Stockport-based Fast Hire UK is part of the Westgate Holdings group of companies, which owns several other plant and equipment hire interests in the north of England, including Arnold Plant Hire, operated plant specialist H & C Plant Hire, and lifting equipment supplier Ash Hire & Sales.
Looking to add tool hire to its portfolio, in 2005 Westgate acquired a substantial share of Fast Hire UK Ltd, a family-owned independent in Ashton-under-Lyne. At that time, it was close to securing a major local authority order, but needed extra resources to restructure itself accordingly, especially as it would have meant supplying larger plant and machinery to that contract.
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