Hiab hire and haulage in Padstow
Padstow has a genuine problem with large vehicles, and it is well enough known that the phrase turns up in Google's own search suggestions. The streets around the harbour are medieval, the turns are tight, and the town fills with people from Easter onwards.
None of which means the work cannot be done. It means it has to be planned, and that the honest answer is sometimes no.
Access
Know before you go
The route in is fine. The problem starts in the town itself, where the streets narrow, the corners tighten, and there is nowhere to reverse out of a mistake. We look at a Padstow job on a map, and where possible on a photograph, before we agree to it.
In practice most work here happens early in the morning, and often from the nearest point a lorry can safely stand rather than directly outside the property.
The newer parts of the town on the higher ground are much more straightforward, as are Trevone, St Merryn and the surrounding villages.
The work
Hospitality, renovation and the awkward delivery
A town this dependent on hospitality refits constantly, and it all happens in the winter. Kitchen equipment, materials, steel and plant into premises with no rear access is standard work here.
The other regular job is the domestic one: something heavy has arrived, it is on the road, and the property is up a lane it will not go down.
- Winter refit materials and equipment for harbour-side premises
- Lifts into properties with no vehicle access
- Hot tubs, garden buildings and heavy domestic items
- Work in Trevone, St Merryn and the surrounding villages
- Early-morning slots agreed in advance
The lorry
What turns up in Padstow
One vehicle: a 30TM HMF hiab with 10 metres of reach on a cheesewedge body, carrying up to 10 tons. It brings the load and lifts it into place, so there is no second machine to arrange and nobody waiting about at either end.
Questions
Common questions about Padstow
- Can a lorry get to my property in Padstow?
- That is exactly the question to ask before booking, and we would rather answer it from a photograph than find out in the town. Some addresses here are reachable only by lifting from further away, and a few are not reachable at all.
- When is the best time to book?
- Winter for anything substantial, and early morning whatever the month. Padstow in August is not a place to be setting outriggers.
Nearby
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Enquiry
Get a price for a job in Padstow
Tell us what is moving, roughly what it weighs, and how far it has to go from where a lorry can stand. That is usually enough for a straight answer.