Safety, Quality & Reliability Are Our Values






Committed to Excellence
TJB Plant Hire is a privately owned and run business.
TJB Plant Hire has moved on a lot since 1988, when Tim Burbidge ran the business from his friends farm in Chilton Polden, Somerset.
The business now is based out of our offices and workshops at the village of Aller in the heart of the Somerset Levels and has a hire fleet of over 70 excavators (1.5 Tonnes to 35 Tonnes), 250 + items of equipment (dumpers, rollers, tractors, trailers, trenchers, directional drilling rigs etc.) and a large range of attachments as well as a well equiped workshops and mobile fitters. This means that all our plant and equipment is meticulously maintained by TJB fitters. Even though our machines are well looked after, we still replace our plant and equipment regularly, so that you know you are hiring reliable and fully operational machines.
Our business is predominantly operated plant hire, but if you just want to hire our equipment on self drive, contact us and we can provide you with the most suitable equipment and transport solutions for you. All our machine operators are fully insured and are trained to CITB standards of either CPCS or NPOR training certificates.
We also provide groundworks, drainage, pipe bursting, directional drilling, trenching, and concreting teams
We’re a team of fully-certified professionals who tackle everything from complex projects to simpler operations. Fueled by our commitment to excellence, we go the extra mile to make sure clients are completely satisfied with our work. Get in touch with us today for quotation on your projects.
SAFETY FIRST
At TJB Plant Hire we drive a strong Health & Safety culture. It is at the heart of everything we do.
All of our 50+ team are committed to always working safely. We engage with our people and clients so that we all go home safe. We achieve this by regularly visiting our sites. Our management team and external Health & Safety advisors do regular, rigourous, safety health checks. Keeping us up to date with the latest legislation, regulations and good working practices.
Our attitude to Health & Safety and our proud exemplory record means that our clients trust our working practices.


OUR SERVICES
Quality Work, Great Rates
TJB Plant Hire is ready to fulfill your contracting needs. Whether you’re looking for a few helpful tips or need an experienced professional to fully manage a project — we’ve got the plant and experience to guarantee success. Browse through our services below, and get in touch for an estimate today.



HAULAGE / TRANSPORT HIRE
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We offer a reliable fully insured Transport & Haulage Service
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Low Loader Transport SGTO Category 2 carrying capacity upto 80 Tonnes Gross weight.
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Experienced and highly trained drivers.
PIPE LAYING
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Specialist teams, to repair and replace all sizes of water and sewer pipes.
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Experienced operatives in all installation techniques. Pipe Bursting, Slip Lining, Swagelining, Insertion, Open Cutting, Moling and Directional Drilling.
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Fully equipped service vans.
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All operatives have extensive training and hold CSCS cards, NRSWA, and EUSR Water Hygiene certificates.
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Trained in trench support and deep excavation works.
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TJB Plant Hire has forged a strong working relationship with Wessex Water over the past 25 years.
OPERATED / SELF DRIVE PLANT HIRE
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We have a fleet of 70 excavators from 1.5 Tonnes to 35 Tonnes, dumpers from 3 Tonnes to 25 tonnes and tractors and trailer units from 70 hp to 200 hp.
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A wide range of buckets, quick hitches, grapples, breakers and other specialist attachments.
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Well equiped workshops and mobile fitters so you can be sure you will get well maintained equipment.
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Experienced and well trained plant operators, trained to CITB Standards, holding either CPCS or NPORS certificates.
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TJB Plant Hire is a long serving member of CPA



No project is too big or small for TJB Plant Hire. Get in touch today for an initial consultation.
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
TRENCHING
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TJB Plant Hire owns and operates, Vermeer, Mastenbroek, Ditch Witch trenchers.
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Excavating with a rock trencher is substantially faster than conventional open cut trenching techniques.
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Trench widths between 100mm - 800mm and depths from 200mm - 1200mm.
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Reduces muck away because our trenchers produce a 20mm -40mm reusable backfill.
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Cuts a clean edged trench.
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TJB Plant Hire will you with a dedicated operator and crew and supported by an expert mechanic for maintenance and field repairs and replacement parts
GROUNDWORKS & CIVILS
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Experienced operatives
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Utilities laying - water & sewerage
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Reinforced concrete
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Footings
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Slabs
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Roads - Ashphalt or concrete
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Footpaths
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Kerbing
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Retaining Walls
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Screeds
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Plinths
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TJB Plant Hire can install pipes, cables and conduits upto 180mm diameter.
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Ditch Witch and Vermeer directional drilling rigs with skilled and experienced operators.
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Ideal for no-dig, road, river and ditch crossings. Eliminating considerable environmental risks and reinstatement costs.
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TJB Plant Hire will you with a dedicated operator and crew and supported by an expert mechanic for maintenance and field repairs and replacement parts
CLIENTS
Who We’ve Worked With








MEET THE TEAM
Certified Professionals Here to Serve You

TIM BURBIDGE
The Boss
Tim has worked in the Plant Hire business from the age of 14 years old. His wealth of experience is vast. He has worked predominantly in the Water Industry and still today will not think twice about being in the thick of it getting his hands dirty

IAIN DICKIE
Operations Manager
Iain has worked in the Water Construction Sector for nearly 30 years and brings a wealth of knowledge to our Pipe Laying, Pipe Bursting, Trenching, Directional Drilling and Reinforced Concrete Services

DEBBIE SNELL
Accounts Manager
Debbie ia a valuable member of our team. Debbie has been in the construction industry for 20+ years so our clients can be sure invoicing and account queries will be dealt with in a professional and timely manner.
NEWS

TJB PlANT HIRE - NEW ADDITION TO TRANSPORT FLEET
TJB Plant Hire are please to announce in July the new arrival of our new Volvo F16 750 truck. This truck is Vovo's strongest engine to date, the D16K, and produces up to 750 hp with 3,550 Nm torque.
Please call us to provide you with a competitive quote for your next transportation needs.

TITHGROVE LTD - SUPPLIER CONTRACT
TJB Plant Hire are pleased to be working with Tithegrove Ltd. Providing them with operated plant hire.

TJB PLANT HIRE - AWAITING LANDFILL LICENCE
TJB Plant Hire has recently acquired ............
CONTACT
Do you have a project in mind? Get in touch today and let our licensed experts help get the job done right.
17 Church Lane,
Chilton Polden,
Nr Bridgwater,
Somerset,
TA7 9DU
Office 01278 691693 or Mobile 07885 134016