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Choose & book
Pick the equipment, dates and times. The booking page checks availability and updates the total.
Barrow-in-Furness · local equipment hire
Lakeside Handy HireQuality tools. Simple hire.
No standard large deposit at checkout. Clear day and week pricing, with your booking total shown before you pay.
Straightforward local hire
See the price.
Book the kit.
Lakeside Handy Hire is local tool and equipment hire without the usual faff. There is currently no standard large security deposit added at checkout. Choose the item, choose your dates and the booking total is shown before payment. Extra charges only arise where the Hire Agreement allows them — for things such as late return, damage or missing kit.
No standard large deposit
No big deposit automatically bolted onto the advertised hire price.
Clear total before payment
Choose your dates and see the booking total before checkout.
Day + week pricing
Sometimes the whole week is the better deal — compare before you pay.
Need it longer?
Check the weekly price.
On some items the whole week costs less than only a few days at the daily rate. Pick your dates and compare before you pay.
Job Fuel ⛽️⚡️
Cold drink for the job?
Grab Red Bull and other sealed Job Fuel straight from the little Lakeside shop.
SHOP JOB FUEL →
What are you tackling?
Start with the job.
You do not need to know the exact machine name. Pick the sort of job and browse the kit that makes sense.
Carpets & cleaning
Spot cleaning, wet/dry vacuuming, full carpet cleaning and drying.
Browse cleaning kit →
Garden clear-out
Grass, hedges, overgrowth, leaves and the jobs that got a little Jumanji.
Browse garden kit →
DIY & decorating
Drilling, wallpaper stripping and practical kit for jobs around the house.
Browse DIY kit →
Damp & drying
Move air, pull moisture out and get floors or rooms drying properly.
Browse drying kit →
How it works
Five steps. No treasure hunt.
The website, account and Hire Desk now follow the same route from booking to return.
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Pay securely
Pay the hire price online. No standard giant deposit waiting to mug your bank balance.
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Verify identity
The named hirer completes the required identity check before equipment can be handed over.
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Collect & use
Use the Hire Desk at collection. The handover is recorded and your return timer starts.
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Return & check-in
Record the return through the Hire Desk. Lakeside checks the equipment before it goes back into stock.
Already booked? Go straight where you need.
Your account has the booking clock and collection/return route. No digging through the website five minutes before you are due to pick something up.