EST. 2025 — DEVON'S PLANT HIRE SPECIALISTS
Plant and tool hire across the South West. Operated or self-drive to full project planning and management.
OUR FLEET
From mini-excavators to heavy plant. Maintained to manufacturer spec, ready to deliver across the South West.
1T – 3T
1ton, 1.6ton, 2.5ton, 3ton and more. Operated or self-drive.
VIEW DETAILS→0.5T – 3T
From 0.5ton track barrows, 3 ton dumpers and more. Site-ready for any earth-moving job.
VIEW DETAILS→PLATE + FOOT
Wacker Plate and Foot Wackers. Tarmac, soil and hardcore compaction.
VIEW DETAILS→SITE TOOLS
Floor saws, Stihl saws, water pumps, hammer drills, breakers, grinders, core drills and more.
VIEW DETAILS→2.5KVA – 10KVA
2.5kVA to 10kVA generators and 110V inverters. Reliable site power and backup supply.
VIEW DETAILS→45MM – 75MM
45mm, 55mm, 75mm and more. Trenchless mole for underground installations.
VIEW DETAILS→OFFICES + WELFARE
From full site offices to mobile Ground Hog units. Everything your crew needs on site.
VIEW DETAILS→PLAN + DELIVER
Full project planning and management, backed by our sister company K.Ottaway Pipelines for complete groundworks delivery.
VIEW DETAILS→OUR SERVICES
Three ways to hire. Whatever fits your site, your team, and your timeline.
SKILLED OPERATOR INCLUDED
Our certified operators arrive on site ready to work. Fully qualified, fully insured, and machine-matched to the job. You focus on the project — we handle the kit and the skill.
YOU OPERATE, WE DELIVER
Got your own competent operators? We deliver clean, fuelled, fully serviced machinery direct to your site. Daily, weekly, or long-term contract rates.
LONG-TERM, SIMPLIFIED
Project running 3 months or longer? Lock in preferential rates with a contract hire agreement. Fleet flexibility, priority access, single monthly invoice.
OUR STORY
K.Ottaway Plant Hire was built to make plant hire simple. Cutting out the leg work and ensuring our local area has a one-stop shop to ensure their projects are achieved with a simple belief — that good, well-maintained kit is delivered on time, every time.
As we grow we have built a supplier base that we trust, building a fleet that our customers can rely on. Locally run, operator-friendly equipment. Equipment that turns up clean and ready to work.
When you hire from us, there is no faceless hire desk. You are getting a direct line to experienced operators that care about your project.
"If I won't use it on my sites you won't find it in our stock. All our kit is battle tested on my own sites before we add it to our stock."
WHY K.OTTAWAY
Six reasons builders, developers, and groundworkers across the South West keep coming back.
Every machine is serviced to manufacturer spec before leaving the yard. No surprises. No on-site breakdowns. No wasted days.
We give you a delivery window and we hit it. Your time on site is money — we treat it like it's ours.
Our operators are fully qualified, site-experienced, and ready to integrate with your team.
Quotes that mean something. No hidden delivery fees, no surprise insurance add-ons. What we quote is what you pay.
Ensuring experienced and insured operators backed by our management teams are ready to work in any type of site environment.
Locally run by qualified operators who care. South West based, phone answered by people who own the machines. Not a national call centre. Not a chatbot.
CLIENT FEEDBACK
What our clients say after working with us.
Used K.Ottaway for three months on a barn conversion in Crediton. Mini-digger turned up clean, serviced, and on time every single Monday. Operator was top notch — proper grafter, no messing. First plant hire firm I've used where I didn't lose a day to a breakdown.
We run multiple sites across the South West and Kieran's lot have been our go-to since day one. Honest quotes, machines that actually work, and someone who answers the phone when there's a problem. That's all you really need from a plant hire firm.
Hired equipment last-minute when our regular supplier let us down. K.Ottaway had it on the back of a trailer and delivered within four hours. Saved the entire week on that project. These guys get it — they know how building sites actually run.
GET A QUOTE
Get in touch and we'll schedule a site visit — we like to understand your project properly before providing a quote.
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FIND US
Based in Devon. Delivering across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, and beyond by arrangement.
Yard Address
K.Ottaway Plant Hire Ltd
Unit 28, Torbay Business Park
Woodview Road, Paignton, TQ4 7HP
Phone
Mon–Fri 7:00am–6:00pm
Sat 8:00am–1:00pm
Replies within 1 business hour
24/7 Emergency Hire
For breakdowns and urgent same-day hire
