Rental apps built for London kerbs, loading bays and production schedules.

Cameras, lenses, lights, radios and test meters tracked by serial number, grouped into packages that carry every cable and accessory. Prep staff tick each item against the list before release and on return, so a missing battery or filter is noticed at the counter rather than three days later.

Customers choose a narrow window and record the loading bay, access code, building manager and any lift booking. Many central London sites operate under a construction logistics plan with booked slots, so the app makes the slot part of the order instead of a note scribbled on a delivery ticket. Drivers get the same details on their phone with a map pin for the bay, not just the street address.

Each vehicle carries its emission standard and, for lorries over twelve tonnes, its Direct Vision Standard safety permit status. Planners see at a glance which vehicles can run into central London or across the ULEZ without charges, and expiring permits raise a reminder well before they lapse.

High value kit attracts fraud, so first time private and freelance hirers verify identity and address through a checking provider before a booking is confirmed. Your staff see the result and decide; the app never shows the full documents to anyone who does not need them.

Deposits are held on the customer's card or Apple Pay at booking and released when the item is checked back in, with extensions and late returns charged automatically against the same card. Account customers skip this and hire on their agreed credit terms instead. Every hold and release is logged against the contract for your accounts team.

One account for a production company or contractor, with crew members or site staff who can book against it, a purchase order or job number on every hire and a coordinator who sees all open contracts in one list. When the shoot wraps, the coordinator closes everything in one go.

Hirers upload their equipment insurance certificate, the app reads the expiry date and flags any hire that runs past it. You set the rule: block the booking, ask for a new certificate or add your own damage waiver.

Hirers who come by Tube or bike collect from the counter with a QR code, sign on a tablet and walk out with a prepped bag. The same code books the item back in on return, which keeps queues short at branches in tight high street units.

Customers extend a hire or report a fault from their phone, and the app checks availability before confirming. A faulty camera body or breaker can be swapped through a courier run across town, with the replacement added to the same contract.

Utilisation, late returns, damage and revenue by branch, product group and delivery area, so you can see whether stock earns more in a Canary Wharf branch or a Croydon one and move it accordingly. Managers can export the figures to the spreadsheets or BI tools they already use.