Initial experience from Emma G, Gary at Aberdeen was first class. Pick-up from local Tesco went OK apart from network glitches and soon on our way. Machine was excellent and performed well once on... See more
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We recently needed a 20-meter MEWP for motorway lighting work in Leeds and chose Height for Hire. The experience was exceptional! Stephanie Carter, the Sales Manager, was absolutely brilliant througho... See more
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First time using Height for Hire & what a great experience. Emma G answered the phone and was super helpful and polite. Pickup was super easy and the machine we hired was fantastic. If other compa... See more
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we found Height for hire on the internet and i cannot believe how simple and easy the process was ... Emma G was an absolute pleasure to deal with and give us all the info we needed to make this whol... See more
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About HighDrive by Height for Hire
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HighDrive by Height for Hire: Reaching Everywhere!
20m HighDrive cherrypickers are available to hire at over 300 locations across the UK, Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
HighDrive by Height for Hire provides a local Click and Pick Up service for 20m truck-mounted cherrypickers so anyone, anywhere can work smarter and safer at height.
With a 20m HighDrive you have more control over your working day and can save on transport costs and labour. You can get more jobs done on the one hire and travel easily between different locations. This allows you to cover a larger geographical area and grow your business.
Our vehicles are used across many sectors, including Pest Control, and often used on jobs such as pigeon spiking, gull nursery clearance, installing netting, and other pest problems that occur at height.
We offer the following services:
• Safe working at height truck-mounted cherrypickers from 20m to 90m across all of the UK
• A click and pick up service for 20m HighDrives. These truck-mounted cherrypickers can be driven on a standard car licence and picked up from more than 300 locations across the UK.
• More locations across the UK coming on stream in the next few months
• For more extreme heights, we have Truck-mounted cherry pickers up to 90m which come as an operated service. Available all across the UK
• A dedicated Technical Support team, so we are with you every step of your hire.
Height for Hire is a family-owned access rental company with over 300 locations across four countries, started over 45 years ago and now into its second generation of leadership.
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Height for Hire Head Office: Unit 8 Kennedy Road, Chaddock Lane, Astley, M29 7JY, Manchester, United Kingdom
- 0330 822 1182
- highdrive@heightforhire.com
- highdrive.uk
4.7
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Radio and hands free didn’t work in the…
Radio and hands free didn’t work in the truck we hired. Was told “that doesn’t effect the way the truck operates”
Guidance wasn’t very clear as to how to return the truck.
August 28, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi, sorry to hear that you were a bit disappointed with your experience of HighDrive, and I have passed on your feedback to our team.
Amazing service
Amazing service! Ben was super helpful explaining how to operate the rig. I highly recommend it
September 5, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Jose, thank you for leaving a review. We are glad you enjoyed using HighDrive and look forward to working with you again soon.
Just a slight issue with invoice not…
Just a slight issue with invoice not matching pro-forma, quickly dealt with and sorted.
August 27, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi, I'm glad to hear that your billing issue was sorted quickly. We look forward to working with you again soon.
Wayne doesn’t work got no support and…
Wayne doesn’t work got no support and no refund
August 25, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Jordan. We are sorry to hear that you had a poor experience with HighDrive. This falls well below our standards, and we are currently investigating this.
Easy to use and quick to get booked
August 14, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Matt, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you had a good experience with HighDrive and found the booking process easy. We look forward to working with you again soon.
Mewp broke down on the day of hire
Mewp broke down on the day of hire. When the repair guy came out that night, his words were “i recovered this one last week and told them it wasnt safe for use”
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I wasnt offered an alternative mewp to have use of, straight away. I would have had to wait 3 days to have a replacement. We have a road closure booked out 16 weeks in advance, so having to wait 3 days for a replacement wouldnt have suited us. Luckily, we had another height for hire mewp on another site and had to postpone the other works to facilitate the traffic management (road closure)
August 20, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Michael, we are sorry the vehicle let you down on this occasion. I can see that our High Drive team contacted you and offered you an alternative vehicle to complete the work. We have checked our service records and the issue that the vehicle encountered before your hire was as we understood rectified at the roadside, by our approved recovery and service network. We are sorry for the inconvenience and we hope to hear from you again soon. Please let us know if you need anything in the meantime.
