European equipment rental company providing short- and long-term hire of construction, industrial and event equipment across 830+ branches in 27 countries. Offers leasing and ECO‑labelled low-emission machines to support access-based use of tools and machinery.
Core
Core circular activity: access-based rental and leasing of equipment (explicitly offered on the website). Rental is an access model that supports reuse and reduced ownership.
Source: Boels, 2025.
DirectEnabler
Boels directly provides rental and associated services to customers (rather than only acting as a white‑label or SaaS provider).
Source: Boels, 2025.
CircularRetailer
Boels acts as a single organisation renting physical products (tools, plant and machinery) to businesses and consumers; site describes services for construction companies, industry and private individuals.
Source: Boels, 2025.
R1 - Rethink, R3 - Reuse, R2 - Reduce, R4 - Repair
Primary: R1 (access / rethink) and R3 (reuse) are evidenced by rental, lease and onsite rental services. Secondary: reduces demand for ownership (R2) and maintains well‑maintained equipment implying maintenance/repair practices (R4). Evidence from product/service pages and used-equipment sales.
Source: Boels, 2025.
Rental / Leasing, Product-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Boels offers traditional rental and lease (Boels Lease) services and access-based solutions such as onsite rental and account renting.
Source: Boels, 2025.
ForProfit
Boels is a commercial rental company (Boels Verhuur B.V.), trading across Europe. Registered headquarters and business details shown in corporate profiles.
Source: Boels, 2025Construction & Built Environment, Industrial & Manufacturing
Primary focus on construction equipment rental and services for industry and production is stated on the company website.
Source: Boels, 2025.
International
Boels states operations across 27 countries and 830+ branches, indicating multi-country (international) presence.
Source: Boels, 2025.
None
Provider manages physical rental assets but does not supply specialised deployed hardware (e.g. IoT sensors or sorting robots) as an integral part of the digital enabler. Services are rental, lease, sales and support.
Source: Boels, 2025.
Boels is a major European equipment rental provider; its core business (rental/lease of equipment) aligns with access-based circular business models (rental, PaaS) and therefore meets inclusion criteria.
Source: Boels, 2025.
