Grab Lorry Hire in Nottingham
Grab lorries for muckaway, hardcore and site clearance across Nottingham and East Midlands. 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.
Nottingham site conditions we plan around
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.
Lead times & access
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.
What we handle on Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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
Confirm the material and reach
What's being loaded, where it sits and how far the arm needs to reach from the road.
We book the right grab
6- or 8-wheel, standard or extended reach, sized to your access and weight limits.
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 credentialsWhat shapes grab hire in Nottingham
Grab work suits Nottingham because of warehousing pads and city-fringe development plots — the lorry loads itself from the heap, so you are not paying for a machine and operator to stand waiting. On city-fringe development and warehousing pads we are usually lifting grab muckaway off development and warehousing sites. Reach matters more than tonnage on these jobs, so tell us how far the arm has to work from the road. The same grabs cover Derby, Mansfield and Long Eaton.
Areas covered from our Nottingham routes
- Derby
- Mansfield
- Long Eaton
- Beeston
- Newark
- Loughborough
Grab hire in Nottingham — FAQs
How much can a grab lorry take on a Nottingham job?
An 8-wheel grab carries roughly 16 tonnes per load and a 6-wheel around 12 tonnes. On tighter Nottingham 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 Nottingham?
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.
Do you cover the East Midlands logistics corridor?
Yes — we supply civils contractors across the M1 corridor between Nottingham, Derby and East Midlands Airport.
Need grab hire in Nottingham?
Tell us the material, volume and access — we come back within one working day.