Telescopic Handler Attachment Hire in Reading, Berkshire
A business park build rarely stays one job for its whole length. Our Reading depot keeps the attachments on hand to change the telescopic handler as the work moves from stage to stage.
When the job changes, the attachment should change with it, not the whole machine. Our Reading depot swaps forks for a bucket or a jib as a build moves through its stages.
Builds Move Through Stages Fast on Business Parks
A fit-out that starts with muck-away and levelling soon turns into placing steel and glazing units, and the attachment that suited the first week rarely suits the third.
Bringing a second machine onto a tight business park site to cover each new stage is rarely practical, since parking and access are usually limited to one or two machines at a time.
Swapping the attachment on the handler already on site solves this without adding another machine to the yard. Tell the depot roughly how the job is expected to progress, and the right attachments can be scheduled to arrive as each stage begins. A programme running ahead of schedule can shorten that window further, so keeping the depot updated on progress helps the next attachment arrive on time rather than late.
Our Telescopic Handler Attachment Range
Our Reading stock covers forks, buckets, jibs and sweeper attachments, built to fit the telescopic handlers already in our fleet. Every other hire service run from this depot sits on our Reading Forklift Rental Service page, with fitting details for each attachment set out on our Telescopic Handler Attachments collection.
Describe the stage the build is at and the next one coming, and our team can usually plan the attachment swaps in advance.
Ring 0118 979 2828 and a swap for your Berkshire site can be booked ahead rather than arranged at short notice each time. A sweeper attachment for final site clean-up is also available toward the end of a build, often the last swap needed before the handler goes back.
Telescopic Handler Attachment Hire for Reading and Wokingham Sites
Business park builds near the motorway tend to run through muck-away, steel placement and glazing stages in a fairly predictable order. That makes planning attachment swaps ahead of time straightforward.
Smaller refurbishment jobs further out sometimes change stage with less notice, so a same-day swap service matters more there.
Mention how predictable your build programme actually is, since that decides whether attachments get scheduled in advance or kept ready for a shorter-notice call. Either way, the swap itself rarely takes long once the right attachment is on the lorry. A build running behind schedule on one trade can also delay the next planned swap, so a quick update call keeps the attachment timetable realistic rather than fixed to the original programme.
What's Included With Every Swap
A fitting check and a short walk-round happen with every attachment swap, whichever one is going onto the handler next.
Pins, hoses and mounting brackets are included in the hire price, and ordinary wear through the job is never charged for separately.
Need the next swap sooner than planned because the build has moved on faster than expected? Ring 0118 979 2828 and the depot will usually bring the timetable forward rather than making the site wait for its original slot. A record of which attachment was fitted and when is also kept on file, which helps when planning the timing of the next swap on a longer project. This record is kept for the length of the whole contract.
Why Choose Coppard
Fifty-four years hiring plant across Berkshire has put our Reading depot into enough staged builds to know that a build programme rarely runs exactly to plan, and the attachment schedule needs to flex with it.
Membership of Constructionline and the CPA sits alongside a flat rule: nothing leaves our yard without being checked and logged first.
Ring 0118 979 2828 for a straight answer on price and availability. Nobody here pushes a booking before you are ready to make one. Keeping one handler working through several attachments usually costs less than hiring a second machine for a single stage. That flexibility tends to matter most on a fit-out where the trade sequence shifts more than once before completion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can attachments be swapped partway through a hire?
Yes, this is one of the more regular requests our Reading depot handles on staged business park builds. Give notice of the next stage where possible, and the right attachment can be scheduled to arrive as that stage starts. Shorter notice swaps can usually still be arranged, just ring the depot directly rather than waiting for the original slot. A short phone update describing what has changed is usually all that is needed to bring the swap forward.
What attachments work with a telescopic handler?
Forks, buckets, jibs and sweeper attachments all fit the handlers in our fleet. Describe the current stage of the build and a suitable attachment gets suggested from the Reading range. A rough outline of the whole project helps our team plan ahead rather than reacting stage by stage. Jib attachments for awkward lifts and sweeper heads for clean-up are also part of the same range, fitted to the same handler already on site.
How fast can a swap be arranged?
Most swaps are arranged within a day or two where the attachment is already in stock at the Reading depot. Ring as soon as the next stage is confirmed for the best chance of a same-day swap. Planning ahead when the build programme is known in advance usually means no waiting at all between stages. Where the next stage is uncertain, a provisional date can still be held and moved if the programme shifts.
Does changing the attachment affect the hire cost?
Attachment swaps are usually covered within the handler hire rather than charged as a separate booking each time. Confirm this when you first book, since it can depend on how many swaps the job is expected to need across its full length. Describing the whole project early helps give an accurate figure from the start. Confirming this detail with the depot before the hire begins avoids any confusion once several swaps have happened across the job.
What UK rules cover swapping lifting attachments?
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 set out duties for lifting equipment, which applies to each attachment fitted to a telescopic handler. Coppard checks and records every attachment before hire, so that side is sorted before it leaves our yard. Fitting should always be checked after a swap, before the next lift of the day begins. A quick visual check after fitting takes only a minute but confirms everything is seated correctly.
Looking for Telescopic Handler Attachment Hire near me?
Call Coppard at 0118 979 2828 to discuss which attachment suits the next stage, and to book a swap.
