Dave Hockin Plant Hire

06/09/2026

🎉 GOODIE BUCKET WINNERS! 🎉

A big thank you to everyone who came along to see us at and and had a go at our competition! 🚜

We had loads of entries, so from everyone who managed to get all the answers correct, we randomly selected a winner from each show…

🏆 Okehampton Show Winner – Lottie Powlesland
🏆 Holsworthy & Stratton Show Winner – Sophia Rosser

Congratulations! 🎉 You’ve each won one of our Dave Hockin Plant Hire & Groundworks goodie buckets, packed with goodies! Please get in touch with the office to arrange collection of your buckets. We will call the numbers provided tomorrow, if we haven't heard from you.

Thanks again to everyone who took part and stopped by our stand. It was great to see so many familiar faces as well as meet plenty of new ones.

We'll see you all again next year!

30/08/2026

A nice simple tarmac driveway freshen up to transform the look of this lovely bungalow

18/08/2026

💧 ON-FARM WATER MANAGEMENT GRANTS – EXPECTED THIS AUTUMN 💧

Thinking about improving water storage on your farm?

Funding for on-farm reservoirs and water management projects is expected to open this autumn, helping farms invest in better water security and resilience.

We can provide a complete service from start to finish, including:

🚜 Site preparation & excavation
💧 Reservoir and lagoon construction
🔧 Pipework & water infrastructure
🚧 Groundworks, access tracks & drainage
🌱 Reinstatement and finishing works

Whether you're considering a new farm reservoir or improvements to your existing water infrastructure, now is a good time to start planning so you're ready when funding becomes available.

Contact us to discuss your project and arrange a site visit
📞 01409 694011
📱 07811 119452
📧 [email protected]

14/08/2026

Okehampton Show you did not disappoint! What a scorcher! ☀️

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by the stand for a chat. It was great to catch up with our customers old and new, catch up with other local businesses and enjoy everything the show had to offer.

Thanks to everyone involved in organising another fantastic show — we’re already looking forward to the next one!

🧠 The winner of our kids' quiz will be announced shortly - thank you to all who took part.

🔨 We had a 3-way tie of 5 hits in our 'nail in the log' challenge. 3 of you managed to hit the 6" nail all the way in just 5 hits. This will be making a return at our next show so get practicing - will it be beaten?

We will be Holsworthy & Stratton Show on Thursday 27th August where you will find us on stand 11 - another great show and a first for us so do pop in and say hi.

10/08/2026

🚜🎪 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪! 🎪🚜

We’ll be at Okehampton Show this Thursday 13th August – so make sure you come and find us!

👀 Loads to look at
🥤 Refreshments
🧠 Kids’ quiz
🎁 Brand-new merchandise

So bring the kids, grab a refreshment and come say hello to the team – we’d love to see some familiar faces and are looking forward to meeting plenty of new ones too!

📍 Stand 119a, Stoney Park Showground, Okehampton. EX20 1SW
🕘 Gates open at 9am!

09/08/2026

We don't just install small tanks... 😳, here are a few pictures of our guys installing a huge underground water harvesting and storage system.

02/08/2026

Dean has been out with our mole plough this week installing some water pipe to help get some much needed additional spring fed water supply around the fields.

26/07/2026

A freshen up for this farm courtyard and an amazing transformation. We installed new drainage, underground ducting and services. Adjusted levels and falls to ensure good surface water direction and then laid new concrete adding some detail to give it a more domestic look but retaining the durability of concrete.

12/07/2026

28/06/2026

A huge recognition to all of our staff for working continuously hard in extreme heats over the last few weeks! Here's just a few of the projects they've been working on ☀️😎