By all accounts 2020 has been a pretty tough year so far. Many industries have suffered, and families are thinking a lot harder about their spending to try and save their pennies wherever they can. One piece of good news that’s provided us a bit of comfort at least is that the price of scrap […]
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Waking up to the recent news that Greater Manchester will be back in a more severe lockdown wasn’t fun – but we’re confident that we can continue to provide a safe service for anyone who still wants to drop off and sell their scrap. If you’d like to learn more about what we’re doing to […]
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Our trained staff are adhering to the government’s Covid-19 guidelines to ensure the safety of our customers and ourselves.
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Bad news sells – so it makes sense that whenever the scrap metal scene hits the headlines, it’s due to someone illegally scavenging metal from railways, stealing cabling or removing manhole covers – all to make a quick quid. But working in the scrap metal trade shouldn’t get a bad rep because of a few […]
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Another case of illegal scrap metal dealing on the streets of Manchester and we’re left scratching our heads. Is it really worth the risk to operate without a license? Here are the facts The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 saw the government revise the previous legislation to crack down on rogue traders. From October […]
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We all know that fly-tipping is illegal… or do we? And why does it still happen with such regularity?
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It can be a great way to make some extra money if there’s enough of it lying around – selling scrap metal from your home may even earn you much more than you think, particularly if you have a highly valuable metal like copper in the pipes you just had removed while remodelling. But before […]
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It looks like metal theft is on the rise across the UK, with common targets such as copper cables on rail lines seeing a spate of thefts. This is part of a wider issue – the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is calling for the re-establishment of the metal theft task force to deal with […]
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When you come to sell your scrap metal for the second time, you might find you get less – or more! – for it than last time. Scrap metal prices change all the time – sometimes fairly dramatically from one week to the next. It’s all down to a variety of factors around supply and […]
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Metal recycling centre EMR carried out a survey, via YouGov, which showed only 32% of people in the UK are selling their scrap metal to merchants. Although a lot of our scrap metal here at Singleton’s comes from trade and manufacturing, there’s a huge opportunity for more members of the public to earn some extra […]
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