If you’ve hired equipment before, you’ve probably heard the term “wet hire”. But what are the advantages of wet hire agreements when working with cherry pickers and boom lifts?
In this article, we’ll discuss all the benefits of entering a wet hire agreement for cherry pickers and boom lifts like those Performance Tower Hire offers, and when to contact our experienced team for assistance.
What is a Wet Hire Agreement?
We discussed what a wet hire agreement is in this article, but it’s worth mentioning again. Essentially, a wet hire agreement means that not only do you get the machinery you need to complete whatever you’re working on, a highly qualified operator also comes and completes the work for you.
Advantages of Wet Hire
There are several benefits of entering a wet hire agreement – as opposed to the alternative dry hire. In this section, we’ll break those advantages down a little.
No Licence Required with Experienced Operator
Queensland law dictates that in order to operate a boom lift or a cherry picker, you need a high risk work platform (WP) licence and to have completed the required training. When you enter a wet hire agreement, you don’t need to worry about this.
Wet hire agreements come complete with the machinery, safety equipment and trained operator to complete the work you need done, so you can focus your attention elsewhere.
Efficient
Even if your team has a member with the appropriate qualifications to operate your hire equipment, every machine is different. As such it takes time to get used to.
But your operator in a wet hire situation is already familiar with the equipment, and can be much more efficient than someone on your team who isn’t.
No Maintenance
In almost all dry hire situations, you need to fill it up with fuel and ensure it’s in the same condition as when you hired it. But when you have an operator with a wet hire agreement, the maintenance requirements aren’t your concern.
Insured & Compliant
Worried that you’re not insured or compliant with all safety requirements when hiring equipment. That’s the advantage of a wet hire. All that’s taken care of for you, with all work completed with the highest standard of safety protocol.
Quality Equipment
At Performance Tower Hire, we pride ourselves on keeping our machinery in premium running condition, and we supply our clients with only the best brands on the market. This is something you can’t guarantee in a dry hire agreement.
No Distractions
A construction site is a busy place, with lots of distractions and staff being torn from one task to the next.
The operator that comes with your wet hire equipment is there to complete the work you hired them for, and nothing else. They can’t be distracted by whatever else is going on on site because it’s not their responsibility.
When to Contact Performance Tower Hire
At Performance Tower Hire we specialise in supplying quality machinery for hire with a qualified operator. If this is something you need when working at heights, there’s no better solution than working with our team.
To book your cherry picker or boom lift hire, contact Performance Tower Hire today.
