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 Thomastown
Factories and workshops from Mahoneys Road up to the ring road, binned or collected. 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, Thomastown
Scrap metal recycling for the Thomastown industrial area and the suburbs around it.
Metal Plus buys scrap metal from the metal fabricators, food manufacturers, wholesalers and automotive workshops of the Thomastown industrial area, between Mahoneys Road and the ring road, and from the trades and households of Thomastown, Lalor and Epping. Sheet and plate offcuts, stainless out of food plant, worn-out machinery and workshop clear-outs are the regular loads.
Our yard is in Braybrook, out west, so most Thomastown scrap travels to us on our trucks. A shop putting out offcuts every week can have a bin on site, swapped as it fills, and a factory clear-out is collected. From a house, bring it to the yard, where there is no minimum. The weights and grades are shown to you, and you are paid on the spot.
Where the yard is
Across the Merri Creek from Campbellfield.
Thomastown’s industrial area starts at the Merri Creek, with Campbellfield on the other bank, and our trucks work both estates as one northern run. For a factory here the useful conversation is what you have and how quickly it builds up, so ring and tell us. From a house in Thomastown or Lalor, the yard in Braybrook takes any amount, Monday to Saturday.
What we see from here
Scrap metal we buy from Thomastown.
This is what turns up from Thomastown, and roughly who it comes from.
Metal fabrication
Sheet and plate offcuts, drops, bar ends and punchings from the fabrication shops either side of Settlement Road. Mild steel goes as steel; keep stainless and aluminium apart, because each is paid at its own grade.
Steel recycling for fabricatorsFood manufacturing
Stainless benching, tanks, hoppers and conveyor from food plants replacing a line, and the stainless offcuts their maintenance crews produce. We show you which grade yours came out as.
The stainless grades we buyAutomotive and wholesale
Batteries, radiators, brake rotors and old parts from the automotive workshops, and damaged racking and pallet cages from the warehouses. Batteries are graded on their own, so keep them out of the steel.
Car battery recyclingHow 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
Market gardens, German settlers, then factories.
Thomastown is named after the Thomas family, who were market gardening here by 1848. When a school opened in the mid-1850s so many of its pupils and their neighbours were Thomases that the district took the name. In 1850 land nearby was bought for German settlers, and in 1889 the railway came through on its way to Epping.
Industry came slowly: a pottery in 1928, then dairying, then after the war manufacturing works, as Italian, Greek and Macedonian families settled around them. The southern part of Thomastown became a major industrial location in the 1970s, and the Metropolitan Ring Road, finished in 1999, made it easier still to reach.
It is still mostly traditional industry: metal fabrication, food manufacturing, wholesale and automotive services, with quarrying and brickmaking at its western edge by the creek. To the north, Lalor grew from a home-building cooperative formed by ex-service men and women in 1946, and Epping now holds Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market. The fabricators and food plants between them turn out scrap every working day.
This page covers
- Thomastown
- Lalor
- Epping
- and the rest of the northern suburbs
More of the northern suburbs
Questions
Scrap metal questions from Thomastown.
The ones we get asked most from Thomastown. Anything else, ring and ask.
Call 0452 220 422Do you collect from the Thomastown industrial area?
Yes. Factories and industrial sites from Mahoneys Road up to the ring road are part of our regular northern run, along with Campbellfield over the creek. Ring with what you have, roughly how much, and where a truck can get to it.
Can our fabrication shop have a bin?
Yes, for a trade site producing over a tonne, and the bin is free on industrial and workshop sites. It sits in your yard, fills at your pace and we swap it, with the weights and grades shown for every swap. Tell us the metal and where a bin could go.
We run a food plant. Do you take old stainless equipment?
Yes: tanks, benches, hoppers, conveyor frames and pipework, at the end of their life or on a refit. Food plant is usually a good stainless grade, and kept apart from mild steel it is paid as stainless rather than averaged down with everything else.
Can you pick up from my house in Thomastown or Lalor?
No. Pickup is for factories and industrial sites, so from a house, bring it to the yard in Braybrook: there is no minimum at the gate, and we are open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday. Copper and brass are worth the trip on their own.
Can I get cash for scrap metal in Thomastown?
You are paid on the spot when the weights are agreed, for a bin swap or a factory collection in Thomastown as much as for a trailer load at our gate. That is usually what a search for cash for scrap metal wants to know. The way a Victorian scrap metal dealer may pay is set by state law, the same for every yard, and our page on the law sets it out.
What are scrap metal prices like in Thomastown?
They are set by the metal, its grade, how clean it is and the weight, at the prices per kg we publish. For a Thomastown fabricator the biggest lever is separation: stainless, aluminium and brass offcuts kept out of the steel bin are each paid at their own grade. Ring and we will tell you what to expect for yours.
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.