Self-build & extensionsthe kit you’ll need.

Once you’re out of the ground, the job is moving materials. A telehandler lands pallets on the scaffold and lifts trusses; a mixer and a tower cover the rest.

Kit list

3 machines

Typical hire

5 days

Whole kit from

£1,458 all-in

Telehandler lifting roof trusses on a house build

The kit, in the order you’ll use it

Prices are all-in totals for a 5-day hire — hire, damage waiver and VAT.

  1. 1

    Land pallets and lift trusses · Telehandlers

    A 7m machine reaches first-floor scaffold; go bigger for roof lifts.

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    JCB 531-70 telehandler with pallet forks
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    JCB 531-70 7m Telehandler

    Abbey Tool & PlantVerified

    7m max lift height · 3.1t max lift capacity · Delivered only

    £1,062total · 5 days£165/day · incl. VAT & waiver

    JCB 531-70 telehandler with pallet forks
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    JCB 531-70 7m Telehandler

    West Norfolk PlantVerified

    7m max lift height · 3.1t max lift capacity · Delivered only

    £1,068total · 5 days£165/day · incl. VAT & waiver

    JCB 531-70 telehandler with pallet forks
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    JCB 531-70 7m Telehandler

    East Coast HireVerified

    7m max lift height · 3.1t max lift capacity · Delivered only

    £1,098total · 5 days£170/day · incl. VAT & waiver

  2. 2

    Mortar and small pours · Cement mixers

    A 150-litre mixer keeps two bricklayers going.

    See all 6 cement mixers
    Site cement mixer
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    Belle Minimix 150 Petrol Cement Mixer

    Fenland Groundcare & PlantVerified

    134L drum capacity · Petrol · Collect or delivered

    £198total · 5 days£30/day · incl. VAT & waiver

  3. 3

    Reach eaves and gables · Scaffold towers

    Aluminium towers for fascias, soffits and gable ends.

    See all 3 scaffold towers

Questions about self-build & extensions

Does a telehandler come with a driver?
Most are self-drive with a CPCS or NPORS card; some firms offer an operator at a day rate.

Not quite the right kit?

Tell us the job. We’ll ring round local firms and come back with a price — usually within the hour.