Our Journey
We are a family run skip and container manufacturing business based in Bournemouth on the South Coast of England. The Skip Factory started in December 2009, during the difficult recession which leads me to tell you our story...
2009
DATE OF INCORPORATION
IN THE BEGINNING
IN THE DARK TIMES OF THE RECESSION, THE SKIP FACTORY OPENED ITS DOORS AND ALTHOUGH TIMES WERE TOUGH, THIS DID NOT STOP OUR DETERMINATION.​
ORIGINALLY, WE STARTED MAKING SKIPS IN 1997 IN THE MIDLANDS SO FABRICATING SKIPS AND CONTAINERS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN AND BEEN GOOD AT, SO WE STUCK TO WHAT WE KNEW.
A New Area & A NEW & IMPROVED US
HAVING RELOCATED TO BOURNEMOUTH, WE STARTED AGAIN FROM SCRATCH.​
THANK YOU TO OUR VALUED NEW CUSTOMERS WHO HELPED US ON OUR WAY TO TRIUMPH AGAIN!
OUR STUGGLE
Recession, No Contacts, NEW COMPANY.
THE SKIP FACTORY FAMILY BUSINESS HAS BEEN QUITE LUCKY, CONSIDERING EVERYTHING WE WERE UP AGAINST; THE RECESSION, A NEW AREA WITH NO CONTACTS, AND THE GENERAL BATTLE OF A NEW COMPANY.
LIKE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE HAD A FEW WORRYING DRY PATCHES, WITH NO WORK, AND OTHER TIMES WITH TOO MUCH WORK AND NOT ENOUGH IMMEDIATE EMPLOYEES TO DO THE JOB! HA!
We Pull Together As A Team & WORK WELL AS A FAMILY
REGARDLESS OF THE IMMENSE STRESS AND PROBLEMS THAT GET THROWN OUR WAY!
OUR SUCCESS
We Have Grown IN EVERY DOMAIN
WE STARTED WITH 7 AND NOW WE'RE A TEAM OF 30+
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PRODUCING 20 SKIPS A WEEK SINCE OUR OPENING DATE, WE HAVE NOW INCREASED PRODUCTION TO A WHOPPING 180 A WEEK, THANKS TO OUR DEDICATED TEAM.
OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS HAS ALSO EXPANDED FROM SELLING STANDARD SKIPS AND ROLL ON/OFF CONTAINERS TO NOW A VAST RANGE INCLUDING COMPACTOR BINS, TIPPING BINS, EASY EJECT BINS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.
We Must Be Doing SOMETHING RIGHT!
WE HAD NO MORE THAN 20 CUSTOMERS TO START WITH, AND NOW WE HAVE A CLIENT BASE OF OVER 900!
THE SKIP FACTORY CHARITY WORK
We All Like To DO OUR BIT
HERE ARE SOME OF OUR STATS FROM CHALLENGES​
THAT WE HAVE CONQUERED...
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2 WELDERS, LUKE AND DANIEL - DRYATHLON - £227 RAISED - CANCER RESEARCH
FACTORY MANAGER, JOE - IRONMAN, BOLTON
FACTORY MANAGER, JOE - PARACHUTE JUMP - £100 RAISED - DIABETES UK
WELDER, DANIEL - WHITE COLLAR BOXING MATCH - RAISED £545 - CANCER RESEARCH​
OFFICE MANAGER, BETHANY - TOP MODEL UK - RAISED £3,904 - CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK
We Are Not Afraid Of ANYTHING!
HAVING A VERY ACTIVE INDUSTRY TYPE, WE ARE ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE TO DO OUR BIT FOR CHARITY ON BEHALF OF THE SKIP FACTORY. ANY MORE SUGGESTIONS, LET US KNOW, AND WE'LL CONSIDER THEM! ALL FOR GOOD CAUSES :)
2020 OUR BEST YEAR YET
Production Is Never Empty TSF IS TRULY ANCHORED
2020, AGAIN ANOTHER YEAR WE HAVE IMPROVED IN ALL ASPECTS. CLIENTS OLD AND NEW HAVE BEEN CALLING EVERY WEEK AND WE LOVE IT!
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ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE BUILT TO THE HIGHEST CHEM SPEC STANDARDS AND WE OFFER IN - HOUSE LIFTING CERTIFICATES. WE ARE FOREVER EXPANDING OUR PRODUCT RANGE AND WILLING TO LISTEN TO NEW IDEAS TO SUIT OUR CUSTOMERS NEEDS. THE SKIP FACTORY HAS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER UP ITS SLEEVE, SO STAY TUNED...
And Finally, A Massive THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!
BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!
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HERE'S TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR Xx
