Customer Case Study: Sunbelt Rentals
Discover how Sunbelt Rentals Transformed Inspections with Motion Kinetic.
Sunbelt Rentals
Sunbelt Rentals UK is one of the country’s leading equipment hire and rental providers, offering one of the broadest ranges of plant, machinery, tools and specialist solutions across the UK and Ireland.
Sunbelt Rentals serves a wide range of industries, from construction, civil engineering and infrastructure, to government, manufacturing and media production.
The business operates through a combination of equipment rental, specialist divisions and managed services that go far beyond traditional hire. From Rail and Survey to Climate Control, Film & TV, Power Generation and more, each division provides tailored expertise and end-to-end support. Sunbelt Rentals strategic focus also includes low-carbon and environmentally responsible solutions, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and innovation across its operations.
The Challenge
Before partnering with Motion Kinetic, Sunbelt Rentals recognised their inspection processes to manage LOLER and PUWER inspections could be improved and were reviewing ways to advance the overall process.
Tracking inspection histories across thousands of assets was time-consuming and dependent on individual record keeping, and Sunbelt Rentals recognised that their existing process could potentially lead to inconsistencies.
The Motion Kinetic Solution
In 2017, Sunbelt Rentals implemented Motion Kinetic to streamline and modernise the company’s inspection processes. The decision was driven by Kinetic’s intuitive design, robust analytics, and ability to fully integrate inspection data across the business.
Kinetic’s mobile and offline functionality proved especially valuable for Sunbelt Rentals field technicians, who often work in environments with limited connectivity. The platform enabled technicians to conduct inspections directly from site, capture photographs, flag issues instantly, and submit reports digitally. Managers could then review data in real time, improving oversight and accelerating decision-making across locations and divisions.
The flexibility of the system meant Sunbelt Rentals could easily configure new equipment types, customers, and inspection categories as required, ensuring complete alignment with both regulatory standards and internal compliance processes.
THE RESULTS
Since implementing Motion Kinetic, Sunbelt Rentals has transformed the way it manages inspections across its nationwide operations. Inspection completion rates have increased by more than 40%, while administrative time spent on reporting has fallen by 60%.
In 2025 alone, Sunbelt Rentals have carried out over 78,000 inspections using the Kinetic platform, covering more than 113,000 individual items. This digitised approach has eliminated paper records, provided complete traceability of each asset’s inspection history, and ensured consistent compliance with LOLER and PUWER requirements.
The impact extends beyond internal efficiency. Customers now benefit from greater transparency, improved reliability, and the assurance that all equipment supplied by Sunbelt Rentals have been thoroughly and consistently inspected. Kinetic has also strengthened their strategic goal of industry leadership in safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
The collaboration between Sunbelt Rentals and the Motion Kinetic team has been described as proactive and responsive. The ongoing partnership continues to evolve, helping them maintain their position at the forefront of innovation and operational excellence in the equipment rental sector.