James Looks Back

​As part of our series marking 40 years in business, owner James Bostock looks back at his time with Axe Skips. John and Jane Bostock set up the company in 1985 and their son James now runs it with his wife Karen and daughter Juliette.

He says: “I used to travel around with dad in the lorry and remember we would just go and pick up a skip and then take it to the local tip and empty it. How things have changed, now I am now the one driving around and we hand sort and separate all the skips and van loads that come into our yard before the waste is either recycled or disposed of. 

"I finished college and worked at a golf course for a few years and then in the early 90s joined mum and dad in the business. With the sad passing of dad 13 years ago, I then took over the running of the company with the help of my wife Karen who runs the office and recycling side of things. Our 19 year old daughter recently joined us and is also driving the lorries.
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“We have spent 40 years building up Axe Skips to what it is today and are very proud of our staff and what we have achieved. We are always looking for ways to improve our recycling and impact on the environment, but constant changes make it difficult at times. As with any business, there is always the red tape aspect of it which is demoralising, especially with the ever growing numbers of fly tippers in our lovely countryside who operate without the licences we have to apply for.

“As a local business we try to help out as many local charities, events and causes as much as possible, we are great believers in putting back into a community we are proud to live in. This includes local football and cricket clubs, horses, rock concerts, annual shows and individual causes.”

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