As well as this month’s Skip Chick, our January Skip Hunk is also from Buchanan Skip Hire, in Livingston… and is also in some immensely strange attire! It’s not unusual to have the occasional fantasy about indulging in a bit of doggy style in the workplace, but this is not typically what comes to mind. Let’s say hello to Les.
Q. Hello Les. What’s your role at Buchanan’s? Does it happen to involve eating massive sandwiches, then chasing bad guys around disused amusement parks with your pesky friends, by any chance?
A. Not quite. I am a Manitou driver at the waste sorting plant.
Q. Oh well, close. So what do your colleagues make of your unique style?
A. My boss does not encourage us to dress up when we’re working and thinks we are daft!
Q. In fairness, your boss has quite a strong case there, but we think there should be more daftness in the world so good on you. What’s the best thing about your job then, Les?
A. My workmates are the best thing about my job, and I have a great boss too. Friday is fish and chip day here and we all love it!
Q. Brilliant! Friday should be fish and chip day everywhere. So, what’s your life like outside of work?
A. When I’m not working, I play on my quad bike and look after Moira and my daughter Emma.
Q. That sounds like a lot of fun (as long as you’re not trying to do all these things at the same time, I suppose – that might not be so fun!) Have you ever found anything unusual in a skip?
A. I found a cat in a skip once.
Blimey, I hope you weren’t dressed up as a six foot cartoon hound at the time! Well, thanks for being our first Skip Hunk of 2009, Les. Reward yourself with a Scooby snack, you’ve been a real ‘character’! (Although Scooby Doo is actually a fictional character, but hopefully you’ll overlook this technical inaccuracy in the interest of a cheap gag!)
The Skip magazine is currently on the lookout for more Skip Hunks to grace its pages.
If you’d like to appear in a future issue please email your photo to pr@theskip.net

MERRY CHRISTMAS! A skip hire treat for all the ladies out there…
Who’s popping out of Santa’s sack for your Skip Hunk pleasure this month? It’s Adam from Ipswich, who enjoys hanging around skips with burglary tools whilst sporting a classic “I’m not doing nothing, honest, Guv” look.
Q. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do.
A. My name is Adam, I’m 30 years old and have lived in Suffolk all of my life. I work as a site manager, and am responsible for looking after all aspects of the building and the yard – including our all important skips! At the moment I am single, but if I get to be Skip Hunk of the Month then who knows!
Q. (Form an orderly queue, Skip Chicks!) So, what do you enjoy most about your job?
A. The fact that every day can be different and, of course, all of my lovely colleagues.
Q. What do you like to do when you’re not working, Adam?
A. I like playing golf and watching football. I also like fishing.
Q. So you’re the bloke they make all those birthday cards for! What do you like about The Skip magazine, then?
A. The Skip Chicks!
Q. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever seen in a skip?
A. That would probably be a female shop mannequin, wearing a bright red ball gown – that was pretty disturbing!
Q. Sounds fairly disturbing, but at least Chris de Burgh wasn’t hiding in there singing to it, or you could have been mentally scarred for life. Thanks Adam, do you have any parting words of wisdom for our readers?
A. Keep on trucking!

This month’s Skip Hunk is Dave ‘The Pie’ Haskins from 5 Star Skip Hire. You may have difficulty picking him out, what with his face being as red as his truck!
Q. Hi Dave. I’ll ask the obvious question to start with – what’s ‘The Pie’ bit in your name all about?
A. Well, it’s quite easy to explain really. I always have at least one pie a day – have done since I was about 15 I think. (Apart from one time at my Nanna’s in Whitley Bay when the chippy closed early due to a potato theft).
Q. Wow, that’s an impressive claim! So what’s the best thing about working at 5 Star Skip Hire then?
A. There’s an absolutely cracking pie shop two minutes from the yard. Second best is Amanda in the office – partly because she’s a cracking good laugh, but mainly cos she loves pies. Sometimes we eat lunch together on a wall.
Q. So, have you been busy recently then – it looks like you’ve caught the sun on your rounds.
A. Yeah, I’ve been busy. This isn’t sun burn though. My blood pressure’s shot from all the pies.
Q. Oh, right. There’s a down side to all things enjoyable I suppose. So, what’s your favourite thing about The Skip magazine, Dave?
A. The logo. It looks a bit like a cross-section of a pie.
Q. I suppose it does, when you think about it. They say beauty is in the pie of the beholder! Do you have any other hobbies besides pastry products, then?
A. Yes, I’m part of a Band Aid tribute act, actually. We play round the local pubs every Christmas for charity.
Q. Oh great. For a minute there, I thought everything about you was going to be pie related! What’s the band called?
A. We’re called ‘Do They Know It’s Ginsters?’
Blinking heck, that’s enough for me. Pie pie everyone!

