27 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Gloucester. 3 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 6 say they arrange the council permit and 9 offer same- or next-day delivery.
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 6 Oct 2026.
4.8★★★★★(45 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 3 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
J Royles Skip Hire Ltd is a family-run skip hire company established in 1986, offering mini, midi, maxi and builders skips plus a wait-and-load service to domestic and commercial customers in Gloucester, with its own waste transfer station.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL3 (about 4 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Cotswold Grab Hire Ltd provides grab lorry hire with an operator, plus muck-away and dig-out waste removal, based in Churchdown near Gloucester, as an alternative to traditional skip hire.
4.9★★★★★(147 Google reviews)·Based in GL1 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery
Reliable Skip Hire Gloucester is an online skip booking service covering Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ledbury, Stroud and Tewkesbury, offering skips from 4 to 12 yards for household, business and trade customers, with same-day or next-day delivery when available.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
4.6★★★★★(38 Google reviews)·Based in GL52 (about 14 km away)
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd is a long-established business based in Bishops Cleeve supplying skip hire from 2 to 15 yards, aggregates and plant hire to domestic and commercial customers across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
4.6★★★★★(86 Google reviews)·Based in GL1 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Allstone is a family-run aggregates, building materials and waste management business based in Gloucester, also offering grab hire and skip hire including roll-on-roll-off sizes, and recycling over 90% of material it handles.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL1 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Next-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Gloucester Snap Skips Rental is a waste management service, operated via a network of depots and partners, offering skips from 4 to 40 yards to domestic and commercial customers in Gloucester.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL1 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £120 (4 Yard) · Same-day delivery
Circle Skip Hire, trading as Skip Hire Gloucester, offers 4, 6 and 8 yard skips to homeowners, builders and businesses in Gloucester and nearby areas including Quedgeley, Hucclecote and Brockworth. It advertises same-day skip hire subject to availability, with 4 yard skips from £120.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL2 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
H C B Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire and scrap metal merchant based near Gloucester, offering mini skip hire, garden waste removal, site clearance and scrap metal recycling to domestic, commercial and industrial customers across Gloucester, Dursley, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Stonehouse.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Sutton Skips, trading as Stroud Skips, is a family-run business offering skip hire from 2 to 12 yards, grab hire and tipper hire, plus commercial and domestic bin collection, across Stroud and Gloucestershire.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL51 (about 10 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £120 (4 yard) · Same-day delivery
Circle Skip Hire (Skip Hire Cheltenham) provides 4, 6 and 8 yard skip hire to homeowners, landlords, tradespeople and businesses across Cheltenham and nearby Gloucestershire towns, with same-day and next-day delivery and up to 95% of materials recycled.
4.1★★★★☆(67 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Smiths Gloucester is a construction and waste management company offering skip hire, commercial waste collection, aggregates, grab lorry hire and demolition services across Gloucestershire, Bristol and Wales, operating a fleet of 120 HGVs from seven depots.
4.1★★★★☆(15 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Keyway Limited is a Gloucester-based plant, tipper and skip hire company operating across the South West, supplying chain lift skips, roll-on roll-off hook loader bins, muck away and aggregates to commercial and domestic customers.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
First Choice Skip Hire Stroud is a skip hire and waste management company offering skip sizes from 4 to 16 yards plus roll-on roll-off bin hire, with same or next-day delivery, serving Stroud and, through a network of depots and partners, locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (about 13 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Stroud UK Rent a Skip offers skip hire and waste management for businesses and individuals in Stroud, though its site does not state specific skip sizes or prices.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL52 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Cleeve Skip Hire is a family-run skip hire company based in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, offering mini, builders and maxi skips for commercial and domestic waste disposal across Gloucestershire.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
4.2★★★★☆(31 Google reviews)·Based in GL8 (about 24 km away)
No third-party certification stated
McCarthy Marland is a waste management company offering skip hire, roll-on roll-off, grab/tipper hire, aggregates and commercial waste collection to residential and commercial clients across Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset and parts of Wiltshire.
27 skip and grab hire firms are listed for Gloucester and the surrounding area, about 15 miles across. Midi-skips and builders' skips are the most commonly offered, with 12 firms each, alongside mini-skips (8), maxi-skips (9), grab hire (6) and wait-and-load (1). Only 2 firms publish a starting price on their website, so most quotes are given on request. Nine firms say they can deliver same or next day, and six say they arrange the council permit for you. Twelve firms say they run their own lorries, while three work as booking agents rather than operators.
Skips placed on the public highway in Gloucestershire need a permit from Gloucestershire County Council, applied for and paid online; a new permit costs £90 for a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 for each extra 7 days, with a non-refundable £62.50 urgent or retrospective fee and £120 per extra site visit, and applications should be made at least twelve calendar days ahead. If you pay someone to take your waste, you must also check they are allowed to do so, or your council can issue a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Gloucester?
Yes, if the skip will stand on the public highway. Under section 139 of the Highways Act 1980, a builder's skip can't be placed on a highway without the highway authority's permission. In Gloucestershire you apply to Gloucestershire County Council and pay online; a new permit costs £90 for a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 per extra 7 days, a £62.50 non-refundable urgent or retrospective fee, and £120 per extra site visit. Apply at least twelve calendar days before the skip is needed.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Gloucester is a registered waste carrier?
The Environment Agency keeps a public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers, and a skip firm that carries other people's waste needs upper-tier registration on it. You can search the register yourself before booking. Of the firms listed for Gloucester, 3 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, checked on 6 October 2026. Checking is your own responsibility too: if you pay someone to take your waste who isn't allowed to, your council can issue a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal, and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances, such as fridges, counts as hazardous, so these shouldn't go in a general skip. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill altogether, so skip firms usually ask for these to be kept separate or left out of the skip entirely. Check with your chosen skip firm what they can and can't accept before loading it, as rules vary.
Skip hire prices around Gloucester aren't widely published: only 2 of the 27 firms listed give a starting price on their website, so no price range is available for the area. Firms typically quote based on skip size, how long you need it and where you are, so it's worth asking a few for a price before booking. A council permit for the highway costs £90 for a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 per extra week, on top of the skip firm's own charge.