Jul
26
A skip hire company in Darlington, North East England, is set to sue Darlington Borough Council on a 3 part suit, due to the skip hire company being unable to operate a construction waste plant for over a year.
The plant, which is positioned next to a council owned Nature Reserve, was closed last year amidst [...]
Jul
19
Thompsons of Prudhoe, a Demolition and Earthworks Contractor in Northumberland, has given 80 of it’s 320 staff 30 days notice of possible job losses.
The contractor blames potential job loses on builders improving their waste management capabilities, meaning that much of the waste they receive in their skips can’t be recycled – making the light recycling arm [...]
Jul
12
Power Station Approval in Basingstoke
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Hampshire County Council have approved a plan to build a power station on a Basingstoke Industrial Estate.
The plant, backed by Southern Waste Management and Basingstoke Skip Hire, will house a £2.7 million station to burn wood chips which will create electricity for the national grid and create hot water, which will be offered to neighbouring companies.
The site [...]
Jul
5
A skip hire boss in South Wales has denied taking payment for more than £16,000 for fly tipping. The boss of Andy Skips and Penybedd Lands stands accused alongside two others on 15 counts of fly tipping around South Wales.
Alongside the fly tipping charges, the skip hire boss also faces charges from the Environment Agency in South Wales [...]