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Service

Agricultural Contracting

Machinery-led contracting for farms and land, from routine seasonal work to land reinstatement and maintenance that needs heavier equipment than a farm keeps itself.

Capabilities

What this covers.

Machinery-led agricultural and land contracting.

  • Ground cultivation and preparation
  • Forage and silage work
  • Hedge cutting and topping
  • Land and drainage maintenance
Tractor and cultivator working a field.

Machinery-led contracting, backed by a wider fleet.

Agricultural contracting sits alongside site clearance, plant hire and land reinstatement in the same business — so a farm job that runs into heavier ground or bigger machinery needs doesn't need a second contractor called in.

  • Seasonal contracting work backed by heavier plant and clearance capability when a job needs it.
  • Work scheduled around the farming calendar rather than fitted in around it.
  • Land reinstatement and pipeline experience that carries over into general land maintenance.
  • One point of contact for both routine contracting and one-off heavier work.
Tractor and cultivator working a field.

Contracting sized to the job, not just the season.

Agricultural contracting covers the machinery-led work farms and landowners need across the year — cultivation, seasonal harvesting, hedge maintenance and land upkeep. Because the same business also runs plant hire, site clearance and pipeline reinstatement, work that turns out to need more than routine contracting doesn't require a separate contractor.

  • Routine seasonal contracting through to one-off heavier land work.
  • Machinery matched to ground conditions and time of year.
  • Work sequenced around what the land and the calendar allow.
Combine harvesters working across a large tillage field.

Where this applies

Tillage and grassland farms

Cultivation, reseeding and ground preparation timed to the land and the season.

Estate land management

Ongoing land and drainage upkeep, with heavier plant on hand when a job needs it.

Land reinstatement projects

Reinstatement work drawing on the same plant and experience used on pipeline land.

Seasonal contract work

Forage, silage and hedge cutting booked around the farming calendar, not fitted in around it.

How it runs

From the field to the finished job.

Agricultural work is timed against the season and the ground as much as the job itself, so scheduling is agreed early and machinery booked to suit.

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The job, the land and the timing it needs to fit around are talked through together.

Aerial view of a tractor working across open farmland.

Priced against the ground, the machinery required and the time of year.

Close-up of tractor cab and grille in the field.

Machinery and timing are booked in around the farming calendar and weather window.

Aerial view of a tractor working across open farmland.

Work is carried out and the land left in the condition agreed at quote stage.

Have a site that needs looking at?

Tell us what is there and how it is accessed, and we will come back with how it would be approached and what it would cost.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work to the farming calendar or your own schedule?

The farming calendar. Seasonal work like cultivation, silage and hedge cutting is booked around the windows the land and weather allow, not fitted in whenever suits the contractor.

Can you take on a one-off job as well as regular seasonal work?

Yes — both regular seasonal contracting and one-off jobs such as land reinstatement or heavier ground work are covered by the same team.

What if my land needs heavier machinery than routine contracting uses?

That's covered by the wider fleet the business runs for site clearance and plant hire, so a bigger job doesn't mean bringing in a second contractor.

Do you cover hedge cutting and boundary maintenance?

Yes, alongside cultivation, forage work and general land and drainage maintenance.

Land and vegetation services

Often delivered alongside.

Most sites need more than one of these. Each is planned and resourced by the same team.

Pipeline sections being laid across open ground.

Pipeline Reinstatement

Landscape and land reinstatement following pipeline works.

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Plant Hire

Provision of specialist plant and machinery.

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Site Clearance

Vegetation and scrub clearance to prepare sites for development or other works.

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