02 / Services
Machine, operator & insurance included
No ticket to hold, no hired-in policy to arrange. A well-maintained Kubota arrives with an experienced hand on the controls, and the work gets done.
Complete package, zero hassle
Everything needed for a safe, productive day on site arrives on one trailer, under one booking, from one number.
U17-5 or U27-4
- A serviced Kubota excavator The 1.7t U17-5 or the 2.7t U27-4, checked between hires and delivered on our own plant trailer with all three buckets.
- An experienced operator Someone who reads ground conditions, works to a level and keeps a tidy site — not just someone who can move the sticks.
- Public liability cover Our insurance covers the work while we operate, so there is no hired-in plant policy for you to arrange.
What we dig and execute
From a tight garden soakaway to commercial strip footings — the same machine, the same operator, the same standard of finish.
Operated vs self-drive
The difference is who carries the ticket, the insurance and the risk. Everything else — the machines, the buckets, the delivery — is the same either way.
| Attribute | Operated hire | Self-drive hire |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Operated hireExperienced operator included | Self-drive hireYou, or your own operator |
| Licence or ticket | Operated hireNot needed by you | Self-drive hireYour competence and training |
| Insurance | Operated hireCovered under our policy | Self-drive hireYour hired-in plant cover |
| Buckets | Operated hireThree sizes, included | Self-drive hireThree sizes, included |
| Delivery & collection | Operated hireQuoted on your postcode | Self-drive hireQuoted on your postcode |
| Best for | Operated hireJobs you want done, not managed | Self-drive hireTrade crews with their own operator |
How a day runs smoothly
Four steps from arrival to handover. The first two are the ones that decide whether the other two go well.
Arrival and site walk
The machine arrives on our trailer at the agreed time. We walk the site with you, agree where the spoil goes and where the machine will stand.
Levels and services marked
Levels, lines and any known underground services are marked out before the first bucket. Bring drawings or a service plan if you have them.
The dig
Trenches and excavations worked to line and level, spoil stacked where it was agreed, and the site kept passable while we go.
Clean handover
A walk round together at the end, spoil left as agreed, machine loaded back on the trailer, and the site handed over tidy.
What you get in writing
Four things we commit to on every operated job, before a machine leaves the yard. If we cannot do one of them on your job, we will say so on the phone.
Operated hire, answered
What people ask before booking a machine and an operator together.
No. The operator is ours and the work is covered by our public liability insurance, so you need no ticket and no hired-in plant policy of your own. That is the main reason people choose operated over self-drive.
Yes. Half days and full days are both available, from a single-day domestic soakaway through to several weeks of site preparation. Tell us the job and we will say honestly how long we think it takes.
You do, and we agree it on the site walk before the first bucket comes out. On a tight plot the spoil plan is usually what decides how the whole day runs, so it is worth five minutes up front.
Levels, spoil positions and any known underground services are walked and marked before digging starts. Where drawings or a service plan exist, bring them and we will work to them.
Yes. The Kubota Epiroc KM155 breaker fits either machine and is quoted separately, on top of the hire. Mention it in your enquiry and it goes in the quote.
Not sure whether the job needs a full day? Call 07454 799566 and we will tell you straight.
The rest of what we do
Ready to get started?
Tell us the job, the site and the dates. We will confirm the full hire and transport cost before you book.
We aim to respond to enquiries within one working hour.