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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Islington and across North London.
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 Islington
Islington is a borough in inner north London, running from Clerkenwell and the edge of the City up through Angel and Highbury to Archway, with a population of around 215,000. It is the second smallest London borough by area and among the most densely populated places in Britain. For centuries it was a village north of the City, known for its dairy farms, taverns and pleasure gardens — Londoners came out to Islington for fresh air, spa waters at Sadler's Wells and the New River, the artificial watercourse completed in 1613 to bring clean drinking water to the capital.
Islington's Georgian expansion produced some of the finest squares and terraces in London — Canonbury, Barnsbury, Duncan Terrace and Gibson Square among them — built as respectable suburbs and later, after a long period of decline into multiple occupation, extensively restored from the 1960s onwards. That gentrification became a defining story of modern London, and Islington has been shorthand for a certain kind of metropolitan liberal politics ever since, helped by the Granita restaurant on Upper Street where Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were said to have struck their leadership deal in 1994.
The borough has an outsized cultural presence. Sadler's Wells, founded in 1683, is the country's leading dance venue; the Almeida and the Old Red Lion are among London's most influential small theatres; and the Union Chapel, a working Victorian chapel, is one of the best-loved music venues in the city. Upper Street, Exmouth Market and Chapel Market give the borough a dense concentration of restaurants and independent shops, and Camden Passage is a long-established antiques quarter.
Clerkenwell, at the southern end, was the traditional centre of London's watchmaking and printing trades and is now the densest concentration of architects and design practices anywhere in the world. Arsenal, one of the world's best-known football clubs, has played in the borough since 1913, moving from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium in 2006.
Islington is exceptionally well connected, with the Northern, Victoria and Piccadilly lines, the Overground, Thameslink and King's Cross and Farringdon on its boundaries, plus the Elizabeth line at Farringdon. Housing ranges from Georgian and early Victorian terraces and squares — among the most expensive property in the country — to dense Victorian terraces in Finsbury Park and Holloway, extensive post-war council estates, and new development around King's Cross and the City fringe. Islington has one of the highest concentrations of social housing in England alongside some of its most valuable private property.