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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 Longformacus
Longformacus is a small village in the Scottish Borders, sitting on the Dye Water in the heart of the Lammermuir Hills around six miles north-west of Duns, with a population of little more than a hundred. It is one of the most remote settlements in Berwickshire, reached by single-track roads climbing up from the Merse into open moorland, and the village sits in a green wooded pocket of the valley with the hills rising bare on all sides.
The name is thought to derive from a Gaelic or Brittonic form meaning the church or enclosure of Maccus, a personal name recorded in the area from the early medieval period. The parish church, rebuilt in 1730 on a much older site, stands beside the burn, and Longformacus House — a Georgian country house of around 1730 — sits in wooded policies nearby, the centre of an estate that has shaped the village for centuries.
The Lammermuirs around the village are hill sheep and grouse moor country, with heather and rough grazing running up to the watershed with East Lothian. The Southern Upland Way passes directly through Longformacus, and the village is a recognised stopping point for walkers on the long coast-to-coast route between Lauder and Abbey St Bathans. The surrounding hills carry a substantial number of prehistoric sites — hillforts, cairns and settlement remains — reflecting occupation of this upland landscape going back thousands of years.
In recent decades the Lammermuirs have become a significant location for wind energy, with several large wind farms developed across the moors within a few miles of the village, taking advantage of the exposure that has always characterised the area. That, along with farming, forestry and sporting estates, forms the backbone of the local economy.
Longformacus is reached by minor roads from the B6355 and the A6105, with Duns around fifteen minutes away, Berwick-upon-Tweed roughly forty minutes and Edinburgh about an hour and ten. Berwick station on the East Coast Main Line is the nearest railhead. Neighbouring communities include Duns, Cranshaws, Abbey St Bathans, Westruther, Gifford and Ellemford.
Housing in Longformacus is minimal and almost entirely traditional — stone cottages and terraces along the single street, the former manse and school, estate properties, and hill farms and steadings spread across the surrounding parish. A number of buildings are listed and there has been effectively no modern development, so the village retains its historic form entirely. Exposure, remoteness and the demands of maintaining old stone buildings in a high, wet upland climate shape much of practical life here.