Synergy Hire

Published on: 25th February 2025

Introduction

Synergy Hire boasts over 100 years of combined experience in the equipment hire industry. Their specialist management team work at the highest level, to ensuring customers receive the best excavator and telehandler hire solutions. Sourcing their feet from industry leader Hitachi, Synergy Hire provides a comprehensive range of machines, from 3-tonne mini excavators to 35-tonne heavy-duty excavators and telescopic handlers. With every unit being less than 12 months old and fully specified to meet diverse customer needs, Synergy Hire ensures reliability and top-tier performance.

Synergy Hire supports a variety of projects, ranging from civil engineering and construction to housing developments.

The construction industry encompasses a wide spectrum of projects, including hospitals, schools, offices, industrial units, shopping malls, and highways. Given the varying complexity and scale of these projects, flexibility in machine availability and transport efficiency is paramount.

Built to Specification

The Sterling Megaload, a powerhouse in heavy-duty hauling, was the natural choice for Synergy Hire. Supporting their in-house delivery and transportation service, the Megaload provides the ideal plant body for transporting excavators to customer sites with efficiency and reliability.

For Synergy Hire, the beavertail body was mounted onto a Mercedes-Benz 8×2 32-tonne chassis, delivering unmatched durability and strength.

Key reasons why the Megaload was the perfect fit for Synergy Hire

Optimised Transport Efficiency

The Megaload allows Synergy Hire to deliver a diverse fleet of excavators safely and efficiently, reducing downtime and ensuring projects stay on track.

Enhanced Safety Features

With innovative safety mechanisms in place, it mitigates risks when loading and unloading heavy machinery, keeping operators and equipment secure.

Built for Heavy-Duty Performance

Designed to handle demanding transport conditions, the Megaload’s robust construction ensures long-term reliability.

 

Standard Megaload Specification

  • Heavy-duty angle side rave
  • Grouser bars on slope & ramps
  • 12,000lb electric winch
  • Post & socket fall arrest
  • Access steps to the front nearside
  • Hardwood deck & durbar knuckle pads to the rear of the flat deck

 

Key Features and Benefits of the Megaload

Safety-Centric Loading

With features like the double-break beavertail and grouser bars, the Megaload enhances loading safety, particularly for large machinery and steel-tracked excavators. The added stability significantly reduces potential risks, ensuring smooth operations at every site.

 

Driving a Reliable Performance

Engineered to accommodate heavy-duty machines, the Sterling Megaload ensures optimal strength while maintaining high performance. Its robust design withstands rigorous daily transport demands, providing customers with peace of mind. Reliability is at the core of the Megaload, ensuring seamless equipment delivery for Synergy Hire.

 

Built to Last

Incorporating key durability features such as the hardwood deck and durbar knuckle plate, the Megaload ensures a strong return on investment (ROI) by withstanding the daily rigors of transporting heavy plant machinery. The innovative engineering behind the Megaload, including high-tensile I-beam crossmembers threaded through body runners, enhances both longevity and performance.

 

Don’t just take our word for it, hear what Garry Orr, Chief Operating Officer at Synergy Hire has to say:

As a plant hire company, we need a reliable, durable, and comfortable lorry to handle daily deliveries. We opted for a Mercedes unit with a Sterling body, the first time we have had this combination in our business and so far this has exceeded our expectations in every way. It offers excellent load capacity, smooth handling, and a robust build that stands up to the demands of heavy plant deliveries. The operator comfort is second to none—spacious cab, intuitive controls, and a smooth ride, even on long hauls. This lorry has truly improved our efficiency and driver satisfaction. Highly recommended for anyone in the plant hire industry!

 

And a comment from Christopher Link, Truck Sales Consultant at SAGA Truck & Van

Throughout the process of ordering, designing, and instillation, Grant has been fantastic to work with. To be able to workout out and delve into what the client wants from their plant body, whilst maintaining the professionalism to find the ideal solution.

With regards to working with myself, Grant has been very clear and concise with what it is that he needs from me to give the best outcome for the customers complete truck. Grants knowledge and enthusiasm for the customer, and the Sterling product, is something to be admired and is what makes working with Grant, an absolute pleasure.

I thank Grant once again for helping us get this over the line and look forward to future projects.

 

Conclusion

The partnership between Synergy Hire and Sterling exemplifies a commitment to efficiency, safety, and innovation. By incorporating the Sterling Megaload into their fleet, Synergy Hire has optimised their transport capabilities, ensuring swift and secure equipment delivery across various projects. This investment not only meets but exceeds the expectations of modern construction logistics, reinforcing Synergy Hire’s reputation as a leader in plant hire services.

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