BALLOO HIRE CHOOSE KUBOTA MINI EXCAVATORS TO BOLSTER FLEET

Kubota Construction has secured a significant order with leading plant, tool and equipment hire specialist, Balloo Hire.

Balloo Hire, which is based in Northern Ireland, has placed an order for 21 of Kubota’s market leading and high performance mini-excavators. The deal encompasses a mixture of units, including Kubota’s K008-3, KX016-4, KX71-3 and U48-4 series.

Balloo Hire needed to boost its fleet due to an increase in demand for mini-excavators. Customers using these machines span a wide range of sectors including civil engineering, film and TV production, utilities and facilities management. In spite of the recession, Balloo Hire has been successful in growing its business by offering high quality machinery, supported by excellent customer service.

Paul Lavery, managing director at Balloo Hire, explains more. “Through a strong product offering and a commitment to the highest levels of service, we’ve been able to tap into a number of growth markets.”

The decision to choose Kubota’s mini-excavators was based on a number of factors. Paul continues: “We offer a range of Kubota machines in our fleet, and have received excellent feedback about them. Build quality, reliability, an excellent warranty package, competitive pricing and a leading brand name that can be trusted were all important components in the decision making process.”

The Kubota mini-excavators were purchased by Balloo Hire from Kubota dealer F Rogan Ltd. F Rogan is one of only two Kubota dealers in Northern Ireland, and having won a number of orders in 2011 from Balloo Hire, F Rogan was keen to secure this most recent order. Brian Rea from F Rogan Ltd commented: “We have been working with Balloo Hire for many years now, and we know they – and their customers – are extremely satisfied with the Kubota equipment.

“As well as the reliability of Kubota mini-excavators, the anti-theft device that is fitted to all machines as standard increases security, which in turn ensures peace of mind for hire companies that have invested in the equipment.”

By ordering through F Rogan Ltd, Balloo Hire is also able to benefit from the onsite servicing that the dealer provides. This ensures machines are not taken out of commission for a lengthy period while they are shipped and serviced.

Kubota’s market-leading range of mini-excavators has been designed to offer maximum performance, combined with ease of use, comfort and safety. Investment in new technology ensure the machines can operate at a highly efficient rate without affecting reliability, while maintenance and service programmes are made simple through the easy to access components.

For more information or to hire an excavator from Balloo Hire visit our excavator section or call us today on freephone 0800 1 970 970.

For more information on Kubota and its extensive range of solutions for the construction, groundcare and agriculture sectors visi twww.kubota.co.uk or call 01844 268000.

UP TO 50% OFF SNICKERS WORKWEAR - This Thursday 27th September!! 25 September 2012

Balloo Hire are giving you the oppertunity to save up to 50% on all SNICKERS workwear with our ONE DAY ONLY SNICKERS OPEN DAY in all Balloo Hire Centres this Thrusday 27th September.

So make sure you get down to your local Balloo Hire Centre in Belfast, Lisburn, Bangor or Ballyclare as you cannot afford to miss out on these fantastic offers like 50% off Snickers Classic Trousers recuded to only £32.88 plus VAT......PLUS FREE KNEE PADS.

Also at this ONE DAY ONLY EVENT you can save up to 50% off all SNICKERS workwear with many more exclusive offers available in store.

For more information on this exclusive SNICKERS OPEN DAY at Balloo Hire Centresthen please contact us today on our freephone number 0800 1 970 970 or email us atacro@balloohire.com

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Balloo Hire Announced as Finalists at Export & Freight Awards 2012

Balloo Hire are delighted to be announced as finalists at the Export & Freight Transport and Logistics Awards 2012 for Greener Safer Fleet and Own Account Operator.

Paul Lavery Managing Director of Balloo Hire said, "We are really pleased to be finalists in such competitive categories at these awards.  It further demonstrates how Balloo Hire is committed to improving health, safety and quality throughout our business especially our fleet, to ensure you get everything you need to get the job done”

The awards will be held at the Ramada Hotel on Thursday 13^th September 2012.

For more information on Balloo Hire please visit www.balloohire.com or for more information on the awards please see www.exportandfreight.com/awards.

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Balloo Hire Awarded Top Quality ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 Certification

Balloo Hire; one of Northern Ireland’s leading equipment rental businesses; is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation. The accreditations confirm that Balloo Hire has implemented systems to continuously monitor and improve both quality and health & safety.

The drive towards accreditation of management systems has been a company wide effort at all levels and aspects of the company’s activities.  For customers, this measure will enhance their confidence in the high quality of Balloo Hire products and services and they will enjoy an even more efficient and effective business operation.

