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COVID-19 UPDATE 4 th November 2020 Following the recent Government announcement of a second national lockdown due to come into place on Thursday 5 th November we would like to

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We are proud to be able to announce that we have just been successfully awarded 100% accreditation for ISO9001 and ISO14001 - maintaining both these standards from our last audit

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Nixon Hire were fortunate enough to trade throughout the COVID-19 period. Whilst a number of staff were furloughed, many staff worked throughout lockdown on key projects supporting essential services, whether

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With an order value of over £2m, we are boosting our Welfare Unit Fleet to meet huge demand in the industry, with the addition of brand new 12’ and 20’

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Yesterday a letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma was published publicly to thank all those who are working within the construction industry

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The Government has included the Hire Industry in the list of businesses that are exempt from closure. Our Depots remain open to enable the provision of equipment to those supporting

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Like you, we think it's good to talk, however in the context of COVID-19 we are experiencing unprecedented call volumes. To help us deal with the volume of enquiries and

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Statement from the Managing Director Nixon Hire continue to closely monitor developments with respect to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The impact that this has had is wide reaching and I hope that

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With understandable levels of uncertainty being felt across the UK at the moment, we’d like to take this opportunity to reassure you that Nixon Hire remain unaffected and are operating

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Our solar street lights have saved the day! This week a customer working in a built up housing area was faced with complaints from residents regarding the noise coming from

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On 25th November we were honoured to be presented with a Green Apple Award For Environmental Best Practice at a prestigious carbon-neutral ceremony at the House Of Parliament! The International

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National hire company, Nixon Hire have announced that in just 4 weeks, over 129 tonnes of carbon emissions have been saved on a single customers site as a result of

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Following the successful uptake of our solar pod units up and down the country, we have introduced a series of awards which are designed to recognise the efforts of companies

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Read all about new employee Lewis Newton’s first week as Nixon Hire’s newest Sales & Marketing recruit… Monday The first day! Day one at Nixon Hire takes place at Newcastle

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We’re delighted to report another solar success story this summer. Over a 7-day period, our Solarpods were out doing the business in a top-secret film location for a client. On

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Nixon Hire have announced plans to create a dedicated hire desk-hub in their headquarters in Newcastle. What does this announcement mean? "Hire enquiries will be received into one location with

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Unique opportunity to purchase brand new market-leading Thwaites dumpers - great prices and immediate delivery! 1 to 9 tonne models available to suit various load moving requirements. Find out more

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Many congratulations to Drew Davis, a Fitter from Newcastle Depot for his nomination in the CPA Star of the Future Awards! Not only has Drew been nominated but he has

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Today is World Environment Day and in its honour, Nixon Hire are delighted to announce the latest in its solar product fleet.... THE SOLAR WELFARE VAN!! The Solar Welfarevan has

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At 3.30pm on Tuesday we logged onto our remote portal which shows the performance of our Solar Pods whilst out on site. We are delighted to report that ALL of

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What a fantastic result at the European Rental Awards last night! Many congratulations to ALL of the award winners. Nixon Hire and AJC EasyCabin are delighted that the Solar Pod

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It is the European Rental Awards tonight and our innovative Solar Pod is shortlisted for PRODUCT OF THE YEAR! The Solar Pod is exclusive to Nixon Hire and we'll be

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Nixon Hire have offered modular buildings for many years and have seen a rise in the choice of modular as a method of construction. What makes modular buildings so popular

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Nixon Hire are delighted to have signed a contract to become an official supplier to Cancer Research UK. The multi year deal will see Nixon Hire provide the portable toilets

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Nixon Hire has acquired the portable toilets and associated contracts from Universal Tanker Solutions (formerly Dial-a-Loo). The deal will take affect as of Monday 8th April 2019. Graham Nixon said

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We are delighted to announcement that the H20 Solar Pod has been shortlisted for a European Rental Award within the Product of the Year Category. Nixon Hire worked exclusively with

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Following an extremely busy start to 2019, Nixon Hire has further strengthened its leadership team with a number of senior appointments. Appointed as Commercial Director, Phil Leahy joins Nixon Hire

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Elliott, has today announced the sale of its Loohire business to Nixon Hire. Lee Young, Chief Financial Officer at Elliott said, “Loohire has been a valued part of the Elliott

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We are delighted to launch our first Renewables Division! Michael Robbins MInstRE has been appointed as the UK Divisional Manager (Renewables) and joins us with a wealth of experience and

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With an order value of over £10m, Nixon Hire will take delivery of 230 JCB telehandler machines throughout 2019. The order includes a range of telehandler sizes from 7m to

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Nixon Hire is delighted to announce the launch of our Foundation! The Nixon Hire Foundation will be supported by 0.5% of company profits and will deliver the Foundation via the

