Category Archives: Latest News From Fosseway Hire

Hiring Hedge Cutters Book Your Hedge Cutter Hire Early The same thing happens every year – People quite rightly delay their hedge cutting during the nesting season, we get to the end of August and every man and his dog is wanting to hire a hedge cutter, hire a hedge trimmer, hire a tree pruner, […]

South Gloucestershire Tool Hire Did you know that Fosseway Hire have a 2nd hire centre in Bourton-on-the-Water – South Gloucestershire The Fosseway Hire Bourton On The Water depot covers South Gloucestershire, North Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. The depot is ideally situation in the North Cotswolds, Gloucestershire and is just 15 miles East of Cheltenham There […]

Hire Items for Garden Party Fosseway Hire have introduced a new range of outdoor living products to the hire fleet for when you want to have a garden party but don’t have the necessary equipment. If you want to hire a quality quick set up gazebo, hire a fire pit and fancy party lighting Just […]

Delivering Shipping Containers and Storage Units James had a day in the Scania today delvering shipping containers to a customers yard and then lifting them in to position Moving Shipping Containers and Container Storage Units A day spent moving some shipping containers and storage containers from our secure storage centre in Shipston to a customer’s […]

How Do You Load a Shepherds Hut on to a Lorry? We were recently asked how we load shepherds huts on to our lorry when transporting them. This is the beauty of the Fosseway Hire Scania P450 XT, not only is it fitted with a Fassi truck mounted crane for when a shepherds hut has […]

Moving a Shepherds Hut from Colchester to High Wycombe A nice little trip for Aaron last week when Fosseway Hire were called upon to move a shepherd’s hut from Colchester to High Wycombe Although the shepherds hut was small enough, and had good wheels on it which meant it could be winched on to the […]

Transporting Heavy Plant Warwickshire Midlands Cotswolds When you hire out large equipment you need the means to transport it. Fosseway hire offer a comprehensive heavy plant transportation service, delivery and collection service using our fleet of vehicles from 1-ton pickups to our new Scania P450 XT with a Fassi F485 crane If you need help […]

More New 1.6 Ton Takeuchi TB216 Mini Diggers Added to the Fosseway Hire Fleet The 1.6 ton Takeuchi TB216 Compact Excavator is the UK’s favourite mini excavator. This compact mini digger provides the operator with a nice blend of power and functionality. It is designed for maximum operator comfort, performance, and serviceability.

Transporting Shipping Containers A customer required a large shipping container transporting from one end of Warwickshire to the other and called on Fosseway Hire to help Fosseway Hire specialise in providing Shipping container Storage via our sister company Tilemans Park Business Park and are often called upon to transport shipping containers, move shipping containers or […]

Moving Shipping Containers The lads are taking bets in the yard Does James spend more time taking nice photos than he does loading or unloading shipping containers? If you need help moving or lifting large items like shipping containers, see our Heavy Lifting Services page or our Heavy Haulage Services

Slanetrac Tracked Barrows For Hire Fosseway Hire are pleased to announce our new fleet of Slanetrac Tracked Barrows have arrived 🙂 Slanetrac track barrows are one of the largest capacity, narrow track barrows available for hire. Our excellent Slane trac track barrows are powered by a reliable Honda 4 stroke engine, the tracks provide great […]

Cleaning the Cleaning Bay With a Tiltrotator When people hire a mini digger we ask that they bring it back clean – Unfortunately this doesn’t always happen and we have to give them a good jetwash in the cleaning bay which results in it soon getting full of mud. This is where our Tiltrotator Mini […]

Preparing Gardening Machinery For Hire It’s been a busy week at Fosseway Hire preparing our gardening machinery for hire. [Just a small sample of the gardening tools and equipment available to hire from Fosseway Hire] Before any item is hired out it is washed, inspected, tested and logged in to the system as being safe […]

Crane Hire For Lifting Roof Trusses Warwickshire If you are having Roof Trusses installed in Warwickshire, have a carpentry team but need help in lifting the trusses in to position Fosseway Hire can help. The Fosseway Hire Heavy On-Site Lifting Service uses or new Scania P450 XT with a Fassi F485 which can reach up […]

Hiring Gardening Tools Warwickshire Spring is in the air; the sun is shining and the lawns are growing. It’s nearly time to get out in the garden but your garden tools are tatty and neglected – Don’t despair Fosseway Hire have a wide range of gardening tools and gardening equipment for hire from our Shipston […]

Hire a Crane for Lifting Beam and Block Warwickshire If you are having a block and beam floor installed in Warwickshire, have a beam and block installation team but need help in lifting the beams in to position Fosseway Hire can help. The Fosseway Hire Heavy On-Site Lifting Service uses or new Scania P450 XT […]

