Getting Your Load from A to B with AFD
Grab hire, muck away and aggregate delivery from Ady Durnford, based in Balcombe and covering all of Sussex and Surrey since 1992.
Call Ady today
07973 133284
Grab hire, muck away and aggregate delivery from Ady Durnford, based in Balcombe and covering all of Sussex and Surrey since 1992.
Whatever needs moving, Ady can get it from A to B.
Loading and removal of soil, rubble, hardcore and more. Charged by the load across Sussex and Surrey.
Learn more →
Soil, clay, hardcore and rubble removed and taken to licensed tips.
Learn more →
Type 1, shingle, ballast, sand, topsoil and more. Minimum 8 tonnes, sourced and delivered.
Learn more →
Clearance from farms and equestrian yards. Collected by the full load and recycled onto fields as fertiliser.
Learn more →
Ady Durnford started out as an arable farmer before moving into haulage, and he's been at it ever since. When you call AFD Transport, you get Ady. When the lorry turns up, Ady's driving it.
On time, does a proper job, and keeps you in the loop. He sourced and specified the lorry himself, and yes, he keeps it spotless.
Read Ady's StoryBased in Balcombe. These are some of the areas Ady works in regularly. See full coverage →
A few things people ask Ady most often. If yours isn't here, give him a ring.
Pricing starts from £150 and depends on the job: how far Ady has to travel, what's being loaded, where it's going and how many loads are needed. Each load can take up to 16 tonnes, and you're charged by the load. The cleanest way to get a number is a quick phone call. Ady will ask a couple of questions about your site and give you a straight quote.
Ady's 8-wheel Scania carries up to 16 tonnes per load. That's roughly equivalent to two 8-yard skips' worth of soil or rubble in a single trip. For larger jobs Ady will run multiple loads from the same site.
Muck away is the loading and removal of spoil from your site to a licensed disposal point. Soil, clay, hardcore, broken concrete, brick rubble, chalk and flint are all standard. Ady is a licensed waste carrier (CBDU617351) and only uses licensed tips, so the waste transfer paperwork is sorted properly.
Hazardous waste, asbestos and Japanese knotweed are not covered. Those need a specialist contractor.
Most Sussex jobs can be fitted in within a few days, often sooner. Urgent same-day jobs are sometimes possible if Ady has a gap in the schedule. Phone is always the fastest way to find out. Leave a message if he's driving and he'll call straight back.
Ady covers all of East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey from his base in Balcombe. That includes Brighton & Hove, Worthing, Crawley, Horsham, Chichester, Eastbourne, Lewes, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Dorking and the surrounding villages. If you're outside that area, give him a ring. For the right job he'll travel further.
Yes. AFD Transport Ltd is registered with the Environment Agency as an Upper Tier Waste Carrier (licence CBDU617351), holds public liability and goods-in-transit insurance, and the lorry is covered by comprehensive vehicle insurance. Companies House registration is 04953584.
Yes. Ady delivers Type 1, shingle, ballast, sand, topsoil and other standard aggregates, sourced from local quarries. Minimum delivery is 8 tonnes. He can also do a "load swap" on the same trip: drop fresh aggregate on site, then load up your spoil and take it away. This is the most cost-effective option if you need both.
The minimum job value is £150. Below that, a skip company will probably work out cheaper. From single-load garden clearances upwards, the grab lorry is hard to beat for speed and cost.
Skip hire drops a container on your drive, you fill it over a few days, and the company collects it. Grab hire is a lorry with a hydraulic crane that arrives, loads the material directly, and leaves the same visit, usually under an hour on site.
One grab lorry load is roughly equivalent to two 8-yard skips' worth of material. So for any job over a couple of skips, grab hire works out cheaper, faster and avoids parking permits or skip licences. For very small jobs (a single 4-yard skip's worth or less), skip hire is usually the better option.
Soil, clay, subsoil, hardcore, broken concrete, brick rubble, chalk and flint are all standard. Mixed inert construction waste is fine. Garden waste, dung and green waste is also fine. It gets recycled onto fields.
What we can't take: hazardous waste, asbestos, Japanese knotweed, plasterboard, tyres, fridges/freezers, or any waste mixed with chemicals or oil. If you're unsure, ring Ady and describe the load. He'll tell you straight away.
Usually not. The grab lorry parks on the public road or your driveway only for as long as it takes to load (typically 20–40 minutes), then leaves. That's not the same as a skip, which sits on the public highway and needs a council permit.
If your site has unusual access (single-track lanes, weight restrictions, sensitive verges or a need for traffic management), ring Ady to discuss. He's worked Sussex roads for over 30 years and will know what's needed.
Yes. If you need both fresh aggregate delivered and spoil taken away, Ady can drop the aggregate, then load up your spoil and take it away on the same visit. It's the most cost-effective option because you're only paying for one trip's worth of fuel and time.
Common load-swap combinations: drop Type 1 / pick up clay; drop ballast / pick up rubble; drop topsoil / pick up subsoil. The two materials need to be kept separate, so let Ady know in advance.