As the old saying goes, time is money, and when you’re working on large scale construction, building or landscape projects every minute counts.

Meeting deadlines means everything that happens on site is time sensitive, which is why at AJ Grab Hire we’ve been working with customers across the UK to support them in making their site as productive and efficient as possible.

When you choose a partner who understands the demands of your site, your project can run seamlessly, and most importantly, safely.

High Volume Waste Removal

No matter which sector you work within, from construction and building to agriculture and landscaping, waste needs to be removed quickly.

While skips can hold waste, they can take days to be emptied, and if this is delayed, waste can become a serious hazard.

A build-up of waste on site is not only a health and safety risk but can stall work from happening as there is nowhere to put the waste that is being produced.  

Skip is also a stationary solution, which means workers on site have to move the waste to the skip. This can sometimes mean workers traveling for miles on a large scale site just to clear rubbish or muck, or having multiple skips on site which can be extremely costly.

However, a grab hire lorry can remove three times as much waste, and collect waste from hard to reach spaces.

For a site that needs to remain safe and productive, a regular visit from a grab hire lorry can ensure that work is not disturbed by the presence of waste.

Product Delivery

If your site team are not local to the area but require products to be delivered from local suppliers, a grab hire lorry can collect large volumes of aggregate and soil and deliver and tip it on site in your desired location.

This addition of product delivery enables your team to continue working without the need to break to collect materials, or stalling work because materials have run out.

Saving time with product delivery can give your team back the time that may have been used sourcing a local supplier and then collecting it. This is especially the case for contractors who have been drafted in who are not from the local area.

Even these small amounts of time can add up to big savings for companies that are working on large scale projects.

No Extra Manpower

Large projects can incur major costs from increased labour and tools when trying to manage the waste on site.

From hiring extra tools to move waste into a skip from across the site, to assigning workers to manage and organise the waste on site. Extra labour and tools can all add costs and time to a project.

Buy hiring a grab hire lorry, you can save time on this waste management, as the grab hire lorry can pick-up and collect waste from any location on site, as well as manoeuvre over objects such as walls or fences.

Getting the right partner to manage your waste removal needs, can support your project in maintaining productive and meeting deadlines.

Contact our team today to discuss how our grab hire lorries can save you time.

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In the latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics, there were one million fly-tipping incidents in England between 2017-2018, with an average of more than 2,700 incidents reported a day.

Fly-tipping and rogue traders cause huge concerns for construction companies, as they are often posing as legitimate waste removal businesses, when in fact the waste can be left in residential areas and contaminate the environment.

These rogue traders put construction companies at huge risks of fines and jail sentences, which means finding a responsible and certified waste remover has never been so critical when managing large scale construction projects.

As a responsible waste remover, at AJ Grab Hire we believe it’s important you understand what to look out for when you hire a company to support you in removing waste responsibility.

After all, as a company working in the construction or building sector, you have to ensure the waste removers you partner with will manage your waste effectively and reduce the environmental impact of waste.  

Certified by the Environment Agency

At AJ Grab Hire we are licensed by the Environment Agency to collect, recycle and dispose of all types of waste. This includes muck, commercial waste, earth, soil, timber, green waste, and domestic waste.

Any company who is registered with the Environment Agency such as ourselves will hold a registration number which can be checked online on the Environment Agency’s portal.

As well as providing you with this registration number, at any site we will also provide a waste transfer note. This explains where the waste is being collected from, and where it will be disposed of.

Working in Partnership

Any certified and responsible waste remover will work with a network of waste solution providers.

At AJ Grab hire we work with many waste partners so that we can segregate materials and ensure we reduce the amount of waste going into landfill. This gives you the peace of mind that your waste is being handled responsibly and is being managed in an environmentally friendly manner.

When you work with us, we will provide proof of where your waste was taken, and provide an official weight ticket which identifies the disposal site.

