Why Choose Us?
BECAUSE
Experience
Our dad had his own plant hire company so ‘it’s in the blood’, as they say. Each of us have been operating various types of machinery for over thirty years now, so with our combined vast experience we are confident of being well equipped to expertly handle any scenario which may arise during your project.
Trustworthy
You only have to read our testimonials to see what our many satisfied clients think of our work and character.
I would highly recommend this Company. They were punctual and very obliging. I needed the rockery cleared and my raised bed taken away along with a bed of overgrown shrubs. They completed the job without damaging the rest of the garden. I was well impressed. They completed the work to a high standard. Thanks once again.
“I recently called in Edinburgh Micro Diggers, to estimate constructing a concrete base for a garden room. I had previously attempted, unsuccessfully to try and dig this by hand. Access is fairly limited to the area.
Stewart and his team, carried out this work, carefully taking care of the surrounding trees and garden. The whole job was completed quickly, on time and neatly tided up on completion. I am very happy with the finished result. I highly recommend Edinburgh Micro Diggers, they are very nice to deal with, the job done to a very high standard, and I would most certainly use there service again.”
Stewart of Edinburgh Micro Diggers completed the foundation works efficiently and precisely.
He took great care in ensuring that our landscaped areas around the foundations were retained in their current condition whilst undertaking the works.
We were very pleased his workmanship and would highly recommend him.
Stewart has done an amazing job clearing a skips worth of soil from our back garden and levelling the area. He got everything completed (including sorting the skip) in a timely manner and his communication was great. What I really appreciated was that he pointed out potential issues with moving the digger and truck over our slabs and then took additional measures to ensure the slabs remained intact. A fabulous job and I would highly recommend Edinburgh Micro Diggers.
Extremely impressed with Stewart, did a great job in really challenging circumstances. It was a big excavation, foundations, and additional drainage - carried out during a very wet spell and involving sticky/heavy clay. Truly grim conditions, but he kept going and completed the job to a high standard and managed the changes along the way superbly. A trustworthy, hard working, reliable, and quality tradesman. I wouldn't hesitate to use him again; and would not consider using anyone else.
We love our patio. We have a small courtyard garden that we wanted paved and the levels changed to fit with a new patio door. Stewart and Jim were great, they came to visit the site before starting work, sent me photos of previous jobs, suggested paving slabs and suppliers and ways of laying the paving and dealt with problems that arose during the build. We are super happy with the workmanship and the drainage in the courtyard. Everything was delivered within budget and on time. Importantly Jim and Stewart are really lovely blokes who it’s a pleasure to have working in your home.
Jim and Stewart were absolutely fantastic from start to finish with all they did for our groundworks, garden, decking and patio. They were professional, well-priced, and went above and beyond to ensure an extremely high standard of work throughout. I would highly recommend them to anyone. We are so pleased with all the end results. We found them great, hard-working and kind people. Five stars from us.
Tidy
One of the main concerns from many potential customers when contemplating getting a company to work in their garden with a mini- or micro-digger is 'will my lawn or grass be ruined afterwards?' There is usually a way to do the works though, with the minimum disruption to the grass and surrounding areas of the garden... and our testimonials are a testament to our success.
Equipment
Efficient, Precise, Careful.
"Stewart of Edinburgh Micro Diggers completed the foundation works efficiently and precisely. He took great care in ensuring that our landscaped areas around the foundations were retained in their current condition whilst undertaking the works. We were very pleased his workmanship and would highly recommend him."
— I. Reid
Wackers
Wackers - we have three different types of wackers all for different types of work (more info on Driveways Page) There are three main types of wackers:
petrol rammers
Petrol Rammers - which come in different sizes. The heavier ones allow 150mm layers to be compacted too and are suitable for driveways where vehicles will run over them. Can also be used for patios, paths and concrete bases etc. This type is the only one which should be used for when backfilling narrow trenches, i.e. for new underground services.
petrol vibrating plates
These are the ones which can normally be easily lifted by two people and because they are so light, should only be used for paths, patios, to compact and even out sand under concrete floors and around newly built blockwork for foundations etc.
Unfortunately though, they are still widely used to compact driveways which will have a much greater chance of future settlement.
Why Choose Us?
Trustworthy, Hardworking, Reliable
"Extremely impressed with Stewart, did a great job in really challenging circumstances. It was a big excavation, foundations, and additional drainage - carried out during a very wet spell and involving sticky/heavy clay. Truly grim conditions, but he kept going and completed the job to a high standard and managed the changes along the way superbly. A trustworthy, hard working, reliable, and quality tradesman. I wouldn't hesitate to use him again; and would not consider using anyone else."
— Axel Thomson, Straiton, Edinburgh.
Areas We Serve
Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Penicuik, Dalkeith, Biggar, Peebles, Tranent, Haddington, Dunbar, North Berwick, Livingston, Bathgate, Broxburn, South Queensferry, Lanark, Carluke, Galashiels, Boness and Falkirk.