Barnstaple is the commercial centre for a wide rural area, and almost everything arrives by one road: the A361 North Devon Link Road from the M5 at Tiverton. Upgrading work on that route, together with maintenance on the A39 towards Bideford and the A377 Exeter road, produces a steady call for sweepers working alongside surfacing and civils teams.
Within the town, the Roundswell area on the south-western side has grown into a large retail and business district, and Pottington and Seven Brethren hold older industrial and trade premises close to the River Taw. New housing at the town’s edges and in neighbouring villages adds site work, and farm and forestry traffic brings mud onto approach roads through the winter months.
Coverage around Barnstaple and North Devon
Bickington, Fremington, Sticklepath, Newport, Pilton and Landkey are covered with the town, and operators working in North Devon also reach Braunton, Bideford and South Molton. This is a rural district some distance from the motorway, so vehicles may travel a fair way to site. Booking ahead and taking a full shift generally works out better than a short visit.