Pipe Bedding 4/20 mm delivered in Stoke-on-Trent
4/20 mm graded bedding is the workhorse size for larger-diameter and deeper drainage. The wider grading gives strong interlock and good haunch support under 225 mm and above, and it places quickly in volume — which matters when a trench run is measured in hundreds of metres rather than tens.
Into Stoke-on-Trent and across West 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, grab and artic loads across Stoke, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford and Crewe within 24–72 hours on stocked lines.
Specification
- Nominal size
- 4/20 mm graded
- Typical use class
- Bedding, haunch and surround
- Material
- Primary crushed rock or gravel
- Compaction
- Strong interlock, good haunch support
- Supply formats
- Loose tipper, grab lorry, artic, bulk bag
- Typical load
- 16–20 t tipper, 28–29 t artic
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 Stoke-on-Trent sites
- Bedding and surround to 225 mm and larger drainage
- Deep trench work where haunch support is critical
- High-volume adopted sewer and highway drainage runs
- Attenuation and soakaway fill where void ratio matters
Former industrial land means made ground, variable arisings and a real need for correct classification before disposal — followed by capping and sub-base to build a workable platform.
What shapes Pipe Bedding 4/20 mm supply in Stoke-on-Trent
Drainage packages on brownfield redevelopment and platform construction around Stoke-on-Trent take Pipe Bedding 4/20 mm in daily call-offs rather than one bulk drop, so bedding lands as each run is dug rather than sitting in the way. Ex-industrial plots with wide but rough site access decide whether it arrives by tipper, grab or bulk bag. Where the same site is also producing variable arisings that genuinely need correct classification before disposal, we plan the removal and the delivery together so the lorry is not running one leg empty. The same routes serve Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford and Crewe.
Questions we get asked
Is 4/20 mm suitable for adopted sewers?
It is widely used for adopted drainage bedding and surround, but the size and class must match the adopting authority's detail and your engineer's specification. We can supply grading and test data to support submission.
Can you deliver 4/20 mm in artic loads?
Yes — for bulk civils programmes we deliver 28–29 tonne artic loads direct to site on a booked call-off schedule, which is the lowest cost per tonne where access allows.
Do you cover Cheshire as well?
Crewe, Congleton and southern Cheshire are inside our Stoke haulage radius.
Material out as well as in, around Stoke-on-Trent
Most deliveries into Stoke-on-Trent 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 4/20 mm in Stoke-on-Trent?
Send us the tonnage, postcode and access — quote back within one working day.