Britain's oldest recorded town is also one of Essex's busiest places to build. Housebuilding around Stanway, Mile End and the former garrison land keeps a steady flow of groundworkers, brickies and site managers needing welfare units and portable toilets on hire. LooLocator lists independent suppliers covering Colchester and the surrounding villages, so you can compare quotes for a single loo on a self-build or a full welfare setup on a larger site.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Suffolk site services company hiring portable and accessible toilets alongside site clearance work, covering Ipswich, Norwich, Colchester and Cambridge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Provides portable toilets, accessible units and urinals for hire across Hertfordshire, Essex and London.
Colchester has been expanding fast for years. New estates at Stanway, Mile End and the Northern Gateway sit alongside infill plots across the city, and a planned garden community on the Tendring border should keep contractors busy well into the next decade. Every one of those sites needs proper welfare from day one, because CDM regulations require toilets and washing facilities before the first spade goes in.
Suppliers listed on LooLocator quote for anything from a single serviced loo on a domestic extension to hot-wash units and welfare cabins on multi-plot developments. Weekly hire in the area typically runs £25 to £38 including a scheduled clean, though access and unit type affect the final price. Common requests include:
Suppliers serving Colchester generally cover the wider CO postcode area, taking in Wivenhoe, Tiptree, West Mersea and the villages out towards Dedham Vale. Access is worth flagging when you ask for a quote: the older streets around the city centre and Dutch Quarter are tight for a delivery vehicle, while rural drops may need a unit wheeled some distance from the kerb. Sites just off the A12 or A120 are usually the simplest drops, and most suppliers will check access with you before confirming.
It is not all hard hats either. Castle Park hosts events through the summer, and marquee weddings in the surrounding countryside book luxury toilet trailers months ahead. A weekend event hire typically lands between £85 and £140 for a standard unit, with trailer options priced on request.
Not on private land, so a garden, driveway or fenced site is fine. If the unit must sit on a public road or pavement you need highway permission first, which around Colchester is handled by Essex County Council as the highway authority. Suppliers usually ask you to arrange this before they deliver.
One serviced toilet per seven workers is the widely used industry guideline for a standard working week. So a typical house extension needs a single unit, while a multi-plot development at somewhere like Stanway would need several plus hand-wash facilities. Your supplier can advise based on head count and servicing frequency.
Yes, suppliers deliver to West and East Mersea regularly, but the Strood causeway floods at high tide so delivery slots are planned around the tide tables. Mention you are on the island when requesting quotes, and allow a little flexibility on timing for both delivery and collection.