Plant hire software in Wales

UpRate helps plant hire company owners and hire desk managers keep customers, hire contracts, plant, labour and invoices connected. Start with the agreed job, review the resource allocation and carry the work into the office handoff. Choose the modules your team needs rather than managing each stage in a disconnected spreadsheet.

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

UpRate Sales Manager customer records with hire contracts grouped under each customer
Sales Manager groups hire contracts under customer records. Static product screenshot.

Built around the hire desk.

Keep the job together

Customer, site and hire contract details give the office a common starting point. Amend the record rather than relying on a separate spreadsheet.

Allocate people and plant

Resource Manager brings asset and labour assignments onto the schedule, with timesheets kept alongside the work.

Carry details into invoicing

Invoice Manager keeps the contract connected to invoice preparation, so accounts can review the job behind the charges.

A North Wales low-loader arrival

Illustrative workflow: A North Wales plant hire has a separately arranged low-loader delivery whose arrival changes.

  1. Confirm the agreed hire

    Keep the customer, contract and site details ready so the desk can identify the hire affected by the new arrival.

  2. Review the allocation

    Have the haulier and site confirm transport arrangements, then review the plant and labour assignment together.

  3. Keep the work connected

    Check the amended schedule and actual timesheet before the office reviews contract charges where invoicing is included.

A practical check for Wales

A changed delivery date can alter both the plant booking and the labour needed at site. Traffic Wales publishes separate North/Mid Wales and South Wales trunk-road guidance; identify the responsible network rather than assuming one process covers the whole journey. Local roads may involve a different authority. Ask the haulier who is handling any necessary movement arrangements and whether the site has accepted the revised arrival. Keep those practical decisions outside the booking system, then amend the confirmed assignment in UpRate. Review the crew period as well as the machine dates. The software does not submit abnormal-load notifications, choose a permitted route or provide a live transport approval.

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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.

Professional: Run the whole workflow: customers, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing together.

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Questions before you start.

Does every package include scheduling?

No. Essential covers customers and hire contracts. Standard adds scheduling and timesheets; Professional adds invoicing too. Business combines customers, contracts and invoices without scheduling.

Can I start with customers and contracts?

Yes. Essential is FREE within the current allowance of 20 new customers and 120 new sales contracts per month. Choose your monthly additions, resources and team members on the pricing section before selecting a paid package.

Does the schedule arrange a Welsh abnormal-load movement?

No. Use the responsible road authority and operator processes. UpRate keeps the resulting allocation connected to the contract; it does not send movement notifications or approve a route.

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