Company Profile

DISCOVERING HIPPO - THE INSTALLER FRIENDLY WASTE REMOVAL SERVICE

HIPPO is not your run-of-the-mill supplier to kitchen, bedroom and bathroom installers; if you asked a hundred fitters to name a supplier to their businesses they would most likely name a kitchen furniture or appliance manufacturer or maybe a supplier of showers and screens, something at the ‘sexy’ end of the market; and yet if you asked them to name the most valuable to their business, many would name HIPPO.

So, why you may ask? The answer is simple as HIPPO not only removes on-site waste, it also takes away a lot of worry and stress for the installer. Removing waste can be a daunting task and is necessary at the completion of every project; furthermore removing waste carries huge fines if not carried out competently! Hence, HIPPO now supplies its range of services to thousands of installer businesses throughout the UK. 

Founded in Winchester, Hampshire back in 2002, HIPPO is a nationwide provider of flexible, convenient waste solutions, with a 5-star rated customer service. The depth of the company’s industry experience, working with businesses large and small across a wide variety of sectors, is enabled by a switchedon and dedicated 'Business Solutions Team' who understands the challenges that waste management can present.

Through HIPPO’s range of solutions, including its acclaimed HIPPOBAG, its ‘Here to Clear’ service and its traditional skip hire, the company delivers bespoke support packages to suit every business need. A company spokesperson for HIPPO said “Choose HIPPO as your waste disposal partner, and we will help you to reduce costs, save time and critically, comply with your environmental duty of care and relevant legislation – providing you with peace of mind, as well as helping to enhance your company profile."

The company’s nationwide fleet currently stands in excess of an impressive 55 waste removal vehicles and it comprises a range of sizes to suit differing needs. The fleet is continuously expanding so the company states that regardless of how complicated your collection may be, they will have a solution to fulfil your needs.

HIPPO's most popular and unmissable truck is the original purpose-built collection vehicle which is a bright yellow 26 tonne truck, that’s designed to collect a 1.5 tonne HIPPOBAG! It can lift fully-loaded bags over a variety of obstacles, such as walls and fences. The highsided bodies can carry multiple tiers of bags which improves efficiency whilst reducing fuel consumption and emissions. For HIPPO’S ‘Here to Clear’ service, a Tipper Van is used which can hold up to 14 yards or 1 tonne of waste. Crewed by an expert two-man HIPPO team, this vehicle is ideal for collections where access is restricted, or waste needs to be manually cleared.

HIPPO has another service in its portfolio which can prove invaluable to KBB installers which is the company’s ‘Here to Clear Reactive’ service which provides rapid removal of unplanned waste – such as flytipping, office and site clearance. This form of waste can cause several issues but if fitters get in touch with the HIPPO team they will react swiftly by sending a professional twoman team and a van to clear the waste reliably and responsibly.

Incredibly, HIPPO claims that its national fleet of vehicles has so far collected over 1.8 million HIPPOBAGs from UK homes and businesses. The company collects from anywhere in the UK mainland and its professional, uniformed waste collection team is fully trained, highly experienced and DBS checked. HIPPO also states that it will always dispose of your waste safely and ethically, at a licensed facility. In its efforts to divert as much re-usable material as possible from landfill, the company typically recycles over 95% of business waste – reducing its customers’ exposure to landfill tax and promoting more sustainable operations.

HIPPO is a refreshing and highly-successful business that has come a long way in its 16 years and I’m sure that its professional, genial team with its can-do attitude, will take the company as far as it wishes to go.

www.hippowaste.co.uk