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[ Industry advisory · Construction & trades ]

Strategic advisory for plant and equipment hire businesses.

Hire businesses are capital-heavy, debt-heavy and utilisation-sensitive. The difference between a great year and a difficult one is often a few percentage points of fleet utilisation. We help hire operators run on those numbers.

[ What we hear, again and again ]

The pressures inside plant & equipment hire.

These questions need the business’s information and circumstances to be understood. They are not, on their own, evidence of the cause or the right solution.

  • 01Heavy debt and lease commitments against variable utilisation
  • 02Maintenance and downtime eroding asset returns
  • 03Fleet expansion decisions made on demand rather than return
  • 04Tax exposure across multiple entities and assets
  • 05Owner exposure on personal guarantees rarely revisited

[ How we work ]

What the accounting and advisory work can cover.

  1. 01

    Asset and fleet-level return on capital reviewed when relevant to the engagement

  2. 02

    Utilisation and downtime tracked as a core operating metric

  3. 03

    Debt structure and covenant headroom monitored proactively

  4. 04

    Capex decisions framed against real payback and return

  5. 05

    Personal guarantee exposure mapped, not assumed

[ The numbers that matter ]

Measures that help owners understand performance.

Not a long list — the handful of numbers that, watched consistently, change how the business is run.

  • 01

    Fleet utilisation

    Hours hired vs hours available, by category

  • 02

    Return on asset

    What each asset actually returns over its life

  • 03

    Debt service coverage

    Headroom against existing finance commitments

  • 04

    Maintenance ratio

    Maintenance and downtime cost vs revenue

[ Across the year ]

Through the year — not just a tax-time call.

See how we work →

These are possible review topics, not a standard calendar. We agree the work, reporting and meeting frequency for your business. Agreed actions have clear responsibilities and are followed up.

  • 01

    Visibility on cash, WIP and job-level margin

  • 02

    Review of pipeline, capacity and margin trend

  • 03

    Tax planning, structure and asset protection

  • 04

    Vision — where the business and the operator are heading next

[ The honest line ]

Hire businesses live and die on capital efficiency. We help operators see that clearly — and act on it before the bank does.

[ The next conversation ]

See real return on every asset.

Bring the messy stuff. The numbers, the pressures, the decisions you've been putting off. The first conversation is structured, candid and obligation-free.

Book an introductory call →See Business Advisory

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