One place for almost everything
A project rarely needs just one piece of equipment. SAB brings access, plant, site equipment, welfare and an increasing range of products together in one place, reducing the need to deal with multiple hire companies.
About SAB Supply
Making equipment hire simpler since 2011
One place for equipment hire and sales, with nationwide coverage, competitive pricing and real people ready to help.
- Est. 201115 years of SAB
- NationwideEquipment hire across the UK
- IndependentA close-knit UK team
- Hire + salesOne place for equipment and products
From one bedroom to nationwide hire
SAB Supply was founded on 31 October 2011 by Scott Bradwell. Before starting the business, Scott spent several years working in the access industry in London. His background included designing scaffold towers and serving on the board of PASMA, while building relationships throughout the working-at-height industry.
Those connections increasingly led people to Scott when they needed scaffold towers to hire or buy. What began as individual enquiries gradually became a business opportunity.
SAB started from Scott's bedroom, specialising entirely in scaffold towers and serving customers predominantly around London. From the beginning, the business worked through a supplier network rather than being restricted to the equipment held in one local depot.
Growing beyond scaffold towers
When Scott returned home to the North East, SAB's customer base grew with him. New supplier and customer relationships developed around Hartlepool and the wider region, while more customers from across the UK began discovering SAB.
The range gradually expanded into powered access, low-level access and plant. Scissor lifts and cherry pickers were followed by podiums, PecoLifts and Pop Ups, then excavators, dumpers and telehandlers. Site equipment, lighting, welfare and fuel management followed: the everyday equipment needed to keep jobs moving.
Today, SAB aims to be a genuine one-stop shop for equipment hire, alongside a growing Equipment Store for products customers would rather purchase outright.
From 2011 to the next chapter
Our story, year by year
2011
SAB Supply begins
Scott Bradwell founds SAB Supply from home, initially specialising in scaffold tower hire and sales.
2013
Our first office
SAB moves into its Hartlepool office and begins growing the team. It is the same office we still operate from today.
2020
A new online identity
A new website moves away from the Working at Height Solutions online identity to focus fully on the SAB Supply brand.
2022
Building our own fleet
Alongside the nationwide supplier network, SAB begins investing more heavily in its own equipment, particularly scaffold towers.
2026
15 years of SAB
From one bedroom to thousands of orders each year, across a range extending far beyond scaffold towers.
2027Planned
The next chapter
A purpose-built headquarters and warehouse is planned, approximately ten times the size of our current premises, with more room for our equipment and future growth.
Same business. A very different look.
The legal company has always been SAB Supply Ltd. For many years, the website and online identity used Working at Height Solutions, reflecting the original focus on scaffold towers and access equipment.
In 2020, the website and branding moved fully to SAB Supply as the range grew beyond working at height.
A simpler way to hire
Nationwide without being tied to one depot
Our nationwide supplier network means we are not limited to the fleet held at one local depot. It gives us flexibility to source equipment close to you and support jobs throughout the UK.
Straightforward, affordable hire
Hiring equipment should not require endless forms, unnecessary accounts or complicated processes. Much of our range can be ordered online in a few clicks, with clear pricing and no mandatory account application.
Real people who know your order
SAB remains a close-knit team. When you call or email, you speak to real people who communicate with each other and understand the orders being handled, so every conversation does not have to start again.
For businesses and private customers
Competitive hire, whoever you are
We serve both businesses and private customers, and have always believed that both should have access to competitive hire rates.
A homeowner completing their own project should not be priced out simply because they do not have a trade account. A business should be able to source the equipment it needs without unnecessary friction.
Whether you need one scaffold tower for work at home or several pieces of equipment for a commercial project, the aim is the same: keep the process simple, keep the price competitive and help you get the job done.
A small team with national reach
SAB's reach may be nationwide, but the business itself remains personal. The office team works closely together, so customer enquiries, ongoing hires and unusual requests are discussed rather than disappearing into separate departments.
We do not measure success by how quickly someone can be moved off the phone. The priority is helping customers find the equipment they need, solving problems when they arise and keeping hire as straightforward as possible.
The next chapter
Since 2011, SAB has grown steadily, but there is plenty more to come. The next major step is a purpose-built headquarters and warehouse, planned for 2027. It will give SAB significantly more room to expand its own fleet alongside the nationwide supplier network that has supported the business from the beginning.
Longer term, the ambition is to make more equipment available directly through SAB, continue expanding national reach and become an even more complete one-stop destination for customers who need to hire or buy equipment.
Equipment hire can still be unnecessarily complicated. We believe there is a better way: clearer pricing, easier ordering, better communication and a service built around helping you get the job done.
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