Portable Generator Hire: What Contractors Should Know
Date: 16/03/26
Portable generator hire is about so much more than just choosing the right machine for your power needs. There are many other aspects of your hire that you need to consider, and each can make a real difference to the success of your site and to your bottom line.
Here at Think Hire, our comprehensive portable generator hire service starts long before your machine is delivered, and it continues throughout the hire. Our team works hard to ensure that you get great value for money, effective power delivery, excellent environmental performance and the maximum return on your investment.
In this article, we’ll show you how Think Hire goes the extra mile on portable generator hire, including:
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Expert energy planning and forecasting
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Prompt, environmentally friendly delivery
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A choice of generators and BESS
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Ongoing remote energy management
Expert Energy Planning - Choosing the Right Generator
Think Hire has extensive experience in portable generator hire for all kinds of sites across a wide range of industry sectors. From temporary track-side rail repairs to large residential and commercial construction projects, we understand the energy demands of our customers and how to meet those needs efficiently and cost-effectively, while also protecting the environment.
From advising you on the right unit or combination of units for your portable generator hire to a full site establishment design service, when you get the Think Hire team on your team, you get decades of direct industry experience.
Logistics and Delivery – Our Own Electric Fleet
Whether your portable generator hire is for a planned project, or required asap in an emergency situation, you need logistics and delivery you can count on. Think Hire holds stock across the UK so we can respond promptly to your needs 24/7, even at weekends.
Think Hire is committed to sustainability in every aspect of our operations, which is why we have our own fleet of electric delivery vehicles, with zero emissions, to ensure your portable generator hire is green and clean from the start.
Generators and BESS Options – For Environmentally Friendly Energy
Think Hire offers several options for portable generator hire, including our industry leading solar hybrid generator, the Solartainer Versatile and the flexible Solar Skyframe, along with stand-alone solar powered site lighting units.
These are supported by a comprehensive range of battery energy storage systems, from 3.6kW suitcase sized SiteGrid X3 units, right up to the mighty 564kW SiteGrid X500. Our team will be happy to help you select the portable generator hire configuration that best matches your on-site energy requirements.
Remote Energy Management – Delivering Peak Efficiency and Best Practice
With Think Hire, our involvement does not stop when your portable generator hire is delivered. In fact, that’s just the start. Think Hire systems come with remote energy monitoring and management to help you to run your generators and BESS at peak efficiency, while still delivering the power you need for peak demands.
Our team will monitor your set up around the clock, offering expert advice on how to run more fuel-efficiently, identifying ways to improve how you provide and use your energy on site. They’ll also give you examples of industry best practice from similar sites across the country, to help you get the best possible performance and value from your portable generator hire.
Portable Generator Hire at Its Best
There’s a lot to think about when it comes to portable generator hire, so let Think Hire do the thinking for you. Talk to our friendly team today for expert advice on selecting and operating your temporary power system to deliver the best for your site, your workforce, the environment and your business.
There’s more to portable generator hire than simply hiring a portable generator, so trust the team that takes care of every step.
Frequently Asked Questions
The size of the generator required will depend on your site's power demands, both ongoing and during peak demand. You need to assess the total energy demand of your equipment, as well as consider which machines will be operated simultaneously. The expert team at Think Hire can carry out an energy assessment and provide recommendations.
Yes and no. While the initial hire costs of hybrid generators may be slightly more, the whole-of-hire operating costs will be significantly lower, leading to an overall reduction in the cost of portable generator hire.
Think Hire hybrid generators run silently during the day, and they can be used to charge a battery energy storage system to deliver power silently through the night. This makes them an ideal choice for residential work where noise pollution can be an issue for local residents.
Think Hire prides itself on providing a rapid response when portable generator hire is required urgently. We can deliver promptly, 24 hours a day, to emergency works, including on weekends, allowing response teams to begin remedial works without delay.
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