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How to reduce downtime on-site!
Posted 08 January 2021Construction downtime is every project managers worst nightmare. Not only can this downtime cause delays in project completions, but it can have a knock-on effect on the rest of the project too...
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Welcome Jonathan Greaves, Account Manager
Posted 06 January 2021Mainline welcomes our new Regional Accounts Manager, Jonathan Greaves, who joins the business with a wealth of knowledge built over many years in the Powered Access rental business.
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AER Rents acquires the Mainline Hire group
Posted 21 December 2020We are delighted to announce that the future of Mainline Hire Group will now rest in the hands of AER Rents, an O’Flaherty Holdings group company.
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A Christmas gift from Mainline – A donation to Dementia UK
Posted 17 December 2020With social distancing restrictions in place, delivering ‘Christmas Thanks’ in a bottle is impossible. As an alternative, on your behalf, we have made a significant donation to Dementia UK.
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Big Projects in 2021 – Book Kit Now!
Posted 14 December 20202021 looks like it is going to be a bumper year for the access and plant hire industry. We already have significant bookings with lots of big projects starting early in the New Year...
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Product Showcase – 22m Electric Scissor Lifts
Posted 19 November 2020Here at Mainline, not only is it our priority to support our customers by continuing to operate in a covid secure environment, but we also remain determined to maintain a high standard service on a national scale.
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Mainline going for FORS Silver!
Posted 22 October 2020‘Going for Silver!’ our team of site engineers attended the Protecting Vulnerable Road Users with On Cycle Training. The guys were amazing and completed over 7 miles of bike riding to appreciate how to drive carefully around bike users.
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Happy Birthday and Congratulations James!
Posted 21 October 2020Well done to our Accounts Apprentice James, who has successfully passed his level 4 AAT – Credit Management and Management Accounting Budgets.
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Audit Success
Posted 25 September 2020During covid-19 Mainline are proud to say we got our heads down and still managed to comply and excel in our annual audits!!
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Product Showcase – 27.5m Diesel Scissor Lifts
Posted 18 September 2020These brand new HL275 Diesel Scissors are already proving very popular, and it's not difficult to see why.
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Reinvesting for the Future
Posted 16 September 2020New plant machinery models added to our range!
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New Machine Alert! Dingli 22m
Posted 15 September 2020Introducing The Latest Addition to Mainline’s Fleet: The Dingli
JCPT2223RTB Diesel Scissor Lift
Training Department Now Open Again!
Posted 03 June 2020Following the updated COVID-19 guidance from the government, and after extensive work to ensure the training environment is safe for everyone, we are now fully open! We are getting busy so book up fast.
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Mainline Supports Development of Local Emergency Hub During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Spring Newsletter: Welcome to the Fifth Edition of Access All Areas
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Team Spirit Award – October (4x as good!)
Posted 05 November 2018The superstars at Mainline this month are...
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Halloween’s edition of Meet the Team Monday ?
Posted 29 October 2018This months spooky topic is...
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Team Spirit Award – September
Posted 01 October 2018Another month gone, who's stood out in September?
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Personnel Lifts > Ladders – it’s a no brainier!
Posted 07 September 2018Are you using the correct equipment?
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Mainline achieve 95% customer satisfaction rate for August
Posted 03 September 2018A brilliant effort from the Mainline team!
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Mainline pass with flying colours!
Posted 15 August 2018A big well done to that Mainline team!
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Meet the team Monday – June
Posted 26 June 2018Read more about Kev, our hire desk manager!
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Our Summer Newsletter has landed!
Posted 20 June 2018Read about what Mainline have been up to recently!
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Articulating Booms vs Telescopic Booms, which one’s best for the job?
Posted 18 June 2018Find out more about our Articulated and Telescopic booms and how we always supply the right machine for the job!
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Hire vs Buy
Posted 10 May 2018We review the positives and negatives of hiring and buying so you can decide what is best for you.
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Our first, Meet the team Monday
Posted 30 April 2018Find out more about the Mainline team!
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Our first, Meet the team Monday
Posted 30 April 2018Find out more about the Mainline team!
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Due to popular demand, we now have another JLG 1250
Posted 19 April 2018Our fleet just keeps getting bigger....
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Sport Relief 2018
Posted 28 March 2018Established in 2002, Sport Relief is a day full of sports and entertainment. People all across the country get involved in order to raise money for vulnerable people in the UK and the world's poorest countries...
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Mainline goes from strength to strength!
Posted 13 March 2018Our engineering team are constantly going above and beyond to be the best! Find out about the latest story!
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Mainline Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
Posted 12 March 2018Mainline, supporting career development through Apprenticeships.
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Mainline celebrates 35 Years in the industry and we are still going strong!
Posted 31 October 2017In May 1982 Keith and Carole Williams set up Mainline Tool & Plant Hire with just a few tools, a cement mixer in a small unit on Midland Road Industrial Estate...
