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About

Hale & Co.

 

Hale & Co. are located in Drybrook, Gloucestershire and we are your local garden and construction machinery expert. We stock a wide range of lawnmowers, garden tractors, chainsaws, brush cutters, wheelbarrows, cement mixers and much, much more! We can therefore give expert advice on the correct machine to meet your needs.

We also provide expert service, repairs and spare parts for all leading makes of garden and construction machinery.

If you have a garden or construction machinery problem then we can provide a solution.

We are a factory approved sales centre for Al-ko, Alpina, Atco, Makita, Mitox, Stihl (and many more!) and can provide expert sales and service advice.

Hale & Co. have been serving customers in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley for many years with competitively priced products and service.

We offer full warranty, service and spares for all the machines we sell.

Service Centre

We can look after routine servicing for all your own garden and construction machinery. We also offer a full equipment hire service whilst your machine is in our workshops or for specialist machines for one-off jobs.

Repair Services

Ask our expert skilled and trained staff for advice and guidance on specific repairs. All machines are repaired using quality parts.

Parts Services

We sell spare parts for all machines that we sell and for most other popular garden and construction machinery.

New Machinery Sales

New Machinery Sales

 

We have the widest selection of walk-behind lawn mowers and garden tractors for miles around!

Hale & Co. are the garden and construction machinery specialists in the Forest of Dean. Our showroom has some great deals on leading brands of petrol lawnmowers, garden tractors, chainsaws and brush cutters.

Our friendly and experienced team are here to help and we offer demonstrations on most of the machines we sell.

Used Machinery Sales

Used Machinery Sales

 

We have the widest selection of walk behind lawn mowers and garden tractors for miles around!

Hale & Co have got some great second hand lawnmower and tractor deals. All of our used lawnmowers, garden tractors, chainsaws and brush cutters are checked over and serviced in our workshops; they will provide many years of service at great prices.

We even offer a warranty on most second hand machines.

Please contact us or visit our website for current offers – stock is constantly changing, so give us a ring or call in at our showroom to discuss your needs.

Parts

Parts Sales

Hale & Co. stock a huge range of lawnmower, garden and construction machinery parts for current and many older machines including:

• Bearings
• Blades
• Cables
• Chainsaw Bars & Sprockets
• Chainsaw Chain & Files
• Diaphragm Kits
• Drive Belts
• Electrical Brush Sets
• Exhausts
• Filters
• Fuel Line
• Gaskets
• Oils & Lubricants
• Seals
• Sparkplugs
• Starter Cord & Grips
• Strimmer Heads & Line
• Wheelbarrow Wheels & Tyres

If we haven’t got what you want in stock, we can use our well established relationships with local and national suppliers to order the parts you require and have them ready for collection as soon as possible.

Call in or telephone us on 01594 542853 for details – making sure that you have the make and model number of the machine or engine you require parts for.

Service & Repair

Service & Repairs

 

Hale & Co. offer a full and competitively priced service and repair facility for all machines that we sell and for most other popular garden and construction machinery.

If you own a quality lawnmower, or any other garden or construction machinery, it is important that you feel totally confident in the ability of your service centre to service your equipment correctly.

That is why all servicing at Hale & Co. (Drybrook) Ltd is carried out in accordance with manufacturers’ service advice.

All repairs are carried out using genuine manufacturers’ spare parts, in accordance with the manufacturers’ guidelines.

By adhering to these specific schedules, owners of lawn equipment can rest assured that, where appropriate, your warranty rights are maintained.

Contact us for an estimate on 01594 542853 making sure that you have your make and model number to hand.

 

Contact us for an estimate - please have your make and model number to hand.

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Contact

Nailbridge
Drybrook
Gloucestershire
GL17 9JW

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pm

Sundays Closed

Get in touch with Hale & Co. (Drybrook) Ltd

Hale & Co. (Drybrook) Ltd Key Information

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We are proud to be a family owned business with a long tradition of good, reliable service.

From our beginnings in the early 1900s, we have developed from a small sawmill to a thriving Builders Merchants with modern shops, offices, warehouses and storage yard occupying a 7 acre site in the Forest of Dean.

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pm

Sundays Closed

  • Christmas Promo

    Give the gift of a garden this Christmas with Hale & Co.!

    Hale & Co. are THE garden machinery specialists. Our showroom has amazing Christmas deals on leading brands of petrol, electric and battery lawnmowers, garden tractors, chainsaws, brush cutters, leaf blowers, strimmers, hedge trimmers, pole pruners and much, much more!

    Our friendly and experienced team at Hale & Co. are on hand to help; we offer demonstrations on most of the machines we sell to give you total peace of mind. And we even offer a part exchange service so you can trade in your old mower or garden machinery and upgrade with ease.

    For the perfect Christmas present pop on down to our showroom today.

    Hale & Co. - for all your gardening needs.