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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Denholm 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 Denholm
Denholm is a village in the Scottish Borders, sitting on the River Teviot between Hawick and Jedburgh, with a population of around 600. It is built around one of the finest village greens in Scotland — a large rectangular common, some four acres in extent, enclosed by houses on all four sides. The green was originally used for grazing and for penning stock during border raids, and it remains common land, giving Denholm an unusually formal and complete village plan.
The village's most celebrated son is John Leyden, born in a cottage at Denholm in 1775, the son of a shepherd. A remarkable linguist who taught himself dozens of languages, Leyden became a poet, orientalist and physician, worked with Walter Scott on the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, and died in Java in 1811 at the age of 35. The obelisk monument to him stands on the green, and his birthplace cottage survives on its north side. Denholm was also the birthplace of Sir James Murray, the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, born here in 1837 — an extraordinary pairing of philological talent from one small Borders village.
Denholm sits beneath Ruberslaw, a distinctive volcanic hill rising to 424 metres directly behind the village, topped by the remains of an Iron Age fort and long a landmark across the Teviot valley. The hill's slopes and the river below give the village its setting, and the Teviot here is a well-regarded trout and salmon water. The village was historically a centre for handloom weaving and later stocking knitting, trades connected to Hawick's textile industry a few miles upstream.
The village sits on the A698 between Hawick and Jedburgh, with Hawick around five miles west and Jedburgh seven miles east. Edinburgh is roughly an hour and a half by road, and the Borders Railway terminus at Tweedbank is around 35 minutes away. Neighbouring communities include Hawick, Jedburgh, Minto, Bedrule, Ancrum and Hassendean.
Housing in Denholm is almost entirely traditional, with stone cottages and terraces facing the green, a number of larger Victorian houses, the former school and manse, and farmhouses and steadings across the surrounding parish. A substantial proportion of the village is listed and the whole core is a conservation area, so alterations are carefully controlled. Modern development has been limited to a small number of infill houses and a modest estate on the edge, so the village retains its historic form almost intact.