Loose, tipped
The lorry tips the load in one heap where it can safely reach. It’s the usual choice for open sites, plots and drives with good access and space to work from the pile.
Delivery and access
Delivery and site access for bulk topsoil
Every load is quoted for its postcode and access. A few details about the site help us send the right lorry and price it properly.
- Five tonnes minimum
- Tipper, grab or bulk bags
- Phased loads for projects
Two ways to receive it
Loose or in bulk bags
Bulk bags
The soil arrives in bags lifted off by the lorry’s crane, which keeps it contained and lets it be set down over a low wall or kerb when the lorry has room to stand. Ask for bags and we’ll include them in your quote.
What we need to know about access
- The width of the gate, entrance or road at its narrowest point
- Anything overhead: cables, trees, arches or balconies
- Weak surfaces, buried drains, soft ground or slopes where you’d like it tipped
- Parking restrictions, school times or a site entry procedure
- Whether the load can go on your own land, or needs to go somewhere else
Where the load is left
We deliver to your site or the closest suitable point the lorry can safely reach, and the driver leaves the load in the most convenient place they reasonably can where it’s possible and safe. Loads aren’t barrowed or carried onto a site by hand.
Tight access may mean a smaller lorry or a grab lorry. Choose the access option that fits best on the form and add notes, and we’ll quote for the right vehicle. A load on a road or pavement needs council permission first, so please check this before booking.
Minimum load and phased deliveries
The minimum is five tonnes. You can put two or more grades on one request, with five tonnes or more of each. On longer projects we can quote for phased deliveries so the soil arrives as each stage is ready.
Tell us about your site
Add the access notes to your request and we’ll quote the delivery to suit.