Our Services
With a 2.5 acre yard set to expand further within the next twelve months, and a fleet of vehicles to suit all of your needs we can service many different areas of scrapping from a member of the general public who needs to scrap a car quickly to larger demolition contractors that need daily exchanges and new bins. Vehicles at our daily disposal include: a 26 ton hiab lorry, three 18 ton skip Lorries, four 32 ton roll-on roll off bin Lorries, a 44 ton steel tipping trailer and a car recovery vehicle specifically deployed for car collections.
We have three weighbridges to ensure maximum efficiency and a speedy turnaround for customers supplying to our yard in there own vehicles. Within our Yard we have a 3rd of an acre covered storage dedicated to the processing of all types of non ferrous metals ranging from; copper, stainless as well titanium’s and cobalt’s. With three digital weighing platforms and forklifts at hand we ensure and guarantee- that no customer is left waiting.
One of our recent investments includes a Niton XLT Special Alloy tester that gives us the cutting edge when dealing with Specialist Positive value metals. Using our 700 ton shear we are able to process various grades of steel for the UK steel works industry and export to Europe. With a range of atlas material re-handling machines and our forklifts we can also handle oversized and miscellaneous loads for all of our customers.
We are an authorised vehicle de-pollution centre with a dedicated online computer link to the DVLA. This insures that the DVLA are notified that your vehicle will be firstly recycled, by industry and environmental standards, and that it is registered as scrap as soon as it is brought in.
Metal Directory
New Pure Aluminium Sheet, Wire and Cable
New uncoated, unalloyed aluminium sheet,wire and cable scrap, not burnt or corroded. The Aluminium content shall be 99% minimum. Minimum thickness 0.2mm. Free from hardwire, wirescreen and from iron and all other foreign substances. A delivery may contain a stated percentage of pieces less than 5cm by previous arrangement between the parties. The total tolerance for oil, grease and on metallic coatings: 1 %. The scrap must be free of deleterious materials.
Aluminium Mixed Castings
Whole or broken aluminium castings of all kinds. Free from crusher scrap, free iron and all other foreign substances.
Aluminium turnings, containing up to 2% Zinc
Aluminium boring, millings and turnings of two or more specified alloys, with a range of 2% to 4% Zinc. Free from grindings and free magnesium, and non-magnetic steel.
Aluminium - Used Beverage Cans (UBCs)
All Aluminium UBCs should be free of all contaminants, including steel, lead, plastics, sand, iron, glass, dirt, paper, foil, grease and any other foreign substance
Aluminium - Used Collected Foil
All Aluminium foil should be free from all contaminants including coloured foil, oil, laminated materials (e.g. coffee pouches and paper backed foil such as butter paper and cigarette foil) organic waste, sand, glass, moisture, papercard, dirt and any other foreign substance.
Aluminium - Irony Castings
Aluminium catsings containing Iron and/or other metal attachments or inserts.
Aluminium - Copper Radiators
Shall consist of aluminium and copper radiators, free from brass tubing, iron and other foreign contaminants
Copper - No 1 Bright Wire
Shall consist of clean HC copper wire not thinner than 22 guage, free from hard wire, brittle burnt wire and iron and commercially free from any other foreign matter.
Copper No 2 Wire
Shall consist of copper wire such as burnt tinned wire. It must be free from hair wire, vat wire, burnt wire which is brittle, iron and commercially free from any other foreign matter.
Copper Braziery
To include unalloyed copper scrap such as cylinders, tanks, boilers, kettles and roofing copper strip and sheet all of copper content in the material as received natural state at buyer's works not less than 88% and excluding immersion heaters,heating elements, plating jigs and racks, fire extinguishers, insulated materials and any sealed vessel or container.
Copper New Tube
Shall consist of clean, dry, unpainted copper tube free from tin, lead, solder, oil, grease, plastic and alloyed material.
Brass
Consist of yellow brass castings and rod scrap. It must be free from manganese, aluminium, silicon and nickel fixtures, condenser tubes and iron.
Brass Swarf
Shall consist of swarf from brass rod. Free from manganese and aluminium mixtures.
Brass/Copper Radiators
To consist of clean, whole motor car and commercial vehicle radiators of copper, and copper and brass. Free from iron and plastic.
Unburnt Cable
Shall consist of cable with a copper conductor[s] whose diameter may vary.
Stainless Steel
Shall consist of mixed stainless steel scrap, free from harmful contaminants
Lead Acid Batteries
Shall be free from metal cased batteries. Containers used for transporting spent batteries shall be free from excessive liquids
Lead
Shall be free from dirt and any other foreign matter.
Oversize Steel
Large pieces of metal which require cutting for positioning in shearer chamber
Heavy
Engineering off-cuts from manufacturing process
Light
Car Bodies/light iron roofing material/ metal shelving etc
Cars
Car Shells
Cast Iron
Cast Iron boilers/pipes/man-hole covers
Engines
Engines from cars, buses, lorries and coaches.