Hiab hire and haulage in Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot grew up around the railway and kept the industrial character after the trains stopped being the point. It now has some of the largest trade estates in south Devon and sits at the junction of the roads to Torbay, Exeter and the moor.
It is a genuinely easy town to work in, which is not something we can say about many places in this part of the world.
Access
Well connected, and the estates are properly laid out
The A380 runs past towards Torbay and the A38 is a short hop away, so the approach from any direction is quick.
The industrial estates around the town and out at Heathfield are modern, wide and built for lorries — among the most straightforward access on our whole patch.
The town centre is the usual market-town mix of narrow older streets, and there are low bridges around the railway to be aware of, but none of it is difficult with a bit of planning.
The work
Industrial, construction and estuary work
This is trade territory. Machinery, fabricated steel, plant and containers move constantly between the estates, and a lot of what we do here is business to business.
The Teign estuary side brings some marine and quayside work, and there is steady construction across the town and up towards Kingsteignton.
- Machinery and plant moved between units and estates
- Fabricated steel from local engineering firms
- Containers into yards and storage compounds
- Materials into construction sites around Kingsteignton
- Collections routed on towards Exeter or Plymouth
The lorry
What turns up in Newton Abbot
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 Newton Abbot
- Do you work the industrial estates here?
- Regularly, and they are among the easiest sites we go to. Wide access and proper hardstanding means we can usually turn a collection round quickly.
- Can you combine Newton Abbot with Torbay?
- Yes, they are close enough that doing both in one trip usually makes sense and usually costs less than two separate visits.
Nearby
We also cover
Some of these are over the county line, which makes no difference to us: we work both sides of the Tamar and there is no surcharge for crossing it. Each is labelled with the county it is actually in.
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Torquay
Built on seven hills, with a harbour at the bottom and hotels up all of them.
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Paignton
Torbay's flatter town, which makes it considerably easier to work in than Torquay.
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Totnes
One of the steepest and narrowest main streets in Devon, with an arch across it.
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Exeter
Devon's capital, with the best road connections and the biggest trade estates in the county.
Or see every town we cover in Devon.
Enquiry
Get a price for a job in Newton Abbot
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.