Speedy Services

Last updated
Speedy Services plc
Speedy Services
Company type Public Limited Company
LSE:  SDY
Industry Rental Equipment
Founded1977
FounderJohn Brown
Headquarters Haydock, United Kingdom
Key people
Products
Services
  • Powered Access
  • Services in Training
  • Testing
  • Inspection and Certification
  • Fuel Management
  • Event Management
  • Airport Services
  • Survey
RevenueIncrease2.svg £440.6 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg£32.3 million (2023) [1]
Decrease2.svg £1.2 million (2023) [1]
Number of employees
3,375 (2023) [1]
Website speedyservices.com

Speedy plc, doing business as Speedy Services and Speedy, is a provider of tools and equipment hire, based in the United Kingdom, and also provides services to the construction, infrastructure, industrial markets.

Contents

History

The company was founded in Wigan by John Brown as a division of Allen Group plc in 1977. [2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 1993. [3]

The company established a branch to service the oil and gas markets in the United Arab Emirates in 2012, but sold the business to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in March 2021. [4]

Operations

The company operates nationally across the United Kingdom and Ireland from over two hundred fixed sites and, through a joint venture, in the oil and gas markets in Kazakhstan. [5]

Related Research Articles

DCC plc is a leading Irish international sales, marketing and support services group. Headquartered in Dublin, the Group operates across three sectors: energy, healthcare and technology. DCC plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Ferguson plc is a British multinational plumbing and heating products distributor with its head office in Wokingham, England. Its brands include Ferguson Enterprises.

Centrica plc is a British multinational energy and services company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of electricity and gas to consumers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, England. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom, where it owns and operates electricity and natural gas transmission networks, and in the Northeastern United States, where as well as operating transmission networks, the company produces and supplies electricity and gas, providing both to customers in New York and Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amec Foster Wheeler</span> British engineering company

Amec Foster Wheeler plc was a British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In October 2017, it was acquired by Wood Group.

Bodycote plc is a supplier of heat treatments, metal joining, hot isostatic pressing and coatings services. Based in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, it is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashtead Group</span> British industrial equipment rental company

Ashtead Group Public Limited Company is a British industrial equipment rental company based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Babcock International Group plc is a British aerospace, defence and nuclear engineering services company based in London, England. It specialises in managing complex assets and infrastructure. Although the company has civil contracts, its main business is with public bodies, particularly the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and Network Rail. The company has four operating sectors, with overseas operations based in Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Electricity</span>

Eastern Electricity plc was an electricity supply and distribution utility serving Eastern England, including East Anglia and part of Greater London. It was renamed Eastern Group under which name it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it was acquired by Hanson plc in 1995, before being purchased by Texas Utilities in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Npower (United Kingdom)</span> UK-based electricity generator and supplier of gas and electricity

Npower Limited is a British supplier of gas and electricity to businesses. It has been a subsidiary of E.ON UK since January 2019. The company was formerly known as Innogy plc and was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Stock Exchange Group</span> British financial services company

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) is a United Kingdom-based stock exchange and financial information company headquartered in the City of London, England. It owns the London Stock Exchange, Refinitiv, LSEG Technology, FTSE Russell, and majority stakes in LCH and Tradeweb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TP ICAP</span> UK financial services firm

TP ICAP Group plc is a financial services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its stock is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victrex</span>

Victrex plc is a British-based supplier of high performance polymers. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250. The company's headquarters and manufacturing facilities are based in the UK with technical and customer support facilities in multiple markets, serving more than 40 countries. Victrex serves a diverse range of industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, oil and gas and medical.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EnServe</span> British utility infrastructure services company

EnServe Group Limited is a support services company headquartered in Macclesfield, United Kingdom which provides infrastructure services to the utility sector. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, it was wholly owned by the private equity company Cinven between 2010 and 2016, when it was bought by Rubicon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shell plc</span> British multinational oil and gas company

Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. A core component of Big Oil, Shell is the second largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue, and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of all the fossil fuels it sells, Shell was the ninth-largest corporate producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the period 1988–2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rockhopper Exploration</span>

Rockhopper Exploration PLC is an oil and gas exploration company headquartered in Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It owns offshore exploration and production licences in the North Falkland Basin in the waters north of the Falkland Islands.

Paysafe Limited is a multinational online payments company. Paysafe offers payment processing, digital wallet and online cash solutions to businesses and consumers, with particular experience of serving the global entertainment sectors. The group offers services both under the Paysafe brand and subsidiary brands that have become part of the group through several mergers and acquisitions, most notably Neteller, Skrill, SafetyPay, PagoEfectivo, Paysafecash and paysafecard.

Energean plc is an international hydrocarbon exploration and production company, with a focus on natural gas. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as well as the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Diversified Energy Company plc, formerly Diversified Gas & Oil plc, is a gas and oil production company operating in the Appalachian Basin and the Central Region in the United States. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Harbour Energy plc is an oil and gas company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Speedy plc. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. "Speedy founder gets lifetime award". The Business Desk. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. "Speedy: our Story". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. "Speedy to exit from Middle East". International Rental News. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. "Profits down at Speedy Hire as low volumes persist". Investors Chronicle. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.