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Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd

Active, accounts up to date·supplier & main contractor & subcontractor·Head office Canterbury

About from company website

With over 45 years of expertise in haulage, plant hire, contracting, muck away, and aggregate supply, Ovenden Plant Hire is a family-owned, Kent-based business serving the construction, agriculture, and domestic sectors. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service, a 'can do' attitude, and a commitment to the environment. Our purpose is to deliver the services our customers need, when they need them, at the right price, whether for large national construction companies or smaller domestic projects.

We offer a vast range of services including haulage, plant hire, demolition, aggregate supply, muckaway, soil testing and consultancy, contracting, and recycling. Our extensive equipment fleet includes dump trucks, tippers, diggers, bulldozers, low loaders, mini diggers, concrete breakers, and grab lorries. We operate across the South East of England and run haulage contracts throughout Europe, serving major names in construction and civil engineering, local authorities, and corporate organisations, as well as smaller building companies and private customers.

Our capabilities extend to coastal maintenance works, including seawall repairs and beach recycling, and extensive earthworks for projects ranging from 5000m3 to 500,000m3, including landfill cell preparation and reservoir construction. We also offer specialist drone surveying services for accurate area and volumetric calculations, site inspections, and aerial filming, utilising cutting-edge technology for high-quality data capture.

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Project experience from company website

Coastal Works

Coastal Works

Undertaken since the 1980s, including emergency seawall repairs, timber groyne replanking, beach recycling, beach replenishment, construction of concrete boat ramps, flood alleviation bunds, and rock armour.

Earthworks

Earthworks

Bulk earthwork excavations from 5000m3 to 500,000m3, landfill cell preparation, engineered clay capping, gas infrastructure works, leachate drainage, and surface water management. Also includes coastal protection works and reservoir construction.

Drone Surveying

Drone Surveying

Cost-effective and highly efficient surveying for calculating area to within 1 cm accuracy, calculating volumetrics, viewing suspect roofs and high tower blocks, agricultural applications, and thermal imaging. Also includes aerial filming.

Clients mentioned from company website

local authorities, national contractors, corporate organisations, private customers, smaller building companies.

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What does Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd do?

Ovenden Plant Hire provides reliable plant and machinery hire across the UK. From excavators and dump trucks to rollers and attachments, we offer flexible hire options and expert support for all projects. Their listed services include Plant hire, Crane hire, Groundworks, Demolition and Civil engineering.

Where is Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd based?

Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd is registered at Wilcox Close Aylesham Industrial Estate, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3EP, in South East.

What areas does Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd cover?

Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd states that it works across South East, London, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Europe.

How many people work at Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd?

Accounts filed for the year to 2024 report 39 employees, which places the company in the 10-49 employees band.

What is Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd's turnover?

Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd does not disclose turnover: UK small-company accounts are not required to. Based on headcount and trade debtors in its filed accounts, turnover is likely to fall between £5.1m and £14.0m. This is an estimate, not a filed figure.

Is Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd still trading?

Companies House lists Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd as active, with accounts most recently made up to 2024-10-31.

What sectors does Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd work in?

Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd works in Infrastructure, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Residential.

When was Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd established?

Ovenden Plant Hire Ltd was incorporated on 1974-05-07.

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