Site Generator Hire - the Smart Choice to Cut Power Costs

Date: 01/10/25

Power is a key element when you’re planning any construction site, because without it, safety and comfort, productivity and compliance are all impossible to achieve. Choosing the right power sources and the way that you access them are just as important, affecting performance and reliability, and directly impacting your bottom line.

At Think Hire, we offer both hire and purchase options across our entire range, but which is the best option for you and your site generator needs? In this article, we’ll take a look at why site generator hire could be the smart choice for your project, your people and your profits.

Why Hiring Could Beat Buying for Your Bottom Line

Some people are put off site generator hire because they see it as ‘dead money’. They see site generator hire costs as money that is paid and gone, with no increase in asset value to show for the money you’ve spent. However, there are many advantages over outright purchase. Here are the top 7 benefits of site generator hire:

1. No Upfront Capital Expenditure - By hiring the equipment you need, when you need it, you don’t have to make a significant investment in upfront purchase costs before you have been paid for the job. This can really help cashflow, especially when margins are tight.

2. Fixed vs Variable Costs - Site generator hire is a variable cost that can be directly paid for by the work being done. By contrast, when you purchase a generator, it is a fixed cost, which has to be paid whether the equipment is earning you money or not.

3. Lower Maintenance, Repair or Servicing Costs - When you use Think Hire for your site generator hire, we’ll take care of all the maintenance and servicing your equipment requires at very competitive rates. We solve the majority of problems remotely (87% last year) and in the unlikely event that we can’t fix it fast, we’ll swap out your generator for a working unit to keep your site on schedule. 

4. No Hidden Costs Like Depreciation or Storage - Owning your site generator outright comes with a range of additional responsibilities, each of which adds further costs. For example, you’ll need to store it securely and arrange your own transportation to the site every time it’s used. And with each use, the value of the generator depreciates a little more, making the ‘asset value’ argument less and less compelling.

5. The Right Power, Every Time - When you buy your site generator outright, you limit your ability to adapt to different projects on different scales. You have no choice but to fit your power design around the generators you have available. With site generator hire, you can get exactly the power you need for every project, at every stage, without compromise.

6. Access the Latest in Fuel-Efficient and Silent Technology - Site generator technology is advancing all the time, with new efficiency measures and improved performance. When you buy a generator, you freeze that progress and lose any future advancements. Site generator hire always gives you the very latest technology, such as Think Hire’s new eco-friendly Solartainer Versatile Glycerine, with its ultra-low emissions even from the back-up generator.

7. Guaranteed Uptime with Expert Support - Every Think Hire site generator hire comes with the peace of mind back-up of our expert support team, who are available to help whenever you need them. We’ll help you fix problems fast, or arrange a rapid replacement to keep your project on track.

Industry-leading energy management

Whether you hire or buy from Think Hire, you’ll benefit from the very latest, AI-enhanced remote energy management, including Think Energy Panorama. This gives you all the information and analysis you need to get the most efficient, effective performance with the minimum emissions, at the lowest costs. Think Hire energy management not only helps you to detect and resolve faults as they happen, but it can also help to anticipate problems and take proactive steps to avoid them.

Aim higher with your site generator hire

To find out more about the multiple benefits of site generator hire from Think Hire, including the very latest solar powered generators and solar/hybrid generators, contact Think Hire today. We guarantee to cut your operating costs when you make us your renewable energy partners.

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