In short
- Free survey before we quote anything — we do not price a job from a photograph.
- Two figures, shown separately: the cost of the work and the value of the material recovered.
- Our own insured crew, equipment and vehicles. Nothing subcontracted to a team you have not met.
- Full documentation: method statement, insurance, weighment records, gate passes and GST invoice.
Machinery that has stopped earning still occupies floor space, still appears on the fixed asset register, and still loses value every quarter it sits there. But a machine sold as scrap when it had resale life left is money thrown away, sometimes a great deal of it.
We assess every machine for resale before quoting it as scrap, and we pay whichever figure is higher. A serviceable lathe, compressor or injection moulding machine is worth multiples of its melt value, and we have no interest in pretending otherwise.
What the scope covers
- Machine tools
- Lathes, milling machines, grinders, drills, CNC machines and press brakes.
- Presses & forming
- Power presses, hydraulic presses, shearing and bending machines.
- Moulding & extrusion
- Injection moulding machines, blow moulding, extruders and ancillaries.
- Motors & drives
- Induction motors, gearboxes, VFDs and drive assemblies of every rating.
- Compressors & pumps
- Screw and reciprocating compressors, air dryers, process and vacuum pumps.
- Complete lines
- Entire production or packaging lines bought as a unit and removed as a project.
How the job runs
Send the nameplate
Make, model, capacity, year and a few photographs. That is enough for an indicative figure without anyone travelling.
Inspection
For anything substantial we come and see it run if it still runs, or check condition if it does not. Resale value depends heavily on that.
Two quotes
Resale figure and scrap figure, side by side. You take the higher, and you can see why it is the higher.
Removal
De-installation, rigging, loading and transport by our crew. Foundation breaking where required. Payment settles before the machine moves.
How it is priced
We quote two numbers and keep them separate: what the removal costs, and what the recovered material is worth. Blending them into one figure hides which side of the trade you are on. Where the material value exceeds the removal cost you receive a net payment; where it does not, you pay the difference and nothing more.
Nothing is added afterwards for labour, transport or disposal. If the survey missed something genuinely unforeseen we come back to you before doing the work, not after.
Questions we get asked
How do you decide between resale and scrap value?
Age, make, condition, whether it still runs and whether there is a live market for that model. A ten-year-old branded compressor in working order has real resale demand; a forty-year-old bespoke machine with no spares available usually does not. We tell you which case yours is and pay the higher figure either way.
Do you buy machines that do not work?
Yes. Non-working machines are bought at scrap value based on their metal content, with any salvageable motors, drives or controls valued separately. Even a seized machine has meaningful weight in cast iron and steel.
Who handles de-installation and rigging?
We do. Chain pulleys, skates, forklifts and, where needed, a hydra or crane. Foundation bolts cut and plinths broken out if the scope calls for it. That is included in the quoted figure, not billed on top.
Can you buy an entire production line?
Yes, and buying it as a complete line often pays you more than the sum of its parts, because a working line has resale value that individual machines lose. Send us the line list and we will quote it as one project.
