inspHire

Equipment hire firms of every size use inspHire, rental management software that has served rental and inventory businesses for more than twenty years. The company says its customers hire out tools and plant, powered access platforms, audio-visual kit, construction and groundwork gear, event equipment and portable facilities, among other specialist areas. Its aim is to help hire firms run their operations, make fuller use of their equipment and improve return on investment.

The range has three main products. inspHire Office takes care of quotes and orders for hires and sales, plus staff and equipment scheduling, and tracks assets on a map. inspHire Corporate is a multi-company, multilingual and multi-currency rental ERP for groups that need one consolidated view of their operations across countries. OnRent is a browser-based option for businesses that want to work from anywhere without installing software.

Mobile work for crews on the road

The mobile tools are built for people working on site or in the yard. Staff can pick and return items with instant updates to the record, sign off deliveries and collections on site, and complete maintenance and certificate records in real time. Orders, workshop jobs and equipment can be managed from a phone or tablet, which the company says keeps paperwork from building up at the depot.

Reporting, customers and the circular economy

Analytics and CRM tools let managers drill into performance, guide teams with clear processes and let customers serve themselves. Business intelligence dashboards and reminders keep follow-up on track, and the software connects with third-party systems that a business may already use, so it can sit within a wider set of tools.

The company says more than 20,000 people use its software every day across hire businesses worldwide. It also promotes a circular economy approach, arguing that equipment should be built to last, reused and refurbished, and recycled rather than wasted. Its advice is to apply a seven R model to rental strategy. The company is part of Kerridge Commercial Systems, which it names as its parent.