Knocking down an old garage or removing old asbestos drain pipes? Asbestos is hazardous. Dont get caught illegally disposing of hazardous waste.

A1 Supaskips (thinkpink) can transport and dispose of your asbestos quickly, safely and professionally, providing you follow the necessary requirement.

1. The asbestos must be wrapped in visqueen and taped prior to been placed in the skip.
2. The site must be registered with the envirioment agency as a site producing hazardous waste, even householders need to register, which can be done on line environment agency

Asbestos cement sheeting

Asbestos cement sheeting is commonly found as grey corrugated or flat sheets. It is thin and brittle and produces a clean edge when broken. Asbestos fibres are released when the cement sheeting becomes broken or is drilled, sawn, scrubbed or sanded.

Further information on working with asbestos and the dangers can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive website

Other types of asbestos products, that tend to be found in the home, include insulation board, asbestolux plasterboard, and insulation surrounding warm air heating systems.

Handling and removing Asbestos  

Ensure you have the following items to hand:

• Strong polythene and parcel tape
• White disposable overalls to wear during the operation - available from good DIY outlets
• Disposable dust mask suitable for work with asbestos (Certified to EN149 or EN405 Protection Factor FFP3) -available from good DIY outlets
• A hose and a supply of water

Please ensure you take note of all these precautions in order to safeguard yourself and others health.

 A1 Supakips Ltd  are pleased to announce the formation of their new concrete division- Quay Concrete.

Quay Concrete can supply local builders and householders with high quality Ready Mix Concrete in small  quantities 1/2 m3 up to 6.5 m3.

See our website for further information www.quayconcrete.co.uk

 or call our dedicated concrete line for prices or additional information - 01524 235050

A1 Supaskips (think pink!) have introduced a new air conditioned, covered enclosure for the picking lines inside their plant at Lune Industrial Estate. The welfare of the staff is a major priority and concern for the company. With the new enclosures around the picking lines, not only has the company produced a much cleaner working environment for their employees, they have also greatly reduced the noise levels as well.

"Obviously working with waste is never going to be the nicest job in the world, but the company has taken every step possible to make the working environment inside the plant as good as it can be. The company is still looking at ways and new methods to increase its recycling rates, which already average an amazing 84% of all waste that enters the plant. It is hoped that this figure can be increased to over 90% by the end of 2009 "Bill Whitbread, Commercial Manager

Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth,

Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Kirkby Lonsdale,

 Ingleton, High Bentham, Hornby, Wray, Caton,

Garstang, Catterall, Forton,

If the area you live in is not listed, please call our sales team

01524 844151

Yesterday 1st July 2008, A1Supaskips (think pink!) acquired Eurowaste to strengthen their position in the market and guarantee the future stability and success of the company, making it one of the largest skip and waste recyclers in the North West.

The acquisition of Eurowaste adds another 3 wagons and 400 skips together with Eurowaste’s  extended customer base.

Mr Mel Welsh Director of  A1Supaskips (think pink!)  said

‘that the purchase of Eurowaste was a logical progression for Supaskips. Our state of the art recycling plant in Lancaster, through heavy investment, has made it hard for the smaller companies to achieve the recycling figures currently achieved by A1Supaskips (think pink!) and to remain cost effective in today’s environmentally conscious society.’

 Lancaster Skip Hire, is the main division of Supaskips (think pink!) was set up to offer the businesses and people of Lancaster an efficient and effectively way to dispose of their waste

Based in the old Power Station on Lune Industrial Estate, the company has been sorting and recycling waste in the Lancaster area for the last 25 years, Supaskips (think pink!)  has become a household name around the city, offer value and with prices that are hard to beat.

There isn’t any one who has not seen the famous "Think Pink" skips around the area.

With the closure of the landfill site at Salt Ayre, the need for an alternative solution to meet the needs of both business and residential customer’s has become even more urgent. Supaskips (think pink!) are the answer. Since the merger with Eurowaste, Supaskips (think pink!) have over 1200 skips at their disposal, and a recycling plant that is handling approximately 800 tonnes of waste a day, based in the heart of Lancaster,  they are able to meet all your requirements.

 GO GREEN- THINK PINK!                 

  Book a skip on line now!    

Morecambe Skip Hire, a division of A1 Supaskips (think pink!) was set up to cover Morecambe and the surrounding area.

Morecambe and Heysham has seen much redevelopment over the last few years and A1 Supaskips (think pink!)  are at the forefront for supplying an effective waste solution to both business and residential customers.

In our local area many householders and businesses do an excellent job reducing landfill by separating their waste for recycling. However almost all the skips and bins of ‘mixed waste’ go straight to landfill - and as the landfill site at Salt Ayre in Lancaster is now closed, most of this unsorted waste will be loaded into lorries and transported down the M6 to become landfill elsewhere.

Permission to place a builder’s skip on the highway

1) Your local council in exercise of their powers under Section 139 of the Highways Act 1980 and under Section 65 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act, 1984.

2) Each skip shall be deposited on the carriageway outside the premises and shall be positioned so that it does not impede the surface water drainage of the highway nor obstruct access to any manhole or the apparatus of any statutory undertaker or the local council.

3) Where more than one skip is on the highway at any one time, the skips shall be positioned as closely as possible to each other, but not so as to obstruct access to any premises unless the consent of the occupier of those premises has been obtained.

4) Each skip shall not exceed 5 metres in length by 2 metres in width.

5) Each skip or group of skips shall while on the highway be marked and lit in accordance with the following requirements.