Davro, Ball and Brown – stand aside! There’s a new Bobby in town and not only that – he’s our skip hunk for September!!!

Bobby’s a happy, chatty, beer drinking Stockport guy and a big Manchester Uni…oops, I mean ‘City’ fan.
So then Bobby tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?
I’m a Class 2 Skip Driver and a footie fan – but I don’t do the two things together or I’d crash the wagon!!!
And what do you like most about your job?
Finishing work at the end of the day and the boss buying us all beers in the local pub in Edgeley (what a nice guy! – Ed)
Apart from football what are your other hobbies?
Beer and Skip Chicks!!!!
Good selection. So, do you consider yourself a bit of a ‘catch’ with the women then, Bobby?
Nah, I’m not really that hunky – the lads have put me forward for Skip Hunk of the Month, it’s a good laugh though innit!!
And how do you think this interview and your picture will go down with the lads at work?
They’ve all said they are gonna take loads of copies and put my picture up in all the pubs around Stockport and Edgeley – ESPECIALLY the Prince Albert!!!!
Good luck then and thanks Bobby!
Looks like our September Skip Hunk is going to become a local celebrity!!!
LOOK OUT FOR HIM ALL YOU STOCKPORT LASSIES OUT THERE!!!

Ladies – do you like big men with tattoos, who sweat lots and smell of oil? If the answer’s ‘yes’ – it’s your lucky day.
This weeks skip hunks are Scott (he only has one name – maybe he’s a bit like Prince or Seal – who knows) and Peter Nelson from Armstrong Waste Management in Dumfries. Scott is the one sat in his truck and Peter is the dude in the shades.
Hell hunks! Can you tell our intrigued female readers a bit about yourselves and wat you do?
Scott – I’m the number one skip driver
Peter – And I’m a big hunky sweeper driver
Modest! So, what do you enjoy about your jobs?
Scott – Customer satisfaction (I’m not sure if that’s an innuendo or not – Ed)
Peter – Getting paid
Very honest Peter, but probably not what your bosses want to hear! And what do you both like to do when you’re not working?
Scott – Walking, cycling and motorcycling
Peter – Fast cars, easy women and watching a crap football team – Celtic!
And what do you like about The Skip magazine?
Scott – The Chicks!!! (You’ll be gutted this month then! – Ed)
Peter – The birds (You too! – Ed)
Finally, is here anything you’d like to say to our readers?
Scott – Mine extends! My skip arms that is!
Peter – Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough!
Lovely! And on that final frightening note – thanks hunks, it was a pleasure. Keep on flexing those pecs…
Peter

Scott

Cone you believe it?! This month we have two for the price of one in Skip Hunk corner, and not only that they’re also a father and son – the ultimate female fantasy (or is that just any man who enjoys shoe shopping! – Ed).
So then chaps, tell our readers a little bit about yourselves and what you do?
Arthur – We are father and son skip hire duo – a bit like Batman and Robin but without the capes. I’m Arthur Hartley and the younger one, obviously, is my son, James. We’re known to most as Arthur’s Skips. We started thirteen years ago – just us two – and we now have twenty one staff, thirteen wagon and eight pieces of plant.
Impressive! And what do you like most about the industry?
Arthur – All the different people we meet!
Succinct! So, how come only one of you has a jockstrap on? How did this come about?
James – Arthur’s the Linford Christie of the skip hire industry – does that explain? (sort of, but not really! – Ed). Seriously though, this is a photo from a charity calendar we did.
And what do you like about The Skip magazine?
Arthur – Everything! It contains all the different information we need.
Finally, is there anything you’d like to say to our readers?
Arthur – Yes – Good luck to you all in what is a difficult industry. We hope you all have a very successful year!
Lovely! Thanks for your time guys. Now go and put those cones away before you have someone’s eye out with them…

