How to grow your payments app with plant and digger hire firms
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Plant and digger hire firms rent out mini diggers, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers and other machines to builders, landscapers, farmers and homeowners, sometimes with a driver. Hire is by the day or week, often with a deposit, delivery and collection charges, fuel and extra days added at the end. Small builders on account can take a long time to pay. A payments app that takes deposits by link, sends clear hire invoices with a payment button and collects extra charges quickly can win hire firms, and every builder and homeowner who hires from them sees your app.
Talk to plant and digger hire firms
Ask local hire firms:
- How do customers pay deposits and hire charges today?
- How long do trade customers on account take to pay?
- How do you charge for extra days, fuel, delivery or damage?
- Do you hire out machines with an operator?
Take deposits when machines are booked
A deposit link sent when a machine is booked secures it, and makes it easier to cover damage or late returns without chasing.
Invoice hire and extras quickly
Sending one invoice with a payment button when the machine comes back, listing days, fuel and delivery, helps firms get paid while the job is fresh.
Grow through builders and trades
Plant hire firms serve builders, groundworkers and landscapers who also pay skip firms, tool hire shops and merchants. When those businesses pay through your app, one hire firm can bring many more onto it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about tool and equipment hire shops?
The tool and equipment hire guide covers shops renting out drills, ladders, mixers and more, often with a deposit.
Tool and equipment hire →What about skip hire firms?
The skip hire firms guide covers taking payment when a skip is booked, often over the phone, and making booking and paying simpler.
Skip hire firms →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.