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Better EdTech, better outcomes: how children ultimately benefit when schools can access your equipment

When we talk about EdTech procurement, the conversation usually centres on budgets, lease rates, and payment cycles. This is understandable: the commercial mechanics matter, and without them, your equipment wouldn’t make its way into schools at all. But it’s worth occasionally stepping back...

23 March 2026

EdTech

Why renting EdTech makes sense for schools (and what that means for you as a supplier)

When it comes to EdTech, schools across the UK face a familiar challenge: ambition often outpaces available capital. Teachers want to provide students with up-to-date devices, interactive learning tools, and flexible learning environments, but large upfront purchases can quickly exhaust already s...

6 March 2026

Leasing school equipment

The direct funder advantage: for schools and their EdTech suppliers

If you’ve been supplying equipment to schools for any length of time, you’ve probably been involved in helping your customers access finance to pay for your equipment. The most obvious route is to contact a lease broker who will search the market for a suitable funder to provide the n...

26 January 2026

Leasing school equipment

Leasing with Utility Rentals and ClaaS: 2025 in review

As we approach the end of 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what’s been an extraordinary year for our company, our schools, and our supplier partners. From milestone anniversaries to industry shifts that reshaped how schools approach technology procurement, this year has reinf...

18 December 2025

Leasing school equipment

5 lessons from 40 years in education leasing

This year marks a significant milestone for us. On 2nd December 2025, our parent company, the Longriver Group, will celebrate its 40th birthday! The technology in classrooms today would be unrecognisable to someone from 1985. We’ve seen EdTech evolve from monolithic desktop computers to slick AI-...

18 November 2025

compliant leases

The schools’ guide to operating and finance leases

When it comes to equipping classrooms with the latest technology and facilities, most schools face the same challenge: limited capital budgets. Leasing offers a practical solution, allowing schools to spread the cost of essential equipment over time and allocate precious capital funds to other pr...

28 October 2025

Canopies

How to finance a canopy for your school

If your school wants to make more of its outdoor space, a canopy could be the answer. Shelters and covers might be the last thing on anyone’s mind during the peak of summer, but at all other times of the year, they can make all the difference. Schools with strategically placed canopies are ...

18 September 2025

EdTech

EdTech: Should your school buy it or rent it?

Let’s start with the obvious disclaimer: we’re a company that provides rental finance for schools, so we love to sing the praises of renting. That said, we recognise there are scenarios where schools might want to opt to buy their equipment outright, so we wanted to write this piece to help your ...

29 August 2025

iPads

Obsolescence: The hidden risk of buying iPads for schools

Buying iPads for your school sounds like a great idea. They’re the gold standard of EdTech: expertly made, aesthetically pleasing and highly intuitive to use. Schools figure that by owning iPads, they’re making a long-term investment into something that will continue to benefit generation after g...

24 July 2025

Interactive Screens

Utility Rentals at the National Education Show 2025

Friday 13th of this month was certainly no unlucky day for Team Utility Rentals. In fact, we had an absolutely brilliant time exhibiting at the National Education Show in Wales. As the guests of our partner, Newline, our team spent the day explaining the benefits and logistics of leasing to...

30 June 2025

EdTech

How to lease laptops for your school

A lot of schools are reviewing their fleets of laptops right now, due to Microsoft’s decision to withdraw support for Windows 10 in October. In this blog, we’ll walk you through the process of selecting the right laptops for your school, and financing them via a lease. What’s happening with Windo...

2 May 2025

Private schooling

What’s changed since Labour added VAT to private school fees?

As we approach the new financial year, it’s a fitting time to reflect on the impact to the education sector of adding VAT to private school fees. We provide equipment leasing finance to both private and state schools here at Utility Rentals, so we will be exploring what this change means in pract...

28 March 2025

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