Over 30 years of excellence in portable sanitation solutions across Somerset and the South West
A family-run business with a dedicated team committed to exceptional service
30+ Years Experience
Started the company in 1992 with a vision to provide quality portable sanitation solutions.
30+ Years Experience
Co-founded the business while working as a nurse, bringing care and attention to detail to our service.
Family Member
Steve and Jackie’s daughter, managing hire contracts and customer relations.
Family Member
Son-in-law bringing expertise to our daily operations and logistics.
We maintain the highest industry standards with full compliance and certification
Certified member ensuring highest safety standards
CPCS Skills Card & CPC qualified professional team
Registered and compliant waste management
From a simple idea over a glass of wine to Somerset’s trusted waste management company
At ages 40 and 39 respectively, Steve and Jackie Richards saw a gap in the market. Steve had been working on the gas with a background in the Army, while Jackie was working full time in nursing. Over a few glasses of wine, the idea of portable toilets emerged.
Started with just 10 portable toilets and a small van with pump unit
The first toilets came in flat pack form – like “grown-up Meccano”! Steve would finish work on the gas, get home, load the toilets and make deliveries, often in the dark. Jackie would join him, both determined to make it work.
First client: a snack wagon in a Taunton layby
From 10 units to 40, then to 100, the business grew through sheer determination. Steve worked without taking a wage for 3 years, while Jackie continued nursing to support the family.
Expanded to 260+ units and 3 service vehicles
The business has grown to include Steve and Jackie’s daughter Becky as Hire Contracts Manager and their son-in-law Mark, plus additional employees. The company now employs 8 full-time staff.
At Burnham Portable Toilet Hire, we're always here to help with a friendly smile. Dealing with human waste is our specialty, and we love shovelling it around. We've seen it all!
The principles that guide everything we do
Operating with the care and attention that only a family business can provide.
Committed to eco-friendly solutions and reducing environmental impact.
Maintaining the highest standards in service and equipment quality.
Consistent, dependable service you can count on every time.
Over the last four years we have had Burnham as our Portaloo supplier for many remote pylon sites on and around HPC through to Bawdrip, we used to have another supplier previously, but they were not very good, glad we did change to Burnham because we have had over thirty toilets and had an excellent service throughout.
After being let down by our regular supplier to empty a Wheel Wash of waste water for the last time before it’s collection at HPC at Christmas 2022 I contacted Burnham and they were more than happy to assist and came out the next day and it was a good job because one of our engineers had lost his car/home keys, Mark found them whilst emptying the wash and even brought them to our office for him.
Always get a great service from Burnham Portable Toilet Hire! No issues at all with them.
Cheers
We have worked with Burnham Portable Toilet Hire for many years now. We find them to be professional, hardworking, and conscientious. They fulfil a major contract at Hinkley Point C Bridgwater and look after our entire welfare needs. This includes services daily to our toilets, septic tanks, and welfare facilities. This is no mean fete on a site this large. I would highly recommend them.
Experience the difference of working with a family-owned business that puts your needs first.