Summer transforms the Highland capital. From May to September, Inverness handles NC500 road-trippers, Loch Ness tourists and a packed calendar of games, gigs and weddings, and portable toilet suppliers feel that surge as much as the hotels do. LooLocator lists independent hire firms covering Inverness and the wider Highlands, so you can compare local quotes for a building site on the Longman, a marquee wedding near Loch Ness or a fortnight's festival build.
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.
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.
Portable toilets, urinals, accessible units and welfare units covering Argyll and the Highlands and Islands from depots in Oban, Fort William and Mull. Part of the Argyll Resources Group, operating since 2005.
Inverness sits at the mouth of the River Ness where the Moray Firth meets the Great Glen, and it is the start and finish line for the North Coast 500. That geography drives everything about toilet hire here. Between late spring and early autumn the city and its surrounding straths host weddings, agricultural shows, games days and running events, and demand for event units climbs sharply.
The calendar gives you fair warning. The Inverness Highland Games bring crowds to Bught Park each summer, the Loch Ness Marathon finishes in the city every autumn, and Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival draws thousands to the countryside near Beauly. If your date falls anywhere near one of these, enquire early. Suppliers listed on LooLocator quote directly, so a quick comparison in February or March usually beats a scramble in June.
Away from the events trade, weekly hire keeps Inverness building sites moving. The city has grown fast on its southern edge, with new housing around Milton of Leys and along the A96 corridor, and a standard site loo on a weekly service typically lands somewhere in the £28 to £42 range depending on contract length and location.
Distance is the thing to plan for. Suppliers based around Inverness cover a vast patch, from the Black Isle across the Kessock Bridge to wedding venues down the Great Glen, and many roads beyond the city are single track. When you request quotes, it helps to mention:
Yes, if it sits on a public road, pavement or other adopted highway you need permission from The Highland Council before it goes down. On private land, such as a garden, farm field or fenced site compound, no council consent is needed, though you should have the landowner's agreement and keep access clear for servicing.
Book by early spring for anything in July or August. Suppliers around Inverness serve a huge area during the tourist season, from Loch Ness campsites to NC500 stopovers, and stock runs short around the Highland Games, Belladrum and the Loch Ness Marathon. Off-season dates are far easier to cover at short notice.
Expect roughly £28 to £42 a week for a standard single unit on a longer hire, with weekend event hire typically £95 to £155, though every quote differs. Remote addresses up the glens or along the firths often carry a mileage charge, so giving a precise postcode gets you a more accurate price.