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Avram Metals

What we collect

Old radiator collection

We collect steel panel radiators, column radiators, towel rails and cast iron radiators from any property in Glasgow and the surrounding area, normally free.

Panel radiators stacked against the brick wall of a house on a lawnPanel radiators left out for collection after a heating upgrade · April 2026

Any type, any number

Whether it is one radiator from a bathroom refit or every radiator in a house after a full heating upgrade, we will take them. Cast iron radiators are heavy and awkward on stairs, so mention them specifically when you get in touch.

One of the photographs on this site shows ten panel radiators stacked in a West End back garden after a heating upgrade. That is a typical collection: the engineer leaves them outside, the customer texts us a picture, and we lift them the same or next day depending on where the van is.

Before we collect

Radiators need very little preparation. The main thing is water.

  • Drain them as far as possible and stand them upright or on a drip tray; a bit of black sludge is normal.
  • Leave valves attached if they are already off the pipe; brass valves are useful scrap.
  • If you can, stack them somewhere we can reach without going through the house: a garden, close, drive or garage.
  • Cast iron radiators upstairs: tell us the floor and whether the stair is straight or winding.

Cast iron radiators

Reclaimed cast iron radiators in good condition are sometimes wanted by restorers. If you are not in a hurry, you may want to check that first. If you just want them gone, we collect them.

  • White hot water cylinder, panel radiators and a boiler unit stacked against a house wall on paving
    Cylinder, radiators and boiler left outside after a heating upgrade. · August 2026
  • Ten white panel radiators stacked against a raised bed in a back garden, ready for collection
    Panel radiators left in a back garden after a heating upgrade at a West End property.

Questions about this

Do you charge to take radiators?

No. Radiators on the ground floor, outside or in a close are collected free. Upstairs radiators are also free where access is safe; we only ask about the floor so we know how many people to send.

Do I need to drain them?

Please do, as far as you reasonably can. We will manage a little residual water.

I am in a tenement flat with no lift. Will you still come?

Yes. Most of Glasgow is tenements. Tell us the floor and we will carry them down.

Radiators: real collections

All recent collections
  • White hot water cylinder, panel radiators and a boiler unit stacked against a house wall on pavingAugust 2026

    Cylinder, radiators and boiler after a heating upgrade

    The whole old system left against the wall by the engineer, lifted in one visit.

    Boilers and hot water cylindersRadiators

  • Panel radiators stacked against the brick wall of a house on a lawnApril 2026

    Panel radiators from a house

    Radiators

  • Ten white panel radiators stacked against a raised bed in a back garden, ready for collectionWest End

    Radiators cleared after a heating upgrade

    Ten panel radiators left in the back garden by the heating engineer, lifted in one visit.

    West EndRadiatorsSteel and iron

Often collected together

Who this is for

Ready when you are

Got metal to shift?

Send a photo and your postcode. You will get a straight answer and a time.

Call 07876 708929Request collection