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Long Term Plant Hire vs Buying: The Real Costs
Owning a digger looks cheaper until you add depreciation, servicing, inspections, insurance and the weeks it sits idle. Here is how to weigh it…
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Practical plant hire advice: costs, hire periods, insurance, licences, towing, site preparation and project checklists for the South West.
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Flex Hire Explained: One Monthly Fee for Any Equipment
How our Flex Hire account works: four tiers, one monthly fee, unlimited swaps within your tier, servicing included and a 10% loyalty rebate.
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Plant Hire Insurance: What You Need Before You Hire
Insurance is not automatically included when you hire plant. Here is what hired-in plant cover is, what waivers don't cover, and what to check…
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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…
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Self Drive Plant Hire vs Operated Hire: Which Suits Your Job?
Our hire is self-drive unless agreed otherwise. Here's what that means for you, what you're responsible for, and when an experienced operator is the…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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