Reducing Landfill  

According to WRAP, 25 million tonnes of construction waste is disposed to landfill in the UK. This accounts for 33% of waste and generates 45% of all CO2 emissions.

As waste and sustainability are becoming key concerns for those working in the construction and building sector, it’s becoming more important for companies to work with waste removal partners that understand the demands of reducing the impact of waste.

Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP’s) have gone a long way to tackling the waste produced in the sector by reducing waste, using materials in a better way and ensuring waste is collected for recycling.

As responsible waste removers, we support our clients in meeting their SWMP’s by ensuring that we segregate waste and take different materials to dedicated recycling plants.

Waste shouldn’t need to be a concern for site managers, contact our team today to find out how we can support your project in being waste responsible.

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Taking on projects nationally as a contractor can often mean you’re managing renovations or builds in areas that you’re unfamiliar with. 

This is often the case for large scale builds such as civil engineering projects and large commercial builds. However, this can mean the team managing the project may struggle to find support locally in order to ensure the build runs smoothly and meets the deadline. 

As experienced grab hire specialists, we’ve worked with a number of contractors across the UK to provide them with localised support during their project. 

After all, sometimes you need local trusted suppliers who have experience and knowledge of the area to help in times of need. 

With his in mind, we felt it was important to highlight how this local support can be critical on a renovation project or build. 

Groundworks 

As part of any preparatory works on a building project or renovation, it is essential to clear the site of top spoil so that the footprint of the structure can be identified. 

This is where our team can support you in removing any waste, as well as other materials such as soil, earth, bricks, and rubble. 

We’ve supported a number of customers with our ground works services, including projects around car parks, roads, home renovations, and excavation digs. 

While this work can be done by the site team, the machinery required and the amount of waste that needs to be removed means sites can quickly become overwhelmed with rubble and waste. Therefore, hiring a specialist such as ourselves can keep the site consistently waste free. 

Additional support such as this can be highly beneficial, as it maintains a tidy and productive site, and reduces rubble contaminating the local area.  

Aggregate Delivery 

When you travel to work on a project it’s common to not know the local area. And even more so, to not fully have the knowledge or experience of local suppliers. 

This can be a real problem for contractors as work can stall while suppliers are found and then materials delivered. 

As all build projects are time sensitive this delay can eat into time and money, leading to pushed deadlines and unhappy customers.

At AJ Grab Hire we can supply and deliver a range of materials for your project, and have them tipped on location in the desired area of your choosing. From building sand, ballast, sharp sand, to gravel and limestone. We can provide a range of aggregate materials. 

This provides a quick turn-around for when you most need supplies delivered, and as our tipper lorries can hold such a high volume of materials, you can continue to work productively knowing materials are just a phone call away. 

Responsible Waste Removers 

Having knowledge of local recyclers and disposal solutions is essential when conducting a renovation project, as all waste created needs to be disposed of in a responsible and environmentally friendly manner. 

However, if you’re not local to the area, finding reputable recyclers and waste removers can become a real pain point. Especially as there are still rogue traders who will act as a reputable company but cause huge problems for contractors when the waste is dumped of fly-tipping. 

Avoiding scenarios like this is essential, which is why as licensed waste removers, we can support your project by ensuring all waste is removed safely and recycled with the appropriate partners. 

As well as being licensed by the Environment Agency, we also partner with a network of recyclers, which means your waste will be separated and distributed to limit the amount of waste that goes into landfill. 

If you need support on a local renovation project let us discuss the services we can support you with. Contact our team today to discover how we can help. 

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No matter the type of site you’re managing, from construction to agricultural landscapes, ensuring a project remains on its time frame can be the biggest concern for site managers. 

After all, if a project gets delayed, this costs heavily in both time and resources, which for contractors can sometimes put their entire contract at risk. 

Waste can often be a big pain point when it comes to the efficiency of the site. As waste not only gets generated very quickly but needs to be moved regularly to ensure the site remains tidy and productive. 

