Star Plant Hire

Established in 1987, Star Plant Hire has diversified from its humble beginnings to become a successful provider of hot tar and chippings surface dressing in the South East.

We specialise in hot tar and chippings, which is a low cost, hardwearing 'surface dressing' that can be laid over existing drive or pathway surfaces.

Our Service

What Is Hot Tar And Chippings?
Hot Tar and Chippings is a 'surface dressing' that is as old as English fish and chips - well, actually, it's a lot older!

The surface is formed by spraying bitumen (or tar) onto the drive, path or car park. It is then covered in granite chippings and rolled into the tar using a heavy roller.

The bitumen we use is environmentally friendly. The chippings are granite or flint depending upon the colour required - you can choose from Brighton Bronze, Wilmington White, Cliff Hill Grey, or Green Dolorite.

The surface can be laid over existing concrete or tarmac or laid directly onto MOT Type 1.

Once making contact with us, we will book an appointment for us to visit the site where we will talk about your requirements, measure up and show you stone samples. You will then receive a no-obligation quotation in the post.

If you would like us to do the work, we will book you a date in the diary and keep you informed if there are any changes.

Once we have completed the work, we will post you an invoice.


We might be able to answer some of your questions here. However, if you have any more, you can contact us here!