Show season in Angus and Perthshire starts early and runs hard, and the toilet hire firms serving Dundee know it. From one-day livestock shows and vintage rallies to farm welfare units for the soft fruit harvest in the Carse of Gowrie, the local suppliers listed on LooLocator cover the city and the countryside around it. Tell us what you are planning and we will pass your details to independent hire companies who quote directly.
Toilet hire from Carlisle covering Cumbria, the north of England and Scotland. Began in 1989 as Borderloos, with portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals, showers and welfare units.
Premium self-contained luxury toilet trailers and accessible units, hired out across Scotland including rural venues and estates.
Envirosan has supplied portable toilets and welfare units throughout the Scottish mainland since 1997, with septic tank emptying also available.
A family-run business supplying portable toilets, luxury trailers and shower units all around Scotland, and a holder of the Royal Warrant.
Specialist supplier to TV and film productions, hiring portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible toilets, urinals, showers and welfare units across Scotland and the north of England.
Mobile and static welfare units plus shower facilities, available for hire throughout Scotland and North West England.
SEPA registered supplier of portable toilets serving Glasgow, Edinburgh and the wider Scottish mainland, with experience of deployments of more than 1,000 units.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers, showers and welfare units for hire across Perthshire, Tayside, Fife, Aberdeenshire and the Central Belt. Established in 1984 and part of the Castlecroft Group.
Luxury toilet trailers for weddings and film shoots throughout Scotland, with 13A power and an optional attendant service.
Glasgow based portable toilet hire, taking on jobs across Scotland.
Dundee sits at the meeting point of two of Scotland's busiest agricultural counties. Angus stretches north towards the glens, Perthshire runs west along the Carse of Gowrie, and between them they stage a full calendar of livestock shows, ploughing matches, vintage rallies and village fetes from late spring to early autumn. Established events such as the Angus Show and Perth Show draw thousands, but it is the dozens of smaller field days that keep local hire firms on the road every summer weekend.
For organisers, the practical questions are always the same. Field sites have no mains drainage, so self-contained units with their own tanks are standard. Ground can be soft after rain, which is why many suppliers offer trailer-mounted toilet blocks that tow straight onto grass. A rough rule of thumb is one toilet per 75 to 100 guests for an all-day show, more if you are serving beer. Suppliers listed here will size the order for you when you request a quote.
Rural hire around Dundee is not just about show days. The soft fruit farms of the Carse of Gowrie and south Angus take on hundreds of seasonal pickers each summer, and welfare rules mean toilets and handwashing have to be provided wherever people work. Suppliers handle these longer bookings on a weekly rate, typically £25 to £38 per unit, with scheduled servicing built in.
In the city itself the work looks different. Builders renovating tenements in the West End or working on the waterfront near V&A Dundee take single units on rolling weekly hire. Camperdown Park and other green spaces host fairs, fun runs and gala days through the summer, while marquee weddings in the Angus countryside often call for luxury toilet trailers. Whatever the job, describe it once through LooLocator and the independent firms covering DD postcodes will come back with their prices.
Only if it sits on public land. A unit on a public road, pavement or park needs permission from Dundee City Council before it goes down. On private ground, including farmland, gardens and building sites, no consent is needed, though your supplier will want clear access for the delivery vehicle.
Six to eight weeks is sensible for summer Saturdays. Show season across Angus and Perthshire runs from June to early September, and the same suppliers cover most of it, so trailer units and larger orders go first. For a small gathering, a fortnight's notice is usually workable.
Around £25 to £38 a week is typical for a single site toilet on longer hire, while event packages for a weekend usually land between £85 and £140. Remote field locations, extra servicing and accessible or luxury units add to the price, so compare quotes from more than one supplier.