Easy to book on-line, one small hick up with delivery (towers not available until one day after hire start date but Cambridge branch did everything they could to rectify quickly). Easy to amend the r... See more
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The man at BHS, Cliffton Road, could not have been more helpful. He had some useful advice, like using ear protection &c, but he didn't patronize, even tho this was the first time I had used a wall ch... See more
Ordered hire online and paid, but when I arrived ti collect, the branch had no record of it and had to look up the order number. Fortunately it was still available, but it had not been reserved so it... See more
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Excellent service. The person that delivered to us could not have been more helpful.
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Brandon Hire Station is the specialist tool hire and equipment hire division of Vp plc and is one of the UK’s largest providers of tools and equipment for Industry, Construction and DIY. Whether you work locally, regionally or nationally, we endeavour to meet all of your requirements. All of our customers are provided with a single point of contact, making your experience hassle free. As a national tool hire company, we have a branch network supported by over 450 vehicles to ensure we meet your demands as a customer. We track individual orders in real time as they move around the country. So for every single delivery or collection, we will be able update our customers of delivery and van locations in real time. This helps to provide real-time visibility for our customers and give you the ability to track orders and receive an electronic delivery and collection note. Think Tool Hire. Think Brandon Hire Station. More customers are choosing tools and equipment from Brandon Hire Station which offers exceptional customer support services, through our National Customer Service Centre and designated account managers. All designed to make your experience with us hassle free. We provide tools and equipment with delivery guaranteed within an agreed timescale at a number of locations through our branded vehicles and FORS accredited drivers. Over 2200 Catalogue Items. 100+ Locations Throughout the UK. 450+ Delivery Vehicles.
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Unit 22, Clifton Road, CB1 7EB, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 01223 212 648
3.7
Average
51 reviews
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Excellent service
Excellent service. The person that delivered to us could not have been more helpful.
27 October 2025
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Jon, thank you for your review! It's great to hear that you received excellent service and found our delivery team helpful. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Great all round service
Easy to book on-line, one small hick up with delivery (towers not available until one day after hire start date but Cambridge branch did everything they could to rectify quickly). Easy to amend the rental period also. Very good service. Towers were virtually new.
17 September 2025
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Grace, thank you for your review about your recent hire experience. We apologise for the delay with the tower availability and any inconvenience this caused, however we appreciate your understanding that the Cambridge team did everything they could to rectify this as quickly as possible for you. Thank you for hiring with us and we hope we can assist you again in the future. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Great Delivery Service
Both collection and delivery drivers were so helpful, we had a large piece of machinery which had to go through the house to the rear garden both helped take it through the house and back out again.
17 June 2025
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Matthew, thank you for your review of your recent hire experience. We're pleased to hear that our drivers were very helpful in transporting the equipment to your garden. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
No reservation and had to chase deposit return
Ordered hire online and paid, but when I arrived ti collect, the branch had no record of it and had to look up the order number. Fortunately it was still available, but it had not been reserved so it was just luck I was able to get it. Returned but the deposit was not returned after a week - I had to ask to get the deposit returned, apparently it's not automatic. Eventually got the deposit back a working day later. Staff in branch were helpful.
3 June 2025
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Christopher, thank you for your feedback about your recent hire and bringing this to our attention. We are sorry to hear that your hire experience fell below our usual high standards and we apologise for the delay with your deposit return. We will pass your comments on to our team to ensure these issues do not happen in future. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station.
Tired scarifier
The scarifier I hired from you required new tines. It didn't scarify my lawn that well, regardless of how low I set it. It also didn't pick up anything in the collector which meant raking the whole lawn. A huge job.
The people at the Cambridge site were excellent. They could not have been more helpful.
4 May 2025
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Brian, thank you for your feedback about your recent hire. We're very sorry to hear that you our equipment did not meet the high standards we expect and for any inconvenience this caused. We appreciate your comments about our team and will take your feedback about the equipment on board. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Amazing staff
Amazing staff. I ordered the wrong item but they got it all sorted for me.
28 April 2025
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Good afternoon, thank you for your positive review and choosing to hire with us! We're glad to hear that you had an excellent experience with our Cambridge team who were able to sort out this issue for you. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Just avoid
Bad advice, no gas that fitted so tool wasn't used. On my follow up to discuss with the branch I was told no refund. Very disappointed. Won't use Brandon hire ever again
11 November 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi James, we're extremely sorry to hear about the issues you faced and apologise that the advice provided did not meet your expectations. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Great help and advice from the lads in…
Great help and advice from the lads in the Cambridge branch
10 October 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Max, thank you for your 5-star review. We're delighted to hear that you received great help and advice from the team at our Cambridge branch. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Good and bad
I disliked the fact that the aeorator I hired was fitted with the wrong tines and the correct ones were not available at the hire location so I couldn’t pick up the machine on the day I had booked it.
