Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm delivered in Newcastle
4/10 mm graded pipe bedding is the standard Class S bedding and surround stone for small-diameter drainage and utility runs. The tight 4–10 mm grading compacts readily around the pipe barrel without point-loading the crown, giving uniform support in narrow trenches where a larger single size would bridge.
Into Newcastle and across North East England 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 available across Tyne and Wear within 24–72 hours. Northumberland and County Durham covered on standard lead times, with timed drops for quayside and restricted-access sites.
Specification
- Nominal size
- 4/10 mm graded
- Typical use class
- Class S bedding and surround
- Material
- Primary crushed / washed gravel
- Compaction
- Self-compacting in narrow trenches
- Supply formats
- Loose tipper, grab lorry, 850 kg bulk bag
- Typical load
- 16–20 t tipper, 850 kg bag
Lead time
Stocked line — most postcodes in England and Wales are dispatched within 24–72 hours of order confirmation. Scotland and Highland deliveries are typically 3–5 working days. Programmed civils schedules are booked in advance and delivered to your call-off dates.
Typical uses on Newcastle sites
- Bedding and surround to 100–150 mm foul and surface-water drainage
- Ducting and utility trenches where a fine, self-levelling surround is specified
- Narrow-trench work with limited compaction access
- Land drainage laterals and connections
Civils and housing groundworks drive most of our North East volumes — Type 1 and 6F5 capping for platforms and haul roads, bedding stone for drainage runs, and grab muckaway for quayside and infill sites with limited storage space.
What shapes Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm supply in Newcastle
Drainage packages on civils, quayside regeneration and housing groundworks around Newcastle take Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm in daily call-offs rather than one bulk drop, so bedding lands as each run is dug rather than sitting in the way. Quayside and infill sites with limited storage space decide whether it arrives by tipper, grab or bulk bag. Where the same site is also producing grab-loaded arisings where there is no room for a machine on standby, we plan the removal and the delivery together so the lorry is not running one leg empty. The same routes serve Gateshead, Sunderland and South Shields.
Questions we get asked
Is 4/10 mm suitable as Class S bedding?
Yes — 4/10 mm graded stone is one of the most commonly specified Class S bedding and surround materials for small-diameter pipe runs. Confirm the size against your drainage detail before ordering, as some specifications call for 10 mm or 4/20 mm instead.
How much pipe bedding do I need per metre of trench?
As a rule of thumb, a 450 mm wide trench with 100 mm bed and 150 mm cover over a 150 mm pipe takes roughly 0.25–0.30 tonnes per linear metre. Send us your trench dimensions and run length and we'll price the tonnage for you.
Do you deliver to Sunderland and the Wearside conurbation?
Yes — Sunderland, South Tyneside and Washington are all routinely covered from our Tyneside haulage routes.
Material out as well as in, around Newcastle
Most deliveries into Newcastle 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 pipe bedding 4/10 mm in Newcastle?
Send us the tonnage, postcode and access — quote back within one working day.