Plant hire software

Plant hire software that doesn't need a Friday reconciliation

Wet hire, dry hire, mixed fleet. Every machine, every docket, every prestart in one place. Charges feed to Xero, photos sit against the machine, and your hirers can see their own dockets so you stop chasing pen and paper.

Wet hire or dry hire. Same app.

Most plant hire software picks one and forces you to bolt the other onto a spreadsheet. Burgy handles both, because most hire businesses do both.

Wet hire

Your machine, your operator. The operator clocks in on their phone, fills the docket, gets the customer to sign, and the hours land in Xero for invoicing. No paperwork to chase on Friday.

  • Mobile docket on the operator's phone
  • Customer signs on the device
  • Hours straight to Xero

Dry hire

Machine only. Burgy tracks the hire period, holds the handover photos, makes the hirer do a prestart before the engine starts, and runs a return inspection so you know exactly who scratched what.

  • Handover and return inspections
  • Photos at every stage
  • Hirer prestarts on their phone
What's inside

Everything a plant hire business actually runs on

Plant register with hire tracking

Every machine, attachment and trailer in one place. Who's got it, where it is, when it's due back. Photos. Condition logs. Service history. Not a spreadsheet, not a whiteboard.

  • Hire status + return date per machine
  • Photos + condition logs per handover
  • Service intervals tracked by hours
  • Wet and dry hire on the same fleet
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Prestarts on the operator's phone

Whether it's your operator or the hirer's, they tap through the prestart before the machine starts. Takes 60 seconds. Failed items create a repair job. Photos sit against the machine for any future dispute.

  • Template checklists per machine type
  • Photo evidence of pre-existing damage
  • Failed items auto-create repair jobs
  • Hire-period damage clearly traceable
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Dockets that don't get lost

Wet hire dockets on the operator's phone. Date, machine, site, hours, work done, customer signature. No paper. No lost slips on the dash. Straight to Xero for invoicing.

  • Mobile docket on the operator's phone
  • Customer signs on the device
  • Stored against the job and machine
  • Hours feed direct to Xero
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Services don't get missed

Every machine has a countdown. Schedule services between hires so plant comes back ready to go straight back out. No more warranty claims denied because you were 50 hours late.

  • Countdown gauges per machine
  • Service kits per interval
  • Repair jobs with photos and parts
  • Out-of-service status with reasons
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Clients sorted

Every customer, every machine they've got, when it's due back. Optional view access so hirers can pull their own dockets without ringing you on Friday.

  • Customer records and contacts
  • Current hires per client
  • Optional client view access
  • Full hire history per customer
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Fuel logged per hire

Fuel against the machine and the hirer. Charge it back accurately at end of hire with the actual numbers — not a guess based on the dipstick.

  • Fuel logs per machine, per hire
  • Consumption tracking per period
  • Costs tied to the right job
  • End-of-hire fuel reconciliation
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FAQ

Plant hire software, answered

What is plant hire software?

Plant hire software runs the day-to-day of a plant hire business — who has what on hire, what condition it went out in, what condition it came back in, the dockets, the fuel, the invoicing. Burgy does all of that on one platform built for wet hire and dry hire.

Does Burgy handle wet hire and dry hire?

Yes. Wet hire (you supply the machine and operator) runs through dockets and time tracking — operator clocks in on their phone, hours feed to Xero. Dry hire (machine only) uses handover photos, hirer prestarts, and a return inspection so damage during the hire is clearly traceable.

How does Burgy track plant condition on hire and return?

Photos at handover. Prestart on the operator or hirer's phone before the machine starts. If something fails, it's flagged with photo evidence on day one. When the machine comes back, you do a return inspection against the original photos. No more arguments about who scratched what.

Can Burgy issue dockets for wet hire?

Yes. Mobile docket on the operator's phone — date, site, machine, hours, work done, customer signature. Stored against the job and pushed to Xero for invoicing.

Can my hirers see their own dockets and prestarts?

Yes. You can grant clients view-only access to the dockets and prestarts for the plant they have on hire. Cuts out the back-and-forth around Friday reconciliation.

How much does plant hire software cost?

Burgy is per-seat — pricing scales with your team size and the number of machines on hire. Book a demo and we'll send you a tailored quote within 24 business hours.

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