U.K. Aerial Rental Business Files for Bankruptcy

July 10, 2009
U.K. rental company EPL Access Ltd., a hydraulic access equipment rental specialist based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been placed into bankruptcy protection, or administration as it is known in the U.K. The company has branches in Bristol, Birmingham, Carlisle, Enfield, Falkirk, Manchester and Winchester.

U.K. rental company EPL Access Ltd., a hydraulic access equipment rental specialist based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been placed into bankruptcy protection, or administration as it is known in the U.K. The company has branches in Bristol, Birmingham, Carlisle, Enfield, Falkirk, Manchester and Winchester.

The company has more than 450 machines and had volume last year of £8.1 (about U.S. $13.2 million).

The company will look at options such as restructuring its debt or trying to sell the business.