Plant hire & Subcontracting

All the following items are available for hire with a certificated, competent & experienced operator.

32t hooklift truck (with drawbar trailer to 44t GTW) with hooklift bins to 45 m3 (60 cubic yards) and plant flat with optional timber bolsters. Up to 16t payload.
18t tipper grab with timber bolsters & 7t/m timber crane with 0.29 Kesla timber grab or 500l clamshell bucket
Valmet 8950 220hp tractor with Foresteri 400 8m roofmount timber loading crane, plus tandem axle heavy duty hi-speed tipping trailer with bolsters. Clamshell attachments for timber grab
Heizohack 14-800K biomass chipper with 800mm diameter capacity
Heizohack 5-400 16″ capacity biomass chipper on 3 pt linkage, crane fed
8.5t forestry skidding winch with wireless remote control and upto 120m of cable
11t Palms forestry trailer with steering drawbar, timber bolsters or flat bed

2x Timberwolf 6″ chippers (1x Variable Tracked)
2x Greenmech 160 turntable chippers (1x embankment tracked)
JCB Telehandler – 3.5t lift, 12m reach with range of attachments
Vermeer SC60TX stumpgrinder
Fuelwood “Splitta” kindling machine
26t road-tow logsplitter
1-2t capacity powered Portable capstan winch for low impact skidding/directional felling

8t Forestry Excavator with range of attachments –
Excavator-mounted timber grapples (360 rotation)
Excavator mounted forestry flail head
10″ tree shear with de-limbing accumulator
Excavator mounted Lasco cone splitter for splitting oversized timber

Whilst we regularly carry out specialist & sensitive operations, we also have the capability to undertake large pieces of work (see our Case studies). We work in close collaboration with main contractors to provide bespoke solutions adapted to individual sites or clients requirements.We are happy to provide all our services on a subcontract basis within Greater Manchester and the North West. This includes treework, woodland management & forestry, chipping, timber extraction, landscaping, and haulage.

Our in-house haulage capabilities mean we are not relying on external hauliers to move our plant and equipment, and are therefore more reliable and cost-effective. You can find more information on our past work in our case studies. We welcome enquiries and suggestions from potential clients and partners. As a cooperative social enterprise, we believe in working together and sharing resources.