The marquees, cattle lines and beer tents you see between Whalley and Great Harwood through a long Ribble Valley show season rely on portable toilets hired from firms within a few miles of Blackburn. LooLocator is a directory that puts you in touch with those independent suppliers directly, whether you are running a county show, a farm wedding or a building job off Preston New Road.
Marquee and toilet hire operator supplying standard chemical toilets, disabled-access units and self-contained luxury units for weddings, parties and construction sites across Merseyside, Wirral, Cheshire and the North West.
Family firm at Turf Nest Farm in Astley hiring self-contained 7 and 10 person mobile welfare units, complete with toilets, washroom, mess room and drying area, to sites across Greater Manchester and the North West.
A family-run firm of 30 years hiring portable toilets and welfare units throughout North West England. PSE member.
Family-run hire firm offering standard portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals, shower trailers and site welfare units for events and construction across Cheshire, Shropshire and the wider North West.
Luxury toilet trailer specialists covering Cheshire and northern England, including Manchester, Liverpool and York. Free-standing trailers run from a 13 or 16 amp supply.
Founded in 1949, Chippindale Plant supplies mobile welfare units and portable toilets for hire across the North of England.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units and urinals covering West and North Yorkshire plus parts of Lancashire. Trading for more than 20 years, with 90% repeat business.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals and showers across North West England and North Yorkshire, with nationwide cover for larger events. Honey wagon hire is also available.
Hyde-based hire firm supplying chemical and mains-connected portable toilets, disabled-access units, urinals, handwash stations and self-contained welfare units for sites and events across Greater Manchester, the North West and beyond.
Mobile and static welfare units plus shower facilities, available for hire throughout Scotland and North West England.
Blackburn based hire firm supplying portable toilets, plastic urinals, baby changing and accessible units, plus luxury toilet trailers and shower units for events and construction sites across Lancashire.
Blackburn-based independent hiring standard and luxury portable toilets, disabled units, urinals, showers, hand-wash stations and mobile welfare units for construction sites and events across Lancashire and the North West.
Covers Cumbria, the Lake District, Lancashire and the Yorkshire Dales from depots in the South Lakes and at J36 of the M6, hiring portable toilets, luxury trailers, showers and welfare units.
Family-run hire of portable toilets, luxury trailers and welfare units throughout Cumbria and the North West.
Family-run since 1990, Swift Loos hires standard and accessible portable toilets across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire. The firm is EA accredited.
Family-run business in Blackburn hiring portable toilets, luxury trailers and showers throughout North West England, including Preston and Lancashire.
Wigan portable toilet hire business operating since 2009, handling site and event toilet needs across the town, Leigh, Manchester, Warrington, Liverpool and the surrounding North West.
Bolton based hire company supplying portable toilets, luxury trailers, showers, urinals and welfare units across North West England and Yorkshire. Construction hires include a free weekly service visit.
Supplies portable toilets for hire in Manchester and across the wider North West of England.
Owner-run business at Chatburn near Clitheroe hiring portable toilets with regular servicing for builders, events and private customers across the Ribble Valley and the wider Lancashire area.
Operating since 1999, Waterloo Hire supplies portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible toilets and welfare units across North Wales and North West England.
Wigan firm hiring sustainably powered mobile welfare units, canteen and drying-room cabins with in-house toilet servicing by its own tanker fleet, across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria.
Building and hire group with a Bolton depot at Horwich supplying portable toilets and mobile welfare units for construction sites across Greater Manchester and the North West.
Blackburn sits at the meeting point of two worlds: terraced streets and mill chimneys in the town itself, then working farmland almost as soon as you head north towards Whalley, Ribchester and Clitheroe. That countryside keeps a proper show calendar. The Royal Lancashire Show has been staged within a short drive of town in recent years, and smaller agricultural shows, ploughing matches and village fetes fill the summer weekends from Great Harwood across to the Hodder Valley.
For organisers the practical questions rarely change:
Suppliers listed on LooLocator handle exactly this sort of field work, and a weekend event unit in this part of Lancashire typically lands between £85 and £140 depending on spec and servicing.
Not every hire is a one-off. A big share of the units out around Blackburn are on long-term weekly hire: farms and equestrian yards on the West Pennine fringe above Darwen and Tockholes, contractors renovating stone terraces in Mill Hill and Audley, and new-build plots in villages like Mellor and Wilpshire where mains drainage arrives long after the groundworkers do.
Weekly hire normally includes a scheduled service visit, with waste removed and consumables topped up, and typical rates in the area run from about £25 to £38 a week for a standard unit. Two things worth raising when you ask for quotes:
Local firms know these lanes, which is exactly why LooLocator lists independents rather than national call centres.
On a public road, pavement or verge, yes: you need permission from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council before a unit can sit on the highway, and suppliers usually ask you to arrange it. On private land, including farmyards, fields, gardens and driveways, no council consent is needed, only the landowner's agreement.
Yes, field delivery is routine for suppliers covering the Ribble Valley and the moorland fringe. Tell them about gate widths, soft ground and how far the pitch is from a hard track. After a wet Lancashire week many firms bring towable units or ask for a firm route in, so flag access early.
Around £25 to £38 a week is typical for a standard unit on weekly hire in the Blackburn area, with event weekends usually falling between £85 and £140. Prices move with servicing frequency, access and season, and show weekends book up fast, so treat these as a guide and compare quotes.