Another Driver Joins the Fosseway Haulage Lifting and Delivery Services It’s been a busy week for Andy. 3 days of HGV training (with a pass! 🥳), a day on the road delivering gas followed by CPC training today. Congratulations to Andy and soon you will see him out and about in our lorries. Nationwide Haulage […]

Fosseway Hire February 2025 Promotions and Special Offers February 2025 Features and special promotion – Heating & Drying Equipment Hire SPECIAL OFFER – Dehumidifier Hire Pack A dehumidifier should be used in a closed environment, which enables the dehumidifier to draw moisture from the building, rather than from the atmosphere outside. The use of an […]

Takeuchi TB250-2 Compact Excavator Added to Fosseway Hire Fleet We are pleased to announce Fosseway Hire have added 2 new 5 ton Takeuchi TB250-2 Compact Excavators to our mini digger hire fleet. Paul has been busy sticking the Fosseway Hire decals on them, they have been fully serviced, had trackers attached and are ready for […]

Calor Gas Delivery Warwickshire These cold winter mornings inevitably result in an increase in Calor gas orders. Don’t get caught in the cold – ORDER YOUR CALOR GAS EARLY – Calor Gas Orders »

Christmas 2024 at Fosseway Hire – Opening Times All the staff and management at Fosseway Hire wish you all a Very Merry Christmas Fosseway Hire will be closing for Christmas 2024 on Friday 20th December at 12:00pm and reopen as normal on Thursday 2nd January 2025 at 07:30am.

Lifting RSJ’s On-Site Fosseway Hire don’t just hire tools and plant, we also provide heavy lifting and transportation services This week Fosseway Hire were called in to lift some heavy steel beams in to position at a site in the Cotswold   With a 14m crane reach our Scania P450 XT with a Fassi F485 […]

Hire a Scissor Lift Warwickshire – Genie Scissor Lift Hire Our genie scissor lift went out this week for its maiden voyage.   If you would like to hire a scissor lift it give us a call on 01608 661677 The Genie Scissor Lift has a maximum platform height of 5.85m is 1.66m long (can […]

Supporting the Over 60’s in Shipston – Discount Calor Gas To support the over 60’s in our community Fosseway Hire are offering discounted Calor gas to local Shipston residents Your Local Calor Gas stockists in Warwickshire Collect Your Calor Gas at Fosseway Hire We offer a pick-up service from our depots in Shipston-on-Stour and Bourton-on-the-Water. […]

Hiring a Dehumidifier for Flooded House A useful guide for thos affected by flooding. When Should I Hire a Dehumidifier? If you have had a flood, a burst pipe, a leaking roof or building work done it is important to dry the building properly in order to reduce and prevent damp from lingering. Hiring a […]

Flooding Averted – Thanks to Fosseway Hire and the Villagers The old Dunkirk spirit lives on in Honington. When a local villager was inches away from his cottage being flooded, a call for help on the local community WhatsApp group led to a number of villagers turning out with buckets and brooms to keep the […]

Hiring Equipment For Flood Damage Warwickshire and Gloucestershire The Fosseway Hire team have been hard at work preparing hire equipment for flood damaged properties. We Hire a range of flood damage equipment from water pump, heaters, dehumidifiers, cleaning equipment, plumbing equipment, lighting, genarators, drying equipment, etc. We also hire out storage containers, both in our […]

Water Pumps For Hire Gloucestershire Warwickshire Cotswolds Oxfordshire Fosseway Hire have a range of water pumps for hire at both our Bourton depot in Gloucestershire or our Shipston depot in Warwickshire. Water pumps are available for collection or can be delivered out to you in very short notice. If you need to hire a water […]

Hiring Multiple Dehumidifiers With the high winds and heavy rain potentially leading to flooding we were asked if we have more than one dehumidifier for hire – We will let this photo answer the question 😉 See our Dehumidifiers For Hire page. Call Now For Latest Dehumidifier Hire Prices Shipston: 01608 661677 Bourton: 01451 810885

Lifting a Mini Digger Over a Wall If you have previously seen our Compare Mini Digger Sizes and Specifications page or our Mini Digger Hire page, you may have seen that we can supply a micro digger that is just 750mm wide and is ideal for narrow openings. What happens when your opening is narrower […]

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Tool Hire Comparisons When some people want to hire tools or hire equipment, they don’t always know what size or specifications they need. A typical example is breakers, which can range in size from small 4kg 110v handheld breakers which are often used for light weight chiselling jobs up to 8hp petrol driven hydraulic breakers […]

Transporting Storage Containers A customer required a large storage container transporting from one end of Warwickshire to the other and called on Fosseway Hire to help Fosseway Hire specialise in providing Container Storage via our sister company Tilemans Park Business Park and are often called upon to transport storage containers, move storage containers or just […]

Compare Mini Digger Sizes and Specifications We added a new information page to our Mini Diggers For Hire section which provides a useful guide on mini diggers sizes and specifications. The mini digger size chart helps you choose the right digger for your needs especially when you have restricted access and need to know if […]

Transporting a Universal Carrier The Fosseway Hire Haulage Team were called upon today to transport this unusual tank like, military vehicle called a Universal Carrier This was quite a heavy piece of equipment which required our latest Scania P450 XT to transport it to its new location. If you require heavy machinery, equipment, vehicles, etc. […]

Transporting a Shepherds Hut The Fosseway Hire Haulage Team were called upon today to transport a shepherds’ hut. This was quite a small shepherds hut, with well-maintained wheels which meant it could easily be loaded on to our small wagon, transported to its new location and towed in to its final position with our pickup […]

Lifting Heavy Stone Garden Table It’s not just heavy plant, machinery, storage containers, steels or heavy building materials that Fosseway Hire lift as part of our Heavy Listing Service, this week we were called in to lift this extremely heavy ornamental stone garden table in to position. Another lifting job completed recently of this gorgeous […]

Bomag 1200mm Ride on Rollers At Fosseway Hire we always love taking delivery of new equipment and this week is the turn of these Bomag 1200mm ride on rollers. These are a firm favourite for our customers to compact large stone areas for driveways, equestrian ménages, roadways and general compaction on construction sites.   Ride […]

Slab Cutter For Hire – Tile Cutter For Hire New to the hire fleet this month is this beast of a tile and slab cutter. Capable of cutting ceramic and porcelain tiles up to 1m in length! It will also cut natural stone products, slabs, bricks etc with a maximum cutting depth of 65mm it’s […]

Lifting EV Charging Points in to Position A recent lifting job of an EV charging point in Leamington, something different for us! If you need any lifting jobs completing, please give us a call. We love a challenge or something different! For further information see our Heavy Lifting Services section

June 2024 Feature Event Equipment Hire June 2024 Feature Event Equipment Hire Specialists Whether you’re planning a large garden party, hosting a wedding reception or putting on an outside concert – we’ve got loads of specialist event equipment for hire.

Hydraulic Hose Repairs Shipston Warwickshire Fosseway Hire have added Hydraulic Hose Repairs to their services. It’s early days, but 4 members of staff have been trained up and we we have a good selection of the most common hose and fittings To find out more visit our Hydraulic Hose Repairs page

3 Ton Mini Diggers For Hire South Warwickshire and Gloucestershire Last week we said goodbye to 3 x 3-ton diggers that have served us well over the last 6 years. On Wednesday lunchtime we took delivery of our 4 new 3t diggers. Thanks again to Tone at Willowbrook Plant for the timely delivery, they are […]

Gardening Equipment and Gardening Tools for Hire It’s that time of the year when a bit of sunshine, a drop of rain and everything is growing again. You’ve searched in the shed and just can’t find the correct gardening equipment you require right now. Do not fear – Fosseway hire a range of garden tools […]

Tiltrotator Hire Website We updated our Tiltrotator Hire Website today. The site has been live for a number of years but only with a very basic one page website. We’ve now styled it to match the main Fosseway Hire website and included information about Mini Diggers With Tiltrotators For Hire and Tiltrotator Hire in general. […]

Transporting Vintage Fire Engine It’s not just about lifting and transporting steels, beams, RSJ’s, building materials, etc. This week Fosseway Hire were called in to transport this vintage fire engine. Apparently Steve was humming, Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb whilst it was being loaded Note: for site lifting and haulage services see our […]

Lifting Steels and RSJ Beams Warwickshire The days of struggling and hoiking heavy steels, beams and RSJ’s is over (if you are sensible) The fosseway Hire Fassi F485 on our Scania P450 gas an incdreible reach and can be used as an alternative to a crane for lifting steels in to position Note: for site […]

Hiring Carpet Cleaners for Christmas We know it is still Sptember and hate to bring uo the C word but every year is the same – People like to have a spuce up before the family visit over Christmas and we get a rush of people wanting to hire carpet cleaners, wet & dry vacuum […]

Heavy Haulage and Lifting Service for a Steam Roller Boiler The Fosseway Hire Heavy Haulage Service was used this week to transport a boiler from an old Steam Roller from Leamington Spa to Shropshire If you need help moving or delevering heavy equipment, heavy materials, bulk stock etc. see the Fosseway Hire Heavy Haulage Services […]

Hire Hilti Breakers Drills and Saws Who doesn’t love a bit of new Hilti kit on a Friday, Paul certainly does! Been a busy day getting a nice selection of Hilti Breakers, Hilti Drills and Hilti Saws fleeted and safety tested ready for the Fosseway Hire hire fleet. For more information see the following pages […]