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lookingt o makem oree arnings-enhanciningf illa cquisitions." BRANDON HIRE PLC Hire activities Status HIRES TATIONL TD Hire activities Status Generalt ool hirea nd liftinge quipment Public company General tool hire, lifting and safety equipment Subsidiaryo f Vp Plc,a publicc ompany Comment Fort he pastt woy ears,J ohnS ingletonh asb eenn ursingH ireS tationb ackt o healtha nd hise ffortsa, ndt hoseo f hism anagementet am,a ren owb eginningto bearf ruit;t he recenti nterimr esultso f Vp showeda n impressivteu rnarounidn HireS tation'sp ositionI.n the six monthp eriodt het oolh irerp roducedo peratingp rofitso f f900,000,b efore exceptionaclo stso f f400,000r elatingto the recentlya cquiredP ivotaGl roup,c ompared witha losso f f300,000i n the samep eriodo f 2004. JohnS ingletonb elievesth att he companyh asn owb uiltu p momentuma ndt herei s much morep rogressto comei n bothg eneratlo olh irea ndi tss pecialisatc tivitieos f liftinga nd Page 43 safety.T he company'sN ationaCl allC entrei n Manchestenr ow handles2 5% of all its transactionsa nd its monthlyr evenuesh ave doubledo ver the pasty ear. Hire Station's largerc ustomersf lnd it preferableto dealw ith a singlep oint. Hire Stations ays it puts safetya s a top prioritya nd ESS SafetyS ervices( formedb y the mergero f HireS tation'sS afeforcea nd Pivotala cquiredl astJ uly)h as becomet he biggest specialisst afetyc ompanyi n the UK and,a ccordingto JohnS ingletoni,s fourt imesl arger than any competitorL. iftingi s anothers pecialistp roducta rea beinge xpanded significantlyw, ith a further1 3 locationsb einga ddedt o take that networkt o 22 by the end of March;i t is plannedt hat liftinge quipmenwt ill be availablefr oma ll HireS tationd epots by the end of the year.l t willb e organisedo n a 'huba nd spoke'b asisw ith 10 to 12 locationsa s 'hubs'a nd the resta s distributionc entres. A-PLANT TOOL HIRE SHOPS Hire activities A wide range of plant and tools Geographicals pread Nationailn the UK Status A-Planti s a subsidiaryo f AshteadG roupP lc Gomment Followingt he resignationo f RichardD ey as ManagingD irectoro f A-PlantT ool Hire Shops,A -PlantC EO Sat Dhaiwails currentlya ctinga s MD; he statest hatt ool hirei s "buoyant with some key product growth areas" such as Lifting and Safety where fast growingd emandh as ledt he companyt o makes ubstantiailn vestmenat nd wheret he company expects to build on recent growth. A-Planth as been very successfuiln securingm ajora ccountsb usinessf or both planta nd tools and has gaineda numbero f sole and preferreds uppliera greementsw hich are fikely to have a positive impact on turnover. Amongst contracts secured of late are a 12- month preferreds uppliera greementw ith Serco,w hich is expectedt o be worth f400,000 |
