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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Criccieth 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 Criccieth
Criccieth is a small coastal town in Gwynedd, sitting on Cardigan Bay at the southern edge of the Llŷn Peninsula, with a population of around 1,800. It grew around its castle, built by Llywelyn the Great in the 1230s on a rocky headland dividing the town's two beaches, and later captured and extended by Edward I. Owain Glyndŵr's forces took and burned it in 1404, and the scorch marks are still visible on the stonework. The ruins stand dramatically above the town with views along the coast to Harlech and inland to Eryri.
The town developed as a genteel Victorian and Edwardian resort after the Cambrian Railway arrived, with a promenade, seafront terraces and a reputation as one of the more refined destinations on the Welsh coast. Its two beaches — the pebbled Marine Beach to the east and the sandier Black Rock beach west of the castle — are separated by the headland, and the Wales Coast Path runs through. Cadwalader's, the Welsh ice cream firm, was founded in Criccieth in 1927 and its original parlour still trades on the seafront.
Criccieth's most famous connection is to David Lloyd George, Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922, who grew up in the neighbouring village of Llanystumdwy and is buried there beside the River Dwyfor beneath a memorial designed by Clough Williams-Ellis. The Lloyd George Museum at Llanystumdwy tells his story, and he retired to Criccieth in his final years. Clough Williams-Ellis's other great work, the Italianate village of Portmeirion, lies a few miles east.
The town sits on the A497 between Porthmadog and Pwllheli, with Criccieth station on the Cambrian Coast Line giving services east to Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham and west to Pwllheli. Eryri National Park begins immediately inland, with Snowdon around 20 miles north-east. Neighbouring communities include Llanystumdwy, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Chwilog and Garndolbenmaen.
Housing in Criccieth is dominated by its resort era, with Victorian and Edwardian villas and terraces along the seafront, Marine Terrace and the streets behind — many long since converted into flats, guest houses and holiday accommodation — alongside older stone cottages, and limited modern development on the edges. Much of the town is a conservation area with a substantial number of listed buildings. Like much of the Llŷn and coastal Gwynedd, Criccieth has a very high proportion of second homes and holiday lets, which has kept affordability and the sustainability of the Welsh-speaking community as live local issues.