Craig “Crusher” Adkins makes a big impression in the April edition

Do you long for the days when all men had hairy chests, wore gold chains and posed in photographs like 1970’s Burtons catalogue models
Well, STOP YOUR LONGING… LONG NO MORE – because this month’s Skip Hunk is a hairy chested, gold chain wearing, slice of prime British beefcake.
Ladies and ‘not so sures’, I introduce to you, Mr Phil Bott, a driver for K.C.M. Metals & Skip Hire in Rotherham.
Hi Phil! Thanks for being this month’s Skip Hunk. Tell us a bit about yourself?
Well, I am 43 years of age – you can’t tell from my sexy body though can you?. I drive a Ro-Ro and I’m an ex-army man – still active in the TA.
Did you hear that ladies – he used to be a soldier! They wear uniforms and run around lots. Stop your dribbling!
So what do you like to do Phil, when you’re not driving your Ro-Ro?
I like meeting new people but most of all rooting through skips. I’m basically a fully qualified skip rat.
And what do you do in your spare time?
I don’t have much spare time but when I have got some I like to watch Rambo and read The Skip Mag. I like nothing better than ogling the skip chicks!
We aim to please. Anything else you’d like to say, Phil?
Yeah – keep up the good work!
Cheers – we’ll do our best. You can put your vest back on now Phil – you’ll be using your nipples as coat hangers if it gets any colder!

Hubba Hubba! Once again dear readers we have an absolute corker of a Skip Hunk for you this month. Tuck in your napkins and get ready to dribble! I haven’t seen a face this well pulled since the heyday of Paul Gascoigne.

The Skip hunk for February is Shaun from H Wicks Skip Hire in Barrow-In-Furness and he’s all pumped up and ready to woo the nations ladies with his facial contortions and penchant for woolly hats.

Shaun – I put your photo into the popular face recognition website, www.myheritage.com and it reckons you’re a cross between the Steve Buscemi, Britney Spears, Kathy Bates and Alfred Hitchcock (seriously it does!). How does that make you feel?
Britney Spears! Bit wide of the mark on that one I think.
So then Shaun, tell us a bit about yourself.
Well, I’m a skip truck driver for H Wicks up in Barrow-In-Furness – and that’s about it. Is that good enough?
Not really – what do you do in your spare time?
I like walking my dog, Rusty and breathing in the fresh country air – it makes a change from picking up smelly skips all day long.
What do you like about The Skip magazine?
I like the funny stories – the writing in it’s great.
Do you have any messages for our female readers?
Yeah – Garlic is the new Viagra!
Hmm, OK. Have you got any amusing or strange stories that you’d like to tell our readers?
Don’t be silly, I live in Barrow – nothing happens here!
That’s a shame. Thanks for the photo anyway. Keep pulling those faces!

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Starting the year of in style, He’s the Macaulay Culkin of the Skip Hire world – but with attitude! Ladies and Gentlemen put your waste industry hands together for this month’s Skip Hunk, Joe Cunningham.

Joe is The Skip magazine’s youngest ever hunk and was put up for the honour by his dad, Lee of CCS Skip Hire in Manchester.
Many people over the years have told me that working with children is a ‘nay nay’ (Andy Crane, Gloria Huniford, Grotbags from The Pink Windmill – the list is endless) but I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Children are just little adults I thought…
Ok, Joe, what involvement do you have in the skip industry?
Don’t know what ya mean!
What kind of stuff do you like to get up to when you’re at the yard?
Digging.
Anything else?
No.
Ok. And what do you like to do in your spare time?
Ride about in the wagons.
Anything else?
Watch Man Utd.
At this point Joe became so bored with the interview he decided to completely ignore me and the questioning stopped. I was disappointed and relieved at the same time. Interviewing is indeed a ‘nay, nay’ – Grotbags was right.

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