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A site of new permanent homes for Gypsy and Traveller families built by Leeds City Council has opened! Nixon Hire were delighted to supply the modular buildings for this project,

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BRAND NEW PRODUCT ALERT! Nixon Hire are thrilled to be the first hire company in the UK to receive the brand new Volvo EC18E! We are proud to announce the

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Kind Hearted Newcastle Sponsors for Cathedral This year, the star-studded show will once again raise funds for North East cancer charity, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The Sir Bobby Robson

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Nixon Hire has expanded its 100 per cent IVECO tanker fleet by adding three 26-tonne Stralis X-Way 6×4 rigids – amongst the first vehicles of their type to be delivered

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What is the H20 Solar Pod? It's a self contained steel unit which offers a sustainable power source and water supply to your sites. It combines solar PV with a

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In a multi –million pound deal announced today, the ownership of Mechplant equipment will be transferred to Nixon Hire with immediate effect. Mechplant, which forms part of Esh Construction Group,

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The final cabins & toilets are heading out & being positioned along the half marathon course for Sunday’s @great_run !! We’re proud to be part of such a fantastic event.

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Nixon Hire were proud to support the BBC's DIY SOS team on their latest big build project. Facilitated by an amazing crew at the BBC, it was fantastic to see

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Nixon Hire have unveiled a brand new sleeper cabin, the Snoozepod. Designed to increase the standard of accommodation offered for on-site overnight accommodation, the unit offers a practical, portable and

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Smart Store, the secure self storage facility from Nixon Hire is open for business! Perfect for commercial and domestic customers alike, our facility benefits from 24 hour access, a secure

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We were thrilled to support HPC Systems at Hillhead 2018! Even more delighted to receive a copy of this video from the event!! A pleasure working together as always. Take

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Nixon Hire are proud to showcase a video for our latest innovation - the all new HYBRID WELFARE UNIT. With eco smart technology, brand new interior features and a completely

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We have updated our Privacy Policy in line with the new GDPR Regulations. Please click here to access our dedicated GDPR page.

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As a responsible employer, the wellbeing of our employees is important to us. As such on the 1st May 2018, Nixon Hire launched the companywide Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Offered

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ScotPlant is always a hotly anticipated date in our diary and the 2018 event did not disappoint! The bi-annual event which takes place at the Royal Highland Centre just outside

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Scotland’s biggest annual construction equipment trade event is taking place this Friday and Saturday and as usual Nixon Hire will be there! Make sure you come and say hello at

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With more of our accommodation units arriving in the HS2 compounds - the project is well and truly underway. Compounds one and two have so far been supplied with a

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Events season has begun & we were delighted to provide our services to the Greater Manchester Marathon yesterday! Huge congratulations to all the runners who took part! https://www.nixonhire.co.uk/hire/toilets-uk #hirethatworks

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Nixon Hire are delighted to have been able to supply a huge range of plant, tools and other construction equipment to the historic three year development of the new multi-million

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We are moving our Warrington Depot to a bigger, better and much more accessible location! The move is due to complete in the next few weeks - keep an eye

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Investment in training to ensure the safety of our employees and stakeholders continues. We have recently conducted a series of 'train the trainer' manual handling workshops. Our newly trained POPS

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Continuing our Depot expansion - our next location hunt is in the Midlands!

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Nixon Hire are pleased to announce that we will be launching our first Smart Store in the heart of Newcastle. Offering secure, affordable and accessible self storage - keep posted

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Nixon Hire will be attending ScotPlant 2018. ScotPlant is Scotland's leading event for the construction equipment industry. Held at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on Friday 20 and Saturday 21

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Very exciting! Our site accommodation has arrived at the first HS2 compound. Nixon Hire are supplying a whole range of equipment, including plant, so stay posted for more project updates!

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Yesterday, Nixon Hire were honoured by the North East Freight Partnership (NEFP) with two awards. Needless to say we are thrilled! The first award, North East HGV Driver of the

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To ensure the safety of our staff, you may find that your local Nixon Hire Depot is offering a reduced service today. Please be assured that this is temporary due

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We have been notified that a fraudulent email has been sent out under the Nixon Hire name. Please do not follow the link or action the email. The email will

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NEW BRANDS! NEW PRODUCTS! NEW FEATURES! Investment in our fleet is something we are committed to each year and we have kicked off 2018 by investing almost £17 million in

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Our 2018 Essential Catalogue is now available! Download a pdf or request a personal copy here. This catalogue is a comprehensive guide on the products and services offered by Nixon

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As promised, our fascinating interview with Chairman and founder of Nixon Hire, John Nixon is now live! Read about everything from how Nixon Hire got started back in 1967 to

