The demand for sustainability is growing across all industries, and especially in Construction and Tool Rental. HSS Hire is stepping up to meet this demand,and has in fact long been adding sustainable products and processes to our hire fleet and operations.
Sustainability is hugely important for both the environment and for our customers. We can pass on the benefits of our energy efficient products to our customer, reducing the carbon footprint of their projects. We encourage the use of our sustainable tool rentals and green construction practices among our customers wherever possible.
Our business model is inherently sustainable because there is a significant difference in terms of environmental impact between our customers buying equipment versus hiring equipment from HSS. Fewer tools are manufactured, used and discarded.
We’re constantly investing in our vast range of innovative equipment, buying the latest and safest technology that helps the planet. Some examples of our environmentally friendly products are Hilti Nuron Cordless Breaker and Cut off Saws, Cordless Wacker Plates, X-ECO Lighting towers, Pop Up IQ lifts and Peco Lifts.
We have equipment on Solar Farms, Windfarms and other renewable projects around the country supporting this vital industry.
However, sustainability goes beyond the products we supply. We are constantly trying to reduce our operational emissions and have recently started to introduce Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) vehicles into our logistics fleet. We also have an Electric Van supplying customers in the Dublin region. These are huge steps forward in creating eco-friendly transportation options and reducing emissions in our supply chain.
A substantial portion of our emissions comes from employee commuting. To reduce these emissions we have changed our company car policy to encourage colleagues to switch to electric and hybrid vehicles and have installed electric charging points at some of our locations.
We recycle our equipment once it reaches end of-life, following a thorough safety examination to ensure it is fit for re-use. Recycling saves new materials and we auction equipment to third parties to be re-used, lowering emissions.
We are committed to sustainability and plan to adopt more and more eco friendly tool rental services in the future, further reducing our carbon footprint.