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❓ Oil Spills, Road Sweepers & Power Washing – Your Questions Answered 🛢️💦


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Yorks Sweeper Hire Ltd – Trusted Cleaning Solutions Across the Region

Oil spills on construction sites, roads, car parks, or commercial yards can pose serious safety, environmental, and operational risks. At Yorks Sweeper Hire Ltd, we specialise in rapid oil spill response, combining the power of our road sweepers and jet washing teams to clean up quickly, efficiently, and safely.

Here’s a helpful Q&A to explain how we tackle oil spills — and where we do it.

❓ What types of oil spills do you clean up?

We’re fully equipped to deal with:

🛢 Hydraulic oil leaks (common on building sites and with plant machinery)🛢 Diesel and petrol spills🛢 Engine oil and fuel leaks🛢 Long-standing stains in commercial car parks or delivery bays

Whether it's fresh or been sitting a while, we have the chemicals, equipment, and experience to clear it up properly.

❓ How do you clean oil spills?

We use a two-part process to ensure a deep and lasting clean:

  1. Eco-Friendly Chemical Treatment – Specialised products to safely break down the oil without harming surfaces or the environment.

  2. Power Washing & Road Sweeping –

    • Our jet washing units blast away oil, residue, and staining.

    • Our road sweepers follow up to collect debris, rinse water, and ensure the surface is left clean and hazard-free.

This combination ensures a thorough, professional clean with minimal disruption to your site or traffic flow.

❓ Where do you provide oil spill clean-ups?

We cover a wide area across central and southern England, including:

📍 Bedfordshire – Bedford, Kempston, Biggleswade, Luton, Dunstable📍 Buckinghamshire – Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, High Wycombe📍 Northamptonshire – Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Daventry📍 Cambridgeshire & Peterborough – Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, St Neots📍 Leicestershire – Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Market Harborough📍 Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, and all surrounding areas

Whether you're in a rural village or urban business park, our teams are already working nearby.

❓ Who uses your oil spill cleaning services?

We work with:

🏗 Groundworks & construction firms – RM Contractors, T&W, ECL, M&J Evans🏘 Housebuilders – Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Homes, Vistry, Bloor Homes🚛 Logistics & transport hubs – Maritime, Waste King, Costco🏢 Commercial businesses – David Lloyd Gyms, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Frosts🏫 Schools, councils & public spaces✈️ Airports & sensitive areas – including Cranfield Airport

If there’s oil on a surface you care about — we can clean it.

❓ Why choose Yorks Sweeper Hire Ltd?

✔ 15+ years of experience✔ Fully trained & insured operators✔ Fast response for emergency spills✔ Eco-friendly cleaning agents✔ Modern road sweepers and power washing equipment✔ Flexible scheduling – early mornings, late nights, weekends✔ Trusted by national contractors and local businesses alike

We don’t just sweep it under the rug — we clean it properly.

📞 Book Your Oil Spill Clean-Up Today

Oil spills can’t wait — and neither should you. Whether it’s diesel on a driveway or hydraulic oil across a construction site, Yorks Sweeper Hire Ltd is ready to respond.

📲 Call us now for a quote📩 Or enquire through our website🛢️ Serving Beds, Bucks, Northants, Cambs, Leics, Herts & beyond

 
 
 

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Established in 2007. We have been offering cleaning solutions in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Leicestershire, and Hertfordshire ever since. With great reviews, and properly trained staff, you can count on us to get the job done.

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Yorks Sweeper Hire Ltd

Wharley Farm

College Road

Cranfield

MK43 0AH

Mon - Fri: 7am - 6pm
​​Saturday: 9am - 6pm
​Sunday: Closed

01234-751-589

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