Peebles is a Tweed valley market town about twenty miles south of Edinburgh, joined to the city by the A703 and to Galashiels and Lanarkshire by the A72. Much of the working population commutes north, and demand for homes has brought steady housebuilding on the edges of the town and at Cardrona.
Beyond the town, the hills are heavily forested. Timber lorries from plantations around Glentress and the wider valley share the A72 with visitor traffic, and both leave their mark on the road. Sweeping requests tend to come from developers, forestry and haulage firms, and those maintaining the two main routes.
Coverage around Peebles and Tweeddale
Cardrona, Innerleithen, Walkerburn and Eddleston are covered with Peebles, and West Linton and Broughton can be considered. This is a rural area with winding valley roads, so operators generally travel from Midlothian or the central Borders. Half-day or full-shift hire is usually more practical than a brief visit.