While many site managers may choose a skip to support in waste removal, this can be an inconvenient method for larger sites, as the skip can be filled easily, and then the site has to book in for it to be collected. 

This long drawn out process for waste removal is just one of the reasons we believe a grab hire lorry is more convenient. 

If you’re considering which option to choose for your project, we’ve listed the real differences between skips and grab hire.

Quick Waste Removal

When a skip is filled it then has to be booked in for a collection. This can take a few days, which means waste can begin to be piled up in other areas of the site, making the site a health and safety risk. 

However, with a grab hire lorry, your waste can be removed quickly and at a time that is convenient for your project. 

As a grab hire lorry can quite literally ‘grab’ the waste from the ground it can navigate around the site collecting any waste that needs to be removed. 

Move Bigger Loads 

A skip can hold a large volume of waste, but a grab hire lorry can hold three times as much waste due to the volume of the lorry. 

This means that if you’re working on a large scale project where waste is spread miles apart, waste can be collected across the site without the need for multiple skips. 

Having the ability to move bigger loads of waste provides many benefits, as it not only enables the site to remain productive and clear from waste but also reduces the costs of having a number of skips across the site. 

An Agile Approach

Skips are stationary onsite, which means workers have to move waste across the site in order to put it into the skip. This not only causes a health and safety risk, but can cause a delay for workers, and mean extra labour and tools to support the maneuvering of waste on site. 

However, a grab hire lorry can navigate on any terrain, meaning that no matter the landscape of your site, our grab hire lorries can move across it with ease and collect your waste from a location. 

This can mean your workers can continue without having to move waste or cause any potential accidents due to waste being moved around the site. 

Keep Projects On Task

A skip collection can often be delayed, which means waste can pile high around the skip and across the site, delaying the project and making it a dangerous working area. 

This can also be a major problem if your site is in a public space, as unsightly skips can begin to impact the local environment and cause complaints from local residents. 

As a grab hire lorry can move high volumes of waste quickly, your site can remain safe and productive without any delays. 

Gain Additional Support 

A skip can only support your project with waste management, whereas at AJ Skip Hire we take great pride in being able to support your project with the delivery of soil and aggregates. 

This means, as well as removing your waste, we can also deliver products that you require from local suppliers. 

Providing additional support with the delivery of products and an efficient method of waste removal means we have worked with construction and landscape projects across the UK. 

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Whether you work in the construction industry or in landscaping and ground maintenance, you will be aware that removing waste quickly is a high priority on any project.

The trouble is, many contractors will often choose a skip, but this can lead to all sorts of pain points during a large scale project.

A skip has a limited amount of space, so when the waste starts building up and your skip isn’t emptied on time, it can lead to some serious headaches.

The first thing you probably do is spend more money on a skip and wait around for the permit. While this is happening the waste begins to cause an obstruction because stray waste has either been left beside the skip or in another location on site.

The skip begins to get piled dangerously high with rubbish, causing a potential health and safety risk, and before you know it your project starts to slow down because the site is a mess.

Does this all sound familiar?

The fact is, this is a common occurrence on large scale projects because the default is to hire a skip, but the truth is, size matters and a grab hire lorry is the most convenient and effective method if you want waste removed quickly and in high volumes.

More Space For More Waste

Don’t get us wrong, skips have their place, but it’s not on large construction or commercial projects where waste and rubbish is generated quickly and needs to be removed just as fast.

At AJ Grab Hire, our grab hire lorries can pick up around three times as much waste as you can fit into a standard industrial skip. That’s far more cost effective than having multiple skips dropped to the site and far more efficient.

As our lorries have the capability of grabbing materials within a 7.5m reach from the side of the vehicle, this allows good accessibility and manoeuvrability on sites that may be inaccessible for a traditional skip.

Grab hire lorries can operate over and between objects such as walls, fences, trees and street furniture, making even the most difficult sites capable of having large volumes of waste moved effectively.

