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We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Telford 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 Telford
Telford is a new town in Shropshire, around 13 miles east of Shrewsbury, and the largest town in the county with a population of around 155,000. It was designated in 1963 as Dawley New Town and renamed in 1968 after Thomas Telford, the civil engineer who built much of Shropshire's road and canal infrastructure. Rather than a single historic core, Telford was built by joining together a group of existing settlements — including Wellington, Oakengates, Dawley, Madeley and Hadley — with new housing, industrial estates and a purpose-built town centre in between.
The area's industrial heritage is internationally significant, as Telford takes in the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where Abraham Darby first smelted iron using coke and where the world's first iron bridge was cast in 1779. The Ironbridge Gorge Museums, including Blists Hill Victorian Town and Coalbrookdale, draw visitors from around the world. Closer to the centre, Telford Town Park offers 180 hectares of green space, and the Telford Shopping Centre and Southwater development form the commercial and leisure heart of the town, alongside the Telford International Centre.
Telford is well placed for transport, with the M54 running through the north of the town connecting to the M6 and the West Midlands, and Telford Central station offering services to Birmingham, Shrewsbury and beyond. The town is made up of a patchwork of distinct areas, including the older market towns of Wellington and Oakengates, the settlements of Madeley, Dawley, Ironbridge and Newport nearby, and the newer residential districts of Hollinswood, Randlay, Brookside, Sutton Hill, Leegomery, Priorslee, Lawley and Muxton.
Housing in Telford is unusually varied for a town of its size, ranging from Georgian and Victorian properties in Wellington, Ironbridge and Madeley to large volumes of 1960s and 1970s new town housing across Brookside, Sutton Hill, Woodside and Stirchley, and extensive modern estates at Lawley, Priorslee and Muxton built over the last two decades. Much of the original new town housing is now reaching an age where kitchens, bathrooms, windows and full refurbishments are due, and the town continues to expand with new residential development on its edges.
That combination of ageing new town stock and ongoing development keeps skip hire in Telford in steady demand, whether it's a house renovation in Wellington, a garden clearance in Muxton, a bathroom and kitchen refit in Brookside or a unit strip-out on one of the industrial estates at Halesfield, Stafford Park or Hortonwood. Skips are available in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small domestic clear-out to a large building project, and because most Telford properties were built with driveways and off-road parking, skips can often be placed on private land without a permit, though one will be needed from Telford and Wrekin Council if the skip has to sit on the road. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
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Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Telford.