Weighed in front of you
You watch the load go on the scales and you see the reading yourself. Nothing gets weighed out the back.
Cash for scrap metal in Flemington
Scrap copper, cable and brass out of Flemington and Kensington’s old cottages. Straight out along Ballarat Road to the yard, weighed in front of you and paid on the spot.
- Open till 6:30pm weekdays
- Weighed in front of you
- Paid on the spot
We buy Copper, Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Steel and heavy metal, Cable and wire, Car bodies, Lead, Batteries, Electric motors, Alloy wheels, Radiators, Catalytic converters, Offcuts, Site clearance.
Why people use this yard
Paid on the spot
Settled the moment the weight is agreed. No invoice to wait on and nobody to chase next week.
Open till 6:30pm weekdays
Two hours after most Melbourne yards shut, 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement if you ring ahead.
No minimum at the yard
A boot load is weighed the same way as a truck load. Factories and industrial sites, we collect.
Scrap metal recycling, Flemington
Scrap copper and metal recycling for Flemington and Kensington.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the people renovating Flemington and Kensington’s old cottages and terraces, from the plumbers, electricians and builders working on them, and from the strip-outs and refits in the flats and commercial buildings around Racecourse Road and Macaulay Road. Most of it is scrap copper: old pipe, cable and wiring, with brass tapware, lead flashing and aluminium windows beside it.
Our yard at 159 Ashley St, Braybrook is a straight run out west, so a ute or car boot of copper is quickest dropped off at the yard: no appointment and no minimum. A strip-out with more than a tonne of metal can have a bin on site, and the industrial sites left along the river and the railway can have it collected. Graded in front of you, paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
One road out to the yard.
Smithfield Road runs out of Flemington past the racecourse, crosses the Maribyrnong at Lynchs Bridge and becomes Ballarat Road, which runs through Braybrook. That makes the yard a short, simple run for a ute or a car boot of copper, with no appointment and no minimum at the gate. You are weighed and paid while you wait.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from Flemington.
This is what turns up from Flemington, and roughly who it comes from.
Scrap copper from renovations
Old copper pipe, cable and wiring out of the cottages and terraces of Flemington and Kensington. Small by weight and high by value, and worth a trip however little there is.
What scrap copper is worthBathrooms, kitchens and roofs
Brass tapware and fittings, stainless sinks, and lead flashing off old roofs. Each is graded on its own, so bring them in separate buckets rather than mixed.
Scrap brass taps and fittingsFlats and commercial strip-outs
Cable, cable tray, ducting, roller doors and aluminium shopfronts from refits of flats, shops and offices along Racecourse Road and Macaulay Road. A big strip-out can have a bin.
Scrap cable and wireHow it works
Four steps, and you are paid before you leave.
- 01
Ring us or send a photo
Tell us roughly what you have got. A photo from your phone is usually enough for us to say whether it is worth bringing in and what to expect.
- 02
Bring it to the yard
Drive it into the Braybrook yard Monday to Saturday, or at another time by arrangement. Any amount, and no appointment. Factories and industrial sites can book a pickup instead.
- 03
Weighed in front of you
Your load goes on the scales while you watch. You see the reading and you get the docket. Nothing is weighed out the back where you cannot see it.
- 04
Paid on the spot
Sorted the moment the weight is agreed. You are not waiting on an invoice and you are not chasing anybody next week.
Three ways to sell
However much you have got, there is a way to move it.
Drop off at the yard
Pull in, get weighed, get paid. No appointment and no minimum. We are open until 6:30pm on weekdays and 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement.
- No minimum quantity
- Weighed while you watch
- Paid before you leave
Industrial pickup
For factories and industrial sites across Greater Melbourne. Tell us what the site produces and roughly how much, and we will bring the right truck.
- Factories and industrial sites
- Right truck for the load
- Paid on collection
Bins for bigger jobs
Scrap bins dropped on site for jobs over a tonne. Factories, demolition, construction and site clearance. We swap them out as they fill.
- For loads over 1 tonne
- Swapped as they fill
- Ongoing contracts welcome
Weighing and payment
You watch the scales. That is the whole policy.
The single most common worry people have about selling scrap is that the weight will not be right and there is no way to check. So we took the question off the table.
- Your load is weighed where you can see it. Nothing goes out the back and comes back with a number on it.
- You get a docket with the weight on it. Written down, in your hand, before anything is settled.
- Grades are shown to you, not just quoted. If your copper is two different grades we will separate it in front of you and explain why.
- Payment is settled on the spot. Once the weight is agreed, that is it. No invoice, no waiting.
- 5+
- Years in the trade
- 4,000+
- Tonnes recycled each year
- 50
- Trucks and bins on the road
- 150+
- Collections a week
Reviews
What people actually say.
Every one of these is a real review on our Google profile, word for word. Click any of them and check.
