply from Speedy Hire

Thank you for providing this feedback. As per our e-mail exchange, we do advise at point of order that there will be a collection charge. However, it’s important that we continue to listen and learn from customers feedback and we will use your feedback to continue to develop our on-line order experience and aim to make all charges explicitly clear.

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