Scrap Copper Buyers
We pay top prices for all grades of copper — bright, heavy, braziery, dry bright wire and more.
About Scrap Copper
Copper is the most valuable everyday non-ferrous metal and we specialise in it. Whether you're a plumber clearing out off-cuts, an electrician with cable ends, or a demolition contractor stripping a building, we want your copper. We grade it correctly so you always get the best price for each type — no blending grades to your detriment.
Grades We Accept
Clean, shiny copper pipe or sheet. No solder, no paint, no fittings.
Copper pipe with fittings, coated copper, old boiler cylinders.
Thin copper — kettles, cylinders, thin sheet.
Stripped copper cable, clean and bare.
Household wiring, armoured cable — unstripped fine.
SWA cable. Bring as-is.
Who Brings Us Copper?
Trade and domestic customers welcome at all three depots.
What Drives Copper Prices Right Now
Copper is a global commodity — its price shifts daily with London Metal Exchange (LME) movements.
The LME copper price is the single biggest driver of what we pay at the yard. When global demand rises — typically led by China's construction and manufacturing sectors — the LME price rises with it. When industrial output slows, it falls. Unlike gold, copper is an industrial metal, so its price tells you something real about what's happening in the global economy.
One long-term structural trend is pushing copper demand upward: electrification. Electric vehicles use roughly four times more copper than petrol equivalents. Solar panels, wind turbines, and EV charging infrastructure are all copper-intensive. This means demand from the energy transition is providing a long-term floor under copper prices that didn't exist a decade ago.
For sellers, the practical implication is: don't stockpile. Copper sitting in your yard isn't earning interest. Prices can drop 5–10% in a week on a bad macroeconomic signal. We update our prices every morning against the LME opening, so what we offer today reflects the real market — not last week's numbers.
⚠️ Burning cable is illegal and counterproductive. Some people burn insulation off cable to strip it. Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 this is an offence. It also damages the copper — oxidised, burnt wire grades lower and pays less than clean stripped wire. Strip cable mechanically if you want the bright wire price.
Copper Grades — What You're Likely to Have
Getting your grades right before you arrive adds money to your payout.
Bright copper (also called No.1 copper): Clean, bare, uncoated wire or tube. No solder, no fittings, no paint. This is our highest-paying copper grade. New electrical wire ends, stripped cable, bare copper pipe fittings. If a magnet won't stick and it's shiny, it's almost certainly bright copper.
Heavy copper (No.2 copper): Copper that's been used — coated, soldered, slightly contaminated, or with fittings still attached. Old central heating pipe, copper sheet, tanks. Still very good value, pays around 10–15% less than bright.
Braziery: Thin copper — kettles, cylinder tanks, old radiators. Lower copper content per kilo due to thin gauge. We still buy it but at a lower rate than heavy copper.
Dry bright wire: Stripped cable with no insulation. This grades near-bright copper. If you've taken the time to strip your cable, you'll be rewarded — the difference between PVC cable and dry bright wire is significant.
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Scrap Copper FAQs
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