plant hire brand

Hydrema

Hydrema is a family-owned Danish manufacturer of dump trucks, wheeled excavators and backhoe loaders aimed at mid-size earthmoving rather than the largest civils plant. Its dumpers are favoured by UK groundworks and forestry contractors who need strong traction and payload on soft or uneven ground.

Last reviewed 13 September 2026

Built in

Denmark

Manufacturing since

1959

UK availability

Available in the UK, smaller network

Supported in the UK through a dedicated North Yorkshire-based distributor (Hydrema UK) rather than a wide multi-brand dealer network.

What Hydrema builds

Articulated dump trucks/dumpersWheeled excavatorsBackhoe loaders

Hydrema model ranges

Range	What it is
9-series dumpers	Articulated dump trucks/dumpers, including the 912F
MX excavator range	Wheeled excavators

How Hydrema compares

These are the makes buyers actually cross-shop against Hydrema.

Hydrema vs Thwaites

If you have hired a site dumper in Britain, there is a good chance it was a Thwaites. A focused manufacturer rather than a full-line one, and that focus is why hire fleets keep buying them.

UK companies hiring and selling Hydrema

No listed company has told us they carry Hydrema yet.

That does not mean nobody near you does - most plant hire firms carry several makes and list none of them. Start with the companies covering your area:

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GetBrent is an independent directory of UK hire and sales companies. We are not a Hydrema dealer and have no affiliation with, or endorsement from, Hydrema. The Hydrema name and model names are trademarks of their owner, used here only to identify the products they refer to. Specifications vary by model year and market - always confirm weights, dimensions and towing limits with the supplier before hiring or buying.