Scrap Metal Dealers Handsworth

West Midlands Metals is the closest specialist non-ferrous scrap metal dealer to Handsworth. Our yard at 11-12 The Arches, Lawden Road, Birmingham, B10 0AB is approximately 4 miles from Handsworth — around 10–15 minutes via the A41 Soho Road into the city centre and out the other side on the A45. We’re open Monday to Friday 8am–5pm and Saturday 8am–12pm.

Handsworth has a large and long-established trades community — plumbers, electricians, roofers, builders and engineering firms working across B20, B21, B18 and B19 — and we see a lot of familiar faces from the area coming through the yard. If you’re generating copper, brass, cable or aluminium scrap as part of your work, we can put proper money in your account the same day.

What We Pay for Scrap Metal from Handsworth Customers

We publish our prices daily on the website and they’re updated every morning in line with London Metal Exchange movements. Current prices for the metals most commonly brought in by Handsworth trades include:

Dry Bright Wire (copper) — £8.30/kg — the highest copper grade, typically new or stripped wiring free from insulation
Clean Copper Tube — £8.00/kg — the plumber’s most common copper grade, clean and unsoldered
Heavy Copper Tube 98% — £7.40/kg — slightly mixed or soldered copper tube
Braizery Copper — £6.60/kg — copper with solder joints, fittings, mixed grades
Brass — £4.10/kg
Gun Metal — £5.00/kg
High Grade Cable — £3.40/kg
Household Cable — £2.40/kg
Lead — £1.10/kg
H9 Aluminium Section — £1.30/kg

Full prices for all grades are on our pricing page.

For Plumbers in Handsworth

Copper pipe, tanks and fittings from bathroom and kitchen jobs are the most common material we see from Handsworth plumbers. The key thing to know is that the grade — and therefore the price — depends on how clean your copper is. Tube that’s been cut cleanly with no solder grades as Clean Copper Tube at £8.00/kg. Tube with solder joints and fittings mixed in grades as Heavy Tube 98% at £7.40/kg or Braizery at £6.60/kg. Taking 10 minutes on a job to separate your clean cuts from your soldered waste can meaningfully increase what you receive.

If you’re doing full bathroom or boiler strip-outs regularly and generating consistent volumes, our free bin collection service is worth considering — we drop a wheelie bin at your base or depot, collect when it’s full, and pay the same evening.

For Electricians in Handsworth

Cable is graded by copper content and insulation type. High grade cable — typically singles, twin and earth in good condition — goes at £3.40/kg. Household cable covers mixed domestic wiring at £2.40/kg. Low grade and SWA armoured cable is £1.40/kg. If you’re stripping cable yourself to get bare bright wire, you can significantly increase your return — stripped bare copper wire grades at up to £8.30/kg versus £3.40/kg for the same material in its insulated form. The economics of stripping depend on your time and volume, but for large jobs it’s often worth it.

For Roofers in Handsworth

Lead roofing, lead pipe and lead flashing all grade at £1.10/kg. We buy all lead types — roofing sheet, flashings, old pipe, tank lead and mixed lead. If you’ve got a mix of lead grades, bring it all in and we’ll weigh and grade it together. We also buy aluminium roofing sheet and H9 aluminium section from coping, fascias and window frames.

Same-Day Payment

Every transaction is paid by same-day BACS transfer. We process payments between 4pm and 6pm on the day of your visit, and they land in your account the same business day. No cash is paid on-site — this is a legal requirement under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, and it protects both you and us.

First-time customers need to register once with a photo driving licence and their bank details. It takes a few minutes and never needs to be repeated. You can pre-register online before your first visit if you want to go straight to the scales when you arrive.

We Cover Handsworth for Collections

Our collection service covers Handsworth, Handsworth Wood, Perry Barr and all B20, B21, B42 and B43 postcodes. If you’ve got regular volumes of copper, brass, cable or lead building up on jobs or at a depot, we’ll deliver a free wheelie bin, collect it when full, weigh on-site and pay the same evening. No yard runs, no loading vans unnecessarily — just a simple service that fits around your working day.

Request your free bin here or call us to discuss your volumes and collection frequency.

Getting to Us From Handsworth

From Handsworth, head south on the A41 Soho Road into Birmingham city centre, then follow the A45 Coventry Road east towards Small Heath. Lawden Road is on your right just past Birmingham City Football Club. The full journey from Handsworth is around 4 miles and 10–15 minutes in normal traffic. Parking is available on site.

Call us on 0121 798 0896 or contact us online. Open Monday–Friday 8am–5pm and Saturday 8am–12pm.