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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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Howick is a small coastal village and estate in Northumberland, sitting a few miles north-east of Alnwick close to the North Sea, with a population of only a couple of hundred. It has been the seat of the Grey family since the fourteenth century, and Howick Hall — rebuilt in 1782 and remodelled after a fire in 1926 — remains the family home. The estate is best known today for its gardens and its arboretum, which are open to the public and regarded among the finest in the north of England.
Howick's place in British history rests on Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who was born at the Hall in 1764 and served as Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834. His government passed the Great Reform Act of 1832, which began the long process of extending the franchise, and the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, which ended slavery across most of the British Empire. He is commemorated by Grey's Monument in Newcastle city centre.
The family gave its name to something considerably more widespread. Earl Grey tea was, according to the Grey family's account, created for the 2nd Earl by a Chinese mandarin who blended bergamot into the tea to offset the taste of the mineral-rich water at Howick. Lady Grey served it in London, it became fashionable, and the blend was eventually sold commercially — making Howick the origin of one of the most recognised tea names in the world. The Earl Grey Tea House operates in the Hall's old kitchens.
Howick also holds one of the most significant prehistoric sites in Britain. Excavations on the cliff at Howick between 2000 and 2002 uncovered the remains of a Mesolithic house dating to around 7800 BC — the oldest known dwelling in Britain, occupied over several generations and radically changing understanding of how mobile hunter-gatherer communities in this period actually lived.
The village sits on minor roads off the B1339 between Alnmouth and Craster, with Alnwick around ten minutes away and the A1 a short drive west. Alnmouth station on the East Coast Main Line gives services to Newcastle and Edinburgh. Craster, Dunstanburgh Castle and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape are on the doorstep, with the coastal path running past. Housing is almost entirely traditional estate property — stone cottages, farmhouses and steadings, several listed — with very little modern development, and the area is highly sought after for its coastal setting.