What is Grab Hire?

Our Grab vehicles here at Mayo Stone are capable of moving volumes circa 16.50 tonnes at a time of domestic and commercial waste directly to a recycling facility for further processing. The “Grab” part is in reference to the “Clamshell bucket” on the end of a hydraulic arm, which picks up the waste and drops it into the bed of the lorry also known as the “body”.

One of the main advantages of the Grab is the ability to reach waste in hard-to-get-to areas, such as over a fence or hedge. Our Mayo Grab Hire Service Manchester includes a qualified and competent driver operator with full PPE.

The cost of grab hire varies based on a few factors including size of project, location, number of journeys and amount and type of waste being taken away. If you are able to separate concrete from soils there are often further savings to be made. When contacting our grab hire service team, we can provide you with a quote tailored for your project in and around Manchester.

Grab Hire can be more efficient than a skip – the large capacity and ability to remove swiftly is an attractive option. It also means you don’t have to pay / organise a street permit like you would a skip with your local authority.

The grab lorry will do all the heavy lifting work whilst a skip is very much a manual self loading approach.

The following sorts of material can be collected by a Grab lorry;

• Earth and soil removal
• Earth and soil on site relocation
• Concrete / bricks / tarmac removal
• Garden, tree roots, green waste removal
• Non-hazardous waste removal
• Fly tipped waste removal
• Invasive species soils / hazardous and contaminated waste removal.

This makes them suited to home renovation and garden projects, as well as for property developers, utility contractors and rail infrastructure projects.

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Inert Soil Removal – Historically labelled (and also known as) as muck away is very similar to Grab Hire.

Soil Away is the collection of large amounts of subsoil waste, which then gets taken to a suitable restoration project or recycling facility. This is recycled wherever possible. It is collected by a tipper lorry or grab hire lorry that can carry a larger volume then a Grab lorry, but there will need to be an excavator on site to load the tipper.

Grab Hire is a more ideal solution for waste collection, transportation and recycling, when there are restricted areas or access on the project site. Because of the extendable hydraulic arm and grabber integrated onto the lorry, it removes the need of an excavator.

Mayo Stone Supplies Ltd offer a reliable, trusted and compliant Grab Hire service across Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire with over 50 years in the industry and have a reputation for providing high-quality products such as our wide range of quarried and recycled aggregates with excellent customer relationships. Please contact us on 0161 707 7773 and see how we can help!

All of our grab lorries are:

• Approximately 3m wide and 9.5m long
• Carry up to 16.5 tonnes
• Have a reach of around 8 metres.
• Can collect loose or bagged material
• Can also deliver and drop off materials
• Permitted to transport a range of hazardous and contaminated wastes
• Can assist with utility and highway works with delivery of aggregates, trench backfilling such as cable sand and waste removal.

Our Grab lorries are operated by competent, experienced and qualified professional drivers fully capable of dealing with potential impediments such as confined spaces and narrow roads or sites.