24Sep
The concrete floor’s not right. Do I Grind, scabble or shotblast it?
Choosing between grinding, scabbling, or shotblasting concrete depends on the desired result and the condition of the concrete surface.
12Sep
Contract Floorer’s Journal (CFJ) Awards
I’m Ellie, and my responsibility is to maintain Multi-Hire’s social media platforms.On Friday the 5th I had the privilege of representing Multi-Hire at an amazing awards ceremony on Friday, 5th September hosted by the Contract Floorer’s Journal (CFJ).There, I met some lovely friends and to top it all off; we won an award for ‘flooring in retail locations’ alongside our dear customer, Veatu Flooring for a contract they did in Leeds in which we supplied the flooring equipment.The CFJ don’t...
08Aug
Spiked!
Spikes play an integral role in laying screed and other flooring products; they’re crucial....
02Apr
The Importance of Hiring the Right Vacuum Dust Control Unit
The Importance of Hiring the Right Dust Vacuum Control
If a vacuum dust control unit isn’t working at close to 100% efficiency, it could be one of the most dangerous machines on site, and you wouldn’t even know it.Surface preparation machines are notorious generators of huge quantities of health threatening airborne dust particles; a risk to workers and bystanders alike. To combat that, vacuum dust control units are an effective solution to mitigate this danger.Their effectiveness hinges on regular servicing...
22Jan
Removing Bridge Membranes – The Way Forward
Introducing you to an incredible new machine on the market; the NFE Viking ™. It’s going to transform prepping foot bridges, walkways and decking. Removing membranes from highway substrates above underpasses and bridge decks has traditionally used an excavator and steel-toothed bucket. A recent report showed these are removing excessive substrate from bridges, potentially rendering them unsafe.This prompted NFE, CLM and Kier, with help from Multi-Hire’s technicians to design, develop and produce The Viking™. Excavators are noisy, restricting out of normal...
28Nov
Is there more than one way to skin a pig?
Well with floor preparation, quite often there is. Here are a few ways in which you can prepare a floor prior to applying a coating.
11Oct
It’s Time For Your Corporation Tax Inoculation
If you’re not a limited company, please disregard this message, and I hope you’re having a lovely day. If you are a limited company, and especially if your year end is 31st December, there’s time to plan now to avoid Corporation tax. If you’ve been making profits (remember to add back depreciation), then you’re likely to incur a tax bill. That is, if you haven’t planned ahead.
23Aug
Can you polish concrete? How do you polish concrete?
With uncertain times ahead, diversification is worth looking into. One area growing in popularity is polishing concrete to a glassy smooth finish, resembling granite or marble. With a little investment and knowhow, you can add another profitable string to your bow. All you need is a variable speed floor grinder which you can hire, a dust control unit and a set of polishing diamonds and pads. Polishing concrete is a multi-step process that involves grinding, honing, and polishing the surface to achieve...
06Jul
Deliveries, collections and why don’t we have more branches.
Wow what a busy June, but then June’s supposed to be. But it was fraught with machines down awaiting weeks on end for parts, so quite a challenging month. Floor grinders were the flavour of the month, for several days we were almost ‘grinderless’. From large 3-phase, even to our ever-popular HTC450 Floor grinder which is the most popular 110-v floor grinder on the market.About 8 years ago, a management decision, stick with the one branch in Warrington, Cheshire. Being...
23Jun