Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm delivered in Nottingham
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 Nottingham and across East Midlands 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 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire within 24–72 hours. The East Midlands Airport corridor is served on standard lead times, with timed windows for city-centre sites by arrangement.
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 Nottingham 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
Most Nottingham customers are civils and housing contractors working on city-fringe development and warehousing pads, where 6F5 capping, Type 1 sub-base and grab muckaway do the heavy lifting.
What shapes Pipe Bedding 4/10 mm supply in Nottingham
Drainage packages on city-fringe development and warehousing pads around Nottingham 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. Warehousing pads and city-fringe development plots decide whether it arrives by tipper, grab or bulk bag. Where the same site is also producing grab muckaway off development and warehousing sites, we plan the removal and the delivery together so the lorry is not running one leg empty. The same routes serve Derby, Mansfield and Long Eaton.
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 cover the East Midlands logistics corridor?
Yes — we supply civils contractors across the M1 corridor between Nottingham, Derby and East Midlands Airport.
Material out as well as in, around Nottingham
Most deliveries into Nottingham 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 Nottingham?
Send us the tonnage, postcode and access — quote back within one working day.