I liked the fact that the hire location delivered the machine with the correct tubes the following day and let me keep it for the weekend free of charge by way of apology
30 September 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Pete, thank you for your feedback. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the aerator being fitted with the wrong tines and not being available on the day you booked it. We're glad to hear that our team was able to deliver the correct machine the following day and that you appreciated the extended hire period as an apology. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Booking online was simple
Booking online was simple . We hired a floor sander. With some sanding pads , on arrival at the unit the machine and all the mess art parts were waiting. Quick chat to what kind of job I was going to do and staff there recommended I increased the number of sanding pads as they said the number I had booked wouldn’t complete the job. They were completely right . I only took a couple back (sale or return) . Great to know staff have an insite into what’s actually needed with a little bit of advice thrown in.
29 August 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Mr Carter, thank you for your 5-star review! We're delighted to hear that you found the online booking process simple and that our Cambridge team were able to provide valuable advice for your floor sanding project. It's great to know that our team's insight helped ensure you had everything you needed. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi, thank you for your 5-star review. We're delighted to hear that you found our pickup and drop-off process efficient and our Cambridge team helpful. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Late delivery
Equipment delivered a day and a half late; and collected a day later than scheduled
24 July 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Jonathan, thank you for your feedback. We're extremely sorry to hear that our service fell below the high quality we expect in this instance. We apologise for the inconvenience this caused you, but will pass your feedback on to ensure this is reviewed. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Friendly and helpful staff excellent…
Friendly and helpful staff excellent scaffold tower.
14 June 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Evans, thank you for your 5-star review. We're delighted to hear that our Cambridge team were friendly and helpful, and that you were impressed with our scaffold tower. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again in the future. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Two weeks running we've been woken…
Two weeks running we've been woken early by a portaloo being emptied. The pollution control act says 8am is the earliest you can start on a building site.
10 July 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Neale, thank you for your feedback. We apologise for the inconvenience the portable toilet servicing has caused for you. Please could you give our team a call on 0370 99 00 999 to provide some more information about this? Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Hired a fence post puller and it made…
Hired a fence post puller and it made replacing our fence a 100 times easier. Very easy to deal with.
24 May 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Alex, thank you for choosing Brandon Hire Station for your fence post puller needs. We're delighted to hear that the equipment made replacing your fence much easier. We appreciate your positive feedback and hope to assist you again in the future. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Mr. Fayle, thank you for your feedback. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delay in equipment pick-up. We appreciate your business and will take your feedback on board to ensure we continue to improve our service. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Tony, thank you for your 5-star review. We're delighted to hear that you found our service quick and easy, and that our Cambridge team were friendly and supportive. We appreciate your feedback and hope to assist you again in the future. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
I hired a one person hole borer
I hired a one person hole borer, the whole process went well until l came to use it. It only bored the first four inches of soil and would go no further and just compacted the soil. The ground area was soft soil, no roots or obstacles and a few small stones, nothing to prevent drilling. I tried five holes, all the same, returned to the shop and felt they were unhelpful in finding a solution, for example replacing the borer bit. Which was a contrast to their helpfulness when l collected the machine. They did imply that l would get some money back as l had returned the item back within a few hours and l had hired it for 24hrs. No refund was forthcoming and l ended up digging the holes by hand. Very disappointed!!
6 May 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Rory, thank you for making us aware of this. We apologise for the issues you experienced during your hire and we're sorry to hear that our service did not meet the high standards we expect to deliver. We have passed your review on to our team to investigate. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Unreliable delivery
Booked a floor sander online for this morning. It didn't show up. It is now afternoon. Tried to call several times and no answer. Eventually called the Head Office, then we finally got a call back from the Cambridge branch saying that the sander will be with us in half an hour.
I may be persuaded to change this low rating depending on how they deal with this, but so far, extremely disappointed.
Update: finally turned up, but now most of the day is gone.
29 May 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi, thank you for your feedback. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the later than expected delivery and we will take your comments on board. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
Everything went smoothly
Everything went smoothly. Collection and return were easy. Even got partial refund for returning early - unexpected but welcome
21 April 2024
Reply from Brandon Hire Station - Cambridge
Hi Andrew, thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear that your collection and return process went smoothly and that you found our service easy to use. We appreciate your comments and are pleased that you had a positive experience with us. Kind regards, the Brandon Hire Station team.
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