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 Preston
Copper and cable out of Preston and Reservoir’s postwar houses, offcuts from East Preston’s factories. 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, Preston
Scrap metal recycling for Preston, Reservoir and the East Preston industrial streets.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the households and renovators of Preston and Reservoir, from the plumbers, electricians and builders working on their houses, from the workshops and trade businesses along Bell Street, and from the factories in the industrial streets of East Preston, out towards Darebin Creek. Copper pipe and cable, brass tapware, roofing iron, aluminium windows and production offcuts are the regular loads.
Our yard at 159 Ashley St, Braybrook is a drive across the north, and a boot or trailer of copper, brass, cable or aluminium is worth bringing in: no appointment and no minimum. Factories in East Preston and Reservoir can have a load collected, and a workshop that fills a bin can have one swapped as it fills. Graded in front of you, paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
A drive across the north, worth it for copper.
The yard is in Braybrook, on the western side of Melbourne, so from Preston or Reservoir it is a proper drive rather than a quick run. It pays for copper, brass, cable and aluminium, which are worth enough per kilo to cover the trip; a trailer of steel is a closer call, so ring or send a photo first. For the factories of East Preston and Reservoir, the truck comes to you.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from Preston.
This is what turns up from Preston, and roughly who it comes from.
Postwar houses, renovated
Copper pipe, old wiring, brass tapware and roofing iron out of the Housing Commission and postwar houses of Preston and Reservoir, as they are rewired, replumbed or knocked down for units.
What scrap copper is worthBell Street trades and workshops
Offcuts and old stock from the trade suppliers and workshops along Bell Street: copper, brass, cable, radiators, batteries and alloy wheels. Each is graded on its own, so keep them out of the steel.
Scrap cable and wireEast Preston industry
Production offcuts, racking and worn-out machinery from the factories between High Street and Darebin Creek. Old machines can be dismantled where they stand and taken away.
Machinery dismantlingHow 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
A tannery town that built Melbourne’s trams.
Robert Hoddle cut this country into farm allotments in 1837, and settlement grew along Plenty Road and High Street. The name is thought to come from Edward Wood, who opened a store at the corner of High and Wood Streets in 1850 and came from Sussex, where there is another Preston. Reservoir, to the north, is named after the reservoirs built there in 1864, 1909 and 1913 to hold Melbourne’s water from Yan Yean.
Industry followed the farms: basalt quarries and clay pits for bricks and pottery, a bacon curing works from 1862 and a tannery from 1865. In 1924 to 1926 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board built its workshops in Preston, and from late 1926 until 1956 they turned out W-class trams, the last of them the W7s. The site was rebuilt as a tram depot in 2016.
After the war Preston grew fast. Its population rose 37 per cent between 1947 and 1954, and the Housing Commission built about 2,600 homes across East Preston and Reservoir by 1966, as Italian and Greek families made the area home. Those postwar houses are now being rewired, replumbed and replaced with units, and the factories of East Preston and the trades along Bell Street turn out metal every working day.
This page covers
- Preston
- Reservoir
- and the rest of the northern suburbs
More of the northern suburbs
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Preston.
The ones we get asked most from Preston. Anything else, ring and ask.
Call 0452 220 422Is a load from Preston or Reservoir worth bringing to Braybrook?
Copper, brass, cable and aluminium almost always are: they are worth enough per kilo that a boot load covers the drive. Steel and roofing iron are worth it in a decent trailer load. Not sure? Send a photo first. We are open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday, with no minimum.
Do you pick up scrap metal in Preston and Reservoir?
From factories and industrial sites, yes, including the industrial streets of East Preston and Reservoir. We do not collect from houses: from a home in Preston or Reservoir, bring it to the yard, where there is no minimum and no appointment.
Do you buy scrap copper from Preston?
Yes: copper pipe, cable, wire and busbar, from a renovation, a trade ute or a factory. Copper pays the most per kilo of anything we buy, so it is the load most worth the drive. Clean copper with the fittings and insulation off goes at a better grade, and we show you which grade yours came out as.
We run a workshop off Bell Street. Can we have a bin?
Yes, for a site producing over a tonne, and the bin is free on industrial and workshop sites. It sits on your site, fills at your pace and we swap it, with the weights and grades shown to you for every swap. Tell us the metal and where a bin could go.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Preston?
You are paid on the spot as soon as the weight is agreed, at our gate in Braybrook or on collection from a factory in East Preston. 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 in Preston and Reservoir?
The same as anywhere: the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight decide it, at the prices per kg we publish. Copper and brass pay the most, aluminium next and steel least. On renovation scrap, keeping the copper, brass and aluminium apart is the biggest difference you can make. Ring or send a photo for an idea before you load up.
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.