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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Foulden 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 Foulden
Foulden is a small village in the Scottish Borders, sitting on high ground above the Whiteadder Water around four miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with a population of a couple of hundred. It is one of the string of settlements in the Merse of Berwickshire, the fertile arable plain that runs from the Lammermuir foothills down to the Tweed, and the village looks out across some of the most productive farmland in Scotland with views south into Northumberland.
Foulden's most notable building is its tithe barn, a two-storey structure of the sixteenth or early seventeenth century standing beside the church — one of only two surviving two-storey teind barns in Scotland and a scheduled monument. Teind barns were used to store the tenth part of the harvest owed to the church, and the survival of one in this form is rare enough to make it a significant piece of Scottish agricultural heritage. The parish church itself dates from 1786 on a much older site.
The village's place in history comes from its border position. Foulden was a natural meeting point for cross-border negotiation, and in 1587 English and Scottish commissioners met at Foulden Kirk to discuss the execution of Mary Queen of Scots — one of the diplomatic exchanges that followed her death at Fotheringhay. The parish also sits in the heart of the long-contested Border country, and several of the surrounding farms carry fortified or defensive origins.
Foulden sits on the A6105 between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Duns, with Berwick around ten minutes east providing the nearest station on the East Coast Main Line and fast services to Edinburgh in around 45 minutes and London in under four hours. Edinburgh is roughly an hour and a quarter by road. The Berwickshire coast at Eyemouth and Burnmouth is a short drive north-east, and the Lammermuirs rise inland. Neighbouring communities include Chirnside, Paxton, Hutton, Mordington, Ayton and Duns.
Housing in Foulden is almost entirely traditional, with stone cottages and terraces along the single village street, the former manse and school, a number of larger houses, and substantial farmhouses and steadings — many now converted — spread across the surrounding parish. Several buildings are listed and the village core is a conservation area, with development limited to a small amount of infill. The wider parish is working arable and mixed farming country, and the village's easy reach of Berwick and its station has made it attractive to commuters and to buyers moving into the area.