Guides
Get it to site,
keep trades working.
A construction courier gets plant parts, fixings and materials to site quickly, working around the real-world access and unloading challenges a building site brings.
What sites actually need delivered
Construction work stalls fast when something is missing. It might be a part for a piece of plant, a box of fixings that has run out, replacement tooling or materials needed to finish a section before the next trade arrives. None of it is dramatic, but all of it can stop progress.
A site courier exists to close those gaps. Instead of sending someone off to fetch the item and losing a worker for the afternoon, the part comes to you on a direct vehicle while the team keeps building. The right thing arrives, and the day stays on track.
Site access is rarely simple
Building sites are not loading bays. Access can be tight, the ground rough, signage temporary and the delivery point a long way from where a vehicle can actually stop. Add gate procedures, restricted hours and shared space with other trades, and a straightforward drop becomes a planned one.
It helps that the fleet runs from motorcycle to articulated lorry, so the vehicle can be matched to both the load and the access. A smaller van often reaches a constrained site where a large lorry simply cannot, and choosing the right size up front avoids a wasted trip.
No forklift? Tail-lift and two-man
Many sites have no forklift, or none free when the delivery lands, so heavy or awkward items need another way down. A tail-lift lowers a load safely to the ground, and a two-person delivery adds the hands to move it to where it is actually needed rather than leaving it at the gate.
Planning this in advance matters, because a heavy item that cannot be unloaded is no use on the kerb. If your delivery needs extra muscle and care at the far end, our guide to two-man delivery explains how it works and when to ask for it.
Pricing for site work
Construction jobs are priced per job and on the route, with a fixed quote before the driver sets off, factoring in the vehicle, any tail-lift and whether a second person is needed. That keeps the cost clear before a wheel turns, even when the delivery itself is anything but simple.
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