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Company Director, Carole Williams, makes a heartfelt speech dedicated to our loyal customers, supportive friends and hardworking staff
Posted 24 October 201735 years in the industry is some achievement and to celebrate this landmark Mainline threw a 35 year anniversary party on Saturday 21 October...
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Smartclad Ltd use Mainline for Knauf Calcination plant extension
Posted 05 September 2017As part of an extension to Knauf Calcination Plant, Smartclad Ltd had the task applying cladding to a 31 metre high development...
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Mainline machine stolen and used in an ATM robbery
Posted 09 August 2017A mainline telehandler was used to rip out an ATM machine from Nationwide Building Society, on Market street in Ashby...
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Mainline Support Royal Trinity Hospice
Posted 08 August 2017Royal Trinity Hospice cares for people living with progressive, life-limiting illnesses and their families across central and southwest London...
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Mainline receives sky high audit results!
Posted 31 July 2017Mainline are extremely proud of the excellent results received whilst being audited...
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Mainline assist with The Weeping Window Poppies display
Posted 07 June 2017As seen on The Derby Telegraph and East Midlands News, The Weeping Window poppies display at Derby Silk Mill is near completion and Mainline are assisting...
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Mainline reviews Vertikal Days 2017
Posted 26 May 2017Mainline attended the annual Vertikal Days, the largest Access event in the UK, which took place at Silverstone.
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The Benefits Of Long-Term Hire
Posted 25 April 2017Why buy when you can hire?
Let us explain why the overall costs and benefits favour hire
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Poor Training & Planning Resulting in Severe Injuries
Posted 06 April 2017Last year, a construction company was given a project to install lamp posts for a new railway operating centre but with the lack of training and project planning, it caused an operator for the subcontracting company severe burns and injuries.
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The change in CSCS cards for Steel Erectors
Posted 16 March 2017Major contractors and house builders require all workers to hold a valid CSCS card. Previously, a worker would only need basic training but now the rules have changed...
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Helping out Local Football Clubs
Posted 21 February 2017A local semi-professional team hit upon an issue when their flood lights broke before one of their big games...
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Mainline have Genie Accredited Engineers
Posted 06 January 2017Our engineers have been on a course run by Genie...
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Happy New Year!
Posted 03 January 2017We’re back and ready to go – call us now for all your Access and Training needs.
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Merry Christmas – we’re closed from 1.30pm on 23rd December, returning at 7am on 3rd January 2017!
Posted 22 December 2016If you still need your equipment in the new year and can store it securely, why not suspend your hire for the days you are not working by sending an email to info@mainline-hire.co.uk
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Aggressive replenishment programme continues…
Posted 20 December 2016Our aggressive replenishment programme continues! We've added a 18.47m JLG 600AJ boom to our fleet...
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Customer Announcement
Posted 12 December 2016If you still need your equipment in the new year and can store it securely, why not suspend your hire for the days you are not working by sending an email to info@mainline-hire.co.uk
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Aggressive Replenishment Programme – yet another new machine…
Posted 22 November 2016We're currently undergoing an aggressive replenishment programme so our fleet is growing rapidly.
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PASMA Tower Safety Week
Posted 10 November 2016Mainline are supporting PASMA Tower Safety Week...
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Countdown begins…
Posted 10 October 2016It's not long now until Mainline will be at Construction Week, NEC, Birmingham (18/10/16)...
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Customer Announcement
Posted 05 October 2016From 5th October 2016, Mainline Group will exclusively use Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA) Terms and Conditions.
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Aggressive replenishment programme
Posted 03 October 2016We’re upgrading our delivery fleet with the addition of two more artics...
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Mainline will be at the NEC Construction Week 18-20th October
Posted 03 October 2016It's our first time, we're very excited! See us on stand B3/237...
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Mainline Scissor Lifts help film blockbuster Jason Statham movie…
Posted 19 September 2016Cameras are rolling at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire where they’re busy filming the latest Transporter movie starring Jason Statham.
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Training Centre Upgrade
Posted 26 August 2016Today we’re unveiling a new sign on the front of our building; it can be seen from the end of the road and it shouts out that we are an accredited Training Centre. From now on all our delegates will be able to find us with ease as no one could miss our brand new bright yellow sign!
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We go the extra mile for our customers!
Posted 23 August 2016We really had no problem pulling out all the stops to get a customers order to them on Friday afternoon, even though their client had said it was impossible!
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Another brand new Cherry Picker added to our fleet!
Posted 27 July 2016We’ve just taken delivery of this brand new Cherry Picker. It’s a JLG 450AJ Series II and it’s fresh off the production line.
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Mainline’s 32m Megastar Scissor Lift goes to Anfield
Posted 26 July 2016Mainline’s 32m Megastar Scissor Lift is currently working at Liverpool’s famous Anfield Stadium.
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Mainline Power Generation powering Ashby Show…
Posted 12 July 2016On Sunday 10th July, Mainline, once again, provided the power for Ashby Show. The show is now in its 102nd year and has become an incredibly popular event across the Midlands and beyond.
