Hiab Services

What Hiab Services does

HIAB Services UK, operated by Nortons Hiab Services Ltd, is a specialist UK haulage and crane-hire provider headquartered in Manchester. The company's core offering is the rental of truck-mounted HIAB (Hydrauliska Industri AB) loader cranes with qualified operators, combining transport and on-site lifting in a single vehicle. The fleet spans compact rigid 7.5-tonne vehicles through to heavy-lift articulated rigs using genuine HIAB 558, 622, 658, 700, 855 and 858 cranes, with lift capacities up to approximately 18 tonnes at minimum radius and reach to 19.5 metres, all built on modern Euro VI-compliant chassis to retain access to UK Clean Air Zones.

The firm serves construction firms, event companies, logistics businesses, manufacturers, retailers, local authorities and private clients across England, Scotland and Wales. Revenue is generated through quote-based day, weekly and contract hire of crane-equipped lorries with operators, alongside specialist services for shipping containers, portable cabins, machinery, signage, sculpture and event equipment. The company markets directly via a website with service pages, localised geographic landing pages, educational content, and quote/phone enquiries, and backs delivery with comprehensive public liability and goods-in-transit insurance.

The business is a private limited company, founder/owner-operated with no external institutional investment or parent entity disclosed, and operates with a six-person team. Competitive positioning rests on industry accreditations (ALLMI operator training, FORS Bronze, CPCS competence, Logistics UK membership), a modern Euro VI fleet, and two decades of operational history rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Hiab Services

Legal name

Nortons Hiab Services Ltd

Website

https://hiabservices.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialist Transport and Crane Hire Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Site Delivery, Installation Support & On-Site Supervision (Door-to-Site) (TLACAIAM), Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing (IMAHAJAN)

Keywords

• HIAB crane hire
• Heavy haulage transport
• Lorry loader services
• Container transport specialists
• Construction machinery transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HIAB Crane and Vehicle Hire: Hire of crane-equipped HIAB lorries with experienced, qualified operator. Charged by job or day rate. Includes day hire, weekly hire, and ongoing contract terms. Revenue from transport, delivery, crane hire, container transport, haulage, machinery transport, specialist transport, and portable cabin delivery services.
2. HIAB Delivery Service: Nationwide delivery for all load types — machinery, building materials, cabins, containers and more.
3. HIAB Transport: Heavy and specialist transport using articulated crane vehicles for awkward, heavy or oversized loads across the UK.
4. HIAB Crane Hire: Hire of crane-equipped HIAB lorry with experienced, fully qualified operator by the day, week or contract.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HIAB Services UK hires out crane-equipped HIAB lorries with qualified operators to deliver, transport, and lift heavy, awkward, or oversized loads across England, Scotland and Wales. The company provides specialist services including HIAB delivery, transport, crane hire, container transport, haulage, machinery transport, portable cabin transport, signage installation, port collections, and bespoke lifting solutions, with a genuine HIAB fleet (558, 622, 658, 700, 855, 858) lifting up to ~18 tonnes and reaching 19.5 metres. Pricing is quote-based, with hire by the day, week or contract, and all operators are trained to ALLMI and CPCS standards.

Product overview

Hiab Services UK is a specialist HIAB haulage and transport company offering a fleet of crane-equipped vehicles for delivery, lifting, and transport services across England, Scotland and Wales. The core offering consists of various service types (HIAB Delivery Service, HIAB Transport, HIAB Crane Hire, Container Transport, HIAB Haulage, Machinery Transport, Portable Cabin Transport, Signage Installation, Specialist Transport, Lorry & Driver Hire, Long Reach HIAB, Small & 7.5t HIAB, Construction Materials Delivery, and Port Collections) delivered through a versatile fleet of distinct vehicle types (HIAB 558, 658, XS 700, 855, 858, 622 Artic, Articulated Lorry, Wagon & Drag, Rigid Lorry, Moffett Forklift, and Low Loader). The fleet is characterised by lift capacities ranging from ~10 to 18 tonnes at minimum radius, reach capabilities from 14.5 to 19.5 metres, and payload capacities up to 14 tonnes. The company also operates a Clean Air Zone compliant Euro VI fleet for city centre deliveries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HIAB Delivery Service
• HIAB Transport
• HIAB Crane Hire
• Container Transport
• Port Collections
• HIAB Haulage
• Construction Materials Delivery
• Portable Cabin Transport
• Machinery Transport
• Signage Installation
• Specialist Transport
• HIAB Lorry & Driver Hire
• Long Reach HIAB
• Small & 7.5t HIAB