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We asked our social media followers to caption a picture of a portable toilet flying high! What we had returned was brilliant - thanks to all who took the time

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Looking for a one stop shop for all your equipment sales, then look no further! Our Nixon Sales team can utilise their purchasing power to bring you some great offers

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As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our drivers and fellow road users safe a large number of our drivers recently took part in a Safe Urban Driving Course

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Want to know more about our popular Welfarevans? Watch our short video and see what all the fuss is about! Visit our Welfarevan product page for more information, a detailed

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We have an ongoing commitment to achieving the highest standards in all of our business operations and have the accreditations to prove it! Following external quality audits at Carlisle, Sunderland

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The Chronicle newspaper has released the annual evaluation of the North East's fastest growing companies in their 2017 Fastest 50 list. The list of the region's quickest growing companies is

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The Great North Run is now officially the biggest half marathon in the world and we are delighted to have been a part of this fantastic event for many years

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Well, what can we say other than a huge thank you to Scot JCB! Such a wonderful memorial piece to receive in celebration of our 50th year of business! It

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Our new website is live!! Click on the video to find out whats new and what else is coming soon!

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Our brand new Nixon Hire sales catalogue is out now, available to download by clicking on the image below. Alternatively, you can request a personal copy here. This handy catalogue

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Transport Manager is an electronic delivery and collection system that fully integrates with MCS-rm, our business management software. It allows a hire or sale to be executed with full transparency,

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We know our people are important. We also know it's vital to ensure our people have the up-to-date skill set and knowledge base in order to effectively undertake their roles

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Bowsers = 88 Rollers = 109 Compressors = 19 Dumpers = 77 Excavators = 98 Telehandlers = 127 Welfare Welfarevans = 50 Site Accommodation Security Containers = 495 Offices =

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This new 3.5 acre site will see the current Depots located in Bradford and Wakefield merge in order to offer customers the full range of products offered by Nixon Hire

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Happy Easter one and all!

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Coffee and cake seems like a good way to start our 50th anniversary celebrations! Our 'official' birthday is in November but its fine to start the festivities early isn't it..?

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Press release issued 13th Feb 2017 JCB has kicked off the year it celebrates 40 years of telescopic handler production with a massive order from one of the industry’s most

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With an ever expanding Depot Network and a larger than ever product offering, Nixon Hire has appointed two National Operations Managers to support the implementation of the Company's 2020 Vision

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A huge congratulations today to George Lowes, who is celebrating 40 years at Nixon Hire! An incredible achievement - a big thank you to George for his many years of

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The multi million pound deal sees Nixon Hire take ownership of the plant equipment and premises from midnight on 20th December. Managing Director, Graham Nixon said: "I'm delighted that we

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Using the Turnkey SIMRET 4000, designed by the Research Division of the UK Health and Safety Executive, we can now carry out brake testing on our rubber wheeled plant such

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The collapse of large contractors and a fall in UK construction output knocked profits at John Nixon Ltd last year, triggering an efficiency drive which led to a 20% boost

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Our stand at ScotPlant 2016 is looking good, if we say so ourselves!! We're showcasing new plant, accommodation, toilets and welfare facilities - all of which are available for hire

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We are delighted to announce we are opening a new toilet division to our existing large Depot in Edinburgh. From April 2016 the Depot will offer the full range of

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The Nixon Hire Transport & Logisitcs Team has gone digital to improve the efficiency of our equipment deliveries and the management of our breakdown response. Equipment Deliveries with Transport Manager

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Construction work has begun on the A9, marking the start of a project to upgrade the road to dual carriageway between Inverness and Perth. You may have spotted our kit

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The latest copy of the ALL NEW Nixon sales brochure is out now! Featuring leading brands such as Karcher, Honda, Volvo, Bomag, Stihl, Stephill and many many more - you

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Working to build a hydroelectric generator which will be the biggest power station in Europe, our customer engaged with us to supply two sites in the highlands of Scotland with

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The machines will be put to hard work with the project expected to last a minimum of 7 months and the machines operating double shifts - that's up to 18

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Ensuring you've got the tool you need for every job, we can supply you with a huge range of products, including; Working with leading manufacturers such as Hilti and Stihl,

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Throughout 2015, Nixon Hire will take delivery of over 40 site dumpers from Terex. This investment takes the total number of dumpers in the existing hire fleet to over 570.

