About Us

Blackwood Plant Hire are the UK’s plant hire professionals. We are committed to achieving the highest standards in quality, service, environmental issues and health and safety.Blackwood Plant Hire are the UK’s plant hire professionals. We are committed to achieving the highest standards in quality, service, environmental issues and health and safety.

All of our machines are available self-drive or complete with an experienced CPCS qualified operator. Our fleet includes over 300 machines, all under three years old and ranging from 1 ton to 40 ton excavators, Rubber Ducks, LGP Dump trucks, Telehandlers, Rollers and Backhoe loaders.

Our fleet of machines can be supplied with a varied range of attachments including hydraulic breakers, Engcon Tilt Rotators, log and selector grabs, clamshell buckets and compactor plates.

All machines in the Blackwood Plant Hire fleet are supplied with a delivery pack which includes relevant certificates for the machine. If the machine is operated we include all operator training certificates.

BASED IN Four
SCOTTISH LOCATIONS
COVERING THE UK

As an independently owned and managed business, customer service and value are integral to our success. The quality of our equipment and standard of service is second to none.

2024 has proved to be a very exciting year for BPH, having been awarded Best Small and Mid-Sized Plant Hire Company in Europe, we continue to push forward, now opening two new depot this year in the North of Scotland at Inverurie and Nairn.

Safety Shield

Webfleet

Trimble

Hiboo

CAT 2D E-Fence

Syrinx

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A Timeline of Backwood Plant Hire

1960
Tom Blackwood Senior starts Blackwood Plant Hire, evolving from land drainage and agricultural work.
2001
Tom Blackwood Junior buys BPH comprising of two JCB 3CX machines and begins expanding.
2010
BPH became Network Rail Link Up approved for off track plants, receiving a 5 star audit.
2017
May 1st MBO performed by Paul McCormack and Alan Wilson.
2021
BPH reached Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme accreditation for our HGV’s.
2022
BPH celebrate 20 years as a limited company.
2023
BTA launched to address the skills gap within the industry and invest in the future workforce.
2024
Winner of Best Small and Mid-sized Plant Hire Company in Europe.

PROUD WINNERS OF SMALL & MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

And the winner of the Small and Medium Sized Rental Company of the Year is… from the UK, Blackwood Plant Hire Limited…

The judges said; “Blackwood could serve as a model for an independent rental business, investing in a modern fleet, using technology to enhance safety…