Speedy spends £68m on new construction kit

Speedy Hire invested £68.4m in refreshing its fleet of construction kit last year as revenue and profits surged.
Latest accounts for the year to March 31 2022 show pre-tax profits hit £29.1m from £8.3m last time as turnover ticked up to £386.8m from £332.3m.
Chief Executive Russell Down is confident the improvements will continue this year.He said: “We have made an encouraging start to FY2023 with volume growth and price increases more than offsetting cost pre