If you regularly maintain plant, machinery or commercial vehicles, grease isn't an optional purchase.

You're going to use it.

The real questions are which grease should you buy, how should you buy it, and are you making the job of greasing your machinery more complicated than it needs to be?

For a business running excavators, concrete mixer trucks, loading shovels, HGVs, telehandlers or other machinery, a few cartridges quickly turn into boxes of grease over the course of a year.

Choosing the right grease – and a convenient cartridge system – can make everyday maintenance considerably easier.

Here's what we'd consider before placing your next grease order.

1. Start With the Correct Grease Specification

Price shouldn't be the first consideration when buying grease.

The correct specification should.

Different machines, bearings and applications can have different lubrication requirements depending on factors such as:

• Load

• Operating temperature

• Speed

• Water exposure

• Dust and contamination

• Component design

• Manufacturer requirements

Always check the manufacturer's recommended grease specification before changing products.

Once you know the specification you need, you can start comparing the practical differences between the grease options available.

2. Think About How Much Grease You Actually Use

Buying one or two cartridges at a time might make sense if you only occasionally use a grease gun.

It's very different if you're maintaining machinery every day.

Consider how many grease cartridges your business gets through in:

A week. A month. A year.

For a business operating several machines, the annual number can be surprisingly high.

This is particularly relevant for:

• Concrete and ready-mix fleets

• Construction companies

• Plant hire businesses

• HGV workshops

• Quarries

• Waste and recycling operations

• Forestry businesses

• Groundcare contractors

• Agricultural businesses

• Machinery workshops

If you're regularly ordering grease, it makes sense to treat it as a workshop consumable rather than an occasional purchase.

3. Keep Enough Grease Where It's Actually Needed

Having grease somewhere in the business isn't much use if the machine that needs greasing is 30 miles away.

For companies operating multiple vehicles and machines, grease may need to be kept in several locations.

That could include:

• Main workshops

• Service vans

• Mobile engineers' vehicles

• Depots

• Plant yards

• Machinery cabs

Keeping cartridges in the right places makes it much easier for routine maintenance to actually get done.

This is also where standardising your grease setup can help.

Instead of different operators using different cartridge systems and grease guns, businesses can establish a consistent setup across the fleet.

4. Don't Forget About the Grease Gun

The grease itself is only half of the system.

You also have to get it into the machine.

If you're regularly dealing with awkward cartridge changes, air locks or a grease gun that takes countless strokes to deliver enough grease, routine maintenance takes longer than it needs to.

That's why we developed the Speedy Grease Gun around frequent grease users.

It delivers 2.5cc of grease per stroke, approximately twice the output of a conventional manual grease gun.

It can also generate up to 800 bar / 11,600psi of pressure, providing the pressure required for demanding applications and stubborn grease points.

And because it uses an airlock-free suction system, you don't have to repeatedly battle with trapped air when trying to get grease flowing.

No batteries.

No chargers.

No compressed air.

Just connect to the grease point and start greasing.

5. Consider the Cartridge System

A grease cartridge might seem like a simple product.

But when you're changing them regularly, convenience matters.

Speedy Grease is supplied in 400g cartridges, providing a straightforward way to keep grease stocked and ready for use.

The cartridge system also makes it easy to distribute grease around a business.

A box can stay in the workshop.

Another can go in a service van.

Individual cartridges can be kept with machinery where appropriate.

And when stock starts running low, you simply reorder.

For businesses consuming grease regularly, that's considerably easier than treating every cartridge as an individual purchase.

6. Already Using an Electric Grease Gun?

You don't necessarily need to stop.

Speedy Grease cartridges can also be used with compatible electric grease guns, making them useful for businesses operating a mixture of manual and powered greasing equipment.

For example, you might use an electric grease gun in the main workshop while keeping manual Speedy Grease Guns in service vehicles or with individual machines.

That allows you to standardise the grease cartridges you purchase without necessarily standardising every grease gun.

Always check compatibility with your particular grease gun and ensure you're using the correct grease specification for the application.

7. Think About the Cost of Downtime – Not Just the Cost of Grease

When comparing grease, it's easy to focus entirely on the price of the cartridge.

But grease is generally a very small part of the overall cost of operating machinery.

Pins, bushes, bearings and other moving components can be considerably more expensive.

Then there's the labour involved in replacing them.

And potentially the cost of having a machine or vehicle unavailable while repairs are completed.

Correct lubrication is one of the simplest preventative maintenance jobs you can carry out.

The objective shouldn't simply be to find the cheapest possible cartridge.

It should be to have the correct grease available and make regular greasing as straightforward as possible.

8. Make Greasing Easy for Operators

There's another practical consideration that's easily overlooked.

The easier a maintenance job is, the easier it is to make it part of the routine.

If the grease is readily available, the grease gun works properly and the job can be completed quickly, there's less friction involved in carrying out regular greasing.

This becomes increasingly important as a fleet grows.

The person purchasing the grease might not be the person applying it.

You could have drivers, machine operators, workshop engineers and mobile technicians all greasing different pieces of equipment.

A straightforward system helps keep things consistent.

9. Buying Grease for a Fleet or Workshop?

This is where we'd strongly recommend looking beyond individual cartridges.

If you're operating multiple machines or vehicles, consider how you can standardise grease purchasing across the business.

You might have:

5 machines.

10 mixer trucks.

20 excavators.

50 commercial vehicles.

Or several depots maintaining hundreds of individual grease points.

The more grease you're consuming, the more important it becomes to have a reliable supply.

At Speedy Grease, we supply grease for individual operators as well as businesses requiring cartridges in larger quantities.

If you're regularly purchasing grease, speak to us about your requirements rather than waiting until you've used the last cartridge on the shelf.

Why Buy Your Grease From Speedy Grease?

We want greasing machinery to be straightforward.

That's why the Speedy Grease system combines 400g grease cartridges with a high-output manual grease gun designed specifically to make routine lubrication quicker and easier.

With the Speedy Grease system you can benefit from:

• 400g grease cartridges

• 2.5cc output per stroke with the Speedy Grease Gun

• Up to 800 bar / 11,600psi pressure

• Airlock-free grease delivery

• No batteries or charging required

• Options for businesses using grease in volume

• A simple system suitable for workshops, service vehicles and machinery

Whether you're maintaining one machine or an entire fleet, the principle is the same.

Keep the right grease available and make it easy to apply.

Already Buying Grease? Try Speedy Grease on Your Next Order

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you already buy grease.

So you don't need convincing that you need it.

The question is whether there's a better way to buy and apply it.

If you're regularly ordering standard grease cartridges for your workshop, fleet or machinery, try Speedy Grease on your next order.

Start with the cartridges you need, add a Speedy Grease Gun if you want to experience the complete system, and see how it compares with your current greasing setup.

Shop Speedy Grease

Need grease cartridges?
Shop our range of 400g Speedy Grease cartridges online.

Need a grease gun too?
Pair them with the Speedy Grease Gun for 2.5cc per stroke, up to 800 bar pressure and airlock-free operation.

Buying larger quantities?
If your workshop, fleet or business regularly gets through boxes of grease, check out our special offers.

You're buying grease anyway. Make your next order Speedy Grease.