Byrne Equipment Rental says the vast line-up of equipment under its management has been greatly to its advantage since that enables it to tailor both plant and manpower exclusively to dedicated projects in the UAE.

An example is the Dubai Parks and Resorts project, which has seen Byrne provide an onsite depot to cater exclusively to onsite demands for all contractors for the entire project duration.

Steve Caygill, company general manager, UAE, says: “As the project draws closer to completion, so do the products offered to the client. The early phases saw Byrne providing larger heavy equipment during site establishment with site offices, and then gradually scaled into access equipment and consumables as framing and cladding works commenced. Due to Byrne’s fleet size, we were able to provide onsite support thereby reducing site traffic and reduce time delays which ultimately saves the contractors and developers money in downtime and delays.”

Byrne is a complete turnkey solutions provider to an array of industries, with a focus on events, oil and gas, facilities management, industrial and the construction sectors. It offers a wide selection of plant and personnel to support all onsite services with regard to power, temporary buildings, access equipment and all consumables via onsite depots when required. Byrne has 14 offices across the GCC, four of which are in the UAE.

Caygill says Byrne has an aggressive market strategy for growth and diversity across the region. “Keeping this in mind, Byrne has created additional business units under the rental and leasing models to provide clients with greater variety.”

It recently announced the Byrne Specialist Transportation Division for exclusive leasing of large- to medium-sized trucks and canters/pick-ups. It has a heavy focus in onshore and offshore accommodations camps for drilling and geo-surveying activities.

Caygill says the other key areas of focus are the Dubai and Northern Emirates markets with regard to large-scale developments. This will not only include provision of equipment, but full site support requirements such as fresh water, sewerage removal and fuel supply when required. This allows clients to focus on their primary goals while Byrne takes manpower and time-consuming tasks which in most cases is outside their core skillset. This adds value not only in cost but time management for our clients,” he says.

Commenting on business, he says: “We have seen a slower projects market in Abu Dhabi compared to Dubai. In 2015, it was a more levelled market. However, we have seen much more consistency in projects released across Dubai.”

He adds the oil price has had an impact on project budgeting and clients are, therefore, looking at ways to save time by eliminating non-core work and outsourcing these needs. Clients have also taken a greater interest in rental options since funding for plant and equipment is being reduced to save capital and direct funding to core project needs.

Rapid expansion is expected via a host of diversified business units as previously mentioned. “As these new business units gain market penetration, we expect the volume of business to increase accordingly,” Caygill says.

“Byrne will also grow its geographical footprint with, at least, one new country of operation to be announced shortly,” he concludes.