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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Brechin and within a 30 mile radius.
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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Skip hire in Brechin
Brechin is a small city in Angus, sitting on the South Esk around eight miles west of Montrose, with a population of around 7,000. It is one of Scotland's smallest cities, holding the title by virtue of its cathedral, and it has been a religious centre since at least the tenth century, when a Culdee monastic community was established here. Brechin was made a royal burgh and has a long history as a market and manufacturing town, with linen and later jute weaving providing its industrial base into the twentieth century.
Brechin Cathedral is the town's defining building, dating largely from the thirteenth century, and beside it stands the town's great treasure: the Brechin Round Tower, an eleventh-century free-standing bell tower of Irish type and one of only two such towers surviving in Scotland. Its doorway, set several feet above ground, carries a rare carved crucifixion scene. The Brechin Town House Museum and the Pictavia visitor centre reflect the area's Pictish heritage, and the surrounding Angus glens hold some of the finest Pictish carved stones in the country.
The town sits at the mouth of Glen Esk, the longest of the Angus glens, which runs deep into the Grampians and gives Brechin its role as a gateway to the hills. The Caledonian Railway, a preserved line, runs steam and diesel services from Brechin station towards Bridge of Dun on the old Strathmore route. Brechin Castle, seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, stands on a cliff above the river with grounds that include a country park and garden centre.
Brechin lies just off the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen, with Montrose the nearest mainline station around ten minutes away, offering services along the Aberdeen to Dundee line. Aberdeen is around 45 minutes north and Dundee half an hour south. Neighbouring communities include Edzell, Menmuir, Careston, Farnell, Montrose, Forfar and the glen settlements of Tarfside and Glenesk.
Housing in Brechin is largely traditional, with red sandstone Victorian and Georgian property along the High Street, Church Street and the wynds around the cathedral — much of it listed and within a conservation area — alongside older cottages, interwar and post-war council-built estates, and modern development on the edges. Property is among the most affordable in Scotland. The town suffered severe flooding from the South Esk during Storm Babet in October 2023, when the river overtopped its defences and hundreds of properties were inundated, and flood recovery and resilience work has been a major focus locally ever since.