What we collect
Scrap steel and iron collection
Steel and iron is the bulk of what we collect and it is collected free: cast iron baths, shelving, racking, roll cages, bed frames, girders, tools, machinery frames and general heavy metal.
Steel beams cut to length for collection outside a unit in Ibrox · August 2026The metal nobody wants to carry
Steel and iron is heavy, which is exactly why a collection service makes sense. A cast iron bath weighs well over 100 kilograms. Nobody wants to get it down a tenement stair to a car, and the council bulky uplift may not take it. We do.
Ferrous metal is magnetic. If a magnet sticks, it is steel or iron and we will collect it, as long as there is enough to justify the trip or it comes with other items.
Where it comes from
Homes: baths, bed frames, bikes, shelving, filing cabinets, gates, tools, exercise equipment. Trade jobs: steel beams and lintels, pipework, boiler casings, radiators. Businesses: roll cages, racking, shopfitting, ventilation ductwork, trailer decking. Two of the photographs on this site show galvanised trailer decking in Garscadden and roll cages in Bearsden, both typical commercial steel jobs.
Pallet racking cut down for collection at an industrial unit in Cumbernauld. · February 2026 
Old cylinder and back boiler removed during a house refurbishment. · March 2026 
Cast iron boiler sections from a commercial boiler replacement. · August 2026 
A cast iron sectional boiler being taken out of a plant room. · August 2026
Questions about this
Is a cast iron bath or radiator worth anything?
Very little as scrap: cast iron is low-value ferrous metal, priced by the tonne rather than the kilo. That is exactly why we collect it free rather than buying it. Restorable column radiators and fireplaces can be worth more to a reclamation buyer than as scrap.
Is one item enough for a collection?
Often, yes, if the van is passing. A single heavy item like a bath or a bed frame is a normal job. Text a photo and your postcode and we will say.
Can you take a cast iron bath from an upstairs bathroom?
Yes. Tell us the floor and the stair layout so we send enough people.
Steel and iron: real collections
All recent collections
September 2026Roll cages of panels and ducting
- Ibrox · August 2026
Steel beams cut for collection
Rusted beams cut down outside an industrial unit.
- August 2026
Cast iron sectional boiler replacement
Sections carried out of the plant room and laid on the pavement to load.
June 2026Ductwork and ventilation units
From a plant replacement.
May 2026Steel frames from a sports hall
Bishopbriggs · May 2026Wrought iron railings from a garden
April 2026Light fittings and ceiling panels
From an office strip-out.
- March 2026
Old cylinder and back boiler
From a house refurbishment.
March 2026Gym equipment clearance
Cable machines, spin bikes, benches and cast iron weights from a gym being cleared.
- Cumbernauld · February 2026
Pallet racking cut down and collected
Blue racking beams cut to length on site so they could be loaded.
February 2026Playground equipment and posts
January 2026Aluminium sections and a cage trolley
January 2026Air handling unit and vessels
Left at the roadside by the contractor for us to lift.
January 2026Shopfitting sections on pallets
Shopfront sections from a strip-out
West EndRadiators cleared after a heating upgrade
Ten panel radiators left in the back garden by the heating engineer, lifted in one visit.
City CentreKitchen ventilation ductwork
Extraction ducting and fan unit from a pub kitchen refit, collected from the pavement.
PolmadieHeavy loading platform
Galvanised platform with hydraulic rams, removed as part of a larger yard clearance.
GarscaddenGalvanised trailer decking
Decking sections and a trailer frame from a yard.
BearsdenSteel roll cages
Redundant roll cages from a commercial premises.
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.