Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire

What Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire does

Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire (legally Norfolk and Suffolk Plant Ltd) is a regional equipment hire company serving construction, demolition, groundworks, civil engineering, and waste management customers across East Anglia, founded in 2014 as a subsidiary of the Saint Vincent Holdings Group. The company operates from a single depot at Ellough Industrial Estate in Beccles, with a fleet spanning mini to 36-tonne excavators (including dedicated demolition-spec machines), crushers and screeners from manufacturers such as Powerscreen, Red Rhino, Terex, McCloskey, and Sandvik, swivel dumpers, a 17-tonne loading shovel, and a range of attachments including screening buckets, crushing buckets, sorting grabs, hydraulic peckers, and pulverizers. The company self-reports having one of the largest fleets in the area for screeners, crushers, and excavators.

The business model is direct-to-consumer equipment hire on a weekly rental basis, with transport to site, setup, calibration, and operator training bundled into the weekly price. Both self-drive and operator-assisted hire are available, and customers engage via phone, website enquiry form, or by visiting the depot. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and the company emphasises customer segments including construction contractors, demolition specialists, and waste transfer/skip companies seeking on-site material processing.

The company is privately held within the Saint Vincent Holdings Group, with no external institutional investors or public listing. It has no AI capabilities, no software products, and no API surface; competitive positioning rests on fleet breadth, regional density, manufacturer relationships (including Blue Machinery as Powerscreen representative), and the inclusive delivery-and-setup service model.

Name

Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire

Legal name

Norfolk and Suffolk Plant Ltd

Website

https://norfolkandsuffolkplant.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire is a regional equipment hire company in East Anglia, UK, renting excavators, crushers, screeners, dumpers, and attachments to construction, demolition, and waste management customers on weekly contracts with bundled delivery and setup.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Equipment Rental

NAICS

Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532412)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Earthmoving & Excavation Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Excavators (IMAHAAAA), Construction Site Vehicles (Dumpers, Site Carriers, Telehandlers) (IMAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Construction equipment hire
• Plant and machinery rental
• Excavator and crusher hire
• Construction plant leasing
• Site equipment rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Beccles

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Hire: Weekly equipment hire model covering a wide range of industrial machinery including crushers, screeners, excavators, dumpers, loading shovels, and attachments. Transport, setup, and delivery support included in the weekly price. Self-drive hire available as well as operator-assisted hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire rents construction plant and equipment on a weekly hire basis to contractors in East Anglia. The hire fleet spans mini, midi, heavyweight, and demolition-spec excavators, along with crushers, screeners, dumpers, loading shovels, and a range of attachments. Machines are available on a self-drive collection basis or delivered to site and set up. The company also sells used plant through its Plant Sales offering.

Product overview

Norfolk & Suffolk Plant Hire is a plant and equipment hire company offering an extensive range of industrial machinery for self-drive hire across East Anglia. The core offering comprises five main product categories: Crusher Hire (including Powerscreen Premiertrak 400, Powerscreen Premiertrak 400x, Red Rhino 7000 Plus, and Red Rhino 5000 mini crusher for jaw crushing applications up to 400 tph); Screener Hire (featuring Powerscreen Warrior 600, McCloskey R105, Powerscreen 1400X, and Red Rhino 3-way screener for material processing up to 500 tph); Excavator Hire spanning Mini Diggers (1.5-2.5 tonne Volvo units), Midi Diggers (5-8 tonne Case, Volvo, and Hyundai units), Heavyweight Excavators (13-22 tonne Case units), and Demolition Spec Excavators (8-36 tonne Liugong and Case machines with full safety guards); Dumper Hire (1-9 tonne Mecalac and Terex swivel-tipped units); and Loading Shovel Hire (17 tonne Liugong 856H). Additionally, the company offers a comprehensive Attachments range including GYRU-STAR and MB screening/crushing buckets, PLADDET and ROTAR sorting grabs, hydraulic peckers in three sizes (compact, 8 tonne, and 20 tonne), and ROTAR pulverizers. All equipment is available with transport, setup, and expert operator support as needed, with pricing based on weekly hire rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excavator Hire Weekly hire of excavators spanning mini, midi, heavyweight, and demolition-spec configurations, available self-drive or delivered with setup and operator. Designed for groundwork, construction, and demolition contractors in East Anglia.
• Crusher Hire Hire of crushers for on-site processing of construction and demolition arisings, reducing material that needs to leave site. Targets demolition and waste/recycling contractors.
• Screener Hire Hire of screening equipment for separating and classifying aggregate, soils, and recycled materials on site. Used by construction, demolition, and recycling contractors.
• Dumper Hire Weekly hire of site dumpers for moving bulk materials around construction and civil engineering sites. Available self-drive or with operator.
• Loading Shovel Hire Hire of wheeled loading shovels for stockpiling, loading, and rehandling aggregate and bulk materials on site. Used by construction and recycling contractors.
• Attachment Hire Hire of attachments compatible with the hire fleet (e.g., buckets, breakers, grabs), allowing customers to adapt machines to specific tasks without owning additional equipment.
• Plant Sales (Used Equipment) Sale of used plant and machinery from the hire fleet, providing a residual-value outlet for fleet assets and an additional purchase route for buyers seeking second-hand construction equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produces up to 400 tph with Powerscreen Premiertrak 400
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Blue MachineryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Machinery is the Powerscreen manufacturer representative. General Manager Nathan Heelas attended the Powerscreen global conference 2018 in Miami on behalf of the company. Blue Machinery presented the company with 3 awards at the conference.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ball Plant Hire: Independent UK plant hire business serving construction, groundworks, and civil engineering with excavators, dumpers, and attachments. Comparable mid-market regional operator to N&S Plant Hire with similar weekly hire model and self-drive/operated hire options.
• Plant Planet: UK plant and equipment hire company focused on construction, demolition, and recycling applications. Comparable to N&S in core fleet (excavators, screeners, crushers, attachments) and customer segments, with similar emphasis on full-service delivery and operator-assisted hire.
• Lynch Plant Hire: UK-based plant hire company providing excavators, dumpers, and attachments to construction and groundworks contractors. Comparable to N&S in fleet range, weekly hire pricing model, and inclusion of transport/setup. Operates regionally (South East) but with similar mid-market positioning.
• Flannery Plant Hire: UK plant hire specialist focused on excavators and earthmoving equipment with national coverage. Closest direct peer to N&S in fleet composition (12–22 tonne excavators, screeners, attachments) and target customer base (contractors, civil engineering, demolition). Competes on fleet quality and full-service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• HSS Hire: National UK tool and equipment hire company with broad categories including plant, tools, and access. Overlaps with N&S in mini/midi excavators and dumpers but focuses more on tool and access equipment than heavy construction plant. Competes on convenience and digital booking.
• Speedy Hire: One of the UK's largest plant and tool hire companies with national coverage across construction and infrastructure. Comparable to N&S Plant Hire in core product categories (excavators, dumpers, compaction) but operates at vastly greater scale, with a national depot network and digital booking platform.
• Sunbelt Rentals (UK): UK arm of the world's largest equipment rental company, offering construction plant, tools, and power solutions across a national network. Direct overlap with N&S Plant Hire in excavators, dumpers, and compaction equipment, but with broader categories and corporate-scale operations.

Others

• Blue Machinery: Powerscreen manufacturer representative and supplier of crushing/screening equipment in the UK. Strategic partner and equipment supplier to N&S Plant Hire; comparable insofar as it supplies and supports the same product categories (Powerscreen crushers, screeners) that N&S rents to its customers.
• Contractors Equipment Sales Ltd (CES): UK dealer/distributor of Terex construction equipment. Established supplier relationship with N&S Plant Hire (Terex dumper fleet additions in 2017). Comparable as a regional equipment supplier/distributor enabling plant hire operators to expand fleets.

Regional players

• Brian Robins Plant Hire: Independent UK plant hire business operating across East Anglia with excavators, dumpers, and telehandlers. Most direct geographic peer to N&S Plant Hire, competing head-to-head in the Norfolk/Suffolk market with overlapping fleet composition and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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