Cordless Drill Hire

Hire a cordless drill from Hirelink for drilling and driving jobs where a mains power supply is not available or practical. We stock an 18v Hilti cordless drill driver and a 36v cordless SDS drill, giving you the right tool for lightweight screwdriving and drilling through wood, metal, and light masonry, or for heavier hammer drilling where a more powerful cordless machine is needed. Available on daily and weekly hire with delivery across Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Aldridge, and the wider Midlands from our four local depots.

  • 18v Hilti Drill Driver and 36v SDS Options
  • No Mains Power Required
  • Drill, Drive, and Hammer Drill Modes
  • Midlands Delivery Service
  • Daily and Weekly Hire

The Cost

Cordless Drill Hire Options

Hirelink stocks cordless drills in two configurations to suit different tasks and material types. Call the team to find the right machine, then get a quote.

NOT SURE WHICH SIZE YOU NEED? CALL THE TEAM AND WE’LL POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

The Reason

Why Choose Hirelink for Cordless Drill Hire in the Midlands?

Hirelink operates from Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Aldridge, and near Birmingham Airport. You get cordless drill hire from a local team that can deliver quickly to homes, sites, and workshops across the West Midlands and Staffordshire.

The 18v drill driver in the Hirelink fleet is a Hilti — a professional-grade tool built for trade use. It delivers up to 85 Nm of torque, runs on lithium-ion battery, and is significantly more capable than a consumer drill from a hardware store. You get a machine that performs on the job, not one that gives up halfway through.

Every cordless drill goes out with a fully charged battery. Confirm with Hirelink whether a spare battery and charger are included with your hire so you can keep working while one battery charges.

Cordless drill hire from Hirelink is open to professional contractors and domestic customers alike. No trade account is needed for cash hire.

Book by the day or the week. Most single-day installation and fixing tasks are covered by a daily hire. Longer projects or ongoing site work benefit from weekly rates.

The Return

Cordless Drill Hire — What You Get

A cordless drill is a battery-powered rotary tool used for drilling holes and driving screws in wood, metal, masonry, and composite materials. The absence of a power cable makes it practical in locations without a mains supply, in roof spaces, on scaffolding, in vehicles, and anywhere that a trailing lead would create a hazard or an inconvenience.

Electricians, plumbers, joiners, builders, decorators, facilities maintenance teams, and domestic customers all regularly hire cordless drills. Common applications include fixing timber framing, installing shelving and cabinetry, hanging doors and frames, running cable routes through timber and masonry, assembling site furniture and structures, installing fixings in concrete or blockwork, and general fastening work on site or in a workshop.

Hirelink’s 18v Hilti cordless drill driver is a compact, lightweight tool with multiple torque settings, two speed gears, and a hammer drill mode for drilling into light masonry. The clutch settings prevent screws from being overdriven into soft materials. It handles drilling into wood and metal cleanly and drives screws into timber and sheet materials without stripping heads. The 18v lithium-ion battery delivers consistent power throughout the charge cycle rather than fading as the battery depletes.

The 36v cordless SDS drill is the heavier option for work in concrete, dense blockwork, and other hard masonry where the 18v machine would labour or work too slowly. The SDS chuck accepts SDS-plus bits for hammer drilling and chiselling, making it suitable for fixing anchor bolts, drilling conduit routes through concrete floors and walls, and light breaking where a full-size corded SDS would be impractical.

Hiring a cordless drill makes sense for anyone who needs a professional-grade machine for a specific job but does not want to invest in a drill and batteries outright. A quality 18v Hilti drill with two batteries costs several hundred pounds to buy. Hiring gives you the same tool for a day or a week at a small fraction of that cost.

The Difference

18v Cordless Drill Driver vs 36v Cordless SDS — Which Do You Need?

18v Hilti drill driver

 The right choice for the majority of drilling and screwdriving tasks. Suitable for wood, metal, and light masonry up to around 10mm in concrete. Compact, lightweight, and easy to use overhead or in tight spaces. This covers most domestic and trade fixing jobs comfortably.

36v cordless SDS

The right choice when you need to drill larger holes in concrete or dense blockwork, or when the 18v machine is too slow for the material you are working in. The SDS chuck delivers hammer action through the bit rather than through the drill body, which is what makes it effective in hard masonry. If you need to drill fixings into a concrete floor, run a conduit through a block wall, or install multiple anchor bolts, the SDS is the faster and more practical machine.

The Logistics

Cordless Drill Hire Delivery Across the Midlands

Hirelink delivers cordless drills from four Midlands depots located in Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Aldridge, and near Birmingham Airport. These depots cover the full West Midlands region and large parts of Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

Delivery and collection is available with every hire. Areas served include Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Tamworth, Cannock, Stafford, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Burton upon Trent, and the surrounding towns and villages across the wider Midlands.

The Process

How to Hire a Cordless Drill from Hirelink

Choose Your Drill

Select the 18v drill driver for general drilling and screwdriving, or the 36v SDS for heavier masonry work. Call the team if you are unsure which suits your job.

Book and Arrange Delivery

Reserve your cordless drill online or by phone and confirm your delivery date and address. We’ll confirm your booking and arrange collection at the end of the hire.

Charge, Drill, Return

The battery arrives fully charged and ready to use. Work through your job and return the drill at the end of the hire period.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Cordless Drill Hire

A cordless drill driver uses a standard keyed or keyless chuck and is designed for drilling in wood and metal and driving screws. In hammer drill mode it can drill into light masonry, but it transfers the percussive action through the drill body. A cordless SDS drill uses an SDS chuck that locks the bit in place and delivers the hammer action directly through the bit into the material, which makes it far more effective in concrete and dense masonry. If your job involves fixing into concrete or drilling large holes through block walls, the SDS is the right machine.

Yes. Both machines are professional-grade tools suitable for site use. The Hilti 18v drill driver is a trade tool designed for demanding on-site applications. Ensure you follow any site-specific tool inspection requirements for your project.

The 18v Hilti drill driver has a hammer drill mode that is suitable for drilling into light masonry — brick, lightweight block, and similar materials — up to around 10mm. For larger holes in concrete, dense engineering brick, or solid block walls, the 36v SDS drill is the more appropriate machine and will do the job considerably faster.

Masonry bits have a carbide tip and are used for brick, block, concrete, and stone. Wood bits are spade or twist-type for drilling clean holes in timber. Metal bits are HSS (high-speed steel) twist bits for drilling through steel, aluminium, and other metals. SDS-plus bits are required for the 36v SDS drill. Confirm what is available from Hirelink when you book.

Hirelink is a Midlands-based hire company with four depots in Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Aldridge, and near Birmingham Airport. We stock professional Hilti equipment rather than entry-level machines, and deal with customers directly rather than through a national booking system. For tradespeople and homeowners across the West Midlands and Staffordshire, that means faster delivery, a team you can actually speak to, and tools that perform properly on the job.

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The Hire

Ready to Hire a Cordless Drill? Get in Touch with Hirelink Today

Cordless drill hire from Hirelink is straightforward. Choose your machine, confirm your dates, and we’ll arrange delivery to your Midlands address at short notice. Call the team or complete the enquiry form below and we’ll get back to you.