No business like skip business as firm expands creating 20 jobs

SKIP hire business Arthur’s Skips has acquired a 566,000 sq ft site to support its expansion plans which include the creation of 20 jobs.

The business, which was founded in 1994 by Arthur Hartley and son James, started trading with two vehicles and eight skips from its Warren Street, Sheffield.

Now they employ 34 people and operate from three sites on Hobson Avenue and Neepsend Lane, with 20 vehicles and more than 1,500 skips.

The new purchase, backed by NatWest and the Sheffield City Region’s Growth Hub, will enable Arthur’s to expand into waste management operations.

Barbara Hartley, director of Arthur’s Skips, said: “The additional site gives us much more room to develop the business and expand our operations. It’s an exciting addition to our property portfolio and will help us to better serve our customers.”

NatWest relationship director Martin Gorman supported the deal and the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub’s Access to Finance programme also provided a grant through the Business Investment Fund for the purchase.

Mr Gorman said: “It’s an exciting time for Arthur’s Skips with the addition of the new site which will play an important part in the firm’s expansion plans. The management team have a clear plan for where they want to take the business and we wish the business every success for the future.”

The deal was also supported by Andrew McKenna on behalf of the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub’s Access to Finance Centre, Andrew Godsall from Knight Frank, Bejul Lakhani from Taylor & Emmet Solicitors who acted on behalf of NatWest, and Les Saunders and Helen Grant from Anderson Partnership and Mark Jenkinson, Sochall Smith, who acted on behalf of Arthur’s Skips.