Access Hire
Access Hire is a privately held Melbourne-based equipment rental company founded in 1985, specializing in hiring, selling, and servicing elevated work platforms and materials handling equipment to construction, maintenance, and industrial customers across metropolitan Melbourne.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1985
- HeadquartersClayton, Australia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Access Hire does
Access Hire is a privately held Australian equipment rental company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Clayton, Melbourne. Originally established as a manufacturer of elevated work platforms (EWPs), the business transitioned into the hire industry in response to customer demand and underwent a change of ownership in 2004 accompanied by an extensive fleet modernization. The company specializes in renting, selling, leasing, and servicing elevated work platforms and materials handling equipment, with a fleet of more than 100 units spanning vertical mast lifts, scissor lifts (electric, diesel, speed leveler, tracked, and material hoist configurations), boom lifts (electric, diesel straight, diesel knuckle articulating, and tracked), duct lifts, LPG forklifts, forklift buggies, and trailers from OEMs including JLG, Genie, Haulotte, Skyjack, Snorkel, Manitou, Crown, CAT, HELI, Sinoboom, and Nifty.
The company operates a Clayton workshop certified to perform 10 and 15 year major inspections in accordance with the AS2550.10-2006 Australian standard for mobile elevating work platforms. It runs an in-house tilt-truck transport fleet and partners with external carriers for equipment delivery and collection, and offers same-day field service across metropolitan Melbourne. Beyond core hire, Access Hire generates revenue through equipment sales, fixed-cost maintenance contracts, 90-day and annual servicing, breakdown field service, and a fleet management offering for customer-owned equipment covering pickup/delivery, maintenance, secure storage, and acquisition/disposal advisory.
Commercially, Access Hire pursues a direct sales-led go-to-market: customers contact the office by phone or email to request obligation-free site inspections and quotes. Pricing is opaque and quote-based. Marketing channels are limited to the company website, Facebook, LinkedIn, and a single eBay marketplace listing. The operating geography is confined to metropolitan Melbourne, with no evidence of interstate or international operations. The Managing Director is Tim Nuttall. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or parent entity.
Access Hire firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Access Hire
- Legal name
- Access Hire
- Website
- https://accesshire.net.au
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1985
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Access Hire is a privately held Melbourne-based equipment rental company founded in 1985, specializing in hiring, selling, and servicing elevated work platforms and materials handling equipment to construction, maintenance, and industrial customers across metropolitan Melbourne.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Access Hire industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Equipment Rental
- NAICS
- Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53241), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (5324)
- SIC
- Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Material Handling Equipment Rental/Leasing (Forklifts, Telehandlers, Reach Trucks) (TLABAFAF)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing (IMAHAJAN)
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Where Access Hire is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Clayton
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices2 records
Markets served
Access Hire business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Equipment Hire/Rental: Access Hire generates revenue primarily through renting out access equipment including scissor lifts, boom lifts, forklifts, and other elevated work platforms. Customers can hire equipment for various durations to suit their project needs.
- Equipment Sales: The company also sells new equipment to customers who wish to purchase their own machinery, working with leading manufacturers in the industry.
- Service and Maintenance: Access Hire provides workshop services including 10 and 15 year major inspections, 90 day and annual servicing, test and tag for electrical compliances, and field service for breakdowns.
- Transport Services: The company operates its own tilt truck fleet and works with outside transport companies to deliver and collect equipment from customer sites.
- Fleet Management: Access Hire offers comprehensive fleet management services for customer-owned equipment including pickup/delivery, maintenance, safe storage, and acquisition/disposal advice.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Access Hire product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Access Hire rents elevated work platforms (vertical mast lifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, duct lifts) and materials handling equipment (LPG forklifts, forklift buggies, trailers) to construction, maintenance, and industrial customers in metropolitan Melbourne. The company also sells new equipment, offers leasing, and provides workshop servicing (including 10- and 15-year major inspections to AS2550.10-2006), field breakdown service, transport, and fleet management for customer-owned equipment.
Product overview
Access Hire is an Australian equipment rental company established in 1985, specializing in elevated work platforms and materials handling equipment for hire, sale, and lease. The product portfolio includes Vertical Mast Lifts (push-around and electric variants from JLG, Genie, Haulotte, and Snorkel), Scissor Lifts (electric, diesel, speed leveler, tracked, and material hoist configurations), Boom Lifts (electric, diesel straight, diesel knuckle articulating, and tracked diesel knuckle articulating), Duct Lifts (Genie-branded HVAC installation lifts), Forklifts (LPG and buggy types from Crown, CAT, and Heli), and Trailers. The company also provides associated services including transport, full-service maintenance with AS2550.10-2006 compliant inspections, fleet management, equipment sales and leasing, and obligation-free site inspections.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Vertical Mast Lifts Hire Rental of vertical mast lifts (push-around and electric variants) with platform heights from 1.5m to 11.1m, sourced from JLG, Genie, Haulotte, and Snorkel, for vertical elevation needs in maintenance, construction, and warehouse applications.
- Scissor Lifts Hire Rental of scissor lifts in electric, diesel, speed leveler, tracked, and material hoist configurations from JLG, Genie, Snorkel, Haulotte, Skyjack, Sinoboom, and Athena, serving indoor and rough terrain access projects.
- Boom Lifts Hire Rental of articulating and straight boom lifts in electric, diesel, and tracked configurations from JLG, Genie, Skyjack, Nifty, Manitou, and Haulotte, for elevated work at heights up to 45.75m.
