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It’s not just a case of how much waste you have! You also need to consider how much room you have on your site and will then need to think about the type of waste you will be disposing of. For example if the waste is heavy (e.g. soil/brick/rubble) then you will be restricted as to how large a skip you can have.
When only a single skip is expected, we strongly believe that it’s better to hire a skip that you may not quite fill, as opposed to ordering a skip which ends up being too small meaning a second skip is then required as a result. In other words it’s better to overestimate than underestimate!
When filling a skip it can only be loaded up to the level of the actual skip itself.
It is important that your site foreman and operatives are aware of this as it is actually against the law for drivers to carry over loaded skips on the highways. Likewise, using boards around the skip in an attempt to increase it’s capacity (known in the trade as ‘greedy boards’) is illegal.
If a driver arrives on site to find an overloaded skip they are likely to turn away and leave without the skip, thus potentially incurring additional transport charges.
Though we try to be as flexible with hire periods as possible, as a general rule the maximum hire period is 7 days.
Of course should your site be an ongoing one where numerous skips are required and exchanged on a regular basis then there is nothing to worry about. If however, you require a skip that is likely to be needed for more than 7 days without exchanges, we request you inform us at the time of ordering as a rental charge may be applicable.
Yes. Though any skip that needs to be sited on a public highway, pavement or council owned verge, first requires permission from the local authority responsible.
Though the charges involved and the length of time it takes an application to be processed varies from council to council, in the vast majority of cases we can arrange the required permit on your behalf. Depending on the local authority in question, application periods can be anything from ‘same day’ to 4 weeks, so when you know that a permit is likely to be required on an upcoming site it is vital that you give us as much notice as possible to avoid any unnecessary delays.
Please also note that as the hirer, the lighting and coning of the skip whilst it is placed on public land is your responsibility, though we are usually able to arrange for the hire of these items on your behalf too.
A standard skip or roll-on-off vehicle usually requires a minimum of 10ft (3.3m) width and approximately 13ft (4m) headroom to safely gain access to a site. If your site access falls a little below these requirements we are able to (in most areas) arrange for smaller skips (depending on waste type) to be delivered on smaller lorries.
If you are in any doubt about the access to your sites, we are here to help, so just ask!
There are certain types of waste that cannot be placed in general waste skips under any circumstances.
Examples of such waste types include (but are not limited to): asbestos, fridges, freezers, batteries, tyres, gas cannisters, paint tins, food waste, fluorescent tubes, liquids, TV sets, computer monitors, plasterboard, electrical items (WEEE), mattresses, tree stumps, tree roots, carpet, vinyl, astroturf, rubber matting & roof felt.
It is vital that you always inform us of exactly what your are intending to dispose of at the time of ordering!
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Ayr is a town on the Firth of Clyde in South Ayrshire, sitting at the mouth of the River Ayr around 35 miles south-west of Glasgow, with a population of around 46,000. It was made a royal burgh by William the Lion in 1205 and grew as one of Scotland's principal west coast ports, trading with Ireland, France and later the Americas. Ayr was the county town of Ayrshire and remains the administrative and commercial centre for a large part of the south-west, combining a working town with a long sandy beach and Victorian seafront.
Ayr's identity is bound up with Robert Burns, born in 1759 in the neighbouring village of Alloway, now part of the town. The Burns Birthplace Museum, the cottage where he was born, the ruins of Alloway Auld Kirk and the Brig o' Doon all feature in "Tam o' Shanter", the narrative poem that ends with Tam's mare losing her tail on the bridge. Burns called the town "Auld Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses, for honest men and bonie lasses", and the connection underpins a significant part of the local visitor economy.
The town centre retains its medieval layout around the High Street and Sandgate, with the Auld Brig — a narrow fifteenth-century bridge across the Ayr — and the Auld Kirk, built in 1654 with Cromwellian funds after his troops took over the old church for their citadel. The Wallace Tower, Loudoun Hall and the Town Hall's tall spire are other landmarks. Ayr Racecourse, on the northern edge of town, is Scotland's premier racing venue, hosting the Scottish Grand National and the Ayr Gold Cup.
Ayr is well connected, with Ayr station on the line from Glasgow Central offering services in around 50 minutes and south towards Stranraer, and the A77 and A78 linking to Glasgow, Prestwick and the Ayrshire coast. Glasgow Prestwick Airport lies a few miles north. The surrounding area includes Alloway, Prestwick, Troon, Doonfoot, Mossblown and Annbank, with the Carrick coast, Culzean Castle and the Galloway hills to the south.
Housing in Ayr is varied and includes some of the finest in the west of Scotland, with substantial Georgian and Victorian sandstone villas and terraces in Alloway, Wellington Square and the streets near the seafront, tenement flats around the town centre, interwar housing across Whitletts and Castlehill, and post-war estates at Lochside, Braehead and Dalmilling. Property values span a wide range, from some of Ayrshire's most desirable addresses to among its most affordable, and the town has seen sustained regeneration effort around the harbour, the town centre and the former Station Hotel site.