We are active members of our trade associations; the Hire Association Europe is the leading trade association for hire and rental companies in the UK and Ireland and the International Powered Access Federation promotes the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide We opened a depot in Ilkley in 1988 and ten years later another in Ripon The success of SHC has been built on the belief that service and quality of equipment coupled with a competitive hire rate are the key factors that our customers look for in a Plant & Tool Hire supplier Amongst the other awards and accreditation's we have received over the years are 'Hire Company of the Year', and the HAE's much sort after 'Excellence in Customer Care Award', and we gained Investors in People accreditation at the end of 2002