Hillward Rent

Your gear.One list.One quote.

Shooting in another city or coming from abroad? Put together your equipment list or upload it. We source everything from rental houses on location, in NRW from our established partners, send you a quote and have the gear delivered to set or ready for pick-up.

How it works

  1. 01

    Build your list

    Pick gear from templates and our partners’ inventory. Or upload the list you already have, Excel, PDF or a photo.

  2. 02

    We take care of it

    We check your list with a lighting crew’s eye and confirm availability with rental houses on location.

  3. 03

    One quote

    You get one quote from us: every item, delivery and pick-up, one point of contact.

  4. 04

    Delivery or pick-up

    The rental house delivers to set at the agreed time, or you collect it yourself. After the shoot everything goes back.

Why Hillward

One point of contact

No calling around several rental houses. You only talk to us, in English or German.

From a lighting crew

Hillward is a lighting crew itself. We notice when something is missing from your list.

Everything in one quote

Lighting, grip, overheads, power, camera, sound and vehicles together instead of separately.

Local partners

The gear comes from rental houses close to your location. Short distances instead of shipping across the country.

What you can request

Everything a shoot needs. If something isn’t in the catalogue, just add it yourself.

  • Camera
  • Lenses
  • Camera accessories
  • Monitoring & wireless video
  • Sound
  • Strobes
  • Lighting
  • Softboxes & attachments
  • Light shaping
  • Butterfly / overheads
  • Grip
  • Truss
  • Power & distro
  • Gels & diffusion
  • Vehicles
  • Misc

FAQ

What does a request cost?+

Nothing. Requests are free and non-binding. You get a quote with every item before anything is booked.

How fast will I get a quote?+

At short notice. How fast exactly depends on the rental houses’ answers. We get back to you as soon as we can.

I already have a finished list.+

Just upload it, as Excel, PDF, Word file or photos, several files are fine. No need to retype anything.

Do you deliver or do I pick up?+

Both work. Our partner rental houses on location deliver to set and collect after the shoot, or you pick up at the rental house yourself. We agree the times with you.

How is the equipment insured?+

The equipment has to be insured for the rental period. We sort out how with you in the quote.

Do you also provide crew?+

Hillward is a lighting crew for film and commercials. If you need gaffers or grips, just say so in the notes.

Cities

We source equipment for shoots all over Germany, for example in these cities.

Your location isn’t listed? Film equipment rental in Germany

Ready for your shoot?

Put your list together in a few minutes. We take care of the rest.