The Equip Hire Advice Centre

Access Equipment Advice

Straight answers on choosing, sizing, moving and hiring access equipment, written from real hire experience at our Berkshire Park depot.

Common Access Equipment Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Every common hiring mistake is avoidable with a tape measure and ten honest minutes.

Read guide Updated 8 Apr 2026

Indoors, the answer is almost always electric. The real questions are the route in, the floor and the charging plan.

Read guide Updated 3 Apr 2026

Ten minutes with a tape measure and a phone camera answers almost every question we will ask.

Read guide Updated 24 Mar 2026

Give the driver somewhere safe to stop, space to unload and a clear path in.

Read guide Updated 19 Mar 2026

Tracks change the odds on soft and sensitive ground. They do not remove the need to assess it.

Read guide Updated 20 Mar 2026

Two questions decide it: what is the machine standing on, and does the workspace tolerate an engine. The rest is detail worth checking.

Read guide Updated 14 Mar 2026

A scissor lift goes straight up with a big platform. A boom lift places a smaller basket up and across.

Read guide Updated 9 Mar 2026

Platform height is where your feet are. Working height is roughly where your hands can work, about 2 metres higher.

Read guide Updated 3 Mar 2026

Tell us the working height, ground surface and suburb. We will match a machine and quote delivery with it.