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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 Preston
Preston is a city in Lancashire, sitting on the north bank of the River Ribble around 30 miles north-west of Manchester, with a population of around 150,000. It has held a market charter since 1179 and is the administrative centre of Lancashire, granted city status in 2002 to mark the Golden Jubilee. Preston was one of the earliest and most important cotton towns of the Industrial Revolution, and it was here that Richard Arkwright was born and developed the spinning frame that mechanised the industry. The town has a strong place in labour history too, as the site of the 1842 Chartist riots and the long lock-out of 1853 that inspired Dickens's Hard Times.
The city centre is dominated by the Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library, a monumental Greek Revival building on the Flag Market that is among the finest Victorian civic buildings in the north. Preston Bus Station, a vast Brutalist structure from 1969, is now Grade II listed and has become an unlikely icon of the city. Avenham and Miller Parks form a fine pair of Victorian parks sloping down to the Ribble, and Preston is known for the Preston Guild, a celebration held every twenty years since 1179 — the only one of its kind still observed in Britain. Deepdale is home to Preston North End, founder members and first champions of the Football League.
Preston is very well connected, with Preston station a major junction on the West Coast Main Line offering trains to London Euston in around two hours 15 minutes and services to Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool, Lancaster and Scotland. The M6, M55, M61 and M65 all meet nearby, making it one of the best-connected places in the north-west. The University of Central Lancashire, based in the city centre, gives Preston a large student population. Its neighbourhoods include Fulwood, Penwortham, Ashton-on-Ribble, Ribbleton, Deepdale, Frenchwood, Broughton, Ingol and Bamber Bridge.
Housing across Preston reflects its industrial past, with dense Victorian terraces in Deepdale, Ashton, Frenchwood and Fishwick built for the mill workforce, alongside substantial Victorian and Edwardian villas in Fulwood and Penwortham, interwar semis in Ingol and Ribbleton, and post-war estates at Callon, Brookfield and Moor Nook. Property is comparatively affordable for the region, supporting an active buy-to-let and renovation market, and the student population sustains a substantial HMO sector around Deepdale and Fylde Road. The city continues to expand under the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal, with large housing developments at Cottam, Broughton and North West Preston.
That combination of terrace renovation, HMO turnover and large-scale new development keeps skip hire in Preston in constant demand, whether it's a full house refurbishment in Deepdale, a rear extension in Fulwood, an HMO refit near the university, a garden clearance in Penwortham or a unit strip-out on one of the industrial estates at Red Scar or Roman Way. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and because the Victorian terraced streets have no off-road parking, a permit from Lancashire County Council will often be needed where the skip has to sit on the road, while most suburban and modern estates have driveways where one can go without. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
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