A-Plant successfully launches its unmanned Auto Tool Hire Unit

Leading hire company A-Plant successfully launched its unmanned Auto Tool Hire Unit to its customers on 7 July.

Designed to be located at customers' sites to provide instant access to tools, the unit uses Assettagz RFID technology from 4hSolutions.

The user is issued with an RFID keycard to gain entry through the outer door into a lobby area. Once the outer door is closed, the same card is used to open the inner equipment store.

Each tool in the cabin is RFID tagged and is automatically on-hired by Assettagz when it is removed from the shelf.Charging stops automatically when the tool is returned to the shelf and Assettagz detects the RFID tag. Tools which are damaged or require maintenance are returned to shelves in a quarantine area, which automatically notifies A-Plant that action is required.

"The unit stays on the site for as long as the customer wants", says Lisa Collins, A-Plant's marketing manager, "There is no collection or delivery charge, and the tools are always immediately available on site."

For more information on A-Plant’s unmanned Auto Tool Hire Unit, please visit www.aplant.com.

About A-Plant
A-Plant is one of the UK’s leading equipment rental companies. The company has over 1,900 employees nationwide and currently serves over 30,000 customers in the construction, industrial, commercial, utility and homeowner markets. A-Plant, which forms part of FTSE-250 company Ashtead Group plc, has in excess of 110,000 items of Plant, Tools and Specialist Equipment available to hire from over 100 Service Centres across mainland UK. The company’s product range extends from Plant and Tools to Power Generation Equipment, Accommodation Units, Powered Access Machines, Formwork and Falsework systems and Traffic Management and Control.