News | Archive 2023

With the festival season in full swing, it’s easy to see the good and the bad of setting up a temporary site...

As we start a New Year, we’d like to offer our very best wishes from everyone here at Think Hire...

Are the huge profits from oil and gas discouraging companies from investing in renewables? While many in the construction industry are struggling to stay afloat, there’s one business sector w...

In a breakthrough announcement this week, the US and China reaffirmed their commitment to triple renewable energy by 2030 as part of the fight against climate change...

All too often these days, the climate headlines are filled with doom and gloom...

Here at Think Hire, we’re often asked the same question about sustainable site lighting hire – and that is, ‘Does it work in winter?’ Using sustainable sources for your ...

The annual climate talks, COP 28, have kicked off in Dubai, and they’ve certainly got off to a positive start...

We’ve spoken a lot recently about the COP28 climate talks in Dubai...

Think Hire are pleased to report the results of our recent audit by the nationally recognised and respected Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), in which the company was judged to be excellent i...

COP28 might be being held in one of the world’s biggest oil producing countries, but it may yet announce a ground-breaking agreement on the phasing out, or at least phasing down of fossil fu...

There is a great deal said, and written, about the physical effects of climate change...

Think Hire were delighted to present at DHL’s inaugural UK Team EV Event in Rugby this week. This exclusive event brought together industry experts and key stakeholders to explore the imp...

Mobile welfare units are always needed on site for breaks and meals. But when it comes to winter, they’re even more important...

In sport, like in life, it’s often the small, incremental changes, rather than the grand, long-term goals, that make the biggest difference...

Regular readers of this blog will know that we often reference the Solartainer...

In a bold move this week, Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak rolled back a number of key environmental policies...

The Government’s ambitious plans to deliver 50 gigawatts of electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 suffered the wrong kind of blow this week when not a single contract was sold in the late...

We all know the financial and environmental benefits of switching to sustainable, renewable energy with Think Hire...

In this blog, we often talk about the environment and the challenges we all face in the fight against climate change...

The days when climate change was just a theory are surely over. We’re only halfway through August, and already the climate disaster stories are stacking up...

Here at Think Hire, we can help you to power all your electric vehicles and plant with solar energy...

You would imagine that all the recent sunshine we’ve enjoyed would be great news for solar power generators, and in a way it was...

Think Hire were proud to help Chester’s Green Expo to deliver an environmentally friendly exhibition last weekend...

The recent hikes in electricity prices have left many domestic and business consumers confused...

Remote is one of those odd words that have more than one meaning...

Imagine having a plentiful, cheap, clean electricity supply, but not being able to plug into it because you don’t have enough sockets...

Last week we covered the launch of a new BBC TV series, called What They Really Mean for You...

This week, Justin Rowlatt, the BBC’s Climate Editor, launched a new tv series looking at climate change and sustainability issues...

Feeding daffodils to cows to prevent climate change sounds like something climate activists would do as a creative and colourful protest to get on the front page of the papers...

After an unusually wet and cold spring, Britain’s temperatures bounced back in June with records broken right across the country...

You would think that powering your site with solar power generators is about as green as it gets...

If Formula One was in any doubt about the impact of climate change, the stark reality was brought home to them this week in Italy...

The days when global warming and climate change were a matter of opinion and hotly debated are sadly long gone...

This week, a team of Israeli scientists and engineers, at a start-up called NT-Tao, announced ambitious plans to develop and build a nuclear fusion generator that will be small enough to fit inside a ...

Climate change protests are nothing new, but recently they have become much more visible, more dramatic and more radical than ever before...

We’d all like to play our part in tackling the climate emergency that threatens our future...

Here at Think Hire, we’ve always been strong supporters of electric vehicles and plant...

Last week, the UK Government released its latest plans for meeting the tough ‘net zero’ targets agreed at the 2015 Paris Climate Summit...

When the away team runs out onto the football pitch, few of us will give any thought to how they got there...

Here at Think Hire, we often get questions about the viability of renewable energy...

At Think Hire, we’re leading the way in offering technology, such as solar backup generators,  to reduce harmful CO2 emissions...

The days when climate change and global warming were a matter of debate and doubt are now surely gone forever. The undeniable evidence is mounting from around the world that our planet is heating up...

Decarbonising construction is a challenge that we all face as we work towards the target of reaching net zero by 2050...

Today’s news brought a small glimmer of hope to a construction industry struggling through the perfect storm of economic problems...

This week, the BBC’s first ever Climate Editor, Justin Rowlatt, has released a short film asking: ‘Can the UK Afford Net Zero?’ It is an interesting question, and perhaps not ...