Addressing the Hidden Cost of Damaged Skips: How DRM Transforms Your Operations

The Problem 

Around 60,000 of the UK’s skips and RoRos are damaged at any one time, creating significant challenges for the waste and recycling industry. This unavoidable issue impacts operations, revenue, and safety: 

• Lost Revenue: Unavailable capacity that should be generating £150m+ each year. 

• Increased Costs: Operators are forced to purchase additional skips to compensate for the unavailability. 

• Operational Confusion: Without visibility, teams struggle to differentiate between usable and damaged skips in depots, impacting operational efficiency and customer service. 

• Health & Safety Risks: Damaged skips pose hazards for employees and customers. 

• Inefficient Processes: The lack of a structured system to track damage, repairs, and maintenance results in inefficiency and compliance risks. 

 

The Solution:  DRM  

PIN’s Damage, Repair & Maintenance (DRM) module is the comprehensive answer to these challenges. Designed to provide end-to-end control, DRM integrates seamlessly into the PIN platform, enabling waste operators to streamline their skip management while reducing risks and costs. 

How It Works 

The DRM module combines mobile technology, automation, and robust reporting to manage your skip fleet efficiently: 

1. Damage Identification:
   Using the DRM Mobile App, damage can be easily identified through drop-down menus and photographic evidence. Notes can be added to clarify the issue.
2. Automated Alerts:
   Once identified, the damaged skip is removed from service, and an automated email alert is sent if it is mistakenly moved to a customer site. 
3. Streamlined Repairs:
   A nominated assessor allocates the skip to in-house or third-party repairers. The repairer carries out the work, validates the repair with photos and brings the skip back into service. 
4. Complete Oversight:
   DRM automatically updates container inventory, damage reports, and asset registers throughout the repair process, providing a full audit trail. 
5. Comprehensive Fleet Maintenance:
   The system can also support scheduled maintenance checks, LOLER tests, repainting, and rebranding, ensuring skips remain compliant and visually aligned with your brand.

The Benefits 

Implementing DRM offers transformative benefits to your operations: 

• Improved Planning: Gain real-time visibility into damaged and available skips, enhancing daily operations and service delivery. 

• Reduced Risk: Remove damaged skips from circulation immediately, minimising health and safety issues and protecting your brand reputation. 

• Create Capacity: By implementing a structured repair programme, bringing A1 condition skips back into service quickly  

• Avoid Skip Purchases: By prioritising lower cost repairs. 

• Prolonged Skip Fleet Life: Analyse damage trends and repair KPIs to extend the working life of your skips. 

• Enhanced Brand Image: Professionally maintained skips reflect a commitment to quality and reliability, boosting customer trust. 

 

Why DRM Matters 

In an industry where operational efficiency and safety are paramount, the DRM module provides the tools you need to overcome common challenges. By digitising damage management and integrating it seamlessly into the broader PIN system, DRM ensures your assets remain in optimal condition, reducing costs and improving service delivery. 

Ready to take control of your skip fleet? Contact us to learn how the DRM module can revolutionise your operations.