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Martin Plant Hire Martin Plant Hire is an independent, Scottish firm with 50 years' experience of tool and plant hire. Martin Plant Hire is an independent, Scottish firm.

For over 40 years years, we've been hiring tools, plant & equipment to the customers throughout Scotland. TRAINING:
We're specialists in safety training. We have a dedicated training division that's housed in a state of the art facility in Motherwell & operates under the prestigious IPAF & PASMA banners. Safety training is increasingly important. Its invaluable-especially in complying with ever-more stringent regulations. It's essential that personnel at all levels can ensure their own & others safety at work. For years, we've placed a high priority on safety among our own staff. It's led to us developing a comprehensive range of interactive training courses ( all with full certification upon completion ) & facilities, that are now available to our customers. A list of our courses is given below. For more details, or to make a booking, please contact us on 08700508060 or e-mail [email protected]

Courses we provide is as follows:
Safety Awareness
Abrasive Wheels
Ladder & Step Safety and Inspection. Safety Harness
IPAF
PASMA
Working at Height

21/10/2026

Your walls can be dry to the touch. And still be wet.

Here's a little autumn renovation fact worth knowing.

A surface that feels dry isn't necessarily ready for painting, flooring or other finishes.

Moisture can remain deeper within plaster, screed and other building materials long after the surface appears dry.

Apply finishes too early and you could find yourself dealing with bubbling paint, damaged flooring or a job that needs doing twice.

A dehumidifier can help manage excess moisture during the drying process, but it's important to check that materials have reached the required moisture levels before moving on.

Because doing the same job twice isn't quite the productivity hack you were looking for.
Get in touch for more info.



20/10/2026

Quick question, Andy...
What’s the best customer moment you’ve ever had at MPH?

“A customer in Glasgow’s West End called between Christmas and New Year. Their basement was under three feet of water and the depots were closed.
I delivered pumps and wet vacs. The pumps drained the water, the vacs cleared the mess and the family were incredibly grateful.”

Depot closed. Three feet of water. Kit delivered anyway.

That probably tells you more about MPH customer service than we could. 👏

Summer DIY ambitions still sitting unfinished? Excellent. You’ve officially reached “I’ll get it done before Christmas” ...
15/10/2026

Summer DIY ambitions still sitting unfinished? Excellent. You’ve officially reached “I’ll get it done before Christmas” season. 😬

If tired wooden floors are on the list, now’s a good time to tackle them.
Strip back years of scratches, scuffs and questionable decorating decisions with a floor sander from Martin Plant Hire - available from £36.

One weekend. One sander. A floor that looks considerably less 1997.

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 ...There’s a light in Las Vegas so powerful it can be seen from hundreds of miles away under the right conditions.The L...
14/10/2026

...
There’s a light in Las Vegas so powerful it can be seen from hundreds of miles away under the right conditions.
The Luxor Hotel and Casino Sky Beam shoots straight up from the top of the pyramid, powered by 39 xenon lamps.

Slight overkill for a building site in Glasgow. 😂

Thankfully, MPH has lighting towers and portable lighting for jobs that don't need to be visible from another postcode.

https://www.martinplanthire.co.uk/hire/category/lighting-and-power/lighting

13/10/2026

ONE email address. ONE Makita drill.

That’s a fairly decent return on investment.
We’re giving away a Makita UK handheld drill to one lucky person on our mailing list.

No purchase.
No 47-question competition form.
No tagging your cousin’s neighbour’s dog.

Just sign up to the Martin Plant Hire mailing list and you’re in the draw.

Takes seconds. Could win you a Makita.

👉 Enter here: http://eepurl.com/jjb6Uw

WE LIKE BIG KIT. BUT THIS IS TAKING THE MICK. Meet Big Muskie - the largest dragline excavator ever built.This absolute ...
09/10/2026

WE LIKE BIG KIT. BUT THIS IS TAKING THE MICK.

Meet Big Muskie - the largest dragline excavator ever built.

This absolute monster weighed around 13,500 tonnes and had a bucket so enormous you could fit two full-size buses side-by-side inside it.

Suddenly, the digger blocking your driveway doesn’t seem quite so big. 😂

Big Muskie spent more than two decades shifting earth in Ohio before being retired in 1991. The machine itself is gone, but that ridiculous bucket survives - presumably because nobody had a shed big enough for it.

We love big kit at Martin Plant Hire.

But even we’ll admit…
this might be taking it a bit far.

📸 Wikipedia

08/10/2026

Last month, Hayley, Andy, Joe, Malcolm and Billy Davies swapped plant hire for a little horse power and took 15 of our customers along to Ayr Races for the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival.
Good company, a few bets, plenty of laughs.
A brilliant day spent with some of the customers who support Martin Plant Hire throughout the year. Thanks to everyone who joined us. 🏇
Same again next year? We’ll bet on it.
Ayr Racecourse

CAN YOU ANSWER THE PHONE, SERVE A CUSTOMER AND SOLVE A PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING A MELTDOWN?Excellent. Keep reading. 👀We’re...
07/10/2026

CAN YOU ANSWER THE PHONE, SERVE A CUSTOMER AND SOLVE A PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING A MELTDOWN?
Excellent. Keep reading. 👀
We’re looking for a new member of the Martin Plant Hire depot team.
We need someone who’s bright, organised, practical and good with people. Someone who can deal with several things happening at once, keep customers happy and still know roughly where they left their coffee.
Plant and equipment knowledge would certainly help, but just as important is the attitude: you’re keen to learn, happy to muck in and take pride in getting things sorted.
Martin Plant Hire has been a family business since 1974, and we’ve kept the things that matter - flexibility, proper customer service and people who actually care about doing a good job.
If that sounds suspiciously like you, we’d like to hear from you.
⏰ 7.30am–5pm Monday–Friday
⏰ 8am–12pm every alternate Saturday

SEND APPLICATIONS TO: 👉 [email protected]

06/10/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Apparently, Motherwell’s been showing off again.
Another month, another cracking batch of reviews for one of our depots.
Good kit matters. But so does having people who know their stuff, answer the phone, sort problems and get customers what they need without turning it into a three-act drama.
That’s exactly the kind of service we deliver, and it’s always good to hear that our customers notice.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to leave us a review. We’ll try not to let it go to their heads. 😉
📍 Martin Plant Hire Motherwell

02/10/2026

🚨 STILL TIME TO GET YOUR HANDS ON A MAKITA DRILL. FOR FREE.

We're giving away an awesome Makita handheld drill, and entering couldn't be easier.

🔴 Sign up to our mailing list.
That's it. You're in the draw.

No drilling required. Yet.

ENTER HERE: 👉 http://eepurl.com/jjb6Uw

Address

95 Orbiston Street
Motherwell
ML11PX

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+441698252421

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