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.
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.
5.0★★★★★(114 Google reviews)·Based in BA5 (under 2 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
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
4.9★★★★★(86 Google reviews)·Based in BA6 (about 9 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
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
5.0★★★★★(8 Google reviews)·Based in BA5 (under 2 km away)
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.
4.1★★★★☆(25 Google reviews)·Based in TA9 (about 22 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
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
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in BS31 (about 25 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
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.
4.7★★★★★(13 Google reviews)·Based in BS13 (about 23 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
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
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in BA5 (under 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
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
4.3★★★★☆(11 Google reviews)·Based in TA11 (about 17 km away)
No third-party certification stated
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.
4.4★★★★☆(45 Google reviews)·Based in BA3 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
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.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in BS31 (about 25 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
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
4.4★★★★☆(27 Google reviews)·Based in BA11 (about 23 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
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
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in BS41 (about 24 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
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
SkipCheck lists 17 skip and grab hire firms serving Wells and the area around it, about 15 miles out. Between them they offer mini, midi, builder's and maxi skips, grab hire and wait-and-load, with builder's skips the most widely offered at six firms. Five of the 17 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, checked on 6 October 2026. Only one firm publishes a starting price on its own website, though the figure isn't given here, and four say they can deliver the same day or next day. Three say they arrange the council skip permit, and 11 say they run their own lorries.
Somerset Council charges £109 for a skip licence valid for 28 days, non-refundable, and £109 to extend it. Licences for skips on the highway are only issued to accredited contractors, so your skip firm applies on your behalf, and the council asks for at least 10 working days' notice, unless it's an emergency application. Anyone paying someone to take their waste must still check the firm is allowed to carry it, or risk a council fixed penalty of between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Wells?
Yes, if the skip goes on the public highway. Under section 139 of the Highways Act 1980, a skip can't be placed on the road without the highway authority's permission. In Wells, Somerset Council only issues skip licences to accredited contractors, so your skip firm applies on your behalf. The licence costs £109 and is valid for 28 days, with £109 to extend it, and the council asks for at least 10 working days' notice unless it's an emergency application.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Wells is a registered waste carrier?
A skip company that carries other people's waste needs upper-tier registration as a waste carrier, broker or dealer, which you can check on the Environment Agency's public register. SkipCheck checked which of Wells's 17 listed firms are on the register as of 6 October 2026; 5 were. The government has announced these registrations will eventually be replaced by environmental permits or registered exemptions, with upper-tier firms moving over at renewal across the next three years, so it's worth checking again nearer the time you book.
Hazardous waste, such as asbestos, needs special disposal and can't go in an ordinary skip; equipment containing ozone-depleting substances, like fridges, also counts as hazardous. 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 most skip firms ask for these to be kept separate or left out of the skip entirely. Always check with your chosen firm before loading anything you're unsure about.
Of the 17 firms SkipCheck lists for Wells, only one publishes a starting price on its own website, and the figure isn't shown here, so you'll need to ask most firms directly for a quote. If the skip needs to go on the road, Somerset Council's licence fee of £109 for 28 days, plus £109 to extend, is separate from the skip firm's own charge.