(a) The ends of each skip (that is to say, the sides of the skip facing traffic in both directions when the skip is positioned as mentioned in Condition 2 above) shall be painted yellow and marked in accordance with the requirements of The Builder’s Skips (Markings) Regulations 1984 (Statutory Instrument 1984 No. 1933). The painting and the markings shall at all times be kept clean and efficient and clearly visible for a reasonable distance to persons using the highway on which the skip is placed.

(b) Each skip shall be clearly and indelibly marked with the owners name and with his telephone number or address.

(c) Each skip shall be guarded by at least 3 traffic cones placed on the carriageway in a oblique line on the approach side of the skip. Where 2 or more skips are deposited in a row, so that the distance between adjacent skips does not exceed 2 metres, the row shall be guarded as if it were one skip.

(d) At night (that is to say, between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise), a danger lamp shall be placed against or attached to each corner of the skip or the end corners of the row of skips where two or more skips are deposited in a row and the distance between adjacent skips does not exceed 2 metres and shall also be placed between each cone and the next. Each lamp shall be of the nature as prescribed on paragraph 40 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1981 (Statutory Instrument 1981 No. 859) and shall remain lit through the night.

1) No skip, when standing in the highway, shall contain any inflammable explosive, noxious or dangerous material or any material which is likely to putrefy or which otherwise is, or likely to become, a nuisance to users of the highway.

2) No skip shall be used in such a way that any of its contents fall on to the highway, or that there is an escape of dust from the contents of the skip when standing in the highway.

3) Each skip shall be removed for emptying as soon as practicable and in any case no later than 2 working days after it has been filled.

4) No skip shall remain on the highway pursuant to this permission after the period of this permission specified in paragraph 1 has expired.

5) All materials placed in each skip shall be properly disposed of and the highway where the skip or skips have been deposited shall be left in a clean and tidy condition on the expiration of this permission.

Take note that
(a) Section 139(1) of the Highways Act, 1980 provides that a builders skip shall not be deposited on a highway without the permission of the highway authority of the highway. If a builders skip is so deposited without the permission of the highway authority, the owner of the skip shall be guilty of an offence and liable in respect thereof to a fine not exceeding £1000.

(b) Section 139(4) of the Highways Act 1980 requires the owner of a builders skip which has been deposited on a highway to secure that the skip is properly lighted during the hours of darkness, that it is clearly and indelibly marked with the owners name and with his telephone number or address, that the skip is removed as soon as practicable after it has been filled and that each of the conditions of the highway authority’s permission is properly complied with. If the owner of the skip fails to comply with the aforementioned conditions he should be guilty of an offence and on conviction liable to a fine not exceeding £1000.

(c) Section 139(10) of the Highways Act, 1980 provides that nothing in the Section shall be taken as authorising the creation of a nuisance or of a danger to users of a highway or as imposing on a highway authority by whom injury, damage or loss resulting from the presence on a highway of the skip to which the permission relates.

(d) Section 140 of the Highways Act, 1980 empowers a highway authority or a Police Officer to require the removal or repositioning or to remove or reposition a builders skip deposited on a highway, even though it was deposited in accordance with the highway authority’s permission and to recover from the owner the cost of such removal or repositioning, and to dispose of a skip which is not collected by its owner. Should an owner fail to comply with a request under Section 140 to remove or reposition a skip he shall be guilty of an offence and liable in respect thereof to a fine not exceeding £1000.

Kendal Skip Hire a division of A1 Supaskips (think pink!) was created to service its increasing customer base to the North of Lancaster. Covering Kendal and surrounding areas, A1 Supaskips (think pink!) can meet all your waste requirements.

A1 Supaskips (think pink!) use new wagon and drag combinations.These offer the best fuel economy available in the market today, saving money and reducing emissions in today’s environmentally challenged environment.

A1 Supaskips(think pink!) are able to collect 3 - 4 skips per trip (size and weight permitting) providing customers with a cost effective and efficient solution for all their waste and recycling requirements.

We can all do our bit to save our environment, but by using THINK PINK! you can do so much more. Lets keep Kendal and the surrounding area beautiful, for us and our families.

Go to Instant Quote for a competitive price or call 01524 844151 where one of our sales team will be happy to help and advise you on all your waste requirements.

Book a Skip on line now!    

   Remember if you need a skip in Kendal -

GO GREEN- THINK PINK!

Here at A1 SUPASKIPS (think pink!) we are able to offer a complete package for all our business customers.On site here in Lancaster we have a fully tested and certified 50 tonne weighbridge and offer full tipping and transfer services to our clients wishing to bring there waste to us for recycling. The Plant together with it’s sister company Envirofirst can accept the following products:-

Delivering your waste direct to our registered transfer station makes good economic sense, saving you money and giving you a sense of reassurance that where ever possible your waste will be recycled

Commercial and Business Skip Hire

As an established waste management company, A1 SUPASKIPS (think pink!) are able to offer professional skip hire services for a wide range of businesses. Every day, we provide services for customers with a fast and efficient service to meet all their waste disposal needs. Customers include, the local council, other waste companies, right up to national blue-chip construction and utility companies.

 A1 SUPASKIPS (think pink!)  are committed to disposing of your waste in an environmentally-friendly way. At least 84% of mixed general waste is recycled,  reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill sites.

We can offer the following services

Roll on - Roll off Skips from  15yd - 40 yd  

A1 SUPASKIPS (think pink!)  are also able, for larger construction sites, set up a full Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) to meet new legislation - Phone for details 01524 844151

Remember GO GREEN - THINK PINK!