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 Pakenham
Farms, building sites and homes across Pakenham and Officer. Weighed in front of you, 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, Pakenham
Scrap metal recycling for Pakenham’s farms, estates and trades.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the farms and acreage around Pakenham, from the builders and trades working the new estates in Pakenham and Officer, and from the businesses in its industrial and employment areas. Old machinery, fencing and sheds, construction offcuts, copper and cable, and stainless from processing plant are the usual loads.
Our yard is in Braybrook, on the far side of Melbourne, and Pakenham gets exactly the same service as the suburbs next to it: factories and industrial sites are collected from, and a trade site can have a bin swapped as it fills. From a house, it is a drive across town to the yard. Weighed in front of you, graded where you can see it, paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
Same service, on the far side of Melbourne.
Our yard is in Braybrook, so we will not claim to be local to Pakenham. Collection from a factory or an industrial site here works exactly as it does everywhere else, with the same weigh-in and payment as at our gate. From a house, the yard takes any amount, Monday to Saturday, if you are heading across town.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from Pakenham.
This is what turns up from Pakenham, and roughly who it comes from.
Farms and acreage
Old machinery, implements, mower decks, fencing, gates, stock panels and sheds from the properties around Pakenham. Usually decades of it, so ring and tell us what there is before you start.
Scrap steel and cast ironNew estates and builders
Roofing and fencing offcuts, steel framing, copper pipe and cable from the estates going up across Pakenham and Officer.
Selling scrap copperIndustry and processing
Stainless benching, conveyor and vessels from food processing upgrades, and offcuts and plant from the industrial estates. Stainless is graded on its own, so keep it apart.
The stainless grades we buyHow 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
Farm town, rail town, growth town.
Pakenham began around 1850 as a coaching stop where the track into Gippsland crossed the creek. The railway arrived in 1877, the district around it filled with dairies, orchards and market gardens, and the town still serves the farming country around it.
Food processing followed the farms: a plant processing green peas and fruit opened in 1952 and later changed hands twice. From the late 1960s Pakenham was part of a planned growth corridor, suburban trains reached it in 1975, and its population went from under 3,000 in 1981 to about 34,000 by 2011.
It has kept growing since, with Officer beside it and new employment precincts south of the freeway bypass. That gives Pakenham a mix few places have: new estates going up beside working farms, with industry growing between them.
This page covers
- Pakenham
- Officer
- Beaconsfield
- and the rest of the south eastern suburbs
More of the south eastern suburbs
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Pakenham.
The ones we get asked most from Pakenham. Anything else, ring and ask.
Call 0452 220 422Do you really collect in Pakenham?
From factories and industrial sites, yes, on the same terms as anywhere else we go. We do not collect from houses: from Pakenham, Officer or Beaconsfield, the yard in Braybrook takes any amount, Monday to Saturday.
We are clearing old machinery off a farm. Is it worth anything?
Yes. Old implements, machinery, fencing and sheds are steel, and a farm clear-out usually adds up. Ring and tell us what there is before you start. Batteries, motors and any copper or brass are graded separately, so put them to one side if you can.
Can a builder in Officer have a bin on site?
Yes. Bins are free on trade sites producing over a tonne, and we swap them as they fill. Tell us the site, the metal and where a bin can sit.
I only have a little copper. Is it worth it from Pakenham?
Copper is worth enough per kilo that a small load is still worth money, but from Pakenham the yard is a drive across town. Ring or send a photo and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth the trip.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Pakenham?
You are paid on the spot once the weight is agreed. That is usually what a search for cash for scrap is after. 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.
Are scrap metal prices lower in Pakenham?
No. A load from Pakenham is priced exactly as one from next door to the yard: by the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight, at the prices per kg we publish. Ring or send a photo and we will tell you what to expect.
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.