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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Machynlleth 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 Machynlleth
Machynlleth is a market town in Powys, mid Wales, sitting in the Dyfi valley a few miles from the estuary, with a population of around 2,200. It is one of the most historically significant small towns in Wales: in 1404 Owain Glyndŵr summoned a parliament here, with representatives from across Wales and envoys from France, Scotland and Castile, and was crowned Prince of Wales. The Parliament House on Maengwyn Street, a late medieval building on the traditional site, houses an exhibition on Glyndŵr, and Machynlleth is often described as the ancient capital of Wales.
The town's layout is essentially medieval, with three main streets meeting at a crossroads dominated by the Castlereagh Memorial Clock Tower, erected in 1873 by the Marquess of Londonderry of nearby Plas Machynlleth. Maengwyn Street is broad and lined with Georgian and earlier frontages, and the Wednesday market has traded here since a charter of 1291 — it still fills the street each week and is one of the best-known markets in mid Wales.
Machynlleth has become internationally associated with environmental innovation through the Centre for Alternative Technology, established in 1973 in a disused slate quarry two miles north. Founded as an experiment in sustainable living at a time when such ideas were marginal, CAT pioneered work on renewable energy, green building and sustainable agriculture, trained generations of practitioners, and is reached by a water-balanced cliff railway. It made Machynlleth a reference point for the environmental movement well beyond Wales.
The town sits within the Dyfi Biosphere, a UNESCO-designated area covering the estuary and its catchment — the only one in Wales — and is surrounded by the Cambrian Mountains, Eryri's southern edge and the RSPB reserves of the Dyfi. Machynlleth is also a significant mountain biking destination, with the Climachx and Dyfi trails and the Dyfi Bike Park nearby. It is a strongly Welsh-speaking town, with Welsh in everyday use.
Machynlleth sits on the A487 and A489, with Machynlleth station a junction on the Cambrian Line giving services north to Pwllheli along the coast and east to Shrewsbury and Birmingham. Housing is largely traditional, with Georgian and Victorian stone and rendered property along the main streets — much of the centre a conservation area, heavily listed — alongside older cottages, interwar and post-war housing and modest modern development, with holiday lets and second homes a notable presence.