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Speedy Services

Speedy Services plc
Speedy Services
Company typePublic Limited Company
LSE: SDY
IndustryRental Equipment
Founded1977
FounderJohn Brown
HeadquartersHaydock, United Kingdom
Key people
Products
Services
  • Powered Access
  • Services in Training
  • Testing
  • Inspection and Certification
  • Fuel Management
  • Event Management
  • Airport Services
  • Survey
RevenueIncrease£440.6 million (2023)[1]
Increase£32.3 million (2023)[1]
Decrease £1.2 million (2023)[1]
Number of employees
3,375 (2023)[1]
Websitespeedyservices.com

Speedy plc, doing business as Speedy Services and Speedy, is a provider of tools and equipment hire, based in the United Kingdom, and also provides services to the construction, infrastructure, industrial markets.

History

The company was founded in Wigan by John Brown as a division of Allen Group plc in 1977.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 1993.[3]

The company established a branch to service the oil and gas markets in the United Arab Emirates in 2012, but sold the business to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in March 2021.[4]

Operations

The company operates nationally across the United Kingdom and Ireland from over two hundred fixed sites and, through a joint venture, in the oil and gas markets in Kazakhstan.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Speedy plc. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Speedy founder gets lifetime award". The Business Desk. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Speedy: our Story". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Speedy to exit from Middle East". International Rental News. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Profits down at Speedy Hire as low volumes persist". Investors Chronicle. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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