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Council Hire a Skip To Fill With Bras!

Hire a skip for Breast Cancer.

When Hertsmere council delivered a load of pinks skips to their community, they demanded the public fill it with one thing and one thing only: Bras.

In the end they collected a massive 17,193 bras that weighed over a tonne. Why the bra fetish? Well, the plan is to ship them over to under developed countries and give them out to the women who need them.They are also raising money for breast cancer.

Councillor Jean Heywood said, ”By recycling your bras not only will less waste be sent to landfill but women in poorer countries will benefit and you will be helping to fund research into breast cancer.”

Good on you guys. We may look a bit weird throwing a bagful of bras in to a skip, but if it’s for such a great cause, then we’ll have a rummage around our underwear drawers tonight!

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How Skip Hire Can Furnish a House

Ever think that skip hire was just muck and old tat? Take a look at the guy above, he’s managed to furnish his entire house with furniture and fixtures he’s found in skips. Pretty impressive, eh? The practice, known as Skip Diving is being employed more and more by eco and money conscious individuals. Furniture your life on a shoestring, with a list of dos and don’ts for Skip Diving:

Dress for the mess – A pair of thick gloves is a must. Avoid evening wear and tennis whites

Move fast – Don’t leave a skip until next day – if it’s not gone, anything useful inside it will be

Stay off private property – If you have to jump a fence to get at it, you’re on dangerous territory. CCTV is everywhere these days

If you can’t use it, pass it on – check out places like Freecycle

Scout the best spots – Building-site skips contain rubble, mostly, but some will have usable timber. House clearances are usually the best source of skipped treasure

Read upThe Art and Science of Dumpster Diving , by John Hoffman, an American who’s made a career out of skip-diving

Good luck!

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Health and Safety in the Topskips Office

We don’t do things by halves at Topskips.com, skip hire, roro hire, site waste management plans…health and safety is also a big priority. That’s why Matt in the office takes it upon himself to make sure he’s well covered if a stray lever arch file falls on his head, or a leaky biro bursts on his clothes…

Anyway, here’s Matt saying hello during his mid afternoon tea break. It’s a look that could catch on…maybe.

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February 24, 2010 at 7:33 am | Skip Hire UK | No comment

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Check Out Our Weirdest Wallplanner Yet!

You might not know we’re part of the Toptriangle group who supply everything from toilet hire to digger hire, as well as good old skip hire.

We’ve just sent our latest wallplanner out to our clients and we thought you might like to check it out.

If you take a closer look, you’ll see that it foes from Feb to Feb… any idea why?

(Answers on an email to info@toptriangle.com if you know!)

So, if you need skip hire, pump hire, digger hire, toilet hire, container hire and of course, fence hire…and the 101 other things you need for your site or event, ring 08445 60 77 10  and we’ll get you sorted!

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Local Skip Hire

When you need local skip hire, you need to get on the blower to TopSkips.com to order.

Topskips have depots across the UK, so they’re national and local all at the same time! If you’re in Manchester, Aberdeen, Totnes, Belfast – in fact anywhere in the UK, call our friendly skip hire team on 08445 6 77 10.

Here’s a photo of one of our skip hire team, Kyle Davidson. Say hello, if you get through to him!

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How Long Can I Hire A Skip For?

We at Topskips know that when you hire a skip, you might not be able to get everything done straightaway.

That’s why we allow our skips out for 21 days, allowing you to take over three weekends to finish the job. And if you need it a little longer? Speak to one of our skip experts on 08445 60 77 10, and they’ll try to help.

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