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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Tamworth 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 Tamworth
Tamworth is a town in Staffordshire, sitting where the River Tame meets the Anker around 15 miles north-east of Birmingham, with a population of around 77,000. It has one of the most significant early histories of any English town: Tamworth was the royal capital of Mercia, the most powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the eighth century, and King Offa — builder of Offa's Dyke — held court here. The town was sacked by the Danes and refortified in 913 by Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, whose statue stands beside the castle.
Tamworth Castle, a Norman motte and shell keep with later Tudor and Jacobean additions, stands on the mound above the river confluence and is one of the most complete examples of its kind in England. It holds a well-preserved interior spanning several centuries and sits within the Castle Grounds, the town's principal park. St Editha's Church, one of the largest parish churches in the county, has an unusual double spiral staircase in its tower.
The town has a significant place in modern political history. Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister and founder of the modern police force, was MP for Tamworth, and in 1834 he issued the Tamworth Manifesto to his constituents — a statement of principles widely regarded as the founding document of the modern Conservative Party, marking the shift from Tory to Conservative. Peel's statue stands in the Market Street.
Tamworth has an unexpected claim in the history of food: the Tamworth pig, a ginger-coated breed developed on Peel's estate at Drayton Manor in the early nineteenth century, is one of the oldest British pig breeds. Drayton Manor itself became a major theme park, and alongside SnowDome, an indoor real-snow ski slope, and the Ventura retail park, it makes Tamworth a significant leisure destination.
Tamworth was designated a London and Birmingham overspill town in the 1960s, and its population roughly trebled over the following decades, with large estates built around the historic core. The town sits on the A5 close to junctions 10 and 11 of the M42 and the M6 Toll, with Tamworth station on both the West Coast Main Line and the Cross Country route, giving services to London Euston in around 75 minutes and to Birmingham in twenty. Housing ranges from Georgian and older property around the Market Street and Church Street to Victorian terraces, extensive overspill estates at Glascote, Belgrave and Stonydelph, and substantial modern development at Dosthill and Wilnecote.