Equipment hire blog: guides, safety and market insight

Practical guides to choosing cranes, access platforms and generators, planning for Saudi regulations and summer heat, and reading the equipment rental market.

Guide

How to Choose a Crane for a Lift in Saudi Arabia

A practical guide to choosing a mobile crane: real load, radius, boom length, ground conditions, sling angles and wind.

29 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
Guide

Scissor Lift or Boom Lift? How to Choose

Scissor lift versus boom lift: movement, height, platform size and when to choose each for plant, steel and facade work.

29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Guide

What Size Generator Do I Need? Guide and Calculator

Size a diesel generator from running load, largest motor and power factor, with a free estimate calculator and notes on prime, standby and heat.

29 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
Guide

Rent or Buy Construction Equipment? A Simple Check

When does renting beat buying? A use-rate check, the costs people forget, and when long-term hire is the middle path.

29 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Guide

Wet Hire vs Dry Hire: What Is the Difference?

Wet hire includes an operator, dry hire is equipment only. What changes for fuel, supervision, lift planning and responsibility.

29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Safety

Summer Midday Work Ban: Planning Equipment Hire

How the 15 June to 15 September midday outdoor work ban affects lifts, deliveries and operator shifts, and how to plan around it.

29 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Guide

Equipment Hire Checklist: What to Prepare Before a Quote

Send the right details first and get an accurate quote faster. A checklist for cranes, access platforms, generators and earthmoving.

29 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Market

Saudi Equipment Rental Market: Size, Growth and Where the Work Is

Two research forecasts for Saudi construction equipment rental, regional growth in the Eastern Province, and the challenges the market faces.

29 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Market

Giga-Project Awards Have Fallen Since 2023: What It Means

Contract awards peaked in 2023 and have fallen each year. Where the work is moving, and why rental flexibility matters.

29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Market

Aramco Gas Expansion: What It Means for Equipment Demand

Jafurah phase two and the Master Gas System phase three bring pipeline, compression and plant work. The equipment those jobs need.

29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Market

Refinery Turnaround Lessons: 109 Lifts in 40 Days

What an Aramco refinery upgrade in Riyadh shows about planning heavy lifts inside a fixed shutdown window.

29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

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