24 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Frome. 4 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 3 say they arrange the council permit and 7 offer same- or next-day delivery.
Businesses
Skip sizes, prices and services are as each firm describes them on its own website. Waste carrier status is matched against the Environment Agency register on the date shown; claims marked "stated" have not yet been checked; how we check. Listings last refreshed 30 Sept 2026.
Abbott Skip Hire Ltd is a skip hire and waste removal company based in Keynsham, Bristol, offering a range of skip sizes from 2-yard mini skips to 40-yard roll-on-roll-off skips for domestic and commercial customers across Bristol and the surrounding area.
Next-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Cheddar & Wells Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire business based near Wells, Somerset, trading for over 30 years. It operates its own waste transfer station and offers a range of skip sizes from mini to 40 yard, serving home owners, builders, farmers and factories across Wells and surrounding villages.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Wait & load
Roll-on roll-off
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Farms, Businesses
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
E. J. Shanley & Son (Trowbridge) Ltd is a family-run waste reclamation and skip hire company based in Trowbridge and Warminster, Wiltshire, trading since 1964. It offers skip hire in sizes from 4 to 50 yards, roll-on-roll-off skips, wait-and-load services, muck away, and scrap metal buying and recycling.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Wait & load
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
Country Mini Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire and waste management company based in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, with over 20 years of experience. It serves homeowners, builders, and businesses across West Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset, and surrounding areas, and also supplies reclaimed crushed hardcore.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
E. J. Shanley & Son (Trowbridge) Ltd is a family-run waste reclamation and skip hire company operating from two sites in Trowbridge and Warminster, Wiltshire, trading since 1964. It offers skip hire in sizes from 4 to 50 yards, muck away, compactor skips, wait and load services, and scrap metal buying and recycling.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Wait & load
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
Stated on their website: Constructionline · CHAS / SafeContractor
Runs its own lorries
Pennys Group is a contractor based near Bath offering plant hire, demolition, earthworks, waste management and skip hire across the South West and South Wales. The business operates its own recycling centre, fleet of lorries and tippers, and also provides muck away, aggregates, topsoil and asbestos removal services.
From £150 (2 ton) · Next-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
1st Choice Skips Ltd provides skip hire services in Melksham, Calne, Trowbridge, Devizes, Chippenham, Marlborough and the wider Wiltshire area. The company offers a range of skip sizes from 2 yard mini skips up to 20 yard skips, available for next-day delivery with online booking.
Skip Hire Davies Melksham is a family-run business based in Melksham, SN12 6LP, operating a skip hire service and a waste transfer station in Wales, with coverage across the UK via a network of depots and partners. The company offers a range of skip sizes for domestic and commercial customers and is committed to recycling materials including wood, plastic, metal, cardboard, paper, garden waste, and hardcore.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
From £100 (3 yard) · Next-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
Pennys Group Ltd (trading as 1st Call Skips) provides skip hire and aggregate delivery across Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire. Skip sizes range from 3 to 40 yards, catering for domestic and commercial customers.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
BT Skip Hire Keynsham offers skip hire and rubbish removal services in the Keynsham and Bristol area, with skips ranging from 4 to 16 yards in size. The company operates via a network of depots and partners across the UK and accepts bookings 24/7.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Rubbish removal
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
From £100 (3 yard) · Next-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
Pennys Group (trading via this site as Western Skip Hire Ltd) provides skip hire ranging from 3 to 40 yards, along with aggregate delivery, serving Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire. The company caters to both domestic and commercial customers including homeowners, builders and industrial sites.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Bath Recycling Skips is a skip hire and waste recycling company based in Odd Down, Bath, offering a range of skip sizes from 2 to 40 cubic yards. It operates its own recycling facilities and waste transfer site, serving customers across Bath and North East Somerset.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Roll-on roll-off
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Just Grab Ltd is a family-run grab hire and muck away specialist based in Frome, Somerset, providing grab lorry hire, site clearance, aggregate delivery and mini digger hire across Somerset, Wiltshire, Bath and Bristol.
Grab hire
Aggregates & muck-away
Rubbish removal
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
J Witt Waste Recycling Ltd is a waste management and recycling company based in Coleford, Radstock, serving commercial and domestic customers across Bath, Somerset, the Mendips and the South West. The company operates its own recycling facility and offers integrated recycling, waste management and recycled aggregate services.
The Scrapman Baker Breaker Ltd is a Somerset-based scrap metal and rubbish removal business offering house, garden, garage, shop and restaurant clearance, as well as small demolition work. The company states it can provide skips from Edinburgh to Cornwall and covers commercial premises including warehouses, pubs, schools and hotels.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
SkipCheck lists 24 skip and grab hire firms serving Frome and the surrounding area within roughly 15 miles. Between them they offer mini, midi, builders and maxi skips, plus grab hire from one firm and a wait-and-load service from five. Eleven firms state they carry maxi skips and ten offer builders skips. Three firms publish a starting price, with published figures ranging from £100 to £150. Seven firms state they can deliver the same or next day, and three say they can arrange a permit on your behalf. Fifteen firms state they run their own lorries; one is a booking agent.
If your skip will stand on a public road in Frome, a permit is required from Somerset Council. Under the Highways Act 1980, only accredited contractors can apply for the licence, so your skip firm must make the application for you. Somerset Council asks for at least 10 working days' notice and charges £109 for 28 days, with a further £109 to extend. Separately, if you pay any firm to remove household waste and that firm is not a registered waste carrier, Somerset Council can issue you a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Frome?
If the skip will sit on a public highway, yes. Under section 139 of the Highways Act 1980, a skip must not be placed on a highway without the highway authority's permission. Somerset Council issues these licences only to accredited contractors, so your skip firm must apply on your behalf. The council states it needs at least 10 working days' notice. The fee is £109 for 28 days, with a further £109 to extend. No permit is needed for a skip placed entirely on private land.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Frome is a registered waste carrier?
Search the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers. A firm that carries other people's waste needs upper-tier registration, and you can search by company name or registration number. Four of the 24 firms listed on SkipCheck for the Frome area are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, as verified on 30 September 2026. If your firm is not registered and something goes wrong, you as the householder could face a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Hazardous waste including asbestos and fridges or other equipment containing ozone-depleting substances cannot go in a standard skip. Plasterboard and other gypsum-based waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill entirely, so skip firms typically ask that these are kept separate or left out altogether. Always check with your firm before loading, as individual firms may have their own additional restrictions.
Three of the 24 firms listed for the Frome area publish a starting price on their websites. The lowest published starting price is £100 and the highest published starting price is £150. These are the figures firms state on their own sites and may not include a permit fee if the skip goes on a public road. Somerset Council charges £109 for a 28-day highway permit. Most firms in the area do not publish prices, so it is worth contacting several for a quote.