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.
Industrial scrap metal collected in Geelong
Large loads from factories and industrial sites across Greater Geelong, weighed on site and paid on collection. Any question at all, ring and ask.
- 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, Geelong
Scrap metal recycling for Geelong’s factories, port and industrial sites.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the manufacturers, engineering and fabrication shops, port and logistics operators and industrial sites of Greater Geelong, from the estates at Corio and North Geelong to Moolap and Waurn Ponds. Production offcuts, structural steel, plant coming out on a refit and heavy scrap that has built up for years are the loads worth the trip.
Our yard is at 159 Ashley St, Braybrook, up the Princes Freeway. So in Geelong we collect large loads from factories and industrial sites, and a site producing metal every week can have a bin on the ground, swapped when it is full. Everything is weighed in front of you and paid on collection. Not sure whether yours is big enough? Ring and ask, before anything is booked.
Where the yard is
Up the Princes Freeway, for loads worth the trip.
Our yard is in Braybrook, and we will not pretend it is in Geelong. That is why pickup here is for large loads from factories and industrial sites: a truck down the freeway has to come back full. Ring with what there is and roughly how much, and we will tell you straight whether it is a pickup, a bin, or better saved up until there is more. Whatever you want to know, the call costs nothing.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we collect from Geelong industry.
The loads worth a truck down the freeway, and who they come from.
Manufacturing and engineering
Production offcuts, drops, turnings and rejected parts from the factories and engineering shops in the northern estates. A site producing them every week suits a bin, swapped when it is full.
Scrap steel and heavy metalPort, logistics and heavy plant
Worn plant and machinery, structural steel, tanks, racking and the heavy scrap that builds up around the port and the depots. Electric motors and cable are graded apart from the steel.
Scrap electric motorsPlant clearances and refits
Whole lines, machines and services coming out on a refit or a closure: steel, stainless, copper cable and motors in quantity. Ring before the job starts, not after.
Industrial 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
Been in and had a good run? A review takes a minute and it genuinely helps. Leave one here, or just ring 0452 220 422.
Where we go
A wool town that built cars, aluminium and fuel.
Geelong grew rich on wool. Its port shipped the bales, and in the early 1920s three woollen mills opened here in as many years. Then heavier industry arrived: Ford started its first Australian assembly line in a disused Geelong wool store on 1 July 1925, while its factory went up in what became Norlane, and International Harvester opened works beside it on the eve of the Second World War.
An oil refinery opened at Corio in 1954 and still runs, and in 1963 an aluminium smelter opened at Point Henry, where Geelong was first settled. Between 1947 and 1965 greater Geelong grew from 58,400 people to 101,600.
The smelter closed in 2014 and the Ford plant in October 2016, but industry did not leave with them. The estates through Corio, Norlane, North Geelong and the North Shore, the port, and the industrial land at Moolap and Waurn Ponds still make, fix and move things, and every one of them produces metal: offcuts, worn plant, structural steel and the heap behind the workshop.
This page covers
- Geelong
- Corio
- Norlane
- North Geelong
- Lara
- Moolap
- Waurn Ponds
- and the rest of Greater Geelong
Closer to the yard
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Geelong.
The ones Geelong businesses ask first. Anything else at all, ring and ask: it costs nothing.
Call 0452 220 422Do you really come to Geelong?
For large loads from factories and industrial sites, yes. It is a run down the freeway for our trucks, so the load has to be worth it: a heap of structural steel, a plant clearance, a factory clear-out, or a bin that fills on site. Ring with what there is and roughly how much, and we will tell you straight.
Is pickup free in Geelong?
For large loads from factories and industrial sites, yes: nothing comes off for the truck, and the metal is weighed and paid for on collection. We do not collect from houses in Geelong, or small loads from anyone, because a truck down the freeway has to come back full.
How much is a large load?
There is no fixed figure, because it depends on the metal: a load of copper cable is worth a trip that the same weight of light steel is not. Ring or send a photo with roughly how much there is, and we will tell you whether it is a pickup, a bin, or better saved up until there is more.
Can we have a bin at our site in Geelong?
Yes, for a factory or industrial site producing over a tonne. The bin is free on industrial sites, it sits there until it is full, and we swap it for an empty one. Tell us the metal, how fast it builds up and where a bin could sit.
I have scrap at home in Geelong. Can you collect it?
No. Pickup is for factories and industrial sites, and our yard is in Braybrook, a long way to bring a trailer. If you are heading up to Melbourne anyway, the yard takes any amount, with no appointment, 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Geelong?
You are paid on collection, as soon as the weight is agreed on your site. That is what most people searching for cash for scrap want to know. How a scrap metal dealer in Victoria may pay is set by state law, the same for every yard, and our page on the law explains it.
What are scrap metal prices like for a Geelong factory?
The same as for one next door to our yard: set by the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight, at the prices per kg we publish, and nothing comes off for the distance. Sorting is where a factory moves the number: clean copper, stainless and aluminium each go at their own grade rather than being averaged down with the steel.
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.