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Plant & equipment hire companies in liquidation

Last updated 28 July 2026

42 UK plant & equipment hire companies have entered liquidation in 2026 so far, including 4 this month. Construction, agricultural and general equipment hire and leasing. The live list below links to a full status report for each company.

42
Entered liquidation · 2026 YTD
4
This month

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The list: plant & equipment hire

CompanyEntered liquidationLiquidatorLocation
Shire Tipis Limited7 Jul 2026Butcher WoodsKidderminster
KC Hire Group Ltd7 Jul 2026KBL Advisory LimitedThirsk
Midland Truck Mounts Ltd2 Jul 2026FRP Advisory Trading Limited—
Highway Civil Engineering Ltd1 Jul 2026S BrindleyNottingham
Fatcat Softworks Ltd29 Jun 2026The Timothy James Partnership LimitedOmbersley
Recom Asphalt Solutions Limited29 Jun 2026FTS Recovery LimitedChinnor
C P O'Hara Construction Limited18 Jun 2026Opus Restructuring LLPNottingham
Maskura Logistics Limited10 Jun 2026C MegramLondon
East Riding Power Tools Ltd5 Jun 2026Redman Nichols ButlerDriffield
Aratellus Assets Limited4 Jun 2026BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLPManchester
Coinfactory Limited3 Jun 2026Leonard CurtisManchester
Adcock Plant Ltd27 May 2026LeadingNorwich
Mark Roberts Motion Control Limited22 May 2026—Blindley Heath
Yorkshire Plant (Beverley) Ltd11 May 2026Matthew RussellHessle
TSL Leasing Limited11 May 2026Hart Shaw LLPLondon
Primary Traffic Services Ltd11 May 2026Andrew MctearNorwich
Hydra Fire Limited5 May 2026Darren EdwardsManchester
Sperry Tents UK South West Limited28 Apr 2026Andrew James NicholsPadstow
Event Furniture Hire Ltd28 Apr 2026James KayeTelford
Kingsbury Plant Services Limited23 Apr 2026Daniel TrinhamTamworth
Seven Trent Civil Engineering Ltd15 Apr 2026The Official Receiver Or ManchesterCardiff
BW (Stoke) Limited2 Apr 2026Vincent Andrew SimmonsNewcastle
Duchy Plant Hire Ltd18 Mar 2026Robert Neil DymondNorthampton
KHD Brokk Hire Limited16 Mar 2026Simon FarrManchester
Topgear Motorsports Ltd4 Mar 2026The Official Receiver Or NottinghamBasingstoke
Winfield Group Ltd4 Mar 2026Steven Colin HensonNewton Abbot
Jsav UK Ltd3 Mar 2026Jasmine BaxterChorley
Take a BAO Ltd3 Mar 2026Huw PowellCardiff
The Watt Group (North East) Limited25 Feb 2026Mark Nicholas RansonMilton Keynes
JLG Plant Hire Ltd25 Feb 2026Timothy Frank CorfieldWalsall
Elliott Containers Limited24 Feb 2026Emma MifsudMilton Keynes
Fonix AV Solutions Limited20 Feb 2026Neil Charles MoneyLeicester
Gohire (Grimsby) Limited16 Feb 2026Frazer UlrickNorth Ferriby
UK Marquee Hire Limited11 Feb 2026The Official Receiver Or LondonLeighton Buzzard
JPH Plant Hire Ltd11 Feb 2026Jason Dean GreenhalghLiverpool
Location Support Services Ltd11 Feb 2026The Official Receiver Or NottinghamLondon
Miller Marquees Limited9 Feb 2026Molly MonksBramhall
The Watt Group (North East) Limited2 Feb 2026Simon WeirMilton Keynes
