24 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Swindon. 6 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 6 say they arrange the council permit and 8 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(174 Google reviews)Based in SN1 (about 2 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
4.1(30 Google reviews)Based in SN2 (under 2 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
3.3(12 Google reviews)Based in SN2 (under 2 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
From £224 (2 yard) · Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
LK Skips is a family-run skip hire company based in Swindon, offering mini to large skip hire with same-day delivery across Swindon and Wiltshire for domestic and commercial customers.
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN6 (about 7 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
4.8(16 Google reviews)Based in GL7 (about 17 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
SG Grab Hire is a family-run grab hire, waste removal, and aggregate supply company based near Cirencester, serving Swindon, Cirencester, and Gloucestershire. It operates its own fleet of grab lorries for muck away, site clearance, hardcore removal, and bulk aggregate delivery to domestic, commercial, and construction customers.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN1 (about 2 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Hills Waste Solutions is a commercial waste collection and disposal company operating 11 waste management facilities across the West Country, serving businesses in construction, facilities management, retail, hospitality and other sectors.
Works for: Businesses, Builders & trades, Councils & public sector
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
5.0(85 Google reviews)Based in SN1 (about 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Next-day delivery
Reliable Skip Hire Swindon offers skip hire in sizes from 4 to 12 yards, booked online, for household and commercial/trade customers in Swindon and the surrounding areas. It also publishes guides on skip sizes and waste disposal.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
5.0(13 Google reviews)Based in SN5 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Ace Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire business offering 2, 3 and 4 yard skips, a wait-and-load service and a 1 tonne waste bag across Swindon and surrounding towns including Cricklade, Marlborough and Malmesbury.
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN25 (about 3 km away)
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN2 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit
Skip Hire Swindon supplies a full range of skip sizes, roll-on roll-off containers and grab hire for trade and domestic customers in Swindon, and says it recycles at least 80% of collected waste.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN11 (about 20 km away)
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
From £130 · Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN2 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £200 (2 yard) · Runs its own lorries
Saunders Skip Hire (trading as Brunel Waste) is a Swindon-based skip hire and waste management company, established in 1979, offering skip sizes from 2 to 16 yards, roll-on/roll-off skips and a wait-and-load service across Swindon, Wiltshire and beyond.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN6 (about 7 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Skip Hire Fletcher Cricklade supplies skip hire from 4 to 40 yards (including roll-on-roll-off) and grab hire to domestic and commercial customers in and around Cricklade.
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Builders & trades
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN1 (about 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Skip Hire Swindon offers skips from 4 to 40 yards for domestic and commercial customers in Swindon, with same-day or next-day delivery.
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
5.0(16 Google reviews)Based in SN6 (about 7 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
S L Newman Grab Hire is a family-run business based in Cricklade, near Swindon, providing grab hire, muck away, tipper hire, aggregate supply, and haulage services across Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Berkshire. It serves both domestic and commercial customers on projects ranging from home improvements to large-scale construction developments.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN2 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
5.0(5 Google reviews)Based in SN5 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN1 (about 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Swindon Muck Away Limited provides grab hire and aggregate delivery for domestic and commercial muck-away jobs in Swindon. The company operates its own grab lorries and is a trading name of Swindon Metal Recycling Ltd.
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN25 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN1 (about 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN4 (about 5 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN6 (about 7 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN15 (about 23 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
First Choice Skip Hire Chippenham, trading as Acen Utilities Ltd, provides skip hire and waste management services in the Chippenham area, offering a range of skip sizes from 4 to 40 yards as well as RORO bin hire, via a network of depots and partners across the UK.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses, Farms
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
Not enough reviews to show a ratingBased in SN11 (about 20 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Details last checked 6 Oct 2026
SkipCheck lists 24 skip and grab hire firms serving Swindon and the surrounding area. Most say they offer mini, midi, builders or maxi skips, and several also say they provide grab hire or a wait-and-load service. Three of the 24 publish a starting price, running from £130 to £224. Eight say they can deliver on the same day or the next, and six say they will arrange the permit for you. Nine say they run their own lorries, while three are booking agents.
A skip on the road in Swindon needs a licence from Swindon Borough Council. The skip hire company applies, and must hold Chapter 8 signing, lighting and guarding cards plus £10 million public liability insurance. The council says the fee is £95 for 21 days, or £115 for an emergency licence processed in under 5 working days, and to allow at least five working days for a standard application. Where possible, it says to keep the skip on private property. Separately, if you pay anyone to take your waste, you must check they are entitled to, or the council can fine you between £150 and £600.
Yes, if it will stand on the road. Section 139 of the Highways Act 1980 says a builder's skip needs the highway authority's permission first. Swindon Borough Council says the skip hire company applies for the licence, and must hold Chapter 8 signing, lighting and guarding cards plus £10 million public liability insurance. The council says the fee is £95 for 21 days, or £115 for an emergency licence processed in under 5 working days, and to allow at least five working days for a standard application.
Source: swindon.gov.uk, legislation.gov.uk
A skip firm carries other people's waste, so it needs upper-tier registration on the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers, which is searchable online. Six of the 24 firms SkipCheck lists for Swindon are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, checked on 6 October 2026. Hiring an unregistered carrier for your waste can leave you facing a council fine of between £150 and £600, so it's worth checking the register first.
Source: environment.data.gov.uk, gov.uk
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal, and anything containing ozone-depleting substances, like old fridges, counts as hazardous and 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 too, so skip firms usually ask for these to be kept separate or left out altogether. Check with your chosen firm before loading the skip, as the rules affect what they can legally take away.
Of the 24 firms SkipCheck lists for Swindon, three publish a starting price on their own websites, and those published figures range from £130 to £224. Firms that don't publish a price should be asked directly for a quote. If the skip needs to stand on the road, Swindon Borough Council's licence fee is a separate cost, which it says is £95 for 21 days, or £115 for an emergency licence processed in under 5 working days.
Source: swindon.gov.uk