Equipment rentals

Scaffolding, lifts and generators hired for the sites — return dates, daily cost charged to each project, and when buying would be cheaper.

Owned tools Request a rental

2 scaffold towers (RNT-TS-26-013) are due back on Tue 6 Oct — in 4 days. Al Madar closes the corridor ceiling at Bay View Tower by 5 Oct, so the towers are free on the 6th. Every extra day costs AED 85 on TS-26-014.

Book collection for 6 Oct Extend

Collection booked — Skyline collects both towers on Tue 6 Oct at 4:00 PM. Mohammed Rafiq signs the return note on the app; the hire closes at 36 days, AED 3,060.

Hire extended to Fri 9 Oct. 3 more days, AED 255, charged to TS-26-014. Skyline confirmed; the return reminder moved to 7 Oct.

On hire now
1 hire · 2 towers
AED 85 a day · TS-26-014Back 6 OctCollection 6 OctBack 9 Oct

Waiting for approval

120 requestrequestsrequests

AED 1,350 · generator for TS-26-019AED 3,250 · generator + scissor liftGenerator approved today

Spent on hire in 2026

AED15,690

QuickRent 9,800 · Skyline 5,890

Scaffold towers: rent vs buy

AED6,400 hired

3 hires this year · buying 2 costs 4,600

On hire now · RNT-TS-26-013

Skyline Scaffolding Services · 2 mobile aluminium towers, 6 m

Due back 6 OctCollection bookedExtended to 9 Oct

Project: TS-26-014 · Bay View Tower L12
On hire since: 1 Sep 2026
Return due: 6 Oct · extended once from 30 Sep9 Oct · extended twice
Rate: AED 85 a day for both

Day 32 of 3639Ceiling and high-level works, corridor and open office

Cost so far · 32 daysAED2,720

September · paidAED2,550

October to dateAED170

Total at returnAED3,0603,315

Return on Tue 6 Oct
Reminder sent to Mohammed Rafiq and Vignesh Raman · collection not booked yet
Collection booked · Tue 6 Oct, 4:00 PM
Booked by you today · Skyline confirmed on WhatsApp
Extended to Fri 9 Oct · +AED 255
By you today · reason: ceiling works late
September invoice paid · AED 2,550 + VAT 127.50
30 Sep · PAY-TS-26-0084 · bank transfer · booked to cost code 08 Equipment & rentals
Extended from 30 Sep to 6 Oct
28 Sep · Arun Kumar · gypsum ceiling running 7 days late
Delivered and erected on site
1 Sep, 7:40 AM · delivery note signed by Vignesh Raman · tag inspection ✓

TS-26-014 budget for equipment & rentals: AED 3,500 · this hire uses 87%95%

Extend Book collection

Requested · waiting for approval

Rentals go through a purchase request with the normal limits

Approvals

RNT-TS-26-015 · Scissor lift 8 m, electric

QuickRent · TS-26-020 Spice Route Kitchen, JLT19–23 Oct · 5 days × 380

PR-TS-26-01461 partnerSent just now

AED 1,900New
RNT-TS-26-014 · Generator 60 kVA, silent, with fuel tank

QuickRent · TS-26-019 Barsha Pearl Residence7–9 Oct · 3 days × 450

Building power shutdown 7–9 Oct · raised by Vignesh Raman as PR-TS-26-0144, today 9:20 AM

1 partner · 1,001–5,000Waiting for youApproved by you · 10:48 AM

Approve Reject

AED 1,3501 hBooked

Without the generator the 48-window job at Barsha Pearl stops for 3 days during the shutdown.

All 6 Scaffolding 3 Lifts & power 3

Hire history · 2026

Invoiced amounts, excl. VAT · charged to the project that used it

Expenses

Hire	Project	Period	Days	AED	Status
2 scaffold towersRNT-TS-26-013 · Skyline · Sept invoice	TS-26-014	1–30 Sep	30	2,550	On hire
Scissor lift 8 mRNT-TS-26-012 · QuickRent · 380 a day	TS-26-016	18–22 Aug	5	1,900	Closed
Generator 30 kVARNT-TS-26-011 · QuickRent · 190 a day	TS-26-011	10–14 Aug	5	950	Closed
2 scaffold towersRNT-TS-26-009 · Skyline · 85 a day	TS-26-016	27 Jul – 19 Aug	24	2,040	Closed
1 scaffold towerRNT-TS-26-004 · Skyline · 50 a day	TS-26-008	4–29 May	26	1,300	Closed
8 earlier QuickRent hiresBreakers, dehumidifiers, small generators	Various	Jan – Jul	41	6,950	Closed
Spent on hire in 2026			131	15,690

Rent or buy? Scaffold towers

3 hires this year · 86 days in total

Hired in 2026 · RNT-004, 009, 013 (to 6 Oct)6,400

Buy 2 aluminium towers, 6 m4,600

Owning them · inspection & parts a year350

Buying pays back after about 54 hire days

That is less than two jobs. TS-26-020 Spice Route starts on 12 Oct with 4 m ceilings, and Meridian needs towers too if it is won. We already own one tower (AST-TS-0031) — two more would cover every site.

Raise a purchase request Owned tools

Coming up

Deliveries and returns · next 10 days

Tue 6 Oct · towers back to Skyline
TS-26-014 · collection to book4:00 PM, booked
Tue 6 Oct, 5:00 PM · generator delivered
TS-26-019 · only if approved todayconfirmed by QuickRent
Wed 7 – Fri 9 Oct · building shutdown
Barsha Pearl · generator runs the cutting and drilling tools
Fri 9 Oct · towers back to Skyline
TS-26-014 · after the extension
Sat 10 Oct · generator collected
QuickRent · fuel level checked on the return note

Rental suppliers

Rates agreed for 2026

Suppliers

QuickRent Equipment Rental LLC
Generators, lifts, breakers7-day credit

9,8004.1
Skyline Scaffolding Services
Towers & scaffoldingmonthly invoice

5,8904.2

Amounts are 2026 spend, AED excl. VAT.

How rentals work

Same rules as purchases

Check owned tools first
The request shows what is free in the warehouse
Up to 1,000 PM · 1,001–5,000 one partner · above 5,000 both
Approve in the app or on WhatsApp
Return reminder 2 days before the due date
To the foreman, the site engineer and you
Daily cost posted to the project
Cost code 08 · Equipment & rentals

Rental requested · RNT-TS-26-015

PR-TS-26-0146 for AED 1,900 (scissor lift, 19–23 Oct) is with the partners. QuickRent holds the lift until it is decided.

Approvals

Approved · RNT-TS-26-014

QuickRent confirmed the 60 kVA generator for Barsha Pearl, delivery Tue 6 Oct at 5:00 PM (AED 1,350). Vignesh Raman was notified.

Collection booked · 6 Oct, 4:00 PM

Skyline collects both towers from Bay View Tower. Final hire: 36 days, AED 3,060. Mohammed Rafiq signs the return note.

Hire extended to 9 Oct

3 more days, AED 255, charged to TS-26-014. New total at return: 39 days, AED 3,315.