Hampshire · Wiltshire · Berkshire

Operated Plant Hire & Groundworks

RH Digger & Driver Hire supplies excavators and a telehandler — always with an experienced NPORS operator — within 50 miles of Andover. A 3-tonne digger and driver is from £403.50 plus VAT a day. We also take on complete groundworks: foundations, drainage, driveways and earthworks. Owner-run by Rory Hay.

Call Rory — 07545 265075 Rates & machines

A machine and an operator. One call, one price, dug right.

We're not a hire yard. Every machine we own goes out with an operator who knows it — that's the whole business. Both our Volvo excavators run iDig 2D laser level control, so footings, falls and finished levels are cut accurately first time.

And because our group includes Hay & Co, a high-end landscaping firm, the standard of finish is set by people who build gardens for a living, not just holes.

Photo: Volvo EC55C working — hero shot

What we do

Digger & driver hire

Volvo 3t and 6t laser-guided excavators with operator; 8–13t available through our vetted network.

from £403.50 + VAT / day

Operated telehandler

Road-legal Giant G2700 HD+ pivot-steer with driver — farms, yards and sites.

from £403.50 + VAT / day

Groundworks

Site strips, trenches, hard standings and prep, dug to laser-checked levels and left tidy.

quoted per job

Foundations & concrete

Footings and slabs for extensions, garages and outbuildings.

quoted per job

Land drainage

Field, paddock and garden drainage schemes that deal with the water, not just the symptom.

quoted per job

Driveways & earthworks

Excavation, sub-base and levels for driveways; banks, ponds, tracks and bulk dig.

quoted per job

Who we work for

Homeowners with bigger projects who want one competent outfit, not three trades to coordinate. Self-builders who need groundworks done to the engineer's drawing. Farmers and estates — drainage, tracks, gateways, handling — insured with NFU Mutual, like most of our farming customers. And builders and main contractors who need a machine with a safe pair of hands on it, on site this week.

Where we work

Within roughly 50 miles of Andover: all of Hampshire and Wiltshire, most of Berkshire, and into Surrey, Dorset and Oxfordshire — including Andover, Winchester, Salisbury, Newbury, Marlborough and the Test Valley.

Straight answers

Do you hire machines without an operator?

No — operated only. It's how we guarantee the machine and the work.

How quickly can you start?

Usually within a week. Ring to check — short-notice cover is sometimes possible.

What does it cost?

From £403.50 plus VAT a day for a 3-tonne digger and driver. Full rates on the digger and driver hire page.

NPORS qualified operators £5m public liability — NFU Mutual Co. 14486912 RH Plant Machinery Ltd Owner-run — you deal with Rory

Tell Rory the job, the postcode and rough dates — straight answer on size, availability and price, usually the same day.

07545 265075   rory@haycote.com