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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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Skip hire in Ellon
Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, sitting on the River Ythan around 16 miles north of Aberdeen, with a population of around 10,000. Its name comes from the Gaelic eilean, meaning island, referring to a ford and river island on the Ythan, and the town has been an important crossing point and gathering place since at least the medieval period. Ellon was the seat of the Earls of Buchan and the site of the Moot Hill, where the earls held their courts — one of the most significant administrative centres in the north-east before the Comyns were destroyed by Robert the Bruce in the Harrying of Buchan in 1308.
Ellon Castle, now a ruin in its gardens on the edge of town, and the Auld Brig of 1793 across the Ythan are the town's principal historic structures. The Ythan estuary a few miles downstream at Newburgh is a National Nature Reserve of international importance, holding one of the largest breeding colonies of eider ducks in Britain — the birds' association with St Cuthbert gives them their local name of Cuddy's ducks — along with terns, seals and the vast Forvie Sands dune system.
Ellon's modern profile owes a great deal to North Sea oil. From the 1970s the town became a major dormitory settlement for Aberdeen's offshore industry, and its population roughly quadrupled within a generation, with large new estates built on the slopes around the old centre. More recently the town has gained an unexpected international profile through BrewDog, the craft brewery founded in nearby Fraserburgh in 2007, which built its main brewery and DogTap taproom at Ellon and became one of the best-known names in modern brewing.
The town sits on the A90 and A948 with Aberdeen around 25 minutes south, and Aberdeen International Airport a similar distance. There is no railway; Aberdeen and Inverurie are the nearest stations. The Formartine and Buchan Way, a long-distance path on the former railway trackbed, runs through the town from Dyce to Fraserburgh and Peterhead. Neighbouring communities include Newburgh, Balmedie, Methlick, Tarves, Cruden Bay and Oldmeldrum.
Housing in Ellon reflects that rapid expansion, with granite Victorian and Georgian property around the Square and Bridge Street in the older core, alongside very extensive 1970s and 1980s estate housing built for oil-industry families across Broomfield, Cromleybank and Meadows, and continued modern development on the town's edges at Cairnpark and Kirkhill. Property is more affordable than Aberdeen itself, and the town remains one of the principal commuter settlements in Aberdeenshire.