- Duct Lifts Hire Rental of Genie-branded material lifts (SLA20, SLC18, SLC24) designed for HVAC duct installation at heights from 5.64m to 7.32m.
- LPG Forklifts Hire Rental of LPG-powered forklifts from Crown, CAT, and Heli with lift capacities of 1.8T to 2.5T and lift heights of 4000mm to 4730mm for materials handling.
- Forklift Buggy Hire Rental of the Manitou Buggy MH25-4T forklift buggy with maximum rated-load height of 3400mm for material transport applications.
- Trailer Hire Rental of trailers designed to transport small electric scissor lifts and other small access equipment.
- Service and Maintenance Workshop and field-based servicing including 10- and 15-year major inspections per AS2550.10-2006, 90-day and annual servicing, test and tag for electrical compliance, and breakdown field service.
- Fleet Management End-to-end management of customer-owned access equipment including pickup and delivery, scheduled maintenance, secure storage, acquisition and disposal advice, and service or location reporting.
- Equipment Sales and Leasing Sale and lease of new elevated work platforms and materials handling equipment from various leading manufacturers, with sales representatives assisting customers with acquisitions.
- Transport Services Delivery and collection of scissor lifts, mast lifts, boom lifts, and forklifts to and from customer sites using the company's own tilt truck and partner transport providers.
- Site Inspection Service Obligation-free on-site inspection and consultation to help customers determine the appropriate access or materials handling equipment for their project.
Quantifiable outcome
- Same day service available in metropolitan Melbourne
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Access Hire
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Access Hire technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Access Hire partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Access Hire competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Sunbelt Rentals: North America's second-largest equipment rental company with a dedicated aerial/operator platform division. Highly comparable operating model (rentals, service, fleet management) to Access Hire, though at much larger scale and with broader product breadth.
- United Rentals: Largest equipment rental company in the world with a substantial aerial and material handling fleet in North America. Comparable to Access Hire on EWP and forklift rental products and customer use cases, but operates at vastly greater scale and a different geography.
Others
- Haulotte Group: French-based global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and material handling equipment; another major OEM supplier to Access Hire (multiple Haulotte models listed in the fleet). Comparable as a strategic supplier and as a reference point for fleet valuation and pricing.
- JLG Industries: Global OEM of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, and one of Access Hire's primary fleet suppliers (multiple JLG models in Access Hire's inventory). Comparable as a key supplier and as a benchmark for fleet replacement economics in the EWP rental market.
Direct peers
- Coates Hire: One of Australia's largest equipment rental companies (part of Seven Group's Industrial & Energy division) with extensive EWP, forklift, and materials handling hire across Victoria and Australia. Closest large-scale competitor to Access Hire for both construction and industrial customers in Melbourne.
- Adaptalift Group: Australian materials handling equipment specialist offering new and used forklifts plus access equipment hire and servicing nationally. Overlaps with Access Hire on the forklift hire/sales/service side and competes for similar Melbourne industrial customers.
- Onsite Rental Group: Australian general equipment rental operator with strong presence in access, materials handling, and industrial equipment across multiple states including Victoria. Comparable to Access Hire in customer profile (construction, industrial) and product category breadth.
- United Forklift and Access Solutions: Australian national specialist in forklift and access equipment rental, sales, and service. Highly comparable to Access Hire's core forklift + EWP hire model and a direct competitor in the same Melbourne metro market.
- Kennards Hire: Australia's largest independent equipment hire operator with national depots including multiple Melbourne locations. Directly comparable to Access Hire across elevated work platforms, forklifts, and materials handling equipment, with a much wider product breadth and geographic coverage.
Regional players
- Boels Rental: One of Europe's largest equipment rental companies with a strong aerial work platform and forklift hire offering. Comparable business model and product mix to Access Hire, but primarily serving European markets rather than Australia.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Access Hire social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
Access Hire financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Access Hire leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Access Hire funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Access Hire M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Access Hire
What does Access Hire do?
Access Hire rents elevated work platforms (vertical mast lifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, duct lifts) and materials handling equipment (LPG forklifts, forklift buggies, trailers) to construction, maintenance, and industrial customers in metropolitan Melbourne. The company also sells new equipment, offers leasing, and provides workshop servicing (including 10- and 15-year major inspections to AS2550.10-2006), field breakdown service, transport, and fleet management for customer-owned equipment.
Is Access Hire a public or private company?
Access Hire is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Access Hire founded?
Access Hire was founded in 1985. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Access Hire based?
Access Hire is headquartered in Clayton, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Access Hire make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Equipment Hire/Rental is the primary driver. The others are equipment Sales, service and Maintenance, transport Services and fleet Management.
Who are Access Hire's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Sunbelt Rentals and United Rentals. Others are Haulotte Group and JLG Industries. Direct peers are Coates Hire, Adaptalift Group, Onsite Rental Group, United Forklift and Access Solutions and Kennards Hire. Boels Rental is listed as a regional player.
Does Access Hire have an API?
No public API is recorded for Access Hire.
What industry is Access Hire in?
Access Hire's product category is Construction Equipment Rental. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLABAFAF, Material Handling Equipment Rental/Leasing (Forklifts, Telehandlers, Reach Trucks), with a secondary code of IMAHAJAN, Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing. Its NAICS code is 53241 and its SIC code is 7350.