Green means go: Nixon Hire CEO on the switch to becoming a sustainability specialist

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

28 April 2025

Last year UK-based rental company Nixon Hire took the dramatic decision to sell off its entire fleet of larger traditional plant hire equipment and instead focus on equipment for “sustainable sites.” CEO Graham Nixon talks to IRN’s Lewis Tyler about the shift from generalist to specialist.

A year ago, venerable UK plant hire business, Nixon Hire, made the dramatic decision to sell off its entire fleet of larger traditional plant hire equipment and instead focus on portable site accommodation and renewable power.

For the Newcastle-based company, founded in 1967, the move is part of a significant…

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