HSS Hire Group plc is a supplier of tool and equipment hire in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as being a logistical and technical partner to businesses of all sizes. Operating under the banner of HSS Hire, the group has a network of over three hundred outlets. HSS Hire originated in Kensington, London in 1957.
History
The company was founded in 1957, by Bert Taylor on Baron's Court Road, Kensington, London. Initially known as The Hire Service Company, the shop focused on tool and equipment hire.
Bert Taylor opened a further five shops during the 1960s across the area of West Central London, and towards the end of the 1960s, The Hire Service Company was later acquired by scaffolding conglomerate SGB, which owned eight tool rental shops under the name Hire Shops Limited. These company names were merged to create Hire Service Shops Limited or HSS Hire for short.
In April 1993, Davis Services Group purchased the business from Mowlem.[1][2] In December 2003, HSS Hire was purchased by 3i.[3]