HTF Transport provides HIAB hire across Oldham Metropolitan Borough. Our Audenshaw depot is approximately 7 miles from Oldham town centre, around 20 to 25 minutes via the A627 through Ashton-under-Lyne or M60 Junction 22, making Oldham one of our closest and fastest-response service areas for crane lorry hire.
We cover Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Failsworth, Lees, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Greenfield, Hollinwood, and Springhead, serving OL1 through OL4, OL8, and OL9, plus M35 for Failsworth. Beyond HIAB crane hire, HTF Transport provides a full range of transport and logistics services across Oldham. Whether it’s a single lift or months of scheduled deliveries, our fleet handles both.
HTF Transport is a family run haulage and lifting company working from a depot in Audenshaw, east Manchester. We have been moving and lifting loads for customers since 1989, and today run a modern fleet of HIAB crane lorries, tractor units, ramp equipped vehicles and 4×4 LCVs.
Every lift is carried out by our own trained operators rather than subcontracted out, so the person on the crane is the person we are accountable for. The fleet holds FORS Silver accreditation, all vehicles are ADR compliant for hazardous loads, and every unit is TomTom tracked so we can give you accurate progress on your delivery. We work around the clock, including nights and weekends, for jobs that need road closures or out of hours access.
Materials, cabins, plant and equipment delivered and placed exactly where the site needs them.
Bricks, blocks, timber and packs lifted over hoardings and set down in position.
Site cabins and welfare units collected, delivered and lifted onto their bases.
Industrial machines collected, moved and positioned by trained crane operators.
Diggers, dumpers and site equipment moved between compounds and sites.
Beams, columns and fabricated steel delivered and set down at the workface.
Pallets set down where a forklift cannot reach, from single pallets to full loads.
Wide, long and heavy loads moved under the right notifications, crane included.
Take a look below at some FAQs regarding HIAB Hire, any questions not answered here feel free to get in touch.
We cover all of Oldham Metropolitan Borough for HIAB hire, including Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Failsworth, Lees, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Greenfield, and Hollinwood. We serve OL1 through OL4, OL8, and OL9, plus the M35 postcode covering Failsworth.
HIAB hire rates in Oldham vary depending on the crane capacity, job duration, and site access. As one of our closest service areas, you benefit from minimal mobilisation costs. Our quotes are all-inclusive, covering the operator, vehicle, fuel, and insurance. Contact us on 0161 785 9691 for a free, no-obligation quote.
Our Audenshaw depot is approximately 7 miles from Oldham town centre, a 20 to 25 minute drive, and for urgent jobs we can typically have a HIAB on site within 45 minutes to an hour of dispatch. Failsworth, the closest part of the borough to our depot, is usually quicker still. For planned work, we can typically offer same-day availability throughout the borough.
Yes, with careful planning. Saddleworth’s villages, including Uppermill, Greenfield, Delph, Dobcross, and Diggle, have narrow lanes originally built for horse and cart. Some roads are too tight even for bus services. We operate compact rigid HIABs suited to these conditions, and our operators assess routes beforehand. For particularly restricted moorland or hillside sites towards the Peak District, our 4×4 pickup vehicles offer an alternative. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal corridor through Saddleworth can also present access constraints where HIAB crane reach is essential for lifting over walls.
Absolutely. Hollinwood Junction is a major new development adjacent to M60 Junction 22, a £25m scheme delivering 192,000 sq ft of warehousing and manufacturing space across 13 units, creating over 720 jobs. Aurora Park at Broadway Green, Chadderton is a £39m development with 18 industrial units under construction. We’re set up to handle warehouse fit-outs, machinery installation, and heavy equipment delivery across both sites, benefiting from direct M60 motorway access.
Yes, this is one of our most common jobs in Oldham. The borough has 104 surviving textile mills, many now converted into multi-let industrial units housing manufacturers, fabricators, and workshops. These mills often have tight yards, low arches, and cobbled approaches designed for an earlier era. Our HIAB crane reach is essential for lifting equipment over walls, through upper-floor openings, or into areas where forklift access simply isn’t possible. We assess access at each mill site before the job to select the right vehicle.
Yes. Oldham is undergoing over £250m of combined regeneration investment. This includes Prince’s Gate at Mumps (330+ homes, £32m GMCA funding), the Town Centre residential programme (1,200 new homes across the Civic Centre, former Magistrates’ Court, and Leisure Centre sites), and the new Boundary Park Stadium redevelopment. We provide crane lorry services for steel deliveries, construction materials, and heavy plant to these active sites. Our CPCS and CSCS qualified operators meet the safety requirements of major contractors across all these developments.
We provide operated HIAB crane hire across Oldham and the surrounding towns, working from our depot in Audenshaw. Full coverage detail is in the section above, and our nearest location pages are linked below.
Use our interactive vehicle calculator to find the right HIAB specification for your job. Enter your load weight, dimensions, and site requirements, and we’ll recommend the best vehicle from our fleet.