Hylands Park has hosted some of the biggest festivals in the country, and that events pedigree runs right through Chelmsford's calendar, from race days at Great Leighs to cricket at the County Ground and weddings in the villages around Writtle and Danbury. Every one of those gatherings needs toilets. LooLocator lists independent portable toilet suppliers covering Chelmsford and the wider Essex area, so you can request quotes from local firms and compare them side by side.
Rackheath plant and tool hire business near Norwich that also hires 6 and 12 person towable mobile welfare units across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Lincolnshire.
Family run portable toilet hire based in Westcliff-on-Sea, supplying single units and construction site toilets kept stocked and cleaned for events and building sites across Essex.
Southend-on-Sea operator, the toilet arm of Bees Knees Marquees, hiring standard and deluxe portable toilets, accessible and baby-change units and luxury trailers for events across Essex.
Luxury wedding toilet trailer hire based at Richdan Farm in Billericay, serving Essex and the surrounding South East for weddings and private functions.
Southend based portable toilet hire supplying standard site units, event cubicles, urinal blocks and accessible toilets to builders, tradespeople and events across Essex.
Event hire firm on Canvey Island whose range includes luxury toilet trailers and portable toilets for weddings, parties and garden events across Essex and London.
Hires luxury portable toilets for weddings, parties and events, plus longer-term site units, covering Cambridge, Peterborough and the wider Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Essex area.
Colchester company supplying portable toilets, accessible units and portable cabins for the event sector and construction industry across Essex and Suffolk.
Colne Engaine firm near Colchester hiring handmade luxury toilet trailers with hot water, oak fittings and mirrors for weddings and events across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
Braintree family business hiring portable toilets, welfare units, hand-wash stations and urinals for construction sites and events throughout Essex, covering Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend and Basildon.
Kent firm hiring luxury toilet trailers plus standard and accessible portable loos across Kent, Surrey, London, Essex and Sussex. It also manufactures bespoke luxury trailers, including solar eco loos.
Welfare hire firm near Lingfield in Surrey, supplying towable and static welfare units, welfare vans and site power across the South East, with low and zero-carbon options including solar and hydrogen units.
Specialists in 12ft to 24ft mobile welfare units, with portable toilets and showers also available across Essex, London and Kent.
Rainham firm hiring chemical portable toilets and solar-powered mobile welfare units, alongside site cabins and containers, across Greater London, Essex, Kent and the South East.
Farnborough-based plant and tool hire group that also hires portable site toilets and self-contained welfare units, with a Southampton hub and further depots across the South East, Wales and Scotland.
Beck Row hire company near Bury St Edmunds supplying standard and luxury portable toilets, shower units, accessible facilities and handwash stations for festivals, weddings and construction sites.
Family business at Bowers Gifford near Basildon supplying luxury toilet trailers in several tiers plus standard portable units, with optional attendants, for weddings, parties and corporate events across Essex.
Billericay firm hiring construction toilets, event portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals and welfare units, with waste management, across Essex including Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend.
Family-owned since 2007 and run from two depots, Karzees hires portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals and welfare units across Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex.
Sevenoaks-area operator hiring portable and disabled-access toilets, welfare units and tanker waste services for construction sites, schools, councils and outdoor events across Kent, Sussex, south east London and Essex.
Barking firm supplying portable toilet and shower hire for building sites and events, with welfare provision and coverage reaching across London, Essex, Hertfordshire and into Liverpool.
Brentwood-based hire company providing luxury mobile toilet units for film and TV productions, weddings and corporate events, with solar-panelled units available for remote locations.
Toilet hire company based in Bury St Edmunds delivering portable toilets and welfare units for events and building sites across Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex.
Family-run hire firm at Little Canfield near Great Dunmow supplying luxury mobile toilets, accessible units, urinal pods and shower units for weddings, parties, corporate events and festivals in Essex.
Washroom-trailer specialist at Smarden near Ashford in Kent, hiring luxury toilet trailers, showers and accessible units including off-grid solar-powered ranges, serving Surrey and the wider South East.
Firm at East Hanningfield near Chelmsford hiring luxury mobile toilets, shower units and generators for private and corporate events across Essex, London, Suffolk, Kent, Hertfordshire and Cambridge.
