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Plant, Equipment & HGV hire without the hidden cost.

One platform, one team, every supplier – managed by Nexus, powered by Iris®. The intelligence layer between you and the UK’s Plant, Equipment and HGV hire market.

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  • 125+ accredited suppliers
  • 650+ branches across the UK
SECTION 02 / HIDDEN COST

Every hire you place costs you twice.

Every piece of Plant, Equipment, or HGV you hire carries a price tag and a hidden cost. An average of over 2 hours of administrative work per hire. £50 to £75 of overhead. Per hire.

Multiply that across hundreds of hires a year and the cost is significant. Most businesses don't see it because it's buried in procurement and operations overhead. But it's real.
And it quickly adds up.

// PER HIRE
2hrs
of admin time
// PER HIRE
£50–75
in overhead
// PER YEAR
100s
of hires placed
=

You're funding a small team
you didn't know you employed.

// COST OF FRAGMENTATION
  • 01Accessing and managing supplier portals
  • 02Coordinating deliveries across multiple providers
  • 03Chasing and filing compliance certificates
  • 04Processing and reconciling invoices
  • 05Tracking and authorising payments
  • 06Manual reporting and spreadsheets
  • 07Arranging servicing and managing breakdowns
  • 08Completing admin for off-hire and proof of collections
  • 09Managing assets that go off-roads
  • and much more...

How many hires
does your operation
place a year?

500 hires / year
Annual admin cost £31,250
Hours reclaimed with Nexus 1,000 hrs
Equivalent FTE weeks 25 wks

That's 25 full-time weeks of operational capacity Iris® gives back to your team.

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Now imagine eliminating it entirely.

03 · The Three Pillars

One platform. One team. Every supplier.

Plant, Equipment & HGV hire works when three things hold together. We manage the operation. Iris® runs underneath it. Our team picks up the phone when it breaks.

You don't buy software. You buy outcomes. Intelligence beats fragmentation.

Pillar 01

Managed by Nexus.

We don't sell software. We sell outcomes. 25 years consolidating fragmented hire markets — cars and LCVs first, now the same operating model applied to Plant, Equipment & HGV. One platform. One team. One invoice.

  • One platform · every supplier
  • One team · one point of contact
  • One consolidated monthly invoice
How we manage

Pillar 02

Powered by Iris®.

Iris® is the platform we use to manage your suppliers for you. You get the visibility and control; we handle the coordination.

  • Visibility · live compliance & cost dashboards
  • Control · configurable approval workflows
  • Simplicity · one consolidated, pre-validated invoice
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Pillar 03

Delivered by People.

The Live Hire Desk. Industry experts who know the kit and the depots, not script-readers. People who pick up the phone, with direct lines into every supplier in the network.

  • Sourcing · compliance · breakdown
  • Damage · fines · invoices
  • UK-based, named account manager
Meet the Live Hire Desk

See the platform, the team and the operation — in 30 minutes.

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04 · Categories

Complete coverage
across 5 categories.

Most construction and infrastructure sites don't hire from just one category. They need Plant, Equipment, HGVs, welfare units, access solutions, and specialist vehicles. Without Nexus, that means several different suppliers, multiple portals, separate compliance processes, and a stack of invoices. With Nexus, everything comes together in one place.

i. Site & Ground Works

Excavators, loaders, ground prep, demolition, site transport.

Heavy plant and machinery for earthmoving, excavation, demolition, and groundworks. Pre-delivery inspection docs, PMI tracked, every supplier audited.

Explore Site & Ground Works ii. Material Handling

Forklifts, telehandlers, warehouse equipment.

Equipment for lifting and moving materials across warehouses, sites, and facilities. LOLER compliance tracking and alerts. PDI documentation on demand.

Explore Material Handling iii. Access Equipment

MEWPs, scaffolding, height access.

Powered access platforms, scaffolding, ladders, and height access solutions. LOLER certifications on demand. Hybrid and zero-emission MEWPs available.*

Explore Access Equipment iv. Site Setup & Welfare

Welfare units, accommodation, infrastructure, services.

Welfare facilities, site accommodation, temporary infrastructure, and site services. Flexible hire options, full spend visibility against customer-specific KPIs.

Explore Site Setup & Welfare v. HGV & Specialist Fleets

Rigids 5t–26t, articulated, specialist HGV, light commercials.

Heavy Goods Vehicles and specialist transport for logistics, construction, and operations. Fines and compliance handled end-to-end via Iris®.*

Explore HGV & Specialist Fleets

*Customer and profile dependent. Full T&Cs apply.

05 · The Difference

Why Nexus?
Intelligence beats fragmentation.

This is what changes when you stop managing suppliers and start managing outcomes.

Without Nexus

Multiple systems. Multiple sets of admin. Multiple places to look.

