Hire and site services
7 articles
What to specify before you hire equipment or site facilities, and what drives the rate.
- Container office rental in South Africa: sizes, 2026 prices and what to prepare on site2026 rand rates for 3 m and 6 m site office containers, what the hire leaves out, and the CoC, approval and site rules to plan for before delivery.9 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Portable toilet hire: what sets the price, how many toilets a site needs and how often they are servicedPortable toilet hire has no fixed day rate, one hire company's guide says. What sets a quote, one toilet for each sex and every 30 workers, and servicing.10 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Cherry picker hire in South Africa: choosing the machine, who may operate it and what the hire must includeCherry picker or boom lift hire in South Africa: size it by working height and outreach, and check the operator's C53 licence and the 12-month LMI test.10 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Forklift hire in South Africa: IC, electric or lithium-ion, and what the truck and operator must haveWhich forklift to hire in South Africa for yard, warehouse or multi-shift work, and the LME test and operator licence the law asks for.9 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Rent a mini excavator in South Africa: which size, how hire is priced and what delivery addsMini excavator sizes by dig depth and width, how one municipal hire request was priced (wet rate, minimum hours, delivery) and the papers the operator needs.9 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Mobile crane hire: how to choose the tonnage and boom length for your lift in South AfricaOne 50 t mobile crane lifts 13.4 t at a 10 m radius. How to size a hired crane by load chart, radius and boom, and what South African law requires.9 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026
- Compressor hire in South Africa: how many cfm and what pressure your tools need, and the paperwork to ask forSize a hired compressor by free air delivery, not tank size: total your tools' cfm, add pressure losses, and know South Africa's receiver and noise rules.9 min read · Last checked 7 November 2026