17 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Wells. 5 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 3 say they arrange the council permit and 4 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
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Glastonbury Skip Hire Ltd is a family-run skip hire and waste disposal business based in Glastonbury, Somerset, offering skips from 3 to 40 cubic yards alongside house clearance, wheelie bins, and commercial tipping.
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
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
From £225 · Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
Burnham Waste Ltd is a family-run skip hire and waste management company based in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, operating its own waste transfer station. It provides skips in sizes from 2 to 10 yards, along with domestic and commercial waste collection, screened soil supply, and recycling services across the Somerset area.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Solscape Waste Management and Grab Hire is a Bristol-based waste removal company founded in 2020, offering grab hire, waste collection, scrap metal collection, muck away, tipper hire, and aggregate supply. The company serves homeowners and businesses across Bristol, Bath, and surrounding areas using its own fleet of vehicles.
Grab hire
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Councils & public sector
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.
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
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
McCarthy Marland is an independent waste management company offering skip hire, roll-on roll-off containers, grab/tipper hire, aggregates, commercial recycling, and wheeled bin services. It operates across Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and parts of Wiltshire, with recycling centres in Bristol, Tetbury, and Somerton.
JH Group is a multi-division construction and plant hire company based in Dundry, Bristol, offering grab lorry hire, aggregates supply, groundworks, scaffolding, and safety netting services. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial clients across the Bristol area.
Grab hire
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 17 skip and grab hire firms serving Wells and the surrounding area within roughly 15 miles. Between them they cover mini, midi, builders and maxi skips, with four firms also offering grab hire and three offering wait-and-load. Four firms state they can deliver the same or next day, and three state they can arrange highway permits on your behalf. One firm publishes a starting price online. Eleven firms state they run their own lorries; one is a booking agent.
If your skip is to stand on a public road in Wells, Somerset Council requires a skip licence costing £109 for 28 days, non-refundable, with a further £109 to extend. The council asks for at least 10 working days' notice, and licences are only issued to accredited contractors, so your skip firm must make the application. Separately, if you pay anyone to remove your household waste, you have a legal duty to check they are a registered waste carrier. Failing to do so can result in a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Wells?
If the skip will stand 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. In Wells, Somerset Council charges £109 for a 28-day licence, non-refundable, with a further £109 to extend. The council only issues licences to accredited contractors, so your skip firm applies on your behalf. The council asks for at least 10 working days' notice. No permit is needed for a skip placed entirely on private land.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Wells is a registered waste carrier?
Search the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers using the link below. A firm that collects other people's waste needs upper-tier registration. Five of the 17 firms listed on SkipCheck for the Wells area are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, verified on 30 September 2026. Note that from August 2025 the government announced that existing registrations will be replaced by environmental permits or registered exemptions, with upper-tier firms moving over at renewal across three years.
Hazardous waste must be kept out, including asbestos and fridges or other equipment containing ozone-depleting substances, which count as hazardous under government guidance. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill entirely, so skip firms usually ask you to keep these separate or leave them out of the skip altogether. Always check with your chosen firm before loading.
Only one of the 17 firms listed for the Wells area publishes a starting price online, and the facts do not include a specific figure. To get an accurate price you will need to contact firms directly or request quotes through SkipCheck. Costs typically vary depending on skip size, how long you need it, whether a highway permit is required, and the type of waste being removed. Comparing quotes from several firms is the most reliable way to find the best price.