PRO Global Freight Solutions Ltd29 Jan 2026Scott Graham BastickEdinburgh
Elite Workspace Limited28 Jan 2026Lee MorrisManchester
Abbas Marquees Limited28 Jan 2026Daniel JamesTaunton
A1 Scaffolding (Telford) Limited22 Jan 2026Nicholas Laurie WestNewcastle
Shire Garden Machines Limited22 Dec 2025Simon Robert HaskewBristol
Cheddar Hire Centre Limited19 Dec 2025Lee MorrisPreston
Eastern Entertainment Services Limited19 Dec 2025Brendan P HoganCoventry
A J Plant Hire & Rentals Ltd11 Dec 2025Susan PurnellNewport
Elcocks Limited10 Dec 2025Michael JenkinsYork
Stuart Cranes & Plant Limited8 Dec 2025Christopher Nigel MckayNorwich
L and T Hire and Supplies Limited8 Dec 2025Helen WhitehouseSwansea
Active Access Limited4 Dec 2025Scott Graham BastickEdinburgh
CT 11306894 Limited26 Nov 2025The Official Receiver Or ManchesterLondon
Lease 122 Limited26 Nov 2025Blair MilneRenfrew
CBS Engineering Holdings Limited19 Nov 2025Philip David NunneyNorthampton
Hunter Audio Visual Limited18 Nov 2025Brendan P HoganCoventry
Classic Event Chair Covers Ltd17 Nov 2025David F PerkinsNorwich
Reactive Rentals Ltd17 Nov 2025Alan Brian ColemanMilton Keynes
Red Hot Catering Equipment Limited12 Nov 2025John William ButlerDriffield
Eagle Plant Hire Limited4 Nov 2025David McginnessGlasgow
Cryo Consultancy UK Ltd3 Nov 2025Dermot Brendan CoakleyGuildford
Southampton Finance Limited3 Nov 2025Richard WraggSouthampton
Spearview Ltd30 Oct 2025Kieran BourneCoventry
Masons Truck & Plant Ltd28 Oct 2025Claire Elizabeth DowsonDarlington
Avalon Hire Limited27 Oct 2025Sam ShepherdBirmingham
Amzi Holdings Limited23 Oct 2025Giles Matthew MccarthyAltrincham
The Tool Hire Centre Limited22 Oct 2025Bai ChamChatham
Nationwide Powered Access Limited22 Oct 2025The Official Receiver Or BirminghamGloucester
Woods Plant Hire Limited21 Oct 2025Mark WeekesManchester
Bguk Ltd15 Oct 2025David F PerkinsNorwich
Mullaslin Plant Hire Ltd15 Oct 2025Darren McmathBelfast
Mason Parker Ltd6 Oct 2025John Allan CarpenterWarrington
Special Vehicle Rentals Limited2 Oct 2025Tyrone CourtmanLeicester
Jars and Preforms Europe Ltd1 Oct 2025Lauren FittonWhitefield
1st Choice Plant and Tool Hire Ltd26 Sep 2025Edwin David Stanley KirkerLondon
Groundco Consulting & Hire Ltd25 Sep 2025The Official Receiver Or BelfastDungannon
KLD Contracts Limited18 Sep 2025Ishbel MacneilGlasgow
Jager Nottingham Limited16 Sep 2025Richard PinderSheffield
H&H Agriservices Ltd4 Sep 2025Ian James RoyleStockton-on-Tees
Catering Linen Hire Ltd3 Sep 2025The Official Receiver Or NewcastleBeaconsfield
Rm2 Limited3 Sep 2025Adam Henry StephensLondon
Kerry Groundworks Limited1 Sep 2025—Erskine
Wekanhire (Leasing, Sales and Service) Limited27 Aug 2025Luke BroughMilton Keynes
EDD Contracts Ltd26 Aug 2025Neil Charles MoneyLeicester
C8tm Limited21 Aug 2025Christopher HerronCroydon
E.U. Factors Ltd20 Aug 2025Or HoveAshford
LPF (2014) Limited15 Aug 2025Neil Charles MoneyLeicester
