Wise Hire

Wise Hire is a tool, equipment and trailer hire company based on the B994 between Kintore and Kemnay. It was founded following the 2016 floods in Aberdeenshire. The founder was brought up in their parents' tool and equipment hire business, which is in its 54th year of operation. Wise Hire serves Kintore, Kemnay, Inverurie, Alford, Dunecht, Westhill, Blackburn, Bucksburn, Dyce, Hatton of Fintry, Aberdeen and further afield.

All equipment is maintained, inspected and tested to latest standards by an Engineer BEng Hons MSc. Full written equipment specific Operational Safety Guides are supplied with every hire. Demonstration and advice are given with each hire. A delivery service is available. Specialist tool hire public liability insurance is in place.

In Kintore, Wise Hire has earned a reputation among customers for dependable tool and machinery hire backed by personal service. Richard is named repeatedly in accounts, with several customers describing him as helpful, welcoming and patient, taking time to demonstrate equipment and explain safety features before a hire begins. Reviewers often highlight the condition of the kit, describing machines as clean, well maintained and nearly new, from vibrating plates and wacker plates to post drivers, log splitters, power washers and trailers.

Pricing comes up as fair and good value, with one customer noting a machine arrived pre-filled with petrol. Communication is another recurring theme, covering the arrangements for collecting and returning items, and accommodating changes to hire durations. The same-day delivery and collection of a hollow tine machine features in feedback, alongside advice on machinery for future projects and emailed instruction manuals. Customers repeatedly say they would hire again, with landscaping and garden projects among the work mentioned, and the thorough handover of equipment stands out as what people remember most.