Sweeper info and street cleansing
Case reference FOI2026/02482
Received 14 October 2026
Published 28 October 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information relating to the Council's street cleansing fleet and operations:
A list of all road sweepers owned or leased by the Council with a GVW of under 4 tonnes, including make and model.
For leased sweepers, the lease starts and end dates (month and year only).
For owned sweepers:
Year purchased.
Planned replacement date or details of any fleet renewal programme.
Confirm whether street cleansing services are carried out in-house or by a contractor. If contracted out, provide the name of the contractor.
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information relating to the Council's street cleansing fleet and operations:
A list of all road sweepers owned or leased by the Council with a GVW of under 4 tonnes, including make and model.
For leased sweepers, the lease starts and end dates (month and year only).
For owned sweepers:
Year purchased.
Planned replacement date or details of any fleet renewal programme.
Confirm whether street cleansing services are carried out in-house or by a contractor.
Answer: Street cleaning is undertaken by our contractor M Group. Herefordshire Council no longer owns or leases any street cleansing fleet assets and does not hold current fleet information.
If contracted out, provide the name of the contractor.
M Group Unit 3, Thorn Business Park Rotherwas Hereford HR5 6JT
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