Hiring Attachments? Choose a Specialist Company. Excavator Attachment Hire, Choose a Specialist Supplier to get the Best Equipment Advice.

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1 Hiring Attachments? Choose a Specialist Company Excavator Attachment Hire, Choose a Specialist Supplier to get the Best Equipment Advice. Hydraulic excavator attachments have become an essential addition for a range of construction and demolition tasks, with each attachment vastly increasing the efficiency of the excavator on site by multiplying its potential uses. Hydraulic attachments are each designed to perform a specific task, choosing the correct attachment can make a big difference to how efficient your excavator is, and how profitable your project will be. A brief search online will reveal many businesses offering excavator attachment hire, but choosing your supplier carefully can be time well spent, price is not the only factor to consider when deciding who to hire from. It is important to consider the quality of the equipment on offer, its availability and what support is offered to you, should something go wrong with your hired equipment. Because of the wide range of excavator attachments available, and the many different models of excavator operated, it would be impractical for any one company to have a stock of everything available to match each of their excavators. Specialist attachments can be highly expensive yet the requirement for such an attachment might only be very

2 occasional and even then, for a relatively short period. The answer is to hire the required attachment from a reputable dedicated attachment hire specialist and then simply off-hire it without further cost once the use for it has ended. The most common of all excavator attachments, after digging buckets, are Hydraulic Breakers, designed to break concrete and commonly used in demolition, road-works and site clearance applications. Some Other common attachments are; Grapples or Grabs used during demolition, recycling and to remove and sort debris during site clearance works. Land Rakes used for site clearing and removing top vegetation as well as waterway dredging. Compaction plates Compact soft or uneven ground with greater force than a roller Augers hole boring attachment which is often attached to mini excavators for fencing operations Specialised Excavator Attachments More complex site operations call for more specialised attachments such as Demolition Crushers, Multi Processors, and Shears all of which can be used to decommission large and complex structures in an efficient manner. The costs of purchasing these attachments can run to many tens of thousands of pounds, and this is where your excavator attachment hire specialist comes in, offering sound advice on choice and size of attachment based on the model of excavator it is to operate on, and its role.

Astra Site Services provides Hydraulic Attachment Hire, Sales and Services Nationwide Astra Site Services Attachments for Every Excavator One of the leading suppliers of specialist hydraulic

3 Astra Site Services provides Hydraulic Attachment Hire, Sales and Services Nationwide Astra Site Services Attachments for Every Excavator One of the leading suppliers of specialist hydraulic excavator attachments in the UK, Astra Site Services, have an extensive range of attachments for every excavator coupled with an experienced and dedicated team who can arrange demonstrations and issue advice on the correct attachment for the project. They can then supply it to any site in the country and fit and test the attachment on the excavator that it will be used on, drastically reducing the chance of a problem arising during the hire period. Once use of the attachment is completed and has been off-hired by the client, the charges stop and the item is collected for servicing before it is re-hired. A reputable hire company is essential to ensure access to quality equipment. There are often differences between manufacturers and some attachments will therefore be more effective than others. Astra Site Services have operated as sole UK dealer to some of

4 the world s leading brands and currently represent specialist manufacturers in several different fields (Trevi Benne demolition attachments, Erkat cutter attachments, Taets Pile Cropping attachments and Soosan hydraulic breakers). Each of these brands is a global leader in their field and thus Astra Site Services provides one of the largest special purpose hire fleets in the UK, specialising ONLY in attachments and not providing wider hire options such the excavators themselves. This results in a higher standard of equipment for hire and more in depth product knowledge, a major benefit to contractors. Location is another factor to consider when hiring excavator attachments. Due to the weight of some of the attachments transport costs of delivery and collection can add up. To reduce this, you should always look to develop a relationship with a company that provides nationwide coverage through a network of local depots. Taets Pile Cropping Attachments Astra Site Services have developed an excellent relationship with Dutch Pile Cropping manufacturers Taets. Since taking on sole distribution rights for the UK and Ireland for the brand, Astra has seen demand for its Pile Cropping equipment rise steadily. Taets produce croppers for all types of Piling. The company has croppers for square piles from 150mm up to 600mm and hexagonal piles up to 400mm. These hydraulic attachments operate with little need for excavation round the pile and

5 it s ease of operation and speed means that up to 200 piles per 8 hour shift can be cropped in close proximity. This extremely well proven concept has been the mainstay of the companies business for over 30 years and the simple maintenance and ease of connection makes it a favourite on site too. The square cropper is a lightweight attachment and is therefore ideal for use on smaller excavators. Astra Site Services offer the full range of Taets equipment Taets type 340 and 380 linked croppers are highly modular systems that can be simply adjusted to each pile diameter on site up to a giant 1800mm. The breaking will leave

6 reinforcement bars intact and guarantees no cracks below the cut off level. The breaking process is many times faster then the conventional breaking and is fully controlled throughout it s operation. Handling and maintenance of the pile cropper is very simple and there is no requirement special skills. To adjust the pile cropper accurately to the pile features, half-links are available for both types. Because the half-links are without hydraulic cylinders, they can easily be added to or removed from the pile cropper. Astra Site Services also provides a range of 2 Jaw and 4 Jaw power cropping attachments for hire, ensuring that whatever the confines of the site you are operating on we have the solution you require to complete your piling project with ease and efficiency. Taets Linked Cropper Astra Site Services were recently called upon to provide a solution to cropping the largest piles currently installed on any site in the UK, at the prestigious Battersea Power Station redevelopment project in central London. One of our Taets 380 linked croppers was employed to crop the enormous 1800mm steel reinforced piles and made the job look easy, cutting the concrete cleanly and leaving the reinforcement completely in tact. This saves considerable man hours over cutting these piles manually or through hydrocutting and because of the linked cropper design, different sized piles can be handled on site without significant delays to change over attachments. Find Out More About Astra SIte Services

7 range of Pile Croppers and Pile Hammers Request a Callback Contact Name* First Contact Phone Number* Last Address* Business Website Please enter your business website url Business Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code United Kingdom Country Nature of Enquiry* Attachment Sales (new) Attachment Sales (used) Attachment Hire Servicing/Repairs Parts Overview of Enquiry* Please provide a brief overview of your query. CAPTCHA Comments Submit This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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