Allasso Recycling Limited14 Aug 2025Verulam AdvisorySt Albans
Central Tool Hire Limited12 Aug 2025Lauren Rachel CullenEpsom
R C Construction SW Ltd4 Aug 2025Joanne Louise HammondIvybridge
J Ffrench Limited31 Jul 2025Bijal ShahBromley
Shinde Investments Limited30 Jul 2025Or Hove—
Chris Allsop Crane Hire Limited28 Jul 2025Roderick Graham ButcherBirmingham
CSG Northern Ltd22 Jul 2025The Official Receiver Or ManchesterDartford
Watson & Poole Limited9 Jul 2025The Official Receiver Or IpswichEye
Jib-A-Jab Tower Crane Services Ltd30 Jun 2025John Paul BellManchester
Chahar Limited25 Jun 2025The Official Receiver Or ManchesterHeysham
Konvoy UK Limited23 Jun 2025Luke BroughMilton Keynes
Motif 8 Limited19 Jun 2025Sean WilliamsChesterfield
Comkitch Ltd18 Jun 2025The Official Receiver Or LondonLondon
Venus Concept UK Limited12 Jun 2025Martin John WellerBrentwood
Smart TM Ltd11 Jun 2025The Official Receiver Or ManchesterSt Albans
LBP Plant Ltd27 May 2025The Official Receiver Or LeedsCleethorpes
Fyna Vehicle Hire Limited21 May 2025Jamie PlayfordNorwich
Wellpoint Group Limited15 May 2025Allister MansonMilton Keynes
AAJ Supply Ltd14 May 2025The Official Receiver Or ManchesterLondon
Meadowmead Property Ltd25 Apr 2025Andrew J CordonNottingham
Century Plant Hire Limited23 Apr 2025Rikki BurtonChorley
James Morrison & Son Ltd17 Apr 2025Simon WeirWakefield
PRO Tool Hire Limited15 Apr 2025Matthew RussellLeeds
UK Heavyplant Hire Limited9 Apr 2025Paul AtkinsonBrentwood
Plantland Hire Ltd4 Apr 2025Hasib HowladerLondon
Formtek Ltd.1 Apr 2025John HedgerMatlock
Yorkshire Hoist Limited21 Mar 2025Roderick Graham ButcherBirmingham
FB Rentals Realisations Limited14 Mar 2025Richard Gordon BathgateAberdeen
Easy Hire Services Limited14 Mar 2025Simon Thomas BarriballSwansea
MB Audio Visual Limited26 Feb 2025Helen WhitehouseSwansea
Jager Associates Limited13 Feb 2025Ryan HoldsworthSheffield
Zhongying Holding Group (London) Co. Limited5 Feb 2025The Official Receiver Or LeedsAshby-de-la-Zouch
Essex Window Cleaning Ltd29 Jan 2025Jamie PlayfordIlford
UNO Hire Services Limited28 Jan 2025Zain IqbalWoodford Green
Core Plant Hire Limited23 Jan 2025Geoffrey Isaac JacobsGlasgow
VGA Services Limited15 Jan 2025Peter John HaroldBolton
R. H. Ovenden Ltd14 Jan 2025James Ashley DowersManchester
V.P. Civils Limited8 Jan 2025The Official Receiver Or ManchesterLiverpool
Mercers Haulage & Plant Hire Limited19 Dec 2024David Patrick MeanyBasildon
JCT Group Services Limited16 Dec 2024Mark MaloneBirmingham
Vision Facilities Limited27 Nov 2024Gareth StonesSwansea
Mitchell Precision Engineering Limited25 Nov 2024Farheen QureshiStanmore
Mcmillan Plant Ltd30 Oct 2024James Alexander DewarGlasgow
Creative Structures Group (North) Ltd25 Oct 2024Hugh Francis JessemanLondon
Venture Enterprises Ltd18 Oct 2024Eric WallsNewcastle upon Tyne
Rhino'S Plant Hire Limited9 Oct 2024Jacob BeakeLeigh-on-Sea
Spectrum Plant Limited3 Oct 2024Christopher WoodLeeds