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Exterior cleaning made easy with a Genie Z-80 Cherry Picker…
Posted 06 June 2016The articulated boom of the Genie Z-80 cherry picker is seen here reaching all around this six storey hotel building enabling ISOE Commercial Cleaning to access the extensive cladding and give it a thorough clean.
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Getting into a tight spot with a Cherry Picker
Posted 24 May 2016When the netting at Chester Zoo’s Hornbill enclosure needed vital attention, our Nifty HR17N Cherry Picker was the only machine for the job.
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Manitou 280TJ Helps Derby County Prepare for Championship Play-off!
Posted 11 May 2016Here's our Manitou 280TJ helping Derby County prepare their ground for the home leg of the Championship Play-off Semi Finals against Hull on Saturday 14th May.
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We traded in our tools for dancing shoes!
Posted 22 March 2016Mainline got involved in Sport Relief this year and encouraged all staff to get up and get active!
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Introducing our new star…
Posted 08 March 2016A brand new addition to Mainline’s Scissor Lift collection.
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Two Brand New Dingli Machines!
Posted 09 February 2016We’ve just added two brand new Dingli machines to our fleet. We have an 11.8m electric scissor lift and an 11.2m self-propelled boom. Both machines fill gaps in our range and will allow us to offer a better spectrum of working heights to our customers.
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Mainline & Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Posted 21 December 2015Mainline Telehandler installs solar panels at Derbyshire County Cricket Club’s new Media Centre.
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Albion Gateway Scheme
Posted 17 December 2015Mainline scissor lifts are busy getting the job done at the New Burton Albion Gateway Regeneration Site.
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Brand New Mainline Trailer…
Posted 18 November 2015We have just taken delivery of our brand new trailer. It’s the latest addition to our fleet and will help us deliver even more of our large machines to customer sites around the UK.
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Children in Need Heroes!!!
Posted 13 November 2015Today the Mainline Team have been raising money for Children in Need by dressing up as heroes. There’s been a real mix of costumes ranging from the classic Super Girl and Wonder Woman through to Hit Girl, Jimmy Krankie and the 118 118 guys!!!
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Children in Need Bike Ride
Posted 16 October 2015Members of the Mainline Team took part in a charity bike ride to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
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Mainline Win Contract at £30m Derby Development
Posted 25 September 2015There are very few machines that can provide the degree of access and flexibility vital for this type of work. The Genie Z-135 is just one of many pieces of Mainline kit that can be seen on site.
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Raising Money for Help for Heroes
Posted 24 September 2015On Sunday 6th September the Mainline team took part in the Heart of the Forest Charity Dragon Boat Race. Fun was had by all whilst raising money for Help for Heroes!
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IPAF Audit Passed with Praise from Auditor!
Posted 21 August 2015IPAF Audit passed with no 'non-conformities', no 'corrective actions' and nothing but praise from the Auditor!
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NEW! JLG Liftlux 203-24 Diesel Scissor Lift
Posted 21 August 2015Yet another new machine! The JLG Liftlux 206-24 is a 20.3m diesel scissor lift with a triple scissor arm designed to provide the elevated platform with a unique lateral rigidity.
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NEW! – Snorkel A38E Electric Boom
Posted 21 August 2015The latest addition to our fleet is the Snorkel A38E, a popular electric articulated boom lift with smooth, easy to use controls.
Available for hire now!
Fantastic New Training Facilities
Posted 19 May 2015This May we’ve been improving our Training Centre so we’re able to offer an even more welcoming environment for delegates.
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25m Combistar Hybrid Scissor wins IAPA Product of the Year
Posted 07 April 2015Our recently purchased 25m Hybrid Scissor Lifts have been awarded IPAF Product of the Year 2015 in the category ‘Self Propelled Scissors’.
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The Height of Comedy: Mainline Fundraise for Comic Relief
Posted 30 March 2015This year we aimed high with our fundraising efforts for Comic Relief, sending members of our team up in the highest scissor lift in the UK for their Red Nose Day ‘selfie’.
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NEW 25m Combistar Holland Lift Hybrid Scissor Lifts
Posted 27 February 2015We’re over the moon to now be the proud owners of the only 25m Hybrid Scissor Lifts in the UK.
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Mainline First to Fit Safety Feature on Genie Z-135s
Posted 27 January 2015Following a safety notice released by Genie on Thursday 22nd January 2015, Mainline Access & Training have reacted quickly to ensure their fleet meets the highest possible safety standards...
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Genie Z-135 Promotion
Posted 16 January 2015Anyone who confirms an order of a Z-135 will receive a FREE limited edition, die-cast model as a gift, while stocks last!
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NEW 32m Megastar Holland Scissor Lifts
Posted 13 January 2015We are pleased to announce the arrival of not one, but two 32M Megastar Holland Lifts to the Mainline Fleet!
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Mainline Christmas Decoration Competition
Posted 23 December 2014The Mainline team have gone all out with the Christmas festivities this year!
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