The tradie’s choice for service and reliable
Hiring tools and equipment to Melbourne tradies, DIY home renovators and small businesses since 1973, our fleet of modern, quality equipment, competitive rates and easy, worthwhile rewards system, keeps our customers happy and hiring from us year after year, decade after decade. Family owned and operated for 50 years, our helpful and knowledgeable team, as well as our big-brand, reliable equipment, will help you to get the job done! Better!
You’ll get your job done better with our modern, quality equipment, knowledgeable and helpful staff and great prices. Family owned and run for 50 years, we’re the equipment hire experts.
Check out the short video and testimonials below to find out!
Thanks Frank, John and team. I hired one of your 1.7 tonne excavators this past weekend and your communication and service can’t be faulted. The machine (excavator) worked a treat.
From my experience the customer service at Vermont Hire is always first rate, great bunch of guys & great service!
Seamless 👌
Exceptional.
The equipment we hired was perfect for the job, the blokes explained how to use it and we had no problems. Thanks so much, made my life easy.
Vermont hire was amazing. I hired a scissor lift which did the job really well and everything from hire to drop off and pick up went really smoothly and staff so easy to talk to. Definitely five star.
The best hiring shop in the east! Rick was extremely helpful and the staff are very knowledgeable. I hired a mini-loader and a compactor for the long weekend for the same price as a normal weekend hire. The Vermont hire team were accommodating as they load up the trailer for you and walk you through how to use the machinery. Great family business, friendly, helpful and well organised for all your hiring needs.
Super service! Super Rates! Super equipment! Highly recommend Vermont Hire.
Fantastic local business that has everything you need for DIY jobs with very competitive pricing. The staff are friendly and very helpful. Highly recommend.
I spoke to John a couple of weeks ago, enquired about their wood chipper machine. John very patiently explained what they can do for me, and how it works etc, was very helpful, even though I did not hire the machine as we have called the council to take the cut wood away, but John and Vermont Hire are trust worthy, I highly recommended them.
Please find Vermont Hire’s FAQs below. If you can’t find the answer to your question in this section, please contact us directly by clicking here.
We’ve been at the same Vermont location since 1973! Our address is 405 Canterbury Road Vermont, but entry is via Trade Place. We’re open 7am to 5pm Mondays to Fridays, and 8am to 12:30pm on Saturdays. We’re closed on Sundays, but we do offer great value weekend rates, so you can still get your job done!
Our hire periods are:
We always work out the best available hire rate for you. So if you paid for a 1-week hire, but returned it within 2 days, the hire charge becomes 2 days and we refund the difference. If you paid for a 2 day hire but extended it to 4 days, rather than charge the 24-hour rate multiplied by 4, we’ll automatically put you onto the cheaper 1-week rate – and let you know you have another 3 days use of the equipment at no extra charge!
We initially charge the 24-hour rate and deposit at on-hire, but when you return the equipment during the day within 4½ hours – we give you a ½ hour grace period – or hire it overnight between 4 and 5pm and return it the next morning between 7 and 8am (8-9am on Saturdays), we refund the deposit and the 4-hour discount.
Not all equipment has a 4-hour rate so check out the equipment rates on our website.
Hire equipment on a Saturday between 8am and 12:30pm and return it Monday between 7am and 8am for our great value weekend rate. If the equipment’s available the night before, pick it up between 3:30 and 5pm Friday for even greater value. 9 hours of usage is included for metered equipment. If you have any issues with the equipment when we’re closed on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, we provide you with an after-hours number to call.
Our hire rates include:
Our hire rates do not include:
The deposit is usually the daily hire rate rounded up to the nearest ten, so if the daily hire rate is $95, the deposit would be $100 and the total amount payable at on-hire will be $195. For our larger equipment, the deposit is usually a bit more e.g. if the 24-hour hire is $335, the deposit is $390. The full deposit is refundable when you bring the equipment back undamaged and in good working condition. Deposits are refunded using the same method by which payment was made, so you’ll need to bring the same credit/debit card back so we can process the refund.
For high demand equipment such as excavators, mini loaders, bobcats, scissor lifts and cherry pickers, we take $100 of the deposit when we take your booking:
When you pick the equipment up, the $100 booking deposit becomes part of your equipment deposit, meaning you pay $100 less of the equipment deposit at on-hire.
You automatically accrue loyalty rewards every time you hire with us, so long as you’ve provided us with an email address for tax invoices and safety & operating documents. The 5% loyalty rewards that accrue from each hire are applied as a discount on your next hire within 6 months. So the more you hire with us, the more you save! Find out more about loyalty rewards including T&C’s here.
Firstly, you’re not alone. As we only charge you for the time you have the equipment, we recommend hiring it for the longest time you think you’ll need it – that way the equipment won’t be booked out in the interim, and you won’t need to return it before you’ve finished. If you do return the machine early, we’ll refund you for the extra time at the best possible rate. However, if you do get caught needing the equipment for an extra day, just give us a call to check the machine is available, and we’ll take payment for the extra time, at the cheapest possible rate.
All you need to bring is your current, physical Victorian driver’s license for identification, and eftpos, visa, or mastercard for payment. We try to make the hiring process as easy as possible; follow the link here to learn more.
We can certainly deliver, in fact we deliver equipment every day all over Melbourne at very competitive rates. Use the delivery rate calculator on the bottom left of each equipment page (delivery rates vary depending on equipment and suburb) to estimate the cost and learn more about the delivery process here.