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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Mildenhall 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 Mildenhall
Mildenhall is a market town in Suffolk, sitting on the River Lark at the edge of the Fens around 12 miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds, with a population of around 10,000. It is one of the oldest recorded settlements in the county, appearing in the Domesday Book, and it sits in the Breckland landscape of sandy heath, forest and flint — the largest parish by area in Suffolk, taking in extensive fen and heathland.
The town's greatest claim is the Mildenhall Treasure. In 1942 a ploughman working land at West Row unearthed a hoard of Roman silver — thirty-four pieces of the finest fourth-century tableware, including the Great Dish, a 60-centimetre platter weighing over eight kilograms and decorated with Bacchus, Oceanus and revelling figures. It is among the most important Roman silver finds ever made in Britain and is displayed at the British Museum, with the circumstances of its discovery and delayed reporting the subject of a Roald Dahl story. Replicas are held in Mildenhall Museum.
The town is dominated today by RAF Mildenhall. The airfield opened in 1934 and has been operated by the United States Air Force since 1950, making it one of the longest-established American bases in Britain. It is home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing and special operations units, and together with nearby RAF Lakenheath forms one of the largest concentrations of US military personnel in Europe. Several thousand American service families live in and around Mildenhall, giving the town a distinctive character, and the base is a major local employer. Its future has been subject to repeated relocation announcements.
St Mary's Church, a large and impressive building with a magnificent fifteenth-century hammerbeam roof carved with angels, is among the finest in Suffolk. The Market Place has a medieval market cross, and markets still trade weekly. Thetford Forest, the largest lowland pine forest in Britain, lies immediately north, and the horse-racing town of Newmarket is a short drive south-west.
Mildenhall sits on the A11 and A1101, with Cambridge around half an hour away; the town lost its railway in 1962, and Ely and Newmarket are the nearest stations. Housing ranges from Georgian and earlier property around the Market Place and High Street to Victorian terraces, extensive post-war estates including substantial housing built in connection with the base, and modern development on the town's edges, with the local market closely tied to the military presence.