Scrap yards in the Northwest not too far from Crewe that sell reusable mild steel back