Balloo Hire Centre Glenavy

Balloo Hire Centres is a leading player in the Northern and Southern Ireland Tool, Equipment and Plant Hire market, offering an extensive range of plant and tools for your business and DIY needs. Balloo Hire Centres has been providing Northern and Southern Ireland's business and domestic markets with plant and tool hire since 1987.

Asbestos was used in new and the refurbishing of buildings before 2000. Two types brown (amosite)and blue (crocidolite) were made illegal in 1985, and in 1999 all manufacture of asbestos was banned. It is an increasing issue in Ni, Ireland and the UK. More and more buildings are being replaced or updated, and some contain asbestos.

Construction dust is not just a mess; it can seriously damage your health. Some types can eventually even kill. Regular exposure to these dusts over a long time can therefore cause life-changing lung diseases. Anyone who breathes in these dusts should know the damage they can do to the lungs and airways.

This can be hearing loss that is gradual because of exposure to noise over time, but also damage caused by sudden, extremely loud noises. The damage is disabling as it can stop people being able to understand speech, keep up with conversations or use the telephone.

If you don't get hearing loss, you could develop tinnitus (a ringing, whistling, buzzing or humming in the ears), a distressing condition which can lead to disturbed sleep and depression.The noise is intrusive, such as a busy road noise, a vacuum cleaner or loud music for most of the working day. You need to raise your voice to carry out a normal conversation when about 2 metres apart for at least part of the day.

Northern Ireland is experiencing a boom in TV and film production, from award-winning global hits like Game of Thrones, to popular BBC dramas such as The Fall. An industry has grown that is now worth 329 million and relies heavily on film and TV equipment hire, using idyllic locations across Northern Ireland including Ballintoy Harbour, Tollymore Forest Park, Giant's Causeway and Divis Mountain.