With Nexus + Iris®

One platform. One team. Every supplier.

In detail
Without Nexus
With Nexus + Iris®
You manage relationships with multiple suppliers
You work with us through one platform
Different contracts, different processes, different invoices
We coordinate with all of your suppliers behind the scenes
Your team spends hours coordinating
One login, one invoice, one team, one point of contact
Compliance and servicing events missed, with certifications manually chased
Dedicated Hire Desk to manage the detail and coordination on your behalf
Invoice reconciliation takes days
£50–75 administrative overhead eliminated per hire
Visibility is reactive: you see costs when invoices arrive
Full compliance management solution
Fines and damage claims handled individually across multiple suppliers
Fines and damage managed on your behalf with cost validation
No consolidated reporting or trend analysis
Real-time management reporting across your entire Plant, Equipment & HGV operation
07 · The Hire Desk

Industry experts.
Not order-takers.

The Nexus Live Hire Desk is much more than a booking service. It's our UK-based team of Plant, Equipment & HGV hire experts providing real operational support via live chat, phone, and email.

  • i.
    Plant, Equipment & HGV sourcing managed on your behalf. Right kit, right place, right time, sourced across 125+ accredited suppliers, 650+ UK branches and 700,000+ assets.
  • ii.
    Delivery and collection audit checks completed for you. Pre-delivery inspections, condition reports, off-hire docs, all captured against the hire record.
  • iii.
    Damage, fines, compliance, and escalations handled end to end. Cases validated against supplier SLAs and challenged on your behalf where overcharging is flagged.
  • iv.
    Invoices pre-checked, validated, and challenged where required. Every supplier invoice validated against signed terms before it reaches your finance team, all underpinned by full visibility and control through Iris®.

Availble via phone, email or live chat
08 · Scale

Built on 25 years. Powered by 125+ suppliers. Backed by 700,000+ assets.

We didn't build this overnight. Nexus has spent 25 years consolidating fragmented hire markets — starting with cars and LCVs, learning what worked, then bringing the same proven model to Plant, Equipment & HGV.

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Accredited suppliers
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Branches nationwide
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Vehicles & assets
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Of hire expertise

Every supplier in the network is governed by signed SLAs, KPI frameworks, and annual audits. Quality, health, safety, environmental — checked, evidenced, and managed end-to-end so you don't have to. A network that scales like a national supplier and behaves like a local one.

08b · Responsible Business

Responsible business runs through everything we do.

At Nexus, responsible business is not a separate agenda. Powered by technology and delivered by our people, we collaborate closely with customers and suppliers to reduce environmental impact, support green targets, and boost employee engagement.

  • 01 Empowering people.
  • 02 Tech-led change.
  • 03 Driving impact.
  • 04 Inspiring partnerships.

Your Plant, Equipment & HGV Hire.
Our intelligence.

Whether you’re managing 50 hires a year or 5,000, the complexity is the same. We turn it into a single platform, a single invoice, and a single point of contact. A 30-minute Iris® demo will show you exactly what your operation looks like when fragmentation stops being your problem.

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11 · Common Questions

Common questions about
Nexus and Iris®.

Nexus isn't a hire company — we don't own the assets. We're the intelligence layer between you and the UK's hire market. Through Iris®, we manage Plant, Equipment & HGV hire across every supplier you'd otherwise deal with directly. You get one platform, one team, one invoice. We coordinate the network behind the scenes.
Iris® is supplier-agnostic. We work with our accredited network of 125+ suppliers across 650+ branches, and we can onboard suppliers you already have relationships with. The platform doesn't restrict your choice — it consolidates how you manage that choice.
Most businesses spend over two hours and £50–75 of administrative overhead on every hire: sourcing, compliance chasing, invoice reconciliation, off-hire admin. Across hundreds of hires a year, that's a measurable operational cost. Nexus eliminates most of it. The exact saving depends on your hire volume and current process. Try our calculator to see the potential savings for your operation.
Iris® tracks Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), Laden Brake Testing (LBT), Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI), Motor Ordinance Testing (Ministry of Transport), compliance schedules, and all associated paperwork.
Five categories: Site & Ground Works (plant), Material Handling (forklifts, telehandlers), Access Equipment (MEWPs, scaffolding), Site Setup & Welfare (cabins, infrastructure), and HGV & Specialist Fleets (rigids, articulated, specialist HGV, light commercials). All managed through one platform.
Both run through Iris® with full digital audit trails. Damage claims and fines handled digitally where applicable within 5 days from point of receipt.
Yes, completely free.
Please email enquiries@nexusrental.co.uk and we will direct it to our Supply Chain team.
Book an Iris® demo. We'll walk you through the platform, model your potential admin saving, and show you exactly what consolidated hire management looks like for your operation.