SAB Supply Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Evaluating 54 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent service, highlighting its reliability, professionalism, and the helpful, knowledgeable staff. Many people appreciate the competitive prices and excellent value, along with the quality products that arrive in good working order and ready for use. However, some customers also noted significant issues with delivery, including equipment not arriving as scheduled, being delivered incorrectly, or experiencing complete non-delivery. Additionally, a few other people experienced problems with collection, reporting delays, unexpected arrivals, and a general lack of clear communication regarding timings.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Never a problem when hiring scaffold towers. Always delivered and collected when suits me and they always call the day before collection to ask if it needs collected on stated day or whether I need it... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent value and service. Quality product delivered on time and collected promptly when I’d finished the job. The price I paid was considerably less than the identical MiTower from other local comp... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All customer agents were good, Reece was exceptional. He has been very good with all the communication I had with him and he has also arranged a refund for some fault goods. Excellent service. Thank... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Used this summer for our festival and game vs Hartlepool United. Delivered everything on time. Very professional and polite throughout. Would definitely recommend.


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  1. #10 of 14 best companies in Plant and Machinery Hire
  2. #6 of 10 best companies in Building equipment hire service

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SAB Supply was founded in 2011 are a national access, tool and plant hire company specialising in primarily scaffold tower hire. Using an extensive network of suppliers, we can deliver a range of hire equipment throughout the UK next day at unbeatable prices. Our staff have years of experience in the hire industry, allowing them to advice and understand exactly what each customer requires job to job.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We've recommended SAB supply Tower Hire

We've recommended SAB supply for the last few years to many customers across the UK for Training Purposes.
At every stage of the hire process, from qualification to delivery and collection they have always been helpful no matter the situation. We continue to solely recommend this company as this element is a critical factor in training delivery.

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

“We’ve hired tools and plant from SAB…

“We’ve hired tools and plant from SAB Supply for a long time now, and they are easily the best hire company we deal with. Nothing is ever too much trouble – they always get us what we need, even at very short notice, sort out any issues straight away, and someone is always there at the end of the phone when you need them.

It’s really unfair when they get bad reviews for things that are completely out of their control – they go above and beyond to put things right every single time. They’re a proper local business that actually cares about their customers, and you can trust them 100%.

I wouldn’t use anyone else – highly recommended to anyone working in construction.”

18 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have used SAB supply for…

We have used SAB supply for tele-handler hire, tower scaffolding etc and have been very happy with the service we have received. They have always been helpful, prompt and friendly to deal with. Great local company!

16 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great service!

I cannot recommend SAB Supply highly enough. The equipment is always delivered on time, clean, and ready to use. Our point of contact, Mark, is always available to provide support whenever we need it, and his customer service is outstanding. We've been consistently impressed with the reliability of the service and are extremely happy with our ongoing experience. Highly recommended!

15 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nothing was ever too much trouble

We have been working with Mark and SAB for over a year now, they have helped us on a number of projects.
We have always found them to be helpful, knowledgeable and would always deliver.
Nothing was ever too much trouble, helped us source some equipment was out of the ordinary at very short notice.
Every dealingings with Mark was a pleasure, always quick to respond and always came through for us.
He has a repeat customer in us.

16 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SAB are a brilliant company and always…

SAB are a brilliant company and always on hand to help whether it’s last minute or planned in advance. They make getting small tools and accessories to site easy for our site team. Look forward to the continued relationship.

3 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company ran by great staff

Great company ran by great staff! Been using SAB for roughly 7-8 years & have never had a bad experience.
Even when I have what seemed an impossible request (last minute & in the middle of no-where), they have always managed to pull off what I need.
All staff members I have dealt with are friendly, knowledgeable, professional & reliable.

Price wise I have found they are usually able to beat any other quotes but even if they are slightly higher, I've always gone with SAB as it's such a smooth & easy experience. Being a broker, they do most of the hard work for me & you can't ask for much more than that!

Can't recommend this company enough.

16 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Friendly, knowledgeable, and professional, great knowledge on their plant hire, pricing highly competitive, prompt collection after use. As a company, we use SAB almost weekly.

13 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Continued Support

Mark, Reece and the team at SAB have been a vital part of our working-at-height and rope-access projects across the UK.

No request is ever too large or too small. Machines, access towers and additional equipment are consistently delivered on time, in excellent working order and ready for use.

What really sets SAB apart is the personal service. Having a direct point of contact makes arranging equipment and resolving queries straightforward, and on the rare occasion a breakdown occurs, it is dealt with quickly and professionally.

After five years of working together, SAB and Opal Access have built a strong partnership based on reliability, professionalism and excellent service throughout the UK.

Thank you for your continued hard work and support.

Stefano
General Manager, UK

16 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Didnt turn up

Extremely disappointed..Ordered a tower, i emailed in morning and got confirmation for delivery on date requested.On afternoon of delivery got a phone call from speedy hire stating they couldn’t deliver untill afternoon following day… zero contact by SAB supply.. caused all sorts of problems… stay away

15 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really poor communication.

Really poor communication from this company. I hired a scaffold tower (order SABW34009) and emailed on the day of delivery, asking for an ETA - no response. Called a couple of hours later - I was told they were waiting to hear from the company delivering the tower and would get back to me - no response. Called again (1PM) asking for a chase-up. Was informed that they would call to find out and then get back to me - they didn't. Tower finally arrived at 3PM.
Collection was due after seven days. I called the actual company who had supplied the tower, and they claimed that although they had received an "off-hire" notification there had been no request from SAB that the tower was to be collected on that day. They couldn't collect until the following day. I then contacted SAB Supply and spoke to Olivia, who said she would contact the delivery company and get back to me - she didn't. This was rather surprising, as I expressed my clear frustration with SAB Supply.
Going forward? Don't use SAB Supply, but deal directly with local hire companies. From looking at other reviews, it appears true that SAB Supply lack the most rudimentary understanding of customer service.
Update - response to SAB Supply comments below:
Communication is at the heart of my complaint. No response from you to my email and three times you stated you would reply to my calls - you didn’t. So what is the service I am paying for?
I will continue to call out poor service, as well as good. Only this week I gave two 5 star reviews for purchases on Etsy, so I am not a serial complainer.
My comments stand.

6 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from SAB Supply

Hi Colin,

Firstly apologies for your frustration on this order, unfortunately with us dealing as a broker we can only call and email your local depot to get updates, if they don't answer the phone and don't reply to our emails there's physically nothing more we can do but to keep trying. Deliveries are between 8am and 5pm and whilst I can see we struggled to get through to your depot for an ETA the tower did arrive on the day you requested within the timeframe we provide.

As for collection we send depots an off hire email to stop the charges and tell them your tower is finished and can be collected ASAP, we can't dictate to them exactly which day they go for it as it depends what is already booked in and what they already have on.

I can see from your other reviews you leave 1 stars for a lot of delivery issues with other companies, unfortunately when you deal with depots and drivers these type of delays can happen which you've found out over the years.

In your review you mention to not use SAB but deal directly with the local hire companies, that is literally all we do as well but we save you the enormous costs of going to another supplier direct, you'd have got the exact same experience if you went directly to the supplier as the whole reason for your anger is that they weren't picking up the phone to us when we were chasing a time for you.

Again I apologize for your feelings on this order but we do feel a 1 star review is quite harsh considering all we tried to do was call and call and email your local depot for updates and if they don't answer us I'm not sure what more you want us to do?

Kind Regards,
SAB Supply

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