Paul Lavery, Managing Director of Balloo Hire states: “Whilst we are proud that our management systems for quality and health & safety have been accredited to ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 standards, we are aware that this is only part of our journey and not a destination.  I want all of our customers, suppliers and partners to know that we are continually striving to improve everything we do in the business.  This drive will keep going, to ensure we retain our position of providing industry-leading standards of service.  At this stage I would like to acknowledge all of the hard work undertaken so far by our team and in particular Stephen Weekes, our HSEQ Manager.”

For more information on Balloo Hire and for a full list of products and services please visit www.balloohire.com or call us on freephone 0800 1 970 970.  Also for more information on ISO and OHSAS please visit www.iso.org and www.ohsas.org .

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Balloo Hire Award Prestigious IPAF Rental Plus Quality Mark

At the recent Vertikal Days trade show for the powered access and crane industry, Balloo Hire was accredited with the prestigious Rental + quality mark by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). The respected IPAF Rental+ quality mark demonstrates to users of powered access that the rental company they are dealing with has been independently audited to meet the most stringent standards of training, advice, equipment and customer satisfaction.

IPAF Rental+is an IPAF initiative designed to promote continual improvement throughout the platform rental industry for the benefit of both rental companies and their customers. Annual repeat audits ensure that the level of service is of the highest quality at all times.

Commenting on this significant occasion for Balloo Hire, Managing Director Paul Lavery commented “We are delighted to be recognised by our industry association as being a leader in the field in terms of providing an elite level of service, engineering, product knowledge, delivery and health & safety to users of powered access equipment. We are fully focused on continuing to enhance the level of service we provide to our growing customer base, and the IPAF Rental + quality mark reiterates that commitment.

Giles Councell, Director of Operations at IPAF said “IPAF congratulates Balloo Hire for achieving Rental + status. The auditing process is extremely rigorous and in this is regard the team at Balloo Hire deserve special acknowledgement for meeting all the requirements with no non-conformities in their initial audit. At IPAF we are delighted to see new Rental + firms coming on stream as most importantly, this helps to improve standards throughout the industry.”

Click here for more information on IPAF Rental Plus and click here to view our powered access range at Balloo Hire or to talk about your powered access solutions email access@balloohire.com or call freephone 0800 1 970 970

Balloo Hire Nominated for 3 Awards at The Export & Freight Transport and Logistics Awards 2012

Balloo Hire is delighted to have been nominated for three prestigious awards in the upcoming Irish Transport and Logistics Award 2012, hosted by Export & Freight Magazine. Balloo Hire has been nominated for the Safety Award, Transport Manager of the Year and Own Account Operator of the Year.

The event will take place in the Ramada Belfast on Thursday 13th September 2012.

For more information on the awards please visit www.exportandfreight.com

Balloo celebrate Gunnebo partnership with up to 50% off chain products until end of June!

Last month we announced that Balloo Hire had been appointed official Gunnebo Lifting distributor for Northern Ireland, and the partnership is going from strength to strength.

Balloo Hire are now exclusively stocking all of Gunnebo’s high quality lifting components, shackles, rigging, screws, chain, polyester, lifting and lashing, lifting blocks, stainless steel products and much more.  These state-of-the-art lifting components are now available to hire and purchase from Balloo Hire’s depots in Belfast, Bangor, Lisburn and Ballyclare.

Balloo Hire is also offering a full inspection and maintenance service on all lifting equipment covered by the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (1998), or LOLER Regulations, as they are commonly known.

Paul Lavery, Managing Director of Balloo Hire said, “We continually strive to provide our customers with an ever greater range of market leading products and services to meet their ever changing needs.  We pride ourselves in providing top quality equipment, and when it comes to lifting gear, Gunnebo equipment was the undoubted leader in the market.  Our belief that the combined strength of Gunnebo Lifting and Balloo Hire, has proved very beneficial for all lifting gear users in Northern Ireland. This is especially true when you consider that we will be a full range supplier, offering not just hire and sales but inspection and maintenance service also.  Furthermore, we are delighted that another exclusive partnership with a leading brand such as Gunnebo is proving so success, reaffirming our position of strength within the market and our ability to meet customer demands.”

To celebrate the success of this partnership to date Balloo Hire / Gunnebo are offering more than 50% off selected chain products and accessories available at all Balloo Hire Centres while stocks last.

For more information on these offers please visit www.balloohire.com, call free on 0800 1 970 970 or call into your local Balloo Hire depot today.