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Sims Metal 100 years Anniversary

About us

Sims Metal is the world’s leading publicly listed metal recycler, with operations encompassing the buying, processing and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals. The metals recycling operations are geographically diverse, with operations in five continents, including the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, comprising a network of processing facilities, many with deep-water port access, supported by an extensive network of feeder yards from which to source recyclable ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Manufacturing Scrap

Our service to the manufacturing industry includes fast, efficient and reliable collection. Sims provides a full range of roll off containers as well as bulk tippers, flatbeds and curtain-sided vehicles as required. Sims offers:

  • Scheduled drop off and pick up of containers and bins, based on your operational requirements
  • Containers and bins sized to meet your needs
  • On-line portal to verify weights, payments and order history
  • Certified destruction of sensitive and regulated defective products
  • Scheduled drop off and pick up of containers and bins, based on your operational requirements
  • Locked containers and bins for large jobs
  • Multi-site location support with over 200 metal scrap processing sites
  • Benefit from the financial stability and heft of Sims

Maximum Value for Midlands Industry

Globally, Sims Metal recovers and recycles over 14 million tonnes of scrap metal a year of which two million tonnes is handled in the UK alone. We turn vehicles, machinery, building materials and a whole host of other domestic and industrial items into useful commodities that can be re-used in manufacturing new products.

This saves the energy and environmental costs associated with producing materials such as steel, copper, aluminium and glass from virgin sources. Our metals recycling processes produce maximum value and the highest grade of recycled metals for re-use in manufacturing. This ensures we can provide customers with very competitive prices.

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  • 2017
  • 650
  • 1917
  • £650m


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