# Navantia UK appoints Balloo Hire Centre as preferred equipment supplier for FSS programme

Navantia UK has appointed Balloo Hire Centre as its preferred hire equipment supplier for the Fleet Solid Support programme at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, under a service-level agreement covering 2026 to 2028, with a minimum spend of £1 million in 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-04-13
- Where: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Value: $1.30M (1.00M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: cherry pickers, forklifts, compressors, scissor lifts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Harland & Wolff Group Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/11143.md)
- [Balloo Hire Centre](https://endata.com/companies/38430.md) (supplier)
- [Navantia UK](https://endata.com/companies/67957.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [navantia.co.uk](https://navantia.co.uk/2026/04/13/navantia-uk-appoints-balloo-hire-centre-as-preferred-equipment-supplier-for-belfast-fss-programme/), 2026-04-13: "Appointing Balloo Hire Centre as our preferred equipment supplier is a strong example of how we are embedding local businesses into the delivery of the FSS programme."

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