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Welcome to the UK arm of Sims Metal Management, the world's leading metals recycler.

Based on over 35 sites throughout the UK we recover end of life and abandoned cars, consumer goods, surplus metal from manufacturing processes and other sources of ferrous and non ferrous scrap metal.

Sims Metal Management then recycles recovered metals, plastics and other materials into products such as fragmented furnace feed for steel works and high grade copper, aluminium and brass for smelting and re-use in manufacturing.

Sims Metal Management works to high environmental and health and safety standards, seeking to exceed legislation and guidelines wherever practicable.

Find your nearest scrap metal recycling centre

Scrap shredder hammers scheduled for recycling at a Sims Metal Management metals recycling centre

With 35 scrap metals recycling centres in England and Wales, Sims Metal Management offers national coverage. 

Find your nearest metals yard - we accept most types of ferrous and non ferrous scrap metal at our recycling centres including cars and consumer appliances.

Recycle your car

Scrap car in front of a Sims Metal Management End of Life Vehicle (ELV) station

Sims Metal Management recycles around 500,000 scrap cars each year in the UK.

We pay competitive rates for scrap cars, scrap vans and other scrap vehicles.  Choosing Sims Metal Management means that your car will be disposed of in accordance with UK and EU legislation. We also provide an abandoned cars service for local authorities.

You can take your car to one of over 30 Sims Metal Management UK sites or visit the Recycle Your Car website for details of hundreds more Authorised Treatment facilities.

Skip hire

Baulker and Skip hire lorries - click to view scrap metal collection services

Sims Metal Management offers a wide range of container hire services to recover surplus or scrap metals including:

  • Skip hire - various sizes
  • Rolonoff containers
  • Baulkers (articulated trailers)

We offer flexible hire periods from over 30 locations in England and Wales. Due to the market value of scrap metal, hire charges are often not required. View skip and container hire services.

Electronics recycling

Sims Recycling Solutions logo

Sims Recycling Solutions is our electronics recycling division, recovering a wide range of WEEE - waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Visit the Sims Recycling Solutions website for service information including:

  • IT and telecommunications asset refurbishment and recycling
  • Electrical goods recycling 
  • Specialist fridge recycling
  • Toner cartridge recycling

Car dealers - Vehicle Discount Scheme Offer

Choose Sims Metal Management as your Car Scrappage Scheme partner and you could recoup a signficant proportion of the manufacturer's contribution.

We can help you ease the administrative burden of running the government's Vehicle Discount Scheme. Find out more...

Global locations

Shipment of scrap metal being loaded for export to international markets

Sims Metal Management is a global corporation with 230 recycling centres worldwide. 
These include over 100 metals recycling centres in North America and Australasia.

For investor information, visit our corporate website.

Why choose us?

Sims Metal Management UK staff in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Choosing the world's leading scrap metals recycler brings many benefits including:

  • Competitive rates paid for scrap metal
  • Maximisation of metal recovery rates
  • A national service delivered locally
  • Specialist expertise such as industrial clearance
  • National transport network
  • High quality recycled metals and plastics for sale
  • High environmental standards
  • Safe working practices

Visit the 'Why choose us' page for further information.