Campus services run — Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Pipe bedding delivered in timed loads around a live hospital-estate access route.
East of England
Grab Lorry Hire in Cambridge
Grab lorries for muckaway, hardcore and site clearance across Cambridge and East of England. A grab loads itself from a stockpile, verge or trench spoil heap, so you don't need an excavator standing by — and the same lorry can return loaded with aggregate to keep movements down.
Cambridge site conditions we plan around
Conservation-area access and college estates mean timed, low-disruption drops; the science-park and biomedical campus pipeline runs on bulk sub-base and drainage bedding.
Lead times & access
Grab, tipper and HIAB loads across Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon and Newmarket. Timed and out-of-hours windows for city-centre and campus sites.
What we handle on Cambridge grab hire jobs
- Muck, subsoil and clay loaded direct from a stockpile
- Hardcore, brick and concrete arisings from demolition and strip-out
- Trench spoil where there's no room to keep a machine on standby
- Verge-side loading with an extended-reach arm over a wall or fence
- Two-way loads returning with Type 1, capping or bedding stone
Options for Cambridge sites
6-wheel grab
Around 12 tonnes — better for narrow residential streets and weight-restricted accesses.
8-wheel grab
Around 16 tonnes per load, the standard choice for construction and groundworks clearance.
Extended-reach arm
Loads over a boundary, hedge or hoarding where the lorry can't get alongside the heap.
Wait-and-load
Lorry stays on site while your machine loads it, for jobs with limited stockpile space.
How it works
01
Confirm the material and reach
What's being loaded, where it sits and how far the arm needs to reach from the road.
02
We book the right grab
6- or 8-wheel, standard or extended reach, sized to your access and weight limits.
03
Loads to your schedule
Single load, day rate or phased across a programme, with transfer notes issued each time.
Compliance and paperwork
Grab haulage runs under registered waste-carrier licences with duty-of-care transfer notes per load, and drivers hold current CPC and site-safety accreditation.
Our credentialsRecent work around Cambridge
Fen platform — Ely
6F5 capping supplied to build a working platform over soft ground before slab construction.
College courtyard — central Cambridge
Bulk-bagged aggregate and topsoil hand-offloaded through a restricted archway entrance.
Areas covered from our Cambridge routes
- Ely
- Huntingdon
- St Neots
- Newmarket
- Royston
- St Ives
Grab hire in Cambridge — FAQs
How much can a grab lorry take on a Cambridge job?
An 8-wheel grab carries roughly 16 tonnes per load and a 6-wheel around 12 tonnes. On tighter Cambridge streets the 6-wheel is often the only option that can get alongside the heap.
How far can the grab arm reach?
A standard arm works to around 6–8 metres from the lorry; extended-reach machines go further and can load over a wall, hedge or hoarding. Tell us the distance and we'll match the machine.
Do I need an excavator on site?
No — that's the main advantage of a grab. It loads itself, so you don't pay for a machine and operator to stand idle waiting for lorries.
Can the grab bring aggregate back into Cambridge?
Yes. Two-way loads are standard: the grab tips your arisings at a licensed facility and returns with Type 1, capping or bedding stone for the same site.
Need grab hire in Cambridge?
Tell us the material, volume and access — we come back within one working day.