Professional Plant Hire in West Cornwall, Operated or Self-Drive
From the 14-tonne excavator to our wheeled digger, dumper and Valtra tractor with dump trailer, every machine we hire out is our own. Take it with one of our operators or on a self-drive basis, and either collect it on a suitable trailer or have us deliver it to your site.
CHAS accredited
Constructionline Gold memberCPCS-carded operatorsFully insuredOpen 7am to 7pm, seven days Plant Hire From an Experienced West Cornwall Groundworks Contractor
Plant hire is the short-term hire of construction machinery, such as excavators, dumpers and tractors, either with a trained operator (operated hire) or for you to run yourself (self-drive hire). It puts the right machine on a farm, a building site or a garden for exactly as long as the work needs it, without the cost of owning one.
At Luna Maintenance Ltd, the machines on hire are the same machines our own team uses on arenas, farm tracks, foundations and driveways, so they are kept to a working contractor's standard.
Operated hire, often searched for as man and digger hire, puts one of our team at the controls. Self-drive suits a hirer with the experience to run the machine themselves.
Excavator, Wheeled Digger, Dumper and Tractor Hire
14-tonne excavator hire
Our 360 excavator for the bigger digs: bulk excavation, foundations, drainage runs, farm tracks and site clearance. It carries a rotating head and iDig machine control, which helps the operator hold levels and depths accurately. If you are looking for 13 or 14 ton digger hire, this is the machine.
Wheeled digger hire
On tyres rather than tracks, it moves quickly between work areas and sits comfortably on yards and hardstanding, so it suits farm yards, larger gardens and building sites: trenching, loading trailers and general site work. Hire it with an operator, or ask us about self-drive.
1-tonne dumper hire
A compact dumper that moves spoil, stone and concrete around a site and through gateways.
Tractor and dump trailer hire
Our Valtra 250hp tractor with its dump trailer carts stone, soil and material in volume across a farm or a large site.
Attachments for the work in hand
Breakers for concrete and rock, a whacker plate for compaction, a tree shear for clearance, a flail attachment and a post hole borer.
Mini diggers for tight access
Our two 2-tonne machines have their own page: mini digger hire.
Mini diggers for tight accessNot sure whether a tracked or wheeled digger suits your job? Tell us what you are doing and we will recommend the right one.
Plant Hire Services
Our own machines, hired with an operator or as self-drive.
Our Plant at Work Across West Cornwall
Our machines work on our own projects as well as on hire: clearing storm-damaged trees with the excavator and tree shear, digging arena drainage, laying farm tracks and preparing resin driveway bases. Every photograph here shows our own plant.
Reviews From Our Customers
Our customers on how the team works, in their own words:
"Horrendous conditions when they did the job, but they just got on with it. Really professional team and I wont hesitate to use them again."
"I was very happy with the work carried and I would certainly use him again. He is a consummate professional at what he does."
"Their time management, cost structure and quality of work has been excellent and I would be delighted to recommend them."
What Hiring Our Plant Gives You
The right machine for every stageFrom bulk digging with the 14-tonne excavator to moving material with the dumper or the tractor and trailer, you hire what the job needs and change machine as the work moves on.
A skilled operator when you want oneOperated hire gives you the machine and an experienced operator together, so the work moves at a contractor's pace from the first bucket.
Machines kept in working orderOur plant works on our own jobs too, so it is maintained to the standard our own projects depend on.
Hire that fits your programmeCollect on a suitable trailer or have the machine delivered, for as long as the work needs it.
How Plant Hire Works, Step by Step
Booking a machine with us takes five simple steps:
Tell us about the job.
Call 07460 077745 or send the form with what you are doing, where the site is and when you need the machine.
Choose the machine.
We recommend the right machine and attachments for the work and the access, and confirm whether you want it operated or self-drive.
Confirm it in writing.
You receive a written quote setting out the machine, the hire period, delivery or collection and, for operated hire, the operator.
Collect or take delivery.
Collect on a suitable trailer, or we deliver the machine and set it down where the work is.
Finish and hand back.
When the work is done, bring the machine back, or we pick it up if we delivered it, and we talk through any further hire the job needs.
Why Choose Luna Maintenance for Plant Hire
Under regulation 8 of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, every contractor appointed to a project must have the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out the work safely. When plant and an operator come onto your site, that is the standard they answer to.
Independently accredited. CHAS accredited as an SSIP Contractor (CDM), membership 179407, and a Constructionline Gold member, registration 1430139.
A groundworks contractor's fleet. The machines on hire are the ones that build our arenas, farm tracks and driveways.
Direct contact with the owner. You deal with Ross and the team who own the plant, from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, and every hire is fully insured.
Your Contractor: Ross Kitto
Luna Maintenance is led by director Ross Kitto, who brings 29 years in the trade to every hire and every job. Ross formed the company in 2023, and today a close team of five runs the fleet, from the 14-tonne excavator down to the 2-tonne minis.
The team's tickets match the work the plant does: CPCS-carded plant operation, confined space training and chainsaw certification.
“Every machine we hire out is one we own and work ourselves, and each one is ready to go the moment your project is,”
says Ross Kitto, director of Luna Maintenance Ltd.
Plant Hire Across West Cornwall
For the right hire we deliver further afield, as far as Wadebridge. Give us the site location when you call and we will confirm how the machine reaches you.
What Your Plant Hire Quote Covers
We do not publish hire rates, because the price depends on the machine, the period and how it reaches you. Every hire is quoted in writing, setting out:
Tell us about the job and we will match the machine to it before you commit.
Plant Hire Questions We Are Asked Most
Do you offer operated or self-drive plant hire?
What machines do you hire out?
Do you hire by the day or the week?
Can you deliver the machine or can I collect it?
Are your operators trained?
Can an excavator clear trees?
01Mini digger hire
Two 2-tonne mini diggers for gardens, narrow access and smaller sites.
Mini digger hire
02Chipper hire
Wood chipper hire for hedge, tree and site clearance, collected or delivered.
Chipper hire
03Tree removal and land clearance
Machine clearance with the excavator and tree shear, taken on as a complete job.
Tree removal and land clearanceReady to Book a Machine?
Tell us what you are doing, where and when. We will recommend the right plant and send a written quote, and where the job needs a look first, the site visit is free.
Call Ross on 07460 077745·Book a free site visit online
Based in Hayle, working across West Cornwall
Phone: 07460 077745
Email: office@lunamaintenanceltd.com
Hours: 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week
Last updated: 20 October 2026