Newtown was expanded as a planned growth town in the 1960s and 1970s, which left it with more industry than its size would suggest. The Mochdre, Vastre and Dyffryn industrial estates house manufacturing, engineering and distribution firms, and their roads and yards are the most regular source of sweeping work in mid Wales.
The bypass opened in 2019 and now takes A483 and A489 through traffic south of the town, which has made the older roads easier to work on and created a length of modern carriageway to maintain. New housing, flood defence maintenance along the Severn and farm traffic on the surrounding lanes supply the remainder. Road works across Montgomeryshire are often serviced from Newtown because there are few alternatives nearby.
Coverage in and around Newtown
Hire arranged for Newtown can extend to Llanllwchaiarn, Abermule, Kerry, Caersws and Llanidloes. Sweepers generally come from Shropshire or further afield, so journeys of an hour or more each way are normal. That makes day hire the standard arrangement here, and several days’ notice is advisable; nothing can be promised at short notice.