HTF Transport provides professional HIAB hire across Rochdale Metropolitan Borough. Our Audenshaw depot is approximately 12 miles from Rochdale town centre, and once a vehicle is dispatched we are typically on site within 30 to 40 minutes via the M60 and M62, making Rochdale one of our quickest service areas for crane lorry hire.
We cover Rochdale town centre, Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough, Milnrow, Castleton, Wardle, Smithy Bridge, and Newhey, plus nearby Whitworth just over the Lancashire boundary, serving postcodes OL10, OL11, OL12, OL15, and OL16, along with M24 (Middleton). Beyond HIAB crane hire, HTF Transport provides a full range of transport and logistics services across Rochdale. From a one-off delivery to scheduled support on a long-running project, our fleet covers the full spread of transport work in the borough.
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 the whole of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough for HIAB hire, including Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough, Milnrow, Castleton, Norden, Bamford, Wardle, and Smithy Bridge. We serve the Rochdale-area postcodes OL10, OL11, OL12, OL15, and OL16, plus M24 for Middleton.
What you’ll pay for HIAB hire in Rochdale comes down to crane specification, job length, and access conditions. Our depot is just 12 miles from Rochdale, keeping mobilisation costs competitive. All quotes include operator, vehicle, fuel, and insurance. Call 0161 785 9691 for a free quote.
Once a vehicle is dispatched, we can typically reach Rochdale within 30 to 40 minutes from our Audenshaw depot via the M60 and M62. Same-day and next-day availability is standard for pre-booked work across all Rochdale postcodes.
Yes. Kingsway Business Park covers 420 acres with over 3.4 million sq ft of space, directly accessed from M62 Junction 21. Its occupiers include Amazon, JD Sports, ASDA/Wincanton, Takeuchi Manufacturing, and Danish Crown, and our fleet is equipped for the machinery delivery, container placement, and warehouse fit-out work that sites of this scale generate. Stakehill Industrial Estate (200 acres between Middleton and Castleton) is the same kind of territory, with major occupiers like Booker, CEVA Logistics, and Yodel creating steady demand for crane lorry work.
We can. Rochdale is part of the Atom Valley growth zone, one of Greater Manchester’s six designated zones targeting 17 million sq ft of employment space and 20,000 jobs. The flagship 30,000 sq ft Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre (SMMC) is under construction at Kingsway. Our crane lorries are suited to the construction materials, steel, and heavy equipment deliveries that advanced manufacturing facilities like these require.
Yes. Rochdale Riverside’s second phase is set to bring new homes and hotel space into the town centre. Station Gardens is building 81 net-zero homes near the railway station, and £20m of Pride in Place funding is transforming Heywood town centre. The borough has £197.6m in capital projects underway, with 61% from external grants. Our CPCS and CSCS qualified operators meet the safety requirements for all these major contractor sites.
Yes, with the right vehicle selection. The eastern parts of the borough climb towards the Pennine ridge at Blackstone Edge, where roads become steeper and narrower. Littleborough and nearby Whitworth have a mix of residential and light industrial sites that can present access challenges. We use our compact rigid HIAB units for these locations and assess routes beforehand. The A58 towards Littleborough involves gradients that our operators are familiar with, and for remote hillside sites our 4×4 vehicles offer an alternative delivery solution.
We provide operated HIAB crane hire across Rochdale 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.