Welcome to Issue 4
Our survey question in the last issue……."should customers pay for their skip in advance?"…has certainly stirred up a hornets nest within the skip industry.We received many e-mails and calls regarding this,with ALL saying that customers SHOULD pay before a skip is delivered to their home. There are obviously some pitfalls as a few companies do not have the facilities to take a credit card and are reluctant to collect cash on delivery but those in question still agreed 100% that a skip should be paid for in advance.So what can be done?Customers need to be made clearly aware from the start that under no circumstances will they receive a delivery unless they pay beforehand or have the cash for the driver.Companies that do not have the means to take a credit card we want to hear from you…..how do you get round this? The start of April has seen two significant changes.The £8 increase in landfill tax and the new regulations regarding the disposal of plasterboard.Opinions vary on these issues and we again want your feedback on this.Is it a good thing?How has it affected your costs?Where does the extra revenue go?Is it all doom and gloom for the waste industry as many would have us believe or is there a chink of light at the end of the tunnel?Tell us your views and we will publish them in the next issue. E-mail info@nsha-uk.co.uk or call Mark on 01206-307107 and lets put the cat among the pigeons.Please again take the time to take part in our survey and a big thank you to all those who took part last time. Look forward to hearing from you. Mark Williams NSHA
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This Months Featured Company LCS Bin & Container Repairs
LCS provides a complete refurbishment and repair service for all types of skips and waste containers. Its customer base now includes most major waste management and waste container operators.
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Waste Transfer Notes Do you comply with your duty of care?
As a company or individual who collects other persons waste you need to be a registered waste carrier and carry and issue duty of care waste transfer notes.
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SLS Solicitors - For all your legal help and advice
SLS Solicitors works alongside those in the construction and engineering sector to provide sound, commercial legal advice which meets the challenges that arise in the lifetime of a project.
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Reduced fuel costs and administration for NSHA members
One thing that all NSHA members have in common is the fundamental need to keep an eye on costs. A member has a commercial business to run and anything affecting the bottom line must be monitored, controlled and minimised.
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Exciting News from Wastemonitoring
Wastemonitoring.com complete SWMP peace of mind Waste Monitoring.com ltd announced the launch of their new online web based Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) this month. Designed to streamline the SWMP process Wastemonitoring.com is at the forefront of the growing waste management control industry.
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Hefty fine for unlicensed waste carrier caught in roadside crackdown on waste crime
Dean Whitcher paid a heavy price for operating an illegal scrap metal transport business. Instead of paying £149 to register as a waste carrier he chose to flout the law.
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West Bromwich man fined for waste offence
On Friday 3 April 2009, Philip Wiggetts aged 41 of Wyndmill Crescent, West Bromwich was found guilty in his absence at Worcester Magistrates’ Court of a charge of illegally carrying controlled waste.
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Company fined for landfill gas failings
A landfill operator has been fined £22,000 for failing to correctly monitor methane and carbon dioxide at two closed waste sites in Leeds
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End of life vehicles must be disposed of correctly
The improper dismantling of cars and careless practice leads to 8,315 GBP in fines and costs for an Evesham business man.
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Waste and recycling injury rates improve
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently announced that injury rates from the waste and recycling industry have decreased ...
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Licence revoked for failure to disclose convictions
A skip-hire firm has had its licence revoked after not disclosing convictions for environmental offences and answering concerns about its financial standing. Smethwick-based Thandi Skips appeared before the West Midland Deputy Traffic Commissioner Miles Dorrington following convictions as a result of prosecutions brought by the Environment Agency.
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This months featured company L.C.S Container and bin repeairs
LCS provides
a complete refurbishment and repair service for all types of skips
and waste containers. Its customer base now includes most major
waste management and waste container
operators.
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