What’s Needed

To open an account with Crush It! you will need some or all of the following documentation:

Private Individuals/Sole Traders/Partnerships

·         Copy of your Public Liability Insurance Certificate

·         Two independent references or One reference and a point of hire photograph

·         Two proofs of identity, one with a photo (driving licence / UK passport / bank statement /   debit or credit card bill / utility bill)

Limited Companies

·         Copy of your Public Liability Insurance Certificate

·         Copy of your Hired In Plant Insurance (we can help you with this)

·         Two independent trade references

Safety Equipment

To operate a concrete crusher safely, Crush It! recommends the use of the following safety equipment:

·         Hard hat

·         Safety glasses

·         Ear defence

·         Gloves

·         Safety boots

Training

Concrete Crushers are very simple machines to use and familiarisation will be provided at the start of each hire to ensure everybody operating the machine can do so efficiently and in safety. Crush It! representatives will not leave you until you are confident in what you are doing.

Crush It! can also supply an experienced operator for situations where extra manpower is either needed or simply preferred.

Top 5 Crusher Tips

·         Floor it! – Once warm, run the machine on full throttle for maximum output and maximum efficiency.

·         Plan your crusher hire - Sometimes it is more efficient to take a wall down or lift a base and feed it directly into a crusher. Breaking, moving, stock-piling, crushing and moving crush again can be extremely costly in terms of time and effort.

·         Think about where you’re aiming – as well as creating piles of output material, crushers can fill barrows and loaders directly. Crush can then easily be moved to exactly where it is needed.

·         Trial and error – to create a very small output material it can sometimes be quicker to crush to a larger size, set the jaws closer and crush again. Don’t be afraid to experiment.

·         Don’t overload – loading huge quantities of material into the hopper at one time isn’t always the most efficient way to work. Overloading can cause the rubble to jam in the hopper and not fall into the jaws. If a blockage occurs the hopper will need to be emptied and that takes time.

Insurance

Once the HIRER accepts and signs for a Concrete Crusher, liability for that machine is passed over to the hirer (under the CPA’s Model Conditions For The Hiring Of Plant). Crush It! strongly recommends Hired In Plant Insurance as this can save the hirer large sums of money should anything unforeseen take place. An example would be that if the machine were to be stolen during the hire period, the hirer would be liable not only for the cost of the stolen machine but also for lost revenue in the form of hires, for the period during which the owner is without a machine.

For details of the hirer’s responsibilities, including theft, damage and injury, please click the following link: CPA T&C

For Short Term Hired In Plant Insurance, Crush It! recommends:                                           (Crush It is not affiliated with nor raises profit from passing business to JCB Insurance)