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The addition of these larger models complements a total of 180+ Volvo compact excavators ranging from 1.5 to 8.8 tonnes already supplied throughout 2014. The total number of excavators in

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This investment will secure a range of new items for the hire fleet including; As well as adding additional capacity to the already 15,000 item hire fleet, we have introduced

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Road Safety Week is here and once again Nixon Hire are taking part. Today launches the UK's flagship road safety event, calling on people to look out for each other

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From January 2015 Nixon Hire will begin taking delivery of 100 new welfarevans. This substantial fleet investment will take the total of vans available to hire to 300! Welfarevans are

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The Top 200 highlights and celebrates the achievements of the region's best performing or 'Top 200' businesses. These are businesses which based on financial accounts and have been acknowledge as

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Modular buildings are a popular product due to the flexibility and durability they offer. They can be designed and created to your exact needs and easily adapted as requirements change.

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We are proud to announce that we have achieved the Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001 AND successfully retained the Quality Management Standard ISO 9001. These standards confirm our commitment to

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This involved an independent audit of our Transport and Logistics systems, the results of which was then sent to FORS for review. We achieved a 100% pass in all areas.

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Whilst at the lab, Nixon Hire were presented with a Special Commendation award - 'Corporate Community Supporter of the Year'. This award recognises significant fundraising activity and achievement and has

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Nixon Hire have been named as Company of the Year at the North East Business Awards, run by The Journal and Evening Gazette. After being named as Company of the

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Graham Nixon, Managing Director, commented "To say we are absolutely delighted to be named as Company of the Year is an understatement! This is such a prestigious award, which we

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This Easter we will be supplying over 70 accommodation units to The Great North Passion , a celebratory event organised by The Cultural Spring and streamed live by the BBC!

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On Friday 7th February 2014 the Bellagio Ball was held in memory of Sarah Nixon to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Through the various activities taking place in advance

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We are delighted to have been shortlisted in The Journal's North East Company of the Year competition. As such a popular competition which draws lot of entries from business across

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The 30 strong team made it up and down the mountain in great time and excluding a few blisters and sore feet, all in one piece. Upon returning from our

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Why not take a look at the brand new range of lights we offer, including the innovative solutions from renowned Swedish manufacturer El-Bjorn . Their technically advanced and environmentally-friendly products

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It's been two months since we opened the doors on our brand new Warrington depot and we're pleased to report that business is off to a flying start. We have

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Next month we will be joining in the fun at Jesterval, the North East's Premier Comedy Festival, where we are sponsoring the acclaimed Impro Comedy All Stars Show, a collection

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OPENING 12th AUGUST 2013

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The five 3.5-tonne Canter 3C13s were supplied by Newcastle Upon Tyne Mercedes-Benz dealer Bell Truck and Van – the German manufacturer’s dealer network is responsible for the sale and support

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We are pleased to confirm that we have signed another three year partnership agreement with Speedy Hire. This agreement provides Nixon Hire with the exclusive rights to supply all large

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Nixon Hire have announced their chosen charity for 2013 as Cancer Research UK . There are over 200 known types of cancer, all of which need a cure. The funding

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Keen to ensure that we continue to offer customers modern equipment which boasts minimal downtime, lower repair costs and excellent safety features, we are implementing plans for a £5 million

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Embracing the latest in PDA technology, Nixon Hire are rolling out state of the art Motorola MC65 devices across our toilet hire division.

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Nixon Hire are delighted to announce that following an initial series of checks, brief 'mystery shopper' visits and phone calls by the Executive Hire News Team our new Dundee depot

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A team of employees from Nixon Hire have spent three days taking on a series of challenges around Kielder Water & Forest Park in Northumberland to raise funds for The

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Nixon Hire have launched their most comprehensive product brochure to date packed with many industry leading innovations. The E ssential Catalogue features 132 pages depicting the full range of products

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Graham was part of an 12 strong team of UK volunteers trusted with hauling a convoy of aid to projects in Romania, a mission carried out by charity, Yorkshire Aid

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Nixon Hire will soon open a new 2.5 acre site on Longtown Road, off the Kingsway, Dundee. The new facility will be a vast improvement to our existing site on

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Customers will be able to watch the short videos on receipt of equipment by scanning a unique barcode on despatch notes, decals on each machine or simply following web links

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The development of this vehicle also enabled us to design it with payload and load volume in mind allowing us to increase payload, significantly reducing journeys and minimising carbon footprint.

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We're currently testing a new Nixon Hire Green welfare unit and hope to be able to launch it to customers nationwide later this summer. This environmentally friendly cabin has been

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The investment also includes our other core plant products as well as a new range of eco welfare units, welfarevans and portable toilets. We are also investing heavily in our

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£60,000 worth of plant equipment recovered from thieves, with arrests . The holiday period is always an anxious time for sites when leaving their hired equipment exposed to the increasing

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This is the filming of Nixon Hire’s first online video advert. In a new initiative for the company, the advert is aimed at an online mass audience, with a light

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