IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF 'THE SKIP'...
• A table found in a skip sells at auction for £40,000
• Volunteers in a community clean-up project are forced to return the rubbish!
• The new CIWM president talks about challenges ahead for the waste industry
• Skip hire insurance and how to deal with customer liability
• 'Skip Hunk of The Month' & 'Skip Chicks'
• Advice from industry experts
• And much more...
IN THIS MONTH'S EDITION OF THE SKIP:
The incredible story of the skip hire driver who survived a 300,000 volt bolt of lightning!
A greengrocer is fined for recycling!
Another saucy Skip Chick and a pie-munching Skip Hunk.
Your letters.
A special feature on weighbridges.
More advice from our industry experts.
All the latest product news.
And more...
An unexploded bomb found at a waste transfer station, an OAP left with an unwanted skip, an entire family jailed over an illegal landfill...
These are just a few of the stories in another cracking edition of "The Skip" Magazine.
We've got a particularly tasty Skip Chick this month and our Hunk of the Month looks strangely familiar...
The usual industry experts are here too, keeping you up to speed with all the latest must-have knowledge from the murky world of waste!
Another month; another prime collection of skip hire industry news and views, including all the usual features and more...
We explore the possibility of traffic wardens issuing fines to skip hire companies and hear some of your stories in our letters page. Our industry experts are on hand with more valuable guidance, as well as our latest skip hunks & skip chicks here to brighten up your day!
In this months issue of The Skip, there's a skip firm owner on charge after a 12-year-old boy was wounded by a firearm. We also report on some upbeat stories of success and generosity from within the industry.
There's a national Skip Chicks crisis - find out why, and this month's Skip Hunk shares his passion for shunters and talks about his beloved miniatures!
We take a look at the implications of the imminent, compulsory Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) legislation and consider how it could benefit your business, while Skip Watch unearths some far stranger waste management legislation across the pond...
Our regular experts are here too. Health & Safety, Enviroman and The Garbage Guru, bringing you invaluable insight from their wealth of industry knowledge.
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Happy New Year! We kick off 2008 with another gem-packed issue. An Environment Agency crackdown, an artist who makes people look differently at skips and the latest installment of Sven's skip boss love-rat saga are among this month's stories.
Plus your favourites - our Skip Chicks and Skip Hunks are here again to bring in the new year with a smile!
Our regular experts are here too, giving you invaluable insight from their wealth of industry knowledge.
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It's a record breaking month at the skip magazine as we report on the fastest skip in the west as a converted skip breaks a land speed record, also a Skip Hire boss breaks in to the record books with his press ups for charity!
Two Cracking skip chicks make up the festive treat!
Branston Cowdell leaves the skip watch stage in style and our resident experts The Garbage Guru, Enviroman and our Health & Safety expert keep you up to date on developments in the industry.
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What an issue, not only do we cover the Skip Hire Romance of the Century we also find out that an MP has been caught up in a fly tipping storm. Thieves strike a north east skip hire firm leaving them distraught at the lost of equipment. Also we find a Canadian artist who is living in a skip in Toronoto
We have a fantastic skip chick and a skip hunk that everyone wil adore!
Our regular experts cover the Health & Safety act of 1974 also known as the grand daddy of an act, The Enviroman talks about the Enviroment Agency's new powers to freeze your assets
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Have you heard about Quentin Tarantino in a skip wagon, no it's not a joke just many of the skip hire related stories we cover in this issue.
Our skip watch feature has a superb winner, classed 40 yards of waste in a 4 yarder!
We also cover the RWM waste & recylcing show in Birminigham and our residents Health & Safety expert explains the basics of Corporate Manslaughter whilst the Enviroman asks the question "Have I got planning or Not?"
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We cover the run up to the RWM Trade show in Birmingham which runs from the 11th to the 13th of September 2007
Nigel Mair are resident health and safety expert highlights accidents and how to avoid them with training, The Garbage Guru shares more of his wisdom on running a skip hire business and the Enviroman returns from his holidays and asks "what are planners thinking?"
Finally we welcome a new skip chick to the magazine
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This month we highlight the FAKE cops targeting Skip Hire firms in the Norwich area, how one skip hire firm has launched it's own page on the popular social networking site Myspace!
We cover the formation of the "National Skip Hire Association" and thank Allan Buchan for taking the lead in setting the Association up and wish him and the members success.
The enviroman gets his teeth into site waste management plans
And the Skip Hunks are making the most of the sunshine
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Happy Birthday to us we celebrate our 2nd birthday!
Also one of our readers starts home refuse collections as the local council goes to a 2 week collection.
Paddy Jo tells us about her trip to Borneo with Raleigh International
The Garbage Guru shares his usual wisdom on all things in the waste management industry, Nigel our health & safety expert asks "Are your staff at risk?" and the Enviroman talks about the fines that are being imposed by the Enviroment Agency
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We talk about the North East skip boys who have formed a the association of licensed waste and recycling operators.
Pongo's in the Congo how one UK expert is helping to clean up the area, A rapping recycle robot, freecycle plus a skip chick and some seriously overloaded skips!
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We cover feedback on the permit petition so far, we even have the customers of the skip companies adding their weight to the campaign. Nigel our Health & Safety expert covers noise regulations at work. The Enviroman gets to grips with the new Enviroment Agency's fees for 2007-08 and a cracking skip hunk for the month of May, what more would you want?
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Skip Permits Have Your SAY!
We report back on the Skip Permit petition that we started back in January 2007 and publish comments from readers across the UK, If you want to add your comments to the skip permit petition then do so by clicking here
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Cumbria is in chaos, Skip Boss in a flap and feedback from the permits petition plan has been amazing! It's a busy March edition and we also get time to cover the usual Health & Safety issues in the waste industry, The Garbage Guru makes his regular appearance and the Enviroman talks about DEFRA's permits review!
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The February edition is blessed with our usual Enviroman, Garbage Guru and Nigel the Health & Safety expert features.
We also look at Skip Permit problems,- if you have not signed our petition on Skip permits you can do so here Skip Permit Petition
And we look at Insurance in the industry and predict the future of Insurance in the waste industry - if you would like to know more then please contact us.
Oh and this month's Skip Hunk is a real character too!
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2007 starts with a superb January edition.
We cover the new launch of The Skip website.
Also the Enviroman tells us that big brother is watching you and our health & safety expert reminds us the importance of learning lessons in the work place.
Oh and a fantastic wall planner is included!
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Full of festive joy our December edition has landed with more waste management news and Skip Hire issues.
We also cover Risk Assesements in the work place and you can get a free HSE "How to complete a risk assessment guide by clicking here.
Plus Enviroman has some winter gripes and the Garbage Guru covers his diverse and unusual week.
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A Guardian Angel comes to the rescue of a skip driver who has been involved in a serious road accident
Plus - Enviroman gets his teeth in to loopholes and morals.
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Skip Scavenger Strikes Gold - how one lucky find in a skip helps to start a new business.
The Skip magazine goes on BBC local radio and BBC Radio Two's Jeremy Vine Show as "The voice of the skip hire industry"
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Find out the link between skips & penguins by reading about how one Thetford based company is handling the waste in the Antarctic for the British Antarctic Survey!
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