Tool-Hire

An Equipment Hire Management System — everything you need to run your hire business, from first call to final invoice.

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Hire Lifecycle Management

Manage every stage of an equipment hire from a single platform — create hires, allocate equipment, schedule deliveries and collections, process returns, and generate invoices in one seamless workflow.

  • Full status tracking from pending through to completion
  • Flexible hire durations with daily and weekly billing
  • Customer reference and off-hire number tracking
  • Equipment allocation with real-time availability checking

Customer & Contact Management

Keep a complete picture of every customer relationship — multiple contacts, delivery addresses, billing preferences and account settings in one place.

  • Multiple contacts per customer with full detail tracking
  • Unlimited delivery addresses with geocoded locations
  • Configurable billing modes: daily, weekly, or percentage-based
  • Customer-level delivery and collection charge defaults

Equipment Tracking

Track your entire fleet with detailed equipment records. Know where every item is, what condition it is in, and when it is due back.

  • Fleet numbers, serial numbers, and categorisation
  • Equipment dimensions, weight, and specifications
  • Status tracking: ready, in use, service, repair
  • Location history with timestamped equipment moves during hire

Delivery & Collection

Streamline your logistics with digital delivery and collection notes. Capture signatures, take photos, and email documents — all from a mobile device.

  • Auto-generated delivery and collection note PDFs
  • Digital signature capture optimised for mobile and touch
  • Photo uploads for evidence and condition recording
  • Driver assignment for logistics planning
  • Mid-hire equipment swaps with full audit trail

Servicing & Maintenance

A complete workshop management system built into the platform. Track jobs from arrival through to completion with full parts, quoting, and ordering workflows.

  • Job sheets with photos, priority levels, and status tracking
  • Worksheets for documenting parts and labour requirements
  • Quote generation with approval tracking
  • Work orders with assignment, completion tracking, and digital sign-off
  • Smart parts learning — remembers parts used with each equipment model

Invoicing & Billing

Flexible pricing that adapts to how your business charges. Generate professional invoices and push them straight to your accounting system.

  • Configurable billing modes: percentage-based, flat daily, or weekly with overage
  • 5-day or 7-day working week support
  • Per-equipment custom daily and weekly rates
  • Invoice status tracking: draft, sent, paid, overdue
  • Delivery and collection charge management

Accounting Integration

Two-way integration with Sage and Xero keeps your accounts in sync without double entry.

  • Customer, stock item, and invoice synchronisation
  • Automatic creation and updates in your accounting system
  • Full API call logging and transaction auditing
  • OAuth2 authentication with automatic token management

Certifications & Compliance

Stay on top of equipment certifications and never miss an expiry date.

  • Certificate tracking with issue and expiry dates
  • Status indicators: valid, expiring soon, expired, revoked
  • Document attachment storage
  • Full audit trail

Document Management

Design and generate professional documents tailored to your business.

  • Visual document template designer
  • Dynamic field mapping
  • PDF generation for hire-specific documents

Custom Fields

Adapt the system to your business without waiting for development. Add custom fields to capture the data that matters to you.

  • Multiple field types: text, number, date, checkbox, select
  • Control visibility on delivery and collection notes
  • Set defaults, ordering, and required status

User Permissions

Control who can access what with flexible role-based permissions.

  • Role-based access control
  • Per-user accounting system access

Dashboard & Reporting

See what needs attention at a glance — hires needing allocation, upcoming deliveries, and pending collections.

  • Hires awaiting allocation
  • Upcoming delivery and collection schedules
  • Configurable display density
  • Real-time status updates

Built for the Field

Tool-Hire is designed for equipment rental companies that need professional hire management, mobile delivery workflows, workshop tracking, and accounting integration — all in one platform. If you'd like a demo or a free trial, please get in touch.

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