Hire LocalPlant and tool hire, Wiltshire and Somerset

Plan the dig. Pick the kit. Then find the yard.

Drives, footings, trenches, ponds and drainage in Wiltshire and Somerset: the rules before you break ground, which machines fit the job, and the hire yards we've checked.

Planner

Job-to-kit planner

Pick the job, measure the narrowest gap and the depth. See which digger and dumper sizes fit, from the makers' own figures, the rules that apply and roughly how much spoil comes out.

The rules

Before you dig

The rules in the order you meet them, council by council, each linked to where it comes from.

  1. Find what's underground
  2. Check what needs permission
  3. Clearing the ground
  4. On the day
  5. Getting rid of the spoil

Hire yards we've checked so far

10 hire yards so far, not every yard in the area. We add yards as we check them. Kit as each yard lists it on its own site.

On hire, by machine

Categories from each yard's own site. Some yards hire more than we have recorded so far: check their listings.

  1. Dumpers

    8 hire yards

    Filter the list to dumpers

  2. Compaction

    7 hire yards

    Filter the list to compaction

  3. Mini diggers

    3 hire yards

    Filter the list to mini diggers

  4. Small tools

    3 hire yards

    Filter the list to small tools

  5. Access and scaffold towers

    1 hire yard

    Filter the list to access and scaffold towers

No kit list matched yet for Henry Timmis Ltd and Mendip Rural Services Ltd. Check their listings.

With an operator

4 hire yards supply a driver with the machine. 2 say their operators hold CPCS cards.

Narrow it down

All 10 hire yards we have checked

  1. Coppard Plant Hire Ltd

    Melksham, Wiltshire

    Melksham depot hiring excavators, dumpers, compaction equipment and hand tools, with operated hire using CPCS-carded drivers across Wiltshire.

    Hires
    Dumpers, Compaction, Small tools
    Operated hire
    Yes

    3 facts, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  2. Dorset & Somerset Tool & Plant Hire

    Frome, Somerset

    Family-run tool and plant hire with a Frome depot and another at Semley, offering diggers, dumpers, compaction and access equipment across the region.

    Hires
    Dumpers, Compaction

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  3. Eagle Plant (Paulton)

    Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset

    Paulton branch hiring diggers, dumpers and telehandlers, with tool hire, a tool shop and self storage, and on-site delivery.

    Hires
    Dumpers

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  4. Henry Timmis Ltd

    Devizes, Wiltshire

    Devizes groundworks and civil engineering firm that also offers excavator hire with operator and tractor and trailer hire.

    Operated hire
    Yes

    2 facts, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  5. Hire Standards Ltd

    Westbury, Wiltshire

    Tool and plant hire business on the West Wilts Trading Estate, Westbury, hiring diggers, dumpers, compactors, access equipment, and hand and power tools.

    Hires
    Dumpers, Compaction, Small tools, Access and scaffold towers

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  6. Mendip Rural Services Ltd

    Wells, Somerset

    Contractor serving Wells and Shepton Mallet that hires garden machinery and plant, with machines supplied manned by its own staff.

    Operated hire
    Yes

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  7. MG Plant Hire

    Shepton Mallet, Somerset

    Shepton Mallet hire firm with 1 to 3 tonne mini diggers, swivel and tracked dumpers, wacker plates, rollers and breakers, available with an operator.

    Hires
    Mini diggers, Dumpers, Compaction
    Operated hire
    Yes

    2 facts, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  8. Somerset Plant & Groundworks Ltd

    Yeovil, Somerset

    Yeovil firm hiring mini diggers, dumpers, rollers and compactors, plus trenchers and breakers, with delivery across Somerset.

    Hires
    Mini diggers, Dumpers, Compaction

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  9. Tiger Plant Hire

    Swindon

    Swindon plant hire firm renting excavators, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers and access platforms, with a delivery team serving construction and civils work.

    Hires
    Dumpers, Compaction

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

  10. Trowbridge Power Tools

    Trowbridge, Wiltshire

    Trowbridge tool shop and hire business renting mini diggers, dumpers, scaffolding, whacker plates and power tools, delivering across Wiltshire and Somerset.

    Hires
    Mini diggers, Dumpers, Compaction, Small tools

    1 fact, each with a source. Checked 14/10/2026.

Coming later: one request, several yards. Not open yet.

How the list works

Kit lists from the source. What each firm hires links to its own site.

No pay-to-rank. Order can't be bought.

Firms can correct us. Send a change and we re-check it.