PADDOCK MAINTENANCE AND EQUESTRIAN SERVICES

We undertake a complete paddock maintenance service including:

• Harrowing
• Fertiliser Spreading
• Spraying – using a variety of equipment, from a knapsack sprayer or a quad bike with 3.5 metre boom for small areas, to a 24 metre trailed sprayer for much larger areas
• Topping
• Reseeding/Overseeding
• Flat Rolling
• Hedge Cutting

We can provide one off tasks, as well as providing a complete management programme, tailored to your specific requirements for your land, soil type and budget.

MUCK REMOVAL

In addition to the grassland services, we also provide a cost effective and efficient muck removal service. We use a large 25 cubic metre trailer (over twice the size of a standard grab lorry) to clear any type of bedding, from straw and shavings, to Aubiose and Hemcore and all other types of bedding in between! Depending upon the frequency of removal, prices start from as little as £60.00/load and we can undertake one off collections, right through collections once per week, depending upon your requirements. This means we can cater for the smaller horse owner, right up to the largest livery yards, stud farms and equestrian centres.

VEGETATION CLEARANCE SERVICES

Any type of overgrown field, hedgerow or scrubland area can be cleared, using a number of different methods. Brambles, hawthorn, blackthorn, fallen branches, overhanging branches – you name it and we can usually clear it! Using our 6 metre reach heavy duty flail hedgecutter, combined with our front mounted heavy duty flail mower, chainsaws and a 6" capacity wood chipper, this enables us to provide an extremely cost effective and efficient service. Our staff are fully qualified and proficient in the use of chainsaws and all associated equipment.

For larger areas, we use a tri-saw blade mounted on a hedgecutter, working together with a tractor and front end loader with grab and a 360 excavator. This enables us to provide a quick, efficient and cost effective service to those looking to clear larger areas of land. We can then provide a complete re-seeding service to bring the land back into commercial use once again.

In addition to these services, we are also able to provide a comprehensive ditch and pond clearance service.

FENCING

We can supply and erect all types of fencing and gates including:

• Post and rail
• Post and plain wire
• Post and barbed wire
• Stock fencing, with or without barbed wire
• Closeboard and Lap Panel
• Knee Rail
• Bowtop
• Rabbit Fencing

Posts can either be rammed in by hand or machine, or bored and concreted, depending upon customer requirements. All materials we use are pressure treated and are manufactured to the highest standards, with many products supplied with a 15 year guarantee.

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

In addition to our specialist grassland services, we also undertake a number of specialist services for farms and large estates. These include:

• GPS Nutrient Mapping and Soil Sampling
• Crop Spraying and Liquid Fertiliser Application, using a 24 metre trailed Chafer sprayer
• Hedge & Verge Cutting, using either a flail or tri-saw blade attachment
• Overseeding/Reseeding
• Setaside and field margin mowing
• Slug pelleting
• Field Margin and footpath spraying
• Tractor, driver and 18 tonne trailer with floatation wheels for hire

Our 150hp tractor has a power boost to 165hp and is available in three forms:

1. Tractor and driver
2. Tractor and driver, plus a 3 tonne front end loader, which is available with pallet forks, bucket, muck grab, bale spike or silage/haylage bale grab.
3. Tractor and driver, plus an 18 tonne high speed grain trailer, complete with floatation wheels, sprung drawbar, hydraulic tailgate and air brakes.

Our operators are experienced in all aspects of arable operations, from cultivations and drilling, to spraying and fertiliser spreading and are available with our 150hp tractor, to undertake any of these tasks on one-off occasions, or regular contracts. Both operators are PA1 and PA2 certified.

AMENITY GRASSCARE

• General ground maintenance – grass cutting, strimming, all aspects of weed control, tree guard removal and litter clearance.
• All aspects of grass cutting, using ride on and pedestrian machines, covering football pitches, fields, orchards, lawns and churchyards. Large and small areas can be catered for and we can undertake regular grass cutting contracts, as well as one off tasks.
• Sports Pitch maintenance – weed control, worm cast control, fertiliser spreading, sand spreading and reseeding.

All of our amenity tasks are undertaken, using specialist equipment with low ground pressure tyres. In conjunction with a fully qualified amenity agronomist, we can provide a complete service to football and rugby clubs, golf courses, polo grounds and school playing fields.

GROUNDWORKS

We can undertake a number of groundwork operations, which include:

• Stable bases
• Trackways and driveways
• Water pipe work and drainage
• Biodisc and septic tank installations

We undertake a complete service for the construction of stables, from groundworks, to erection of the stables and the installation of the appropriate water and electricity supplies, using our qualified craftsmen. We handle everything from start to finish, enabling the client to deal with just one price and one contractor.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

We are constantly looking for new and innovative services to offer to our clients and this year, we have begun to offer a GPS Nutrient Mapping and soil sampling service, in conjunction with Keith Mount Liming. Fields are measured and mapped, using a quad bike with a GPS receiver. Plots are marked by the GPS receiver and then navigated to (which represent approximately 1 hectare), where 16 samples of soil are collected from each plot.

Samples are then sent off to a laboratory, where they are analysed for P, K, Mg and pH. The information collected is then transferred into nutrient maps, showing the differing nutrient levels in each sampled field, in addition to the alkalinity and acidity. Each field will have an individual nutrient map for P, K, Mg and pH, showing the particular areas that are requiring fertiliser and those areas that do not. In addition to the nutrient maps, a four year management plan will be created for each field, using information obtained from the client, with regards to soil type, cropping, any organic manures that have or will be applied and whether straw is removed or chopped.

These maps can be used by the client to enable them to spread their fertiliser products, only in the areas that require them. Alternatively if the client has their own variable rate fertiliser spreader, the nutrient maps can be transferred onto the required hardware, which can then be used by the client to undertake their own variable rate applications.

Major benefits gained from this type of sampling, include reducing input costs and increasing profitability, by only applying fertiliser and lime where it is needed, rather than in blanket applications. Customers find that they are receiving typical cost savings of up to 30% on their fertiliser bills.

For more detailed information, please contact us for a competitive quotation.

ABOUT US

P.W. May Contracting has been trading since April 2005 and is based at Eastwick Hall Farm, which is just outside the village of Eastwick, near Harlow on the Essex/Hertfordshire border. The company was established by Peter May, when he saw a niche in the market for a contractor providing services to the equestrian industry. From small beginnings providing a paddock topping service to local clients, the company now undertakes a wide range of services for over 130 satisfied clients covering over 1,300 acres of horse paddocks and grass areas, within a 30 mile radius of their base.

The size of the job is not important and each customer is treated equally, which we feel is essential to the success of the company. This is shown by the diversity of our clients, who range from equestrian centres and livery yard owners, to farmers, parish councils and private land owners. Not only do we undertake our own work, but we are also employed by other local contractors, to assist with their work. Tasks undertaken for them include flail mowing, tractor and driver hire and specialist ATV spraying, which involves us spraying such varied areas from cover crops and deer parks, to Elstree and Panshanger Aerodromes!

"We aim to provide a reliable, cost effective and professional service to all our clients. My three staff are polite and professional about their work, and all machinery is signwritten and cleaned regularly, as I feel that first impressions are very important.

CONTACT US

Telephone: 01279 423214
Mobile : 07733 103431
Email: enquiries@pwmaycontracting.co.uk

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