Hire Guides & Blogs
Practical guides on plant, tool and equipment hire from our team near Okehampton: which machine to choose, what it involves, the rules to know and local advice for Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.
Do You Need a Licence for a Mini Digger in the UK?
There's no single licence for a mini digger, but training, site card schemes and road and towing rules all matter. Here's how it breaks…
How to Prepare Your Site for Plant Hire Delivery
A smooth delivery starts before the lorry leaves Okehampton. Access, ground, overhead lines, Devon lanes and who signs: a practical checklist.
Towing a Plant Trailer: Licence, Weight and Safety Rules
What your licence allows, how to work out whether your vehicle can legally tow the load, and the checks to make before towing a…
Before You Dig: Checking for Underground Services
Striking a buried cable or gas pipe is dangerous and expensive. How to plan, locate and dig safely, following the approach in HSE's HSG47.
Building a Driveway: The Driveway Equipment Hire Checklist
Every stage of a new driveway, from dig-out to the final paving roller pass, and the machines to hire for each one.
Groundworks in Wet Weather: Working Through a South West Winter
Clay that turns to paste, trenches that fill overnight and site entrances that become mud baths. How to keep groundworks moving through a wet…
Garden Landscaping Equipment Hire: What to Hire and When
How to plan a garden landscaping project around access, and which machines to hire for clearance, groundworks, hard landscaping and seeding.
Laying a Patio: Patio Equipment Hire and Step-by-Step Plan
A step-by-step plan for laying a patio that drains properly, with the plate compactor, mixer and cutting kit to hire for each stage.
Soakaway Installation and Field Drains: Kit and Method
Percolation testing, siting rules, digger choice and a step-by-step method for installing a soakaway or field drain in the South West.
Farm Track Repair: Equipment and Method
Fix the water, reuse the stone: a practical method for repairing farm tracks with an excavator, PTO stone crusher and compaction kit.
Fencing Equipment Hire for Farms and Gardens
The kit to clear a fence line, make holes in stony ground and move posts and wire, for both farm and garden fencing.
Verge Cutting and Field Margins: Seasons, Rules and Kit
Hedge cutting dates, buffer strips and nesting birds explained, plus a month-by-month verge cutting plan and the toppers to hire.
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