Fleville Bros Ltd3 Oct 2024Gregg SterrittBelfast
The Rural Wedding Company Limited26 Sep 2024Alan Brian ColemanKnowlhill
Southern Cabins Limited24 Sep 2024Nicholas MorganWilmslow
Total Logistix Ltd20 Sep 2024Graeme Norman BainGlasgow
Independent Production Services Group Limited17 Sep 2024Howard SmithLondon
A First Call Plant Hire & Sales Limited11 Sep 2024The Official Receiver Or LondonHarrow
Big Issue Sharebike Limited30 Aug 2024Michael Stephen Elliot SolomonsLondon
Core Access Rentals Ltd13 Aug 2024The Official Receiver Or BirminghamWolverhampton
MD Tool Hire & Sales Ltd13 Aug 2024Gregory John MullarkeyManchester
Neil Sullivan & Sons Limited9 Aug 2024Robert CundyBromley
Uni-Forme Modular Systems (UK) Limited31 Jul 2024The Official Receiver Or IpswichNorwich
The Wellsteed Group Ltd31 Jul 2024Martin Richard ButtrissLeicester
Enstatic Limited10 Jul 2024The Official Receiver Or BirminghamBridgnorth
Enfonic (UK) Limited9 Jul 2024Farheen QureshiStanmore
Creative Venue Stylists Ltd8 Jul 2024Paul A PalmerPreston
UK Event Management Ltd3 Jul 2024The Official Receiver Or CardiffCardiff
Pudsey Plant Hire Limited3 Jul 2024Sandra McalisterSwansea
Aljacks DES Limited20 Jun 2024Sean WilliamsChesterfield
Upward Powered Access Ltd10 Jun 2024Gary Paul ShanklandCardiff
Highway Plant Co. Limited2 May 2024The Official Receiver Or BelfastBelfast
J O'Halloran CQS (Coventry) Limited1 May 2024The Official Receiver Or BirminghamCoventry
Gibbons Plant Limited16 Apr 2024Andrew Anderson KelsallNorwich
Lshd Realisations 2023 Limited15 Apr 2024RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLPEastleigh
Global Plant Hire Limited28 Mar 2024—Glasgow
Fishertrucks Limited25 Mar 2024—Glasgow
James Penman (Plant Hire) Limited25 Mar 2024Callum Angus CarmichaelEdinburgh
Easy-Hire (Power Tools) Limited19 Mar 2024Christopher BrindleBlackpool
Sussex Stoneworx Limited12 Mar 2024Andrew RyderHollinwood
Dolan Skips & Plant Hire Ltd6 Mar 2024Brian William MilneGlasgow
Site Plant Services Hire Limited4 Mar 2024Lauren Louise AuburnNorthampton
Steriport Systems Ltd28 Feb 2024Joylan SunnasseeBarnet
Grace Infrastructure Ltd27 Feb 2024The Official Receiver Or LeedsCardiff
Wooldridge Plant Limited20 Feb 2024Rikki BurtonChorley
PRO Services Group Ltd19 Feb 2024Simon Thomas BarriballSwansea
Energy Generator Hire Limited18 Dec 2023The Official Receiver Or LondonLondon
Techpos Asset Limited30 Nov 2023Michael KielyBasildon
Event Marquee Hire Limited21 Nov 2023Stephen PowellSouthampton
Equip Tool Hire Ltd15 Nov 2023The Official Receiver Or NottinghamBlackpool
Difuria Training & Plant Limited9 Nov 2023Tracy Ann TaylorSheffield
Hillmann Skips Ltd7 Nov 2023David Gerard KirkHereford
Aymer Skips Limited25 Oct 2023The Official Receiver Or CroydonStaines-Upon-Thames
Tool Services Limited16 Oct 2023Gordon Allan Mart SimmondsStockport
L31 Limited12 Oct 2023Robert L CookseyOldham
Sanders Plant & Waste Management Limited12 Oct 2023Andrew LittleNewcastle upon Tyne
