JF Umpleby Plant Hire

Leeds & Yorkshire

Plant hire across Leeds & Yorkshire — operated or self-drive.

Plant hire and specialist earthworks for farms and contractors. Family-run kit, well maintained and delivered to site — or we turn up with our own operators and machines.

Operated & self-drive

CPCS-qualified operators

Delivery to site

Family run

Machine hire

Operated or self-drive, delivered to site across Yorkshire.

Groundworks & earthworks

Slurry lagoons, irrigation reservoirs, drainage, muck shifting and site clearance — carried out by our own operators and machines.

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Operated vs self-drive

Same machines, two ways to hire. Most contractors on a Leeds or Yorkshire site just need to know whether they’re bringing their own operator.

Operated plant hire

Machine + qualified operator

We send the machine with a CPCS/NPORS-qualified operator. Typical hire is by the day or week. Best when you haven’t got anyone to run it on site, or you don’t want to tie someone up.

How operated hire works →

Self-drive excavator hire

You run the machine

You hire the plant and operate it yourselves. You’ll need hired-in plant insurance, and to look after the kit while it’s on your site.

Self-drive requirements →

How hiring works

  1. 1

    Tell us the job & dates

    Machine if you know it, or what you’re digging. Start date, how long, and the site postcode.

  2. 2

    We confirm machine & price

    We’ll check what’s free, confirm operated or self-drive, and give you a clear hire price.

  3. 3

    Delivered to site

    We get the machine to you. Operated hire arrives with a CPCS/NPORS-qualified operator.

  4. 4

    Off-hire and we collect

    Call us when you’re done. Leave the machine accessible and we’ll collect it.

Area covered

Yorkshire and surrounding areas. If you’re further out, still ask — we’ll tell you if we can cover it.

  • Yorkshire and surrounding areas

Need a machine on site?

Tell us the job, the dates and the postcode. We'll confirm what's available and what it will cost.

Call 07444 028173Get a quote