See all reviews on Google- Tom Ison
Read Tom Ison's review on GoogleDawood is one of the nicest lads you’ll meet. Clearly communicated on the phone and was a pleasure to deal with. Had to get rid of these wheels asap and he took care of me with a fair payment.
Would highly recommend his service, easy and straightforward.
- Ben Salads
Read Ben Salads's review on GoogleGood experience, good customers service, best prices for scrap coppers in Melbourne. On the spot payments.
Good people
- Luc Tran
Read Luc Tran's review on GoogleGreat service, fast service, no issues, good pricing, They paid instantly and much better rate than other metal recyclers yard across Melbourne,
- Nathan Barca
Read Nathan Barca's review on GoogleWas looking for a scrap metal place and couldn’t find one that dealt with small amounts, Dawood from Metalplus was very quick honest and helpful, i am definitely coming back.
- Syafiq Azroy
Read Syafiq Azroy's review on GoogleI recently had an old accident-damaged car that I needed to get rid of while I was in Bendigo. After searching on Google, I found MetalPlus in Melbourne, and I’m really glad I chose them.
The whole process was smooth and hassle-free. They were professional, easy to deal with, and offered me a fair price for my car. When I dropped the car off, everything was handled quickly, and I received my payment without any issues.
I’m very happy with the service I received and would definitely recommend MetalPlus to anyone looking to sell a scrap or unwanted car. Great experience overall!
- Joseph Robinson
Read Joseph Robinson's review on GoogleGreat service, best copper price in the market Dawood helped heaps Will be back
- Max Bruton
Read Max Bruton's review on GoogleGreat service, great prices with reliability and easy to work with attitude. Will definitely be back for future business.
- Arthur Lamaris
Read Arthur Lamaris's review on GoogleGreat service. Efficient and payment received on the spot. Couldn’t recommend higher.
- Mark Killmister
Read Mark Killmister's review on GoogleFriendly staff extremely helpful good money paid for Scrap!!! highly recommend
- Benji Hibberd
Read Benji Hibberd's review on GoogleVery good service top bloke looks after his customers great experience
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Where we go
Racehorses, stockyards and tanneries, beside the river.
Flemington is most likely named after James Watson, a pastoral agent who bought land here in 1839; another story credits Robert Fleming, a butcher on the ground the racecourse later took. Horses were racing on the river flats by March 1840, and the Port Phillip Racing Club leased the site in 1848.
The rest of the river flats went to work. The Newmarket stockyards opened in 1859 and abattoirs beside them in 1861, and along the Maribyrnong came a bone mill, soap and candle works, fellmongers and Debney’s tannery, opened in 1876. Flemington and Kensington became a borough of their own in 1882 and joined the City of Melbourne in 1905. The last muster at the stockyards was held in 1985, and the ground went to housing.
Today both suburbs are residential, from the high-rise flats built at Debneys Park from 1957 to streets of old cottages that are steadily being renovated. That is where the metal comes from now: copper pipe and wiring that has been in the walls for decades, brass taps and roof lead, and the strip-outs of flats and shops.
This page covers
- Flemington
- Kensington
- and the rest of inner Melbourne
More of inner Melbourne
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Flemington.
The ones we get asked most from Flemington. Anything else, ring and ask.
Call 0452 220 422Can you pick up scrap copper from Flemington?
From a factory or an industrial site, yes. From a house or a flat, no: we do not collect from homes. Scrap copper is easy to bring in, though. A car boot holds a good amount, it is a straight run out along Ballarat Road, and there is no minimum at the gate.
Where can I recycle scrap copper near Flemington?
At our yard in Braybrook, out along Ballarat Road. Copper pipe, cable, wire and copper with brass fittings still on are all bought, graded in front of you and paid on the spot. We are open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday.
We are renovating a cottage in Kensington. What metal is worth keeping?
The copper pipe and old wiring first, because that is where most of the money is. Then brass taps and fittings, any lead flashing off the roof, aluminium window frames with the glass out, and the gutters and roofing iron. Keep it out of the skip and in separate piles, and it is paid at its own grades.
Can a strip-out in Flemington have a bin?
Yes, where there is more than a tonne of metal and somewhere for the bin to sit. If it has to go on the street rather than on the property, the council usually needs a permit. Ring with the building, the metal and where a bin could go, and we will tell you what suits.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Flemington?
You are paid on the spot as soon as the weight is agreed, and from Flemington that is usually at our gate in Braybrook. That is what most people searching for cash for scrap are after. How a scrap metal dealer in Victoria may pay is set by state law, the same at every yard, and our page on the law explains it.
What is scrap copper worth from Flemington?
The same as from anywhere: it depends on the grade, how clean it is and the weight, at the copper prices per kg we publish. Bright stripped wire and clean pipe pay the most; copper with fittings, solder or insulation on it pays less. Ring or send a photo and we will tell you what to expect before you load the car.
Got metal sitting there doing nothing?
Ring us and we will tell you what it is worth and whether it is worth bringing in. Takes two minutes and it costs you nothing to ask.