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

Good luck!

March 8, 2010 at 2:23 pm | Skip Hire UK | No comment

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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.

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

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Skip Hire UK

There are so many skip hire UK stories that are sent to us every week, tales of finding bizarre objects and so on, you do wonder at the time when what some people consider rubbish, another person considers a gem.

Take for example the two Star Wars helmets rescued from a film studio skip that were sold for nearly £20,000 each at a Christie’s auction of film memorabilia in London. The Imperial Stormtrooper helmets featured in the desert sequence of Star Wars: A New Hope, which was filmed in Tunisia.

All 12 used during the shoot were thrown away, but two were later recovered from a skip at Elstree studios.

They were in slightly different conditions and one sold for £19,200 with another fetching £18,000.

Next time you walk past a skip, might be worth your while to have a quick peek in – you don’t know what you’ll find!

January 26, 2010 at 8:49 am | Skip Hire UK | No comment

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Cheap Skip Hire

Skip hire has changed a lot over the past few years. If you’re looking for cheap skip hire, ring our team on 08445 60 77 10. They can provide an instant quotation, and will talk to you about the various components of the price – the haulage, the recycling of the waste and the safe disposal. We make sure as much of your waste is reused, recycled or reduced, so you get what you pay for!

January 25, 2010 at 8:00 am | Skip Hire UK | No comment

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Skip Hire for Kids!

Domestic skip hire isn’t just for adults, you only have to check this chap with his waste dumper truck. It’s only a matter of years before we see him running a skip hire firm. If you’re after domestic skip hire – don’t call this kid just yet, I doubt he’s got a waste carriers license!

January 23, 2010 at 8:40 am | Skip Hire Funnies | No comment

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