Tag:shop=tool_hire
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shop = tool_hire |
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A shop hiring out tools. |
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Group: shops |
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Tool hire shops rent out a range of tools for building work, garden and household maintenance. Typical products rented may include heavy duty hand and power tools, floor sanders, brush cutters, rotovators etc. Their target customers are both non-professionals working on home improvements, and professionals requiring specific tools for one-off jobs.
Examples of tool hire stores: HSS Tool Hire, Hire Station (UK), ...
See amenity=tool_library for the community run and non-commercial counterpart.
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Tags used in combination
- name=* or noname=yes if object has no name
- Address tag family can be used to specify an address
- opening_hours=*
- wheelchair=yes/wheelchair=limited/wheelchair=no
- product=* use if the store offers a restricted product range compared with normal or is a specialist in one type of product
- Payment tag family can be used to specify how one may pay at this location
- phone=*
- website=*
- brand=* if the store is branded with a well-known brand. Not necessary if the name is identical to the brand.
Similar tags
- shop=power_tools - a shop selling power tools (drills, screwdrivers, grinders, saws, jigsaws, soldering irons, milling machines, heat guns, pressure washers).
- shop=hardware - a shop selling fastening (screws and bolts, nails, hooks etc.), tools, power tools, plumbing, electrical, building or garden supplies, paint, kitchenware and homeware, locks, keys, and a key-cutting. shop=hardware is similar to Do-It-Yourself-store, except it is generally smaller and stock a narrower range of products.
- shop=doityourself - Do-It-Yourself-stores (DIY for short), or Home Improvement Centers sell home, garden and construction products. They offer supplies for doing things yourself - household repairs and improvements (decorating products; home textile; bathroom and kitchen furniture and supplies; garden tools, machinery, furniture or supplies; flowers; shrubs or small trees; paint; hand tools; power tools; electrical, plumbing or building supplies). DIY store is similar to shop=hardware, except it is generally larger and stock a wider range of products.
- shop=plant_hire - "plant hire" is British English for equipment rental or machinery hire. Usually for heavier duty equipment than covered by tool hire, and with a largely professional customer base. Some operators will run both plant and tool hire
- shop=rental + rental=machines
- amenity=tool_library for community run tool libraries