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Road planing services.
Own plant. Own crews. Accountable for the pass.

Cold planing and asphalt milling, fully manned and delivered by our own trained crews. Operated planers from 0.35m to 2m. We can package tippers, a sweeper and haulage around the pass, or hire a planer into your programme if you've already got the rest covered.

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24/7 Plant Workshop

In-house back-up keeps kit running

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Replacement Guarantee

A breakdown never stops your job

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In-House Haulage

Own low-loaders, on our schedule

» Two routes

Hire into your programme, or a defined planing package

Most contractors land in one of two places.

Operated planer hire into your programme is for when you already run the site, the tippers, the traffic management and the pave that follows.

You need the right width planer and a crew who know the kit, on your dates. You don't need us taking the whole job off your desk. That's what planer hire is for.

Road planing services as a defined package is for when the pass has to land as one accountable job.

Machine, operators, tippers, sweeper and haulage planned together, with one team responsible for the cut and the clear. That's this page.

Either route gets you site-ready plant and crews when you need them. You decide how much of the pass we carry.

MAC road planer stripping a worn surface

» What is included

What road planing services cover

  • Operated cold planers from 0.35m to 2m, matched to carriageway, car park, estate road or tight-access work
  • Tippers, sweeper and haulage packaged around the pass if you want them
  • Our own low-loaders, so plant moves on our schedule
  • In-house 24/7 workshop if a machine needs fixing or swapping
  • West Midlands as our core patch, with national reach for larger programmes

Cold planing and asphalt milling are the same job: taking off the worn surface so the next trade can lay. We don't put a body in a seat and walk away from the result.

» Which route

When hire suits and when a full planing service suits

Go for operated hire when

  • Your programme already covers tippers, sweeping and the pave
  • You only need the planer and operator for a known window
  • You want to keep control of the site and just fill a plant gap

Operated planer hire →

Go for planing services when

  • You need the pass delivered as one package by one accountable team
  • Tippers, sweeper and haulage have to move with the planer, not be chased separately
  • The risk of a poor cut, late wagons or a stalled drum sits better with the firm that owns the kit

Not sure? Tell us what you've already got on the job and what still needs covering. We'll say plainly which route fits. We won't push the bigger package by default.

» How we see the work

Our own plant, our own crews, accountable for the pass. A full-service firm, not a seat-filler.

» What we need from you

How a planing package is scoped

Tell us:

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Size and depth

The size and depth of the removal

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Access and loading

The access and how the planer will load into tippers

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Where the arisings go

Whether arisings leave site, get stockpiled or stay with your team

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Hours and handover

Working hours and when the area has to be ready again

What MAC confirms

We'll confirm the cutting width and whether tippers or a sweeper sit in the package. We'll also confirm whether you're hiring into your programme or buying a defined planing service.

» Coverage

West Midlands core, national when the programme is longer

Our core patch is the West Midlands, roughly 60 miles out. For larger and longer programmes we work nationally. If travel would stretch the crew, we'll tell you on day one.

» Delivered by MAC

Planing work we have delivered

Operated planing on live schemes, from hotel car parks to national patching programmes.

2004
Established
West Midlands
3
Generations
surfacing heritage
24/7
Workshop support
in-house back-up
Own
Plant and crews
self-delivered
UK
Programme reach
for larger, long term work

» The same team

Hire, paving plant and planings

Operated planer hire when you already run the programme. Paver hire for the next trade. Road planings from live MAC works.

» Paving your success

Twenty years of surfacing, self-delivered

Our own people, our own plant and a workshop that never sleeps. Two minutes on who we are and how we work.

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» Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

When do I need planing services instead of planer hire?+

When the pass has to land as one accountable package. That means machine, crew, tippers, sweeper and haulage together, rather than a planer slotted into a programme you already run.

What is cold planing or asphalt milling?+

Taking off the worn asphalt surface with a road planer so new material can be laid. Same process, two names.

Can tippers and a sweeper sit in the package?+

Yes, when the programme needs them. They run alongside our planing as supporting plant, not as standalone hire.

Do you work nationally?+

The West Midlands gets the quickest turnaround. We go national for larger, longer programmes.

Is the work self-delivered?+

Yes. Our own plant, our own trained operators and our own in-house workshop. We don't subcontract it out to fill seats.

Accredited & certified

ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
Constructionline Gold
CHAS
SSIP
CPA
FORS
Avetta
Builders Profile
Logistics UK
Armed Forces Covenant Gold
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
Constructionline Gold
CHAS
SSIP
CPA
FORS
Avetta
Builders Profile
Logistics UK
Armed Forces Covenant Gold

Talk through the pass

Tell us whether you need a planer in your programme or a defined planing package. We'll come back with the width, the support plant and an honest view on coverage for your dates.

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