News - Business & Equipment Updates

Concrete waste management is an important consideration under any construction site environmental management plan. In the construction industry, safe and environmentally sound work methods are extremely important. Concrete washout occurs after concrete is poured on site.

At The Plant Yard we have a range of portable buildings and site sheds for hire from our Sydney base. Our range includes toilet blocks, change room sheds, first aid sheds, mess lunch sheds, office sheds and security gate house sheds.

During bathroom renovations the loss of a home shower facility is a major inconvenience, with our portable shower hire, you can maintain this facility at home.

First Aid Cages and Crane Personnel Work Boxes are available for hire from The Plant Yard, Sydney. An important point to note is that persons suspended from a crane shall only be accommodated in first aid cages or crane personnel work boxes designed for that purpose and the boxes and cages must come with current engineering certification.

At The Plant Yard, we offer a variety of dangerous goods storage solutions for hire. These solutions include; chemical storage cabinets, flammable storage cupboards, dangerous goods storage containers and environmental spill pallet bunds. Having correct chemical saftey practices is extremely important on construction sites to ensure works can be completed safely.

Last weekend the River Canoe Club of New South Wales held the Cooks River Clean Up & Paddle Against Plastic. In conjunction with the organisation “Ocean Crusaders”, the event was a massive success with over 3000kg of rubbish being removed from the Cooks River over the weekend’s course.

Our self tipping crane bins, also known as self dumping excavation bins, have a capacity of up to 3 cubic metres and are an efficient method for disposal of large volumes of waste including excavation material.

Needing to buy traffic control signs for your works can prove very expensive, especially when a wide range of signs are needed only for a short amount of time. Our road signage rental is a cost effective alternative. We have recently updated our road safety sign page to include our new road sign options and varieties so you can see signs will best suit your works.

Safety on construction sites is the responsibility of all. When working from heights, whether it is the client, builder or workers, everybody has a duty to ensure the safety of themselves and others on site… At The Plant Yard, we provide several risk control methods for hire of varying National Standard hierarchy levels. Ensuring that the highest level of safety is always accessible.

At The Plant Yard, we have a variety of crane bins for hire from our Sydney location. Our range of crane bins, also known as skip bins, are available in many shapes and sizes to suit the different needs of a construction site. Whether its on wheels, stationary or self tipping, we have it.

Our new products include larger capacity water coolers, water bubblers and drinking fountains for hire. These products assist site managers ensure staff are well hydrated, safe and productive on your job.

When using any tool or machine on a job or construction site, safety should always be the first priority. Here are our 5 safety tips we can recommend to ensure your site remains safe when using our portable generators.

Oxygen and acetylene safety practices are extremely important when using for welding and more importantly, storing the gas cylinders. Whilst welding it is required for both gas cylinders to be contained within an oxy/acetylene trolley. However, when work is complete, storing oxygen and acetylene cylinders together is an incorrect and dangerous practice.