Great experience and very helpful will…
Great experience and very helpful will definitely be using again!
August 12, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Luke, Thanks for your review. We are glad to hear that you had such a positive experience with HighDrive, and we look forward to working with you again soon.
Very easy to book
Very easy to book. Met at location and was given a full safety / operator briefing. Machine much better than expected. For sure will use again.
August 11, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Alasdair, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you found the booking process easy and were happy with the HighDrive. We look forward to working with you again soon.
Outstanding Service
Our first contact for Height for Hire was Emma G. We were first- time hirers, and Emma was so patient and helpful with our many questions. She organised the hire, and during the week-long hire she took several calls from us to deal with our queries. We were always made to feel like special customers. Also on the team was Craig, who did the handover. He was equally patient and helpful. A lovely person to deal with us, who had not operate a cherry picker before. Communication between Emma G, Craig and Ian, Hire Controller, was excellent. The quality of the service and cherry picker were outstanding.
Andrew, Oxford
August 23, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Andrew, thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We are delighted to hear that you were so happy with the HighDrive, and we will pass your kind words on to our team. We look forward to working with you again soon.
Sad to see your vehicles used to remove…
Sad to see your vehicles used to remove our national flags, shame on you.
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August 22, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Harry, once our vehicles are on hire the work they do is outside of our control. Our vehicles are hired by councils, contractors and private individuals, and are used so people can work safely at height whatever the task is.
Disgusted
Disgusted to have just seen vehicles that appear to be from this company being used to take down Union Jacks in London.
August 23, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Gary, once our vehicles are on hire the work they are used to carry out is outside of our control. Our vehicles are hired by councils, contractors and private individuals and are used so people can work safely at height whatever the task is.
Emma G was absolutely fantastic in…
Emma G was absolutely fantastic in helping us to arrange our two day hire. She was so helpful and answered any questions that we had, nothing was too much trouble. Thank you again Emma for your help, highly recommend!
August 19, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Leanne, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you had such a good experience with HighDrive and will pass your kind words to Emma. We look forward to working with you again soon.
Due to the unknown I didn’t have a clue…
Due to the unknown I didn’t have a clue what I was doing but it’s was easy staff was very helpful and instruction couldn’t have been any better.
August 10, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you found HighDrive easy to use and look forward to working with you again soon.
Very disappointed with this company
Very disappointed with this company. Taking down UK flags to appease the corrupt Tower Hamlets council is disgraceful and unpatriotic. A business should stand by its customers and country, not bow down to political pressure.
August 20, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi, we hire our cherry pickers to customers, including councils and private contractors, and the work they choose to carry out with them is outside of our control.
Very helpful and friendly service...
August 7, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi, thank you for leaving a review. We are glad to hear that you had a great experience with HighDrive and we look forward to working with you again soon.
An incredibly easy and cost effective experience
An incredibly easy, cost efficient way of hiring a cherry picker for commercial use.
August 11, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Christian, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you found HighDrive so easy and cost-effective, and we look forward to working with you again soon.
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Raymond, thank you for your review. We will pass your kind words onto Gary, and we look forward to working with you again soon.
Great service
Great customer service and initial walk through of machine. Afordable day hire which helped with the tasks the we needed to do. Will certainly be a returning customer and will definatly recomend.
August 18, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Jamie, thank you for your review. We are glad to hear that HighDrive helped you get all your jobs done, and we look forward to working with you again soon.
Works Above a Fragile Roof
If you are looking to conduct works at height in one or several locations, the safe, easy to use, and cheap method is Height For Hires HighDrive scheme ! I used it for a number of jobs that needed doing in a place above a fragile roof (approx 6M in from edge) and the machine was perfect to get people to the location !
August 16, 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi John, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that HighDrive is helping you work safely at height. We look forward to working with you on your next job.
Very helpful and reliable service
Very helpful and reliable service. Very clear instructions on how to operate the machine. Very easy to use. Pick up and drop off very smooth system. Over will definitely use again for any project i need one for.
August 12, 2025
Reply from HighDrive by Height for Hire
Hi Julian, thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you found HighDrive so reliable and easy to use, and we look forward to working with you on your next job.
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