How selling your scrap works
What happens from your first call to the money landing in your account, and what we need from you along the way.
Step by step
Six steps, no surprises
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Tell us what you have
Call 01942 906041 or use the form. The metal, how it is mixed, roughly how much, and where it is. Photos taken close enough to see the metal save a lot of back and forth.
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We tell you how it will be priced
Which grade it falls into, what would lift it into a better grade, and how prices are moving. If separating it on site would pay, we will say so before anything is collected.
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Collection is arranged
A one-off pick-up when you have a load, or cages, bins, bulk bags or a roll-on roll-off skip left on site for regular scrap or a strip-out.
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ID and paperwork
The law requires us to verify the seller’s name and address and record each purchase. For a business that means the company details and the person arranging the sale. A waste transfer note covers each collection.
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Weighed and graded
Each metal is weighed and graded on its own. Anything that drops a grade, such as steel attached to stainless or fittings left on copper, is explained rather than quietly deducted.
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Paid by bank transfer
Payment against the agreed weights and grades, by bank transfer only. Cash payment for scrap metal is illegal, and you would not want it in your books anyway.
Getting the best price
Small habits that make scrap worth more
- Keep each metal in its own cage, bin or bag
- Keep stainless grades apart where you know them
- Strip off steel brackets, plastic and fittings where it is safe to
- Keep general waste, wood and plastic out of the metal
- Drain cutting fluid from swarf before collection
What we buy
Metals and services
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Scrap cable
SWA and power cable, copper and aluminium conductor runs, rewire offcuts and whole drums, sorted by type and paid for by bank transfer. Find out more -
Scrap copper
Bright wire, heavy copper, tube, pipe and mixed copper, each grade kept apart so you are paid for what it really is. Find out more -
Scrap stainless steel
Industrial stainless from plant, ducting, tanks and fabrication, sorted by grade so its nickel content counts. Find out more -
Scrap aluminium
Extrusions, sections, sheet, castings and turnings, kept clean and separate from steel and plastics. Find out more -
Scrap brass
Brass fittings, valves, castings and turnings, with steel and plastic parts removed so the brass is not downgraded. Find out more -
Scrap lead
Sheet lead, flashing and pipe from roofing, refurbishment and strip-out work, bought with full ID checks. Find out more -
Swarf recycling
Turnings and chips from lathes and machining centres, bought by metal, drained of coolant and collected in bins or skips. Find out more -
Scrap steel and iron
Structural steel, plate, cast iron, machinery and mixed ferrous scrap from industry, demolition and site clearance. Find out more -
Strip-out and decommissioning scrap
Plant rooms, stainless ducting, steelwork and cable runs from strip-outs and decommissioning, segregated on site and paid for. Find out more -
Scrap metal collection
Cages, bins, bulk bags and roll-on roll-off skips for business and trade scrap, collected, weighed, graded and paid for. Find out more -
Commercial waste brokerage
General waste, recycling, cardboard and the rest of your site’s waste arranged through registered collectors, alongside your scrap. Find out more
How do I get today’s price for my scrap?
Call 01942 906041 or send us a few photos through the quote form with a rough weight or volume. Scrap prices follow the metals markets and change from day to day, so we price on what you actually have at the time, by grade, rather than quoting a figure that could be out of date tomorrow.
How will we be paid? Can you pay cash?
By bank transfer. Paying cash for scrap metal has been illegal in England and Wales since the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, so any dealer still offering cash is breaking the law. You get a record of what was weighed, the grade and the price, so the payment is easy to reconcile in your accounts.
What ID do you need when we sell scrap?
The law requires a scrap metal dealer to verify the full name and address of the person selling, and to keep a record of each purchase. For a business that usually means the company details and the name of the person arranging the sale. It protects you as much as us: it is how legitimate scrap is told apart from stolen metal.
Do you collect from site?
Yes. We arrange collections from business and trade sites, and can leave cages, bins, bulk bags or a roll-on roll-off skip on site so metals are kept apart as they come out. Tell us what you produce and how much, and we will suggest the right set-up and collection frequency.
Do we get paperwork for our scrap?
Yes. Scrap metal leaving a business is waste in law, so the duty of care applies and each transfer needs a waste transfer note, kept for at least two years. You also get a record of the weight, grade and price of what we buy.
Sell your scrap
Get today’s price for your scrap
Tell us what metal you have, roughly how much and where it is. Photos help. We will come back with how it will be priced and how to get it collected.
- Call 01942 906041For today’s price and a collection
- Emailinfo@resilient-contracting.co.uk
- Our siteUnit 11 Otterswood Square, Martland Park, Wigan WN5 0LF