A Tidy Site is a Productive Site

As many contractors will know, keeping a site tidy is not just about aesthetics, it’s a core part of health and safety, so having waste and other rubbish moved regularly is critical to ensure the safety of the team and that the project can continue seamlessly without delay.

Overflowing rubbish and waste can cause risks to workers on site, and begin to slow down productivity, which in turn makes projects run into major costs as delays begin to stall work that needs to be done.

At AJ Grab Hire we’ve worked alongside roadworks, construction companies, commercial builders and large scale landscapers to ensure their high volume of waste doesn’t become a productivity problem.

In many cases, this has been essential as the projects have taken place in public spaces where waste must not obstruct or prevent traffic.

These are essential considerations when you think about waste removal, as you not only have to think about the project you’re working on but the environment that it dominates.

Aggregate Delivered Quickly

Size doesn’t just matter when you’re looking to have rubbish removed from the site, it’s also a key factor when looking to have a delivery of top soil or aggregate.

Enabling a seamless work process is part of our role here at AJ Grab Hire, so as well as remove large volumes of muck and waste, we can also then deliver any stock that needs to be moved onsite so your project can continue without delay.

As our grab hire lorries can hold such a high capacity, we can supply and deliver sand and shingle, top soil, soil improver, and bark mulch.

When it comes to supporting your project, our grab hire lorries have got you covered. Contact our team today for a quote.

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When you’re managing a large landscaping project one of your key concerns will be ensuring any green waste generated from the build can be quickly removed and appropriately disposed of.

At AJ Grab Hire we have vast experience in supporting site managers and contractors with their landscaping projects, ensuring that high volumes of green waste are not only removed quickly but also respects the existing land and architecture that may be taking place.

As landscaping builds are both time sensitive and delicate, we take great pride in understanding the demands of these projects and offer a grab hire service that can fully support your build throughout the process.

Green Waste Removal

A service that is most convenient to landscape projects is our green waste removal service, which is dedicated to removing both soil and earth as well as plant debris and waste.

Our grab hire lorries can hold larger volumes of waste than a traditional skip, which means we can collect and grab high capacities of various green materials.

As a grab hire lorry can also navigate on sites with awkward terrain, waste can be collected from any location, meaning even a frameworked green site can be manoeuvred around easily.

More Machine Power Less Man Power

With a traditional skip you not only have to use extra machinery and manpower to move green waste into the skip, but you also have to constantly move it to different locations on site to ensure the process is streamlined.

However, unlike a static skip that requires so much manpower, a grab hire lorry can remove the effort and inconvenience and simply grab and collect green waste from any location on site.

No matter the site of your project, our extensive fleet of grab lorries can collect green waste without the need for extra machinery or manual labour. Saving you both time and money.

Responsible Recyclers

Responsible recycling is now part of every organisation’s duty, whether you’re a landscaper or commercial builder, you need to know that the waste you’re removing is going to be recycled appropriately.

This is why many of our customers have chosen us, as at AJ Grab Hire our lorries will come to your site, load your green waste and take it to a dedicated location to be recycled.

At AJ Grab Hire you have the assurance and peace of mind that we are registered with the Environment Agency and are legally registered as waste carriers.

Due to our experience and certification, we work alongside a network of recycling partners to ensure the green waste we carry is disposed of in the most environmentally-friendly manner.

We take a very conscious approach to green waste to ensure the waste entering landfill is reduced.

Delivery Support

As well as supporting you in the removal of green waste, we can also help in the supply and delivery of materials.

Our tipper lorries can hold high volumes of green materials, including earth, top soil, and aggregate, which means we can deliver and unload any desired materials to your site, in a location you need.

This again can significantly reduce manpower and time spent on deliveries and moving materials, as the tipper lorry can simply unload in the place you need it to be.

Contact our team today to request a quote for the services you need.

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