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ years in HIAB haulage industry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ALLMI (Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers)coreOthersIndustry trade association for lorry loader manufacturers and importers. Sets benchmark for operator training standards. HIAB Services UK operators trained in line with ALLMI standards covering safe slinging, signalling and crane operation.
• FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme)coreOthersNationally recognised accreditation scheme raising standards in fleet safety, efficiency and environmental protection. FORS Bronze accreditation indicates vehicles, drivers and management systems have been independently audited.
• Logistics UK (formerly Freight Transport Association)coreOthersBusiness group for the UK logistics industry. Membership helps maintain current knowledge of UK transport legislation, compliance and best practice from driver hours and vehicle standards to operator licensing.
• CPCS (Construction Plant Competence Scheme)coreOthersOne of the most widely recognised competence card schemes in UK construction. CPCS-carded operators demonstrate training and assessment to operate plant including lorry loaders safely on site.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• King Lifting: UK national crane hire specialist operating a fleet of mobile and lorry-loader cranes with operators across construction, industrial and infrastructure sectors. Directly comparable to HIAB Services UK in offering crane-equipped vehicle hire with qualified operators, with overlapping customer base in construction and heavy machinery transport.
• Buckland Plant Hire: UK plant and crane hire operator providing operated crane and transport services to construction, rail and infrastructure clients. Comparable to HIAB Services UK in offering crane-equipped vehicles with operators and serving overlapping UK construction customer segments.
• NMT Group (Nationwide Mobile Truck Cranes): UK specialist in truck-mounted crane (HIAB-style loader crane) hire with operator-included service, focused on heavy and awkward lifts, container transport and machinery moves. Closely aligned with HIAB Services UK in core product (lorry-loader crane hire), customer segments and single-vehicle transport-plus-lift model.
• Hird Ltd: UK provider of lorry-loader cranes, mini cranes and operator training (including ALLMI-aligned courses) for construction and industrial customers. Directly comparable to HIAB Services UK in truck-mounted crane hire with operators, with additional overlap in operator training and lifting equipment distribution.
• City Lifting: UK crane hire specialist with a London focus offering mobile crane and lorry-loader hire to construction and infrastructure clients. Comparable to HIAB Services UK in core wet-hire crane offering, but operates primarily in London/South East with denser fleet deployment.
• Emerson Crane Hire: UK mobile crane hire operator offering contract and one-off crane hire with operators across construction, infrastructure and industrial projects. Comparable to HIAB Services UK in wet-hire crane services, but typically deploys larger mobile cranes alongside, and competes for the same contractor customers.
• HTC Wolff Crane Hire: UK crane hire company providing mobile crane and lorry-loader services with operators to construction, commercial and event sectors. Directly comparable to HIAB Services UK in offering operator-included crane and transport solutions to UK-wide contractor clients.

Broad incumbents

• Ainscough Crane Hire: The UK's largest mobile crane hire company operating a national fleet of mobile and crawler cranes. Comparable to HIAB Services UK in delivering crane-equipped lifting services to construction and infrastructure clients across the UK, but at far greater scale and with a broader crane portfolio beyond truck-mounted loaders.
• Mammoet UK: UK operations of global heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet, providing engineered heavy lifting, crane hire and modular transport for energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. Comparable to HIAB Services UK in crane-and-transport integrated solutions but focused on far larger and heavier projects.
• Sarens UK: UK arm of global heavy lifting and engineered transport specialist Sarens, offering heavy-lift cranes and modular transport for large industrial and infrastructure projects. Comparable to HIAB Services UK in heavy-lift crane-assisted transport but operates at significantly larger scale and project complexity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiab-transport-services

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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