Why You Really Need Southdown Engineers!
1. You get an unmatched range of cranes at your disposal.
Our crane hire offering is backed by a fleet of modern, meticulously maintained cranes designed for a wide range of lifting operations. Whether your project demands delicate handling for high-rise construction or heavy-duty performance for industrial tasks, we have equipment that meets and exceeds industry standards, including:
- Very heavy duty lorry loading cranes
- Lorry loading cranes
- Traction only articulated trucks
- 4×4 Towing vehicle and light duty trailer
- Drop side HIAB with loading crane
- Max payload
- Super heavy lift
- Heavy lift
- Long reach
- Super urban
- The Mule
- 50 Tonner/Metre Beavertails
- Wagon & Drag, Hiab drag trailers
- Trombone trailers
- Low-loader trailers + step-frame or flat
- Curtainsides with open roofs
- Short stubby trailers
- The latest addition to the fleet is the iconic long-haul Volvo FH, being heavy duty yet versatile, with a HIAB reach of more than 28 metres.
2. You get a non-mechanical plant division.
For almost 30 years we’ve been helping clients by delivering and either renting or selling them essential non-mechanical plant, with the same responsive service as our transport division, and stock holding levels that makes us a trusted partner and provider of a wide range of cross-hired equipment, including:
- Road Plate Hire
- Trench Shoring Hire
- Site Storage Hire
- Site Welfare and Accommodation
- Barriers and Fencing Hire
- Temporary Pathways, Pedestrian and Footway Boards
- Temporary Roadway and Ground Protection
- Ramps and Chutes
- Crane Mats and Timber Products
With nationwide transport operations we understand that reliable, professional transport is the lifeblood of 21st century industry.
Delivering and positioning cargo with the same vehicles keeps costs down, avoids expensive crane hire and saves space on site. So whether you are a multinational with a craning project or a self builder with a tricky delivery on site Southdown Engineers Ltd has a solution to suit you.
3. You get in-house, expert technical services.
When you need something more than transport or plant, our dedicated technical teams are on hand to help, whether it’s fabricating something you just won’t get off the shelf, to getting your truck back on the road, escorting an abnormal load or needing a safe and effective lift plan. Again, tell us what you need and we’ll come up with a solution, or two.
4. You get time to talk through sites and scenarios.
Few site situations or problems are exactly the same, so it’s unlikely that what worked last time fits perfectly this time. Also, we don’t want clients to take unnecessary risks that could have disastrous consequences. Sadly, we see too often enquiries decided purely on the lowest price possible…
By fully understanding your situation, the site challenges and restrictions, even budgetary constraints, we’re able to advise clients properly based on our vast experience of similar situations, confidence in our fleet and operators, and proven engineering calculations all of which combine to ensure everyone is safe and the job executed perfectly.
5. You get the peace of mind and confidence of dealing with a fully accredited and insured supplier (and partner).
6. You get the personal service you’d expect from a longstanding family business, with a great reputation that we want to preserve, as well as yours too, of course!
7. You get guaranteed reliability and consistency as we only employ our own loyal, trained drivers and operators. Our staff and drivers are all in training programmes, keeping abreast with industry developments, technological advances, improvements in health and safety and good working practice.
8. You get looked after amongst the growing number of very happy customers, many of whom first heard about us through recommendations.
JUST SOME OF OUR INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING REQUESTS:
- 3 heavyweights pull together in a tight space
- Low loading to the highest standard at Liberty Bridge
- Rapidly deployed road plates at Battersea Power Station
- Swift deployment to scupper travellers
- Last-minute help for 80 tonne crane movement
- Positioning Europe’s largest indoor tree
Call us for a friendly chat and advice the next time you’re looking for transport or lifting vehicles, or non-mechanical plant delivery or installation as we have almost unlimited permutations and breadth of solutions to offer, saving you time, hassle and money, being key reasons long-standing clients choose Southdown for their equipment and logistical requirements.
We look forward to hearing from you.