6F2 Capping delivered in Milton Keynes
6F2 is a coarse recycled capping fill graded 0–125 mm, the most widely used capping material on UK earthworks. It builds a stable working platform over soft formations quickly and cheaply, and is the usual first import onto a site once the muckshift is under way.
Into Milton Keynes and across South East we supply it loose by tipper, by grab lorry where a stockpile has to be loaded or reached over a boundary, or in bulk bags for plots a lorry can't discharge into. Tipper and grab loads across Milton Keynes, Bletchley and north Bucks within 24–72 hours on stocked lines. Skips and grabs coordinated for grid-square sites with easy roadside access.
Specification
- Grading
- 0–125 mm coarse graded
- Specification
- Clause 613 capping (Class 6F2)
- Material
- Recycled crushed concrete and hardcore
- Typical layer thickness
- Commonly 250–500 mm, per design
- Supply formats
- Loose tipper, artic bulk loads
- Typical load
- 16–20 t tipper, 28–29 t artic
Lead time
Sourced from regional recycling facilities — typically 2–4 working days depending on postcode and depth of stock, with test data supplied on request. On larger schemes we hold production against your programme so call-offs stay on date.
Typical uses on Milton Keynes sites
- General capping fill over weak subgrades
- Site haul roads, compounds and crane platforms
- Bulk level-up and fill on earthworks schemes
- Piling mat build-up where design permits
A mix of large residential parcels and fit-out-scale groundworks. Our MK customers typically combine staged aggregate deliveries with skips and grab loads on the same site programme.
What shapes 6F2 Capping supply in Milton Keynes
Generally workable ground on large residential parcels is exactly why 6F2 Capping moves in volume around Milton Keynes — it builds a working platform that takes plant and lorry traffic before any sub-base goes down. Grid-road access with straightforward site entry on most parcels decide whether it arrives by tipper, grab or bulk bag. Where the same site is also producing skips and grab loads running alongside staged deliveries, we plan the removal and the delivery together so the lorry is not running one leg empty. The same routes serve Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Bedford.
Questions we get asked
Is 6F2 the same as crusher run or hardcore?
They overlap in practice but are not interchangeable on paper. 6F2 is a specified capping grading under Clause 613 with defined limits, whereas 'hardcore' is a generic term. If your spec names 6F2, order 6F2 and we'll supply the supporting data.
Can 6F2 be used as a sub-base?
No — 6F2 is a capping material. For sub-base use MOT Type 1 to Clause 803, or recycled Type 1 where secondary aggregate is permitted.
Do you deliver to Bedford and Aylesbury too?
Yes — Bedford, Aylesbury, Buckingham and Leighton Buzzard are all served from our Milton Keynes haulage network.
Material out as well as in, around Milton Keynes
Most deliveries into Milton Keynes pair with a removal: the lorry takes your arisings to a licensed facility and comes back loaded, so you pay for one movement rather than two.
Need 6f2 capping in Milton Keynes?
Send us the tonnage, postcode and access — quote back within one working day.