When out-of-hours sweeping is needed
- Night-time roadworks. Planing, resurfacing and maintenance carried out under overnight closures need a sweeper on the same shift.
- Car parks and retail sites. Sweeping is far quicker and safer when the bays are empty.
- Distribution centres and industrial yards. Sweeping between shifts or at the quietest point of a 24-hour operation.
- Before opening or handover. An early-morning clean ahead of an event, an inspection or a site handover.
- Weekend works. Possessions, shutdowns and projects programmed for Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
How it differs from daytime hire
The service is the same: a sweeper with a trained operator. What changes is the planning. Fewer operators run night and weekend shifts, tipping sites and water points may be closed, and the rates reflect unsocial hours. For those reasons out-of-hours work is best booked ahead, with firm shift times, so the right machine and operator can be committed to it.
What to tell us
- The site address and postcode.
- The date, the shift start and finish times, and how many shifts you need.
- Any permitted working hours or noise restrictions that apply to the site.
- Access arrangements out of hours: who opens the gate, and who the operator reports to.
- Whether water and somewhere to tip are available on site during the shift.
Noise and working hours
A sweeper is not a quiet machine. If the site is near housing or works under planning or consent conditions that limit night-time activity, check that sweeping is allowed in the hours you have in mind before you book. We will work to the hours you give us.
Short notice
Urgent out-of-hours sweeping is sometimes possible, but it depends entirely on an operator being free in your area at that time. Call us and we will tell you quickly whether it can be covered.
For daytime work see operated road sweeper hire. For repeated night or weekend visits, a programme under nationwide contract sweeping usually works best.