Strategic Plant Hire: Aligning With the UK's Infrastructure Investment Plans

The UK Government has recently released its 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy. This sets out a decade-long plan on investment of over £725bn across key sectors. The public investment includes projects in transport, energy, health, education, digital, and water infrastructure. A big part of this plan is to invest in clean energy, and for the UK plant hire industry, it is important that there is alignment with the long-term infrastructure plans of the government in order to provide the best type of plant hire to a wide range of industries. 

The 10-year investment plan

The strategy from the government aims to address longstanding maintenance backlogs for existing infrastructure, expand clean energy capacity and adapt to future challenges linked to climate change-induced weather events. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) is a new body that was launched in April, which aims to oversee the implementation of the strategy across the UK and coordinate with devolved government and industry partners. It will help to deliver final investment decisions on 150+ large infrastructure projects.

Clean power investment and decarbonising

Investment in clean power generation is at the core of the new investment strategy. The Government will continue to follow the Clean Power Action Plan (CPAP) to meet the clean energy targets of 2030, and to help meet those targets, there is a need to accommodate double transmission infrastructure by 2030. The Warm Homes Plan is another government plan across England to upgrade homes through energy efficient measures, such as clean heating technology, solar, and batteries. Aligning plant hire with infrastructure plans across the country over the next few years ensures that each project has the right type of machinery and equipment on site, meeting clean energy standards to build cleaner, more efficient infrastructure.

Strategic plant hire for infrastructure projects

With the latest publication about UK government infrastructure targets over the next ten years showcasing the desire for an expansion in clean energy, the need for plant hire services to adapt remains vital. Large infrastructure projects have always required the assistance of specialist plant hire services to help furnish projects with the correct type of machinery and equipment. As technology has improved over the years so too has the environmental aspect of these machines. With every iteration of plant hire, carbon emissions are lowered, without the standard of production and efficiency being damaged.

Speak to Ardent today

For any future infrastructure projects, it’s important to stay ahead of the game and ahead of the competitors. Working with a plant hire specialist that understands the need for clean, renewable energy helps you to work to the standards that are required by the government in the UK over the next ten years. The team at Ardent are always on the lookout for fresh new models of plant hire, lowering carbon emissions at all times, boosting productivity, and providing flexibility that allows optimal performance at every stage. 

Ardent offers infrastructure companies a wide range of energy efficient models of plant hire, alongside smart fuel management system options. If you’d like to find out more about how Ardent will help you to maximise the performance of your long-term infrastructure projects, contact us today. It’s a simple process. Call us on  03333 202 555 or email hire@ardenthire.com. We’ll arrange for a consultation where you can speak to our team about the specifics of your operation and furnish you with the specific plant hire that you need.