Plant hire firm at Winfarthing near Diss that hires 6 and 10 person mobile welfare units with toilet, wash and canteen facilities to construction sites across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex.
Hires luxury 1+1 toilet trailers and portable toilets from Benfleet, covering Canvey Island, Basildon, Chelmsford, Southend and most Essex towns for weddings and garden events.
Northampton hire firm supplying anti-vandal portable toilets, toilet and shower units and site welfare across the East Midlands and East Anglia, with an eco range using solar hybrid power for longer site hires.
Rayleigh company hiring standard, party and builder portable toilets, accessible units and urinal blocks across Essex, with some solar-powered units offered for off-grid and remote sites.
Ware based supplier of portaloos for building sites and events, covering Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.
A Barking-based operator hiring portable toilets, mains-connect and modular units, urinals, shower units and accessible toilets for construction sites and events across London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Luxury toilet trailer, shower and shepherds hut washroom hire based in Braintree, serving Essex, East London, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Surrey for weddings and events.
Norwich based company hiring standard portable toilets, accessible disabled units and portable urinals for building sites and events throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
Family owned since 1961, Rawley Plant hires portable toilets, showers and welfare units across London, Essex, Kent and the South East. PSE member with ISO 14001 accreditation.
Portable toilet and welfare unit hire for the construction and events sectors across London, Essex and the South East, backed by a 24/7 emergency service.
Epping-based supplier of standard and hot-water portable toilets plus event and accessible units, hiring to all London boroughs and across Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey and the wider South East.
Earls Colne operator hiring luxury mobile toilet trailers for weddings and parties, delivering from its base near the A12 across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Kent and London.
Luxury toilet trailer specialist serving stately homes across East Anglia, taking in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Standard portable toilets are also available.
London company hiring portable toilets for construction and events plus luxury units fitted with hot and cold sinks, serving London, Essex, Kent and surrounding areas.
Pulloxhill based hire firm offering luxury mobile toilets from compact twin units to large trailers for several hundred guests, covering Bedfordshire, London and the surrounding home counties.
Provides portable toilets, accessible units and urinals for hire across Hertfordshire, Essex and London.
Chelmsford earned its events reputation the hard way. Hylands Park hosted V Festival for over two decades and still stages major concerts and large public gatherings, while Chelmsford City Racecourse at Great Leighs and the County Ground, home of Essex cricket, keep the calendar busy from spring to autumn. Add the food and drink festivals in the city centre parks and a steady run of marquee weddings in villages like Writtle, Danbury and Great Baddow, and demand for event toilets here is real.
Suppliers listed on LooLocator quote for everything from a pair of basic units at a village fete to luxury trailer toilets for a wedding at one of the country houses around the city. As a rough guide, expect £85 to £140 per unit for a weekend event, with delivery, collection and consumables usually included. For anything in June, July or August, ask early: the same firms serving your garden party are also servicing the big shows.
Chelmsford is one of the fastest growing cities in the east of England, and the construction that comes with it needs welfare provision. Large developments on the city's edge, infill plots in Springfield and Moulsham, and barn conversions in the surrounding countryside all mean site toilets on weekly hire, typically £25 to £38 per week including a scheduled service visit. Renovations and extensions in the older terraced streets near the station are common jobs too, where a single unit on the drive keeps the trades off the homeowner's bathroom.
When you request quotes through LooLocator, it helps to mention:
Suppliers covering the A12 and A130 corridors reach most CM postcodes without a long-distance surcharge.
Only if it sits on the public highway. A toilet on your own drive, garden or a private site needs no permission at all. On a road, pavement or verge you need a highways licence first, which in Chelmsford is handled by Essex County Council as the highway authority, so ask your supplier about lead times.
Four to six weeks is a sensible minimum between May and September. Big dates at Hylands Park, race meetings at Great Leighs and peak wedding season all draw on the same local supplier pool, so weekends around major events sell out first. Midweek and off-season hires are far easier to place at short notice.
Roughly £25 to £38 a week for a standard site unit with weekly servicing, and £85 to £140 for an event weekend, though prices vary with access, duration and unit type. Luxury trailers for weddings cost considerably more. Requesting two or three quotes through LooLocator is the quickest way to see real local pricing.