Case Study: 40 Leadenhall, London

An Innovative Partnership for An Iconic Building...

MEP Hire supported the equipment rental needs on one of the largest commercial fit-out projects London has ever seen!

40 Leadenhall, London is one of the most ambitious commercial fit-out projects the capital has seen to date. With a total of 90,000 square feet spread over 34 floors. The building is set to cost £875 Million and includes not only business space but a host of other amenities as well, including; retail, film and gallery, and wellbeing facilities. 

After a leading contractor secured the £125 Million fit-out contract on the Building, delivering CAT B fit-out across nineteen floors of the new office development, totalling around 390,000 square feet, they came to MEP Hire for support. 

Works officially began in the Summer of 2023, with works completing during 2025. With delivery and collection access restricted, due to multiple main contractors being on-site together, the contractor needed a partner that could help them to navigate the careful planning required to get goods on-site. This would ensure that their sub-contractors always had access to the equipment needed to complete their tasks. 

Additionally, they wanted to ensure that sub-contractors were only using equipment and tools that met their safety and compliance standards, and that individuals fully understood how to use the equipment correctly.

An on-site Hire Desk was provided for the project, which supported getting equipment to the right people and area of the building quickly, as well as delivering equipment familiarisation and training on-site in real-time. 

Neil Collier, London Sales Director said, “we’ve been working in partnership with this customer for some time, so therefore have a good understanding of their priorities. For this particular project, the sheer scale and logistical challenge of getting the right equipment to site teams was the big challenge. We achieved this through an innovative approach to getting the equipment to site and storing it there. This way, we could offer a wide range of equipment that would meet safety goals and efficiency standards, and be on-hand for teams as and when they needed us.”

The on-site Hire Desk proved a huge success, with sub-contractors being able to utilise speedy delivery of equipment, direct to their work area. Additionally, by having a base on-site, MEP Hire were able to support its customer with their sustainability goals, through reducing the amount of deliveries and collections to site.

Tom Burrows, Senior Construction Manager commented, “having an on-site Hire Desk integrated into the site welfare was a valuable asset for us and our sub-contractors. It streamlined the delivery of equipment, which ultimately had a positive impact on the schedule of works.”

“Having an expert on-site to support our sub-contractors around equipment use has proved invaluable. Compliance to our safety standards improved greatly, with personnel building a valuable relationship with MEP Hire’s on-site Manager from the very start of the build,” added Matt Kennedy, Health & Safety Advisor.

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