Company founder John Ball has been actively involved in the rental industry for almost 30 years. Over the past 20 years as its Managing Director, he has successfully led the development of Irish based rental group Easi UpLifts/Height for Hire from a small domestic company, into a large international player, with 15 locations across Europe.
For the past 10 years he has also been a non-executive director of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) as well as a member of its international council. He served as its President from 2008 to 2010, securing Ireland for the first time as the venue for its annual international conference and industry awards in April 2009.
In late 2013 he sold his shares in the Easi UpLifts group, resigning as its Managing Director, and founded Velocity Rental Solutions Ltd., a management and consultancy company for the rental industry.
His vast knowledge and active involvement in all aspects of the rental industry, has given him a high industry profile internationally. Through Velocity Rental Solutions he can offer a wide range of efficient services to developing rental companies in any part of the world.
Velocity Rental Solutions provides the following services:
- Equipment Procurement: We can source new and used access equipment and telescopic forklifts.
- Interim Management: We can provide interim management solutions for rental companies in any location worldwide.
- Insurance Damage and Dispute Resolution
- Equipment Valuation
- Credit Management
- Rental Yield Management
- Fleet Management
- Sales Management
- Safety Management