Hiring makes operational sense in a number of situations that a straightforward purchase does not resolve efficiently. The four most common scenarios Cryolab encounters are: capital approval delays, temporary volume increases, equipment failures requiring rapid replacement, and transition periods during premises moves or service changes.
A clinic with a storage vessel purchase in the procurement pipeline but not yet approved faces a real clinical problem if it needs capacity before the purchase completes. Hiring covers that gap without delaying patient treatment. A laboratory experiencing a temporary increase in cycle volume may not need the additional equipment permanently. Hiring a dry shipper or storage vessel for the duration of that peak avoids a capital commitment for equipment that will sit unused afterwards.
Equipment failures requiring immediate replacement are one of the strongest cases for hire. A SYMS sealer failure means straws cannot be sealed, which stops the cryopreservation workflow entirely. Sourcing and receiving a new unit through a standard purchase can take days to weeks. Hiring a replacement from Cryolab’s Rental Department resolves that gap far more quickly. The hire option is not appropriate for every situation — for equipment in continuous long-term use, purchasing will usually be more cost-effective. But for any of the scenarios above, hire removes the capital barrier and gives laboratories access to the same ISO 9001:2015 certified equipment they would purchase.
