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What is a grab lorry?

First things first, what is a grab lorry? Think of it a bit like a giant skip-truck hybrid, with an arm that’ll do the hard work so you don’t have to. Types of materials grab lorry hire works best for are muck, hardcore, wood, mixed general waste, green waste, etc.

Not only are grab lorries great for taking away household or commercial-level waste, they’re also used for tarmac and concrete, for lifting pallets via a sling, and to transport materials to you as haulage vehicles. We offer a range of recycled and primary aggregates, including quality screened topsoil, which can be delivered in and around Bedford in bulk to sites or in smaller tonnages to private addresses.

The lorry’s hydraulic arm will load your materials into the container bed, for the waste to be transported back to our Bedfordshire base in a single trip.

Below is a general outline of our easy and affordable skip hire process. For your no obligation quote, or for any other questions not answered here, contact our friendly sales team on
01480 811377 or [email protected].

All our grab lorries are modern and reliable, safely driven and operated by fully trained, skilled, experienced drivers—and friendly too!

We’re able to provide both day and night services for grab lorry hire, for whatever your requirements involve, as well as call-outs for emergencies should one arise.

Why are grabs suitable?

Most importantly, these lorries are large in capacity, meaning there’s more space for your waste. Our range can hold up to 16 tonnes of waste material (approximately two 8yd skips).

Secondly, the ‘grab’ part saves lots of time and energy by doing the back and forth, rather than multiple with a wheelbarrow. By speeding up the process, your waste removal, site clearance, construction project, etc. can be completed in a shorter, more efficient timeframe, allowing you to move to the next stage more quickly.

Thirdly, not all locations in Bedford are suitable for access by humans. Heavy machinery has fewer limitations here, making it a really effective waste removal option. For example, a pile of debris can be reached from metres away by the grab function, and from awkward angles by going over instead of around.

And lastly, a grab lorry can leave as soon as it’s full, with no need to keep on your drive, your street, or at your site until collection. We’re also able to collect waste from one location, and drop it off at another, maximising the workload across the areas we cover.

Why Hire From Us?

We help and advise on the most suitable waste removal service from our range, at the most affordable, competitive price for your requirements.

We arrive for our appointment at the agreed time, to the appropriate spot, communicating to you all the information required.

We offer an easy, efficient, expert service throughout.

We ensure we recycle at least 85% of your waste, wherever possible.

We effectively manage waste, maximising reuse, and reducing what goes to landfill.

FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions to save you time and help with your decision with skip hire.

Our Hire Terms and Conditions can be found here

Same day or next day.

We can accept hardcore, wood, soil, general waste, green waste and also deliver primary and recycled aggregates. POA

We aim to recycle 80% of all waste received.

We cover Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, please call for a quote

The lorry needs to be able to access the waste or deliver the material from either side of the vehicle. It cannot unload from the rear.

The grab lorry can get to more difficult places and spaces due to the arm and grab buckets ability to reach out over fences and obstacles.

Areas we cover

Meet the Team

Catherine Ripley

Credit Controller and Senior Administrator

Worked with us for 13 years

James Hamilton

Workshop Manager

Worked with us for 9 years

Julia Edgeley

Transport and FORS compliance manager

Worked with us for 12 years

Laura Morris

Skip & Transport coordinator

Worked with us for 7 years

Luke Warren

Operations Manager

Worked with us for 6 years

Matthew Young

Low-Loader co-ordinator and transport co-ordinator (Low-Loader administrator)

Worked with us for 8 years

Elizabeth Stevenson

Founders

Jason Stevenson

Founders

Testimonials

Our Happy Clients

Having traded with Acorn Transport + plant hire for over 20 years, we have formed a fantastic relationship. Outstanding service levels with competitive prices on all your recycled and quarried aggregates. Acorn transport endeavour to fulfil all your requirements, with an all-round excellent performance from the whole team.

Garry Ford

Durman Stearn

Acorn have been a trusted supplier and partner for Drummond Aggregates for over 8 years now and are and have always been a valued and crucial part of our supply chain. Always looking to go above and beyond what is expected of them and a real can-do attitude that is sadly scarce amongst their peers. Great people and a great company to deal with.

Stewart Drummond

Drummond Aggregates

The low loader service provided by yourself and your truck driver is excellent, Acorn also operates Liebherr Equipment which is important to us.

John Diggens

LIEBHERR

We have enjoyed a long and successful partnership with Acorn dating back to 2019. We have always found them to be very Professional and their Service spot on, we are always happy to recommend them to our customers

Barry Mann

Circle Waste

Acorn Transport & Plant Hire Ltd are trusted suppliers to NATWASTE Ltd. Always friendly and helpful on the phone, honest and don’t make promises they won’t keep. Their GOLD FORS Certification helps them stand out from local competitors, as do their consistent service levels.

Philip Thomas

Natwaste

Excellent company. I have been using Acorn for decades, no job too big or too small and a wide range of services. The quality of their products and lorries are super and their drivers friendly, skilled at their job and helpful. I have dealt with the owner Jason, as well as Luke and Julia and they could not try harder to accommodate my requests, which can sometimes be last minute. 10 out of 10 from me