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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Galashiels 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.
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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With more than 25years of trading history we have continuously developed the services we are now able to provide on a nationwide basis.
Skip hire in Galashiels & across the Scottish Borders
We’ve delivered skips across Galashiels for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the TD1 postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Galashiels
Do I need a permit?
If the skip goes on a public road, pavement or verge in Galashiels you’ll need a permit from Scottish Borders Council. On your own driveway or land, no permit is needed. We arrange council permits for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Galashiels
Galashiels household waste recycling centre
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? Your nearest tip is:
- Galashiels Community Recycling Centre — at Easter Langlee, on Langshaw Road · TD1 2NT
Handy for a car load, but for building or clearance work across the central Borders a delivered skip is the straightforward choice.
Why choose Select A Skip in Galashiels?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most TD1 postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Choose your skip size in Galashiels
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Galashiels.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Galashiels
Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, sitting on the Gala Water just above its confluence with the Tweed, with a population of around 12,500. It is the largest town in the Borders and its principal commercial centre, and it grew almost entirely on textiles. The Gala Water provided the power, the surrounding hills the wool, and from the late eighteenth century Galashiels became the heart of the Borders woollen industry — at its peak the town had more than thirty mills producing tweed, tartan and high-quality woollens for export around the world.
The word tweed itself is often traced to Galashiels. The story runs that a London merchant misread a Scottish mill's handwritten "tweel" — the Scots form of twill — as tweed, assuming a connection to the river, and the name stuck to become one of the most recognisable fabric terms in the world. The industry has contracted enormously but has not gone: Lochcarron of Scotland, one of the world's leading tartan weavers, still produces in the town, and Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design is based at the Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels.
The town's motto, "Sour Plums", and its coat of arms commemorate an incident in 1337 when a party of English soldiers were caught picking wild plums at Galashiels and killed by local men — an event still marked each summer by the Braw Lads' Gathering, the town's Common Riding festival, when riders process through the town and out to Abbotsford and the Tweed. The Old Gala House, dating from 1583, is now a museum and gallery, and the Galashiels war memorial with its mounted Border reiver is one of the most striking in Scotland.
Galashiels was the terminus chosen for the reopened Borders Railway in 2015, and the town's transport interchange gives services to Edinburgh in around an hour, with Tweedbank a stop further on. The A7 runs through the town between Edinburgh and Carlisle, and Abbotsford, Walter Scott's home, stands a couple of miles away across the Tweed. Neighbouring communities include Melrose, Selkirk, Tweedbank, Clovenfords, Stow and Earlston.
Housing in Galashiels is dominated by its industrial era, with stone terraces built for mill workers running up the steep valley sides, substantial mill owners' villas on the better slopes, interwar and post-war council estates at Langlee and Balnakiel, and modern development on the edges. Property is among the most affordable in the Borders, which alongside the railway has made the town an increasingly popular base for Edinburgh commuters, and the ageing stone stock supports a steady renovation market.