Ferrous and non-ferrous metal, graded to ISRI and inspected before it sails

How this material is prepared and verified

Material is received at our yard, sorted by grade, stripped of attachments and non-metallic content, then cut, baled or bundled to the ISRI specification and the size the receiving mill needs. Preparation is the whole job in this division: an HMS parcel that arrives with oversized pieces or unacceptable attachments costs the buyer furnace time, and a copper lot that is graded generously fails on assay. We prepare to the grade we sold, and we photograph the prepared stack before it is stuffed.

Quality control

Every consignment is radiation-screened and the certificate travels with the documents. We verify ISRI grade, moisture and non-metallic content, and for non-ferrous lots we provide assay results. Loading is photographed and videoed, container seal numbers are recorded, and your nominated surveyor has access to the yard, not just the finished container.

Packing and private label

Ferrous grades load loose or bundled into 20-foot containers to a payload that respects the destination's road limits. Non-ferrous runs in bales, bundles or jumbo bags depending on grade. Weights are established by weighbridge and, where the contract calls for it, by draft survey with an independent surveyor attending.

ISRI grades, not adjectives

Non-ferrous material is contracted to the ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular — Barley and Berry for copper wire, Birch/Cliff for mixed copper, Taldon and Talk for aluminium UBC, Tread and Tough for extrusion, Honey for yellow brass. Ferrous is contracted as HMS 1 & 2 in a stated ratio, conventionally 80:20.

Inspection, weighing and loading

Material is inspected at the yard before booking. Loading is supervised by SGS, Intertek, Alex Stewart or a surveyor you nominate, with photographs and video of stuffing, weighbridge tickets, container and seal numbers, and radiation screening certificates for ferrous cargo.

Payment structures that protect both sides

We work on irrevocable letters of credit, documentary collections, or partial payment against inspection report with balance against copy documents. We do not ask for advance payment against a photograph, and we do not expect you to.