Mobile crane hire software in North England

UpRate helps mobile crane hire company owners and hire desk managers keep the customer, contract, crane and operator allocation connected. Review the agreed job, amend the assignment when arrangements change and keep timesheets with the work. It gives the office a shared booking record without replacing lift planning or site decisions.

FREE entry covers customers and hire contracts. Scheduling and invoicing require the appropriate paid package.

UpRate asset schedule with a Create Assignment panel for allocating plant and labour
Resource Manager shows the schedule beside an assignment. Static product screenshot.

Built around the hire desk.

Start with the agreed hire

Use the customer and hire contract as the shared reference for the site, dates and work, rather than passing disconnected notes between desks.

Book the crane and crew

Allocate assets and labour to assignments on the schedule. Keep the machine and the people doing the work visible together.

Keep amendments connected

Update the assignment when arrangements change and collect timesheets against the work. Review the revised schedule before confirming the office handoff.

A Newcastle highway booking

Illustrative workflow: A Newcastle crane job must fit the working window confirmed for a highway operation.

  1. Confirm the agreed hire

    Keep the customer, contract and site details together so the desk can identify the agreed lift booking.

  2. Review the allocation

    After the operator confirms access arrangements, allocate the crane and crew to the actual window.

  3. Keep the work connected

    Review the schedule if the window changes, then retain the assignment and timesheets for the office.

A practical check for North England

For a Newcastle highway job, confirm the permission scope before treating a date as a settled crane booking. The council’s mobile-crane guidance describes a local licence process and associated arrangements. Sheffield’s specialist-vehicle process is a different local issue, not a substitute for Newcastle permissions. Ask the operator whether the confirmed window includes setup and departure, and whether parking bays or other site arrangements affect arrival. Keep a named contact for changes and review the crane and labour together if the customer moves the date. UpRate supports the allocation record; it does not apply for the licence, arrange traffic management, approve a lift or determine whether any particular vehicle may travel.

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“UpRate has replaced many of our manual processes, allowing us to manage everything in one centralised system.”

Alan McCaig, Hire Desk Manager
Alan McCaigHire Desk ManagerForsyth of Denny · Scotland

Choose the workflow you need.

Standard: Plan your plant and labour, with scheduling and timesheets. No invoicing. Professional: Run the whole workflow: customers, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing together.

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Questions before you start.

Does UpRate design or approve lifts?

No. Lift planning, competent-person decisions, equipment checks and site permissions remain outside this booking workflow. UpRate organises customer, contract and allocation records; it is not a lift-design or compliance approval service.

Which package includes crane and operator scheduling?

Standard includes Sales Manager and Resource Manager, with asset and labour scheduling and timesheets. Professional adds Invoice Manager. Both plant and people count towards the selected resource allowance.

Does software allocation approve a highway lift?

No. Confirm Newcastle’s applicable licence and site arrangements outside UpRate. A scheduled crane and operator are a booking record, not a highway or lift approval.

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