Browns Transport General Haulage – Wivenhoe

Established since 1984, Browns Transport has over 35 years of experience in offering a wide range of transport and logistical solutions. We are a small family run business with 3 different types of lorries. Ideal for any job you need operating from our depot in Wivenhoe we reach out to sites all across Wivenhoe.

Covering the Wivenhoe area, we provide crane mounted lorry Hiab vehicles. With experienced and professional drivers, and can solve your lifting and transporting issues with one vehicle.

Our fleet includes a diverse range of hiab cranes and services include general haulage, full loads, spot hire, container handling and contract hire. Whether it is just a one-off job or on a regular basis, we can help. If you have any questions or would like a quote for our services in Wivenhoe, please get in touch with us.

General Haulage

General Haulage

Our Wivenhoe Mission Statement

We have built up an excellent reputation throughout Wivenhoe for providing fast, efficient and concise general Haulage services. With many years of experience in the general haulage industry. We have the knowledge, capacity, and capability to offer a friendly and reliable service that meets your deadlines. Browns Transport Ltd staff are waiting to deal with every aspect of your product movement every step of the way. Our service is second to none in Wivenhoe. We go out of our way to make sure everything is to our client’s satisfaction each and every time.

Our Wivenhoe General Haulage Vehicles

General Haulage

 

Low loader

Our low loader hire enables your mechanised plant, materials and cabins to be moved quickly and efficiently around Wivenhoe

 

Hiab Crane Hire

Browns Transport have specialised in providing Hiab cranes for domestic and commercial projects in Wivenhoe, with many years of experience.

 

Hiab rigid 4/8 wheeler

For a rigid Hiab to carry a larger load than their trailer body allows. An additional trailer can be pulled which is often referred to as a ‘wagon and drag’.

Interesting Facts About Wivenhoe

History of Wivenhoe

In 1884 the town suffered significant damage when it lay close to the epicentre of one of the most destructive UK earthquakes of all time – the 1884 Colchester earthquake. In 1890, there was a population of about 2,000 mostly engaged in fishing for oysters and sprats and in ship and yacht building. A dry dock was built in 1889 and extended in 1904, making it one of the largest on the East Coast; it was demolished in the mid-1960s. In 1960s, Wivenhoe Park was chosen as the location for the University of Essex.

General Info

Wivenhoe is a town and civil parish in northeastern Essex, England, approximately 3 miles south-east of Colchester. Historically Wivenhoe village, on the banks of the River Colne, and Wivenhoe Cross, on the higher ground to the north, were two separate settlements but with considerable development, in the 19th century, the two have merged. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 7,637, compared with 7,221 in 2001.