Tradeprices Building Supplies & Services Limited12 Oct 2023Alessandro SidoliManchester
Showcase Design Limited24 Aug 2023Christopher NewellWatford
Foxtrot Costumes and Props Limited23 Aug 2023The Official Receiver Or SouthendLondon
D&F Concrete Pumping Services Ltd5 Jul 2023The Official Receiver Or LondonSt Annes
KW F Plant Hire Ltd29 Jun 2023Emma L PorterEdinburgh
Siteserv Recycling (Plant) Limited5 Jun 2023Alan Brian ColemanFareham
KC Plant Limited23 May 2023Christine FrancisLiverpool
Moving Boxes UK Limited22 May 2023Eileen Theresa Francis SaleWalsall
Cocoon Global Ltd10 May 2023The Official Receiver Or BirminghamLondon
Sonic Solutions (UK) Limited19 Apr 2023Marcus ToutPortsmouth
Build2create Ltd11 Apr 2023Martin John WellerBrentwood
Cosham Plant Hire Limited4 Apr 2023Marco PiacquadioFareham
Southwest Concrete Pumping Limited30 Mar 2023Jonathan David TrembathIvybridge
Duet Capital (Holdings) Limited17 Mar 2023Colin HardmanLondon
Bidder Group Limited15 Mar 2023Michelle Gillian BreslinBirmingham
Transcabin Limited28 Feb 2023The Official Receiver Or BirminghamOldham
TSM Copiers Limited25 Jan 2023The Official Receiver Or BirminghamWeybridge
M40 Plant Limited18 Jan 2023The Official Receiver Or BirminghamLondon
Event Washrooms Limited11 Jan 2023The Official Receiver Or BirminghamLondon
Camptoo UK Ltd16 Dec 2022Richard Ian WilliamsonBlackpool
Black Birches (Hadnall) Ltd8 Dec 2022Timothy Frank CorfieldWalsall
Marsh JAW and Gap Limited7 Dec 2022Richard Paul RendleSolihull
Arhuk Ltd30 Nov 2022The Official Receiver Or ManchesterManchester
City Scaffold Services (Midlands) Limited27 Oct 2022Conrad Alan BeightonWorcester
Lawrence Haulage Limited25 Oct 2022The Official Receiver Or CroydonSidcup
Platform Hire Limited25 Oct 2022The Official Receiver Or BirminghamBrentwood
JPC Contractors Ltd5 Oct 2022The Official Receiver Or BirminghamBirmingham
Toucan Hire Services Limited21 Sep 2022Jamie PlayfordNorwich
EZE Air Limited18 Jul 2022Adam JordanBromsgrove
Clerkin Plant Hire Ltd16 Jun 2022Andrew MctearNorwich
JTM Local Stores Ltd10 Jun 2022Martin Paul HalliganIlkley
ODP Contracting Ltd7 Jun 2022Zane CollinsLeeds
Amaco Limited5 May 2022Paul StanleyLiverpool
P L Plant Limited19 Apr 2022Michael James WellardHertford
M C Groundworks & Plant Ltd22 Mar 2022Julie Elizabeth WillettsBirmingham
Green LID Limited17 Mar 2022Neil Frank VinnicombeBristol
Barryscourt Civils Limited16 Mar 2022The Official Receiver Or ReadingBrentwood
Artic Cool Limited2 Mar 2022The Official Receiver Or SouthendLeigh-on-Sea
Whyte Crane Hire Limited7 Feb 2022James Alexander DewarGlasgow
B & W Machinery Limited11 Nov 2021James FishThe Parklands
TB Plant Hire Limited29 Oct 2021Mark Elijah Thomas BowenDroitwich Spa
G & M Supplies (Cumbria) Limited15 Sep 2021The Official Receiver Or LiverpoolLondon
GFL Plant Limited3 Jun 2021Umang PatelHarrow
Lakeside Scaffolding Ltd18 May 2021Simon Wall—
Yorkshire Plant Hire and Sales Limited14 May 2021Simon WeirWakefield
CD Solutions North West Limited31 Mar 2021Stephen HuntNorthampton
DUO Manufacturing Ltd22 Mar 2021Michelle Anne WeirNewton Abbot
Ace Construction Equipment Ltd18 Nov 2020The Official Receiver Or SouthamptonCardiff
Northern Pontoon Ltd5 May 2020Daniel TaylorManchester
Arrow Lift Trucks Limited30 Apr 2020Simon Matthew GwinnuttDerby
Capital Coin Machine Company Limited2 Apr 2020Glyn MummeryBrentwood
Reactive Climate Management Group Limited26 Feb 2020The Official Receiver Or LondonCardiff
GMK Contracts (Hire) Limited20 Feb 2020The Official Receiver Or BelfastBelfast
A 1 Domestics Limited11 Feb 2020Daniel TaylorManchester
Smiths Estates Ltd29 Jan 2020The Official Receiver Or LeedsDoncaster
Primary Traffic Solutions Ltd19 Dec 2019Andrew MctearNorwich
Marcus Trading Ltd20 Nov 2019The Official Receiver Or LiverpoolSutton Coldfield
SPB Group Limited8 Oct 2019The Official Receiver Or LeedsScunthorpe
Ryan Plant Recycling Ltd12 Sep 2019Colin MurdochKilmacolm
LCL Plant Hire and Services Ltd4 Jul 2019The Official Receiver Or BelfastBelfast
Cadnam Services Ltd25 Jun 2019The Official Receiver Or BirminghamBirmingham
RXL Limited31 May 2019Julian PittsHull
Locksheath Hire Centre Limited14 May 2019The Official Receiver Or SouthamptonSouthampton
Europoll Supply Limited8 Feb 2019Martin John WellerBrentwood
Igo-Wego Bikes Limited22 Aug 2018The Official Receiver Or LeedsCardiff
Barrett'S Limited24 Jul 2018Lauren Rachel CullenEpsom
Iveagh Leisure Ltd27 Apr 2017Ken PattulloBanbridge
Major-Event-Services Ltd30 Mar 2017Daniel JamesTaunton
HY Impact Breaking Ltd17 Oct 2016The Official Receiver Or CardiffCarmarthenshire
S.K.C. Music Limited29 Sep 2016Ken PattulloCarrickfergus
Kerry Plant Hire & Sales Limited12 Jan 2016Andrew MctearNorwich
Alto Seating Systems Limited20 Oct 2015Andrew TurpinBirmingham
ETS Trailers Ltd3 Mar 2015Catherine Lee-BaggaleyDoncaster
Grisedale Contractors Limited2 Feb 2015Sarah Helen BellManchester
M Laffey Limited18 Feb 2014Philip Anthony BrooksBingham
South East Trenching Limited12 Feb 2014Marco PiacquadioFareham
C & M B Leasing Limited18 Dec 2013Andrew Jeremy WoodYork
Aquatec Contracts Limited19 Nov 2012The Official Receiver Or ChesterWarrington
Steven Clements Fairs Limited24 Sep 2012The Official Receiver Or Bristol—
Newburn Power Limited6 Sep 2012The Official Receiver Or Leeds—

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Frequently asked questions

How many plant & equipment hire companies have entered liquidation this year?
As at 28 July 2026, 42 UK plant & equipment hire companies have entered liquidation this year, including 4 this month.
Where can I see if a specific plant & equipment hire company is in liquidation?
Each company on this page links to its own status report showing the date it entered liquidation, the appointed liquidator, directors and what it means for creditors. Updated daily.

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