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Scrap Metal Collection in Birmingham for Trades

We give you a free 240-litre wheelie bin, collect it when it’s full, weigh your metal on site and pay your bank the same day. It’s for plumbers, electricians, roofers, builders and businesses across Birmingham and the West Midlands who produce copper, brass, lead, aluminium or cable regularly.

Request a free bin
Call 0121 798 0896

How it works

  1. Request a bin. Fill in the short form below. We deliver your 240-litre wheelie bin within 2 working days.
  2. Fill it. Copper, brass, lead, aluminium and cable. Keep the grades apart if you can. Sorted metal earns more.
  3. Book a collection. Call or use the booking form. We aim to collect within 48 hours.
  4. We weigh on site. On calibrated digital scales, in front of you, or photographed on the scales if you’re out.
  5. Price agreed before we leave. The same prices as our yard list, updated daily.
  6. Paid the same day. By bank transfer between 4pm and 6pm, with a waste transfer note for your records.

What it costs

Nothing. The bin is free, there is no delivery charge, no deposit and no contract.

What we collect

  • Copper: bright wire, clean tube, heavy copper, braziery, tanks
  • Brass: clean and mixed brass, gunmetal
  • Lead: roofing lead and lead pipe
  • Cable: household, single core, data and armoured
  • Aluminium: sheet, cast, extrusion and alloy wheels
  • Also: stainless steel, electric motors, transformers and swarf

Trade guides: scrap cable collection for electricians and scrap copper collection for plumbers and heating engineers.

What we don’t collect

We are a non-ferrous specialist. We don’t collect washing machines or other white goods, cookers, cars, or general iron and steel.

Got more than a bin?

We can drop off more than one bin, bring a larger container, or collect loose loads. Tell us roughly how much you have when you book.

Today’s prices

The price on this list on collection day is the price you are paid.

Got a large load? Call us and we’ll quote a rate for it.

Where we collect

We collect within 25 miles of our yard at The Arches, Lawden Road, Birmingham B10 0AB, just off the A45.

  • Birmingham: City Centre, Digbeth, Erdington, Harborne, Handsworth, Selly Oak, Small Heath
  • Solihull: Shirley, Olton, Knowle, Dorridge
  • Sutton Coldfield: Four Oaks, Boldmere, Mere Green
  • Walsall: Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills
  • Wolverhampton: Penn, Tettenhall, Bilston
  • West Bromwich: Hill Top, Great Bridge
  • Coventry: Tile Hill, Foleshill, Binley, Wyken
  • Worcestershire: Kidderminster, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester
  • Plus Dudley, Halesowen, Coleshill, Tamworth and Nuneaton

Further away? We take pallets of 50kg to 1,200kg from any mainland UK address. UK pallet collection

Do I need to be there?

No. Tell us where the bin is kept and we’ll collect while you’re out. We send you photos of your metal on the scales and the weights before we leave, and pay you the same day. If you’d rather watch it weighed, pick a time that suits you when you book.

Front of West Midlands Metals showing Dry Bright Wire

What you need to register

The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 means we must check ID and cannot pay cash. For your first collection we need:

  • A photo driving licence, or a passport plus a utility bill dated within the last 3 months
  • Your bank sort code and account number

You only do this once.

Why trades use us

  • Weighed on site. Not taken away and weighed later.
  • Paid the same day. Not days after.
  • A real yard. Non-ferrous specialists in Birmingham since 1964.
  • Trusted by 6,000+ local trades.
  • Fully licensed. Scrap metal dealer’s licence, registered waste carrier (CBDU518038) and fully insured.

Common questions

How fast can you collect?

We aim to collect within 48 hours of your request. Need it sooner? Call 0121 798 0896 and we’ll do our best to fit you in.

What does it cost?

Nothing. The bin, delivery and collection are free, with no deposit and no contract.

How much is a full bin worth?

It depends on the metal and how well it’s sorted. As an example, 50kg of bright copper wire at £9.40 a kilo pays £470.

Is there a minimum amount?

We ask that the bin is full before you book. It saves journeys and gets you the most from each collection.

I’ve got more than a bin. Can you still collect?

Yes. We can drop off more than one bin, bring a larger container, or collect loose loads.

Do I need to be there?

No. Tell us where the bin is kept. We send photos of the scales before we leave and pay you the same day.

Do you collect from householders?

No. The collection service is for tradespeople and businesses who produce non-ferrous scrap regularly. Householders are welcome to bring metal to the yard.

Can I still bring metal to the yard?

Yes. We’re open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 12pm.

Request your free bin

Scrap Metal Collection for Trades Form

  • Select
  • Plumber
  • Roofer
  • Electrician
  • HVAC
  • Builder
  • Construction Worker
  • Data Centre/IT
  • Small Business
  • Other

We deliver your bin within 2 working days.

Bin full? Book a collection

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