Tyneside Metals is a family run business established in 1994. From our site in Backworth we process many types of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal including: copper, brass, aluminium, stainless steel, pvc wire, lead, consumer goods, cables, turnings and demolition scrap.
We provide a scrap metal recycling service to industrial, commercial and household customers within the North East area covering North & South Tyneside, Newcastle and Northumberland. Whatever type of scrap metal you have we will pay you top prices and if you have large regular amounts we can arrange collection.
Get top prices for your scrap metal. Backworth provide excellent prices and hassle-free collection of domestic, commercial and industrial scrap.
Our scrap metal recycling experience and knowledge allows us to process all grades of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, then process and grade them.
Extensive scrap collection service across Newcastle & Tyneside. We offer our scrap metal collection services to the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors.
Scrap metal merchants in Newcastle & Tyneside. We can offer you highly competitive prices on all scrap metal in any quantity. Backworth pay top prices – even in low volumes.
In accordance with UK law, we require anyone selling metal to us to provide valid photographic proof of ID from the list provided. To meet with legislation payment will then be made by cheque.
Through an on-site cheque-cashing service our customers are able to walk away with cash for their scrap metal. If you wish to take advantage of this service then we also require proof of address which is less than 3 months old from the list below.
(dated within the last 3 months)
Tyneside Metals offer our customers scrappage of their old or unwanted vehicles. We will offer you the best price for your old car in Newcastle Upon Tyne, in line with the great prices we offer our customers for scrap metal.
All of our work is done to government standards and we issue our customers with a validated certificate of destruction for your vehicle.
If you are unable to bring your car to us we provide a collection service.
Frequently Asked Questions about Scrap Metal Recycling.
Straight away! Provided you bring valid forms of ID and proof of address, as soon as your items have been graded and weighed
Due to new scrap metal trading laws we are no longer able to give you cash in hand. For this reason we must bank transfer you the money, we do however have a free on-site cash machine which means you can leave the site with your cash!
If we collect your scrap we will either post you a cheque or transfer the money into your account the same day.
No we don't hire our scrap metal skips out. They are free to regular customers who have large amounts of scrap metal.
However we do have a domestic and commercial skip hire service.
Yes. We provide a free collection service if you have a large amount of metal.
We sort through and grade the metals. Then we use various equipment to process them before selling them on.