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Operated plant hire · South and West Wales

Mini diggers, excavators and dumpers, with an operator

We send the machine and the person to drive it, for footings, drainage trenches, driveways, garden clearance and site strips. Tell us the job, the site postcode and your dates, and we reply with a quote.

Operator included on every hireCPCS or NPORS carded operatorsSwansea, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Cardiff
A mini digger beside a footing trench in a back gardenGarden footings, mini digger

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Hire with an operator

Each service page covers the jobs it suits, the machine sizes and what we need to know about the site before we quote.

Mini digger with operator

Footings, drainage trenches, patios and garden work, including sites reached through a side gate.

Mini diggers Excavator with operator

Plot clearance, deeper drainage, bulk digs and loading muck-away lorries.

Excavators Dumper with operator

Spoil from the dig to the skip or stockpile, and stone, sand and blocks back to the work.

Dumpers Groundworks support

Clearance, trenching, foundation digs and levelling, working to your drawings and site lead.

Groundworks

The machines

Sizes are for planning. Send the narrowest gap on the way in and we confirm which machine fits.

Micro digger working beside a house extension

Micro digger, 0.8 tonne

Fits a 750 mm gateDig depth 1.7 m
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Mini digger beside a trench in a garden

Mini digger, 1.5–3 tonne

Width 990 mm–1.55 mDig depth to 2.8 m
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Excavator working on a plot in fog

Excavator, 5–8 tonne

Dig depth to 4.2 mLoads lorries
With operatorDetails
Site dumper with its driver on a new-build site

Dumpers, 0.5–3 tonne

Tracked and siteHigh tip
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How an operated hire works

Step 1

Send the job

What needs digging or moving, the site postcode, the narrowest access point and the dates you have in mind.

Step 2

We quote

The machine and operator we would send, how many days we expect the work to take, and the price.

Step 3

The operator does the work

The machine arrives with its operator and works to your direction for the booked days. It leaves site when the hire ends.

Where we work

South and West Wales

Each area page covers the jobs we take on there and the access questions that come up most. Further afield? Send the job and we will say if we can cover it.

Paperwork for site inductions

Most building sites ask for the operator's card, the hire terms and an insurance certificate before a machine goes on. We send copies with the quote when you need them.

Operator cardsCPCS or NPORS for the machine
Hire termsCPA Model Conditions, operated hire
InsurancePublic liability certificate
Machine checksDaily pre-use checks recorded

Before you book

Copperworks takes its name from the copperworks of the lower Swansea Valley, a world centre of copper smelting in the 1800s. Copperworks Plant Hire is a trading name of Dragon Multi-Trade Limited.

Read the hire terms
Who tells the operator what to dig?

You or your site lead. The operator runs the machine, checks it each day and keeps it safe on site, and digs where you direct.

How do you know which machine will fit?

Measure the narrowest gate, passage or gap on the way to the work and put it on the quote request. Photos of the access help too.

Can I hire a machine without an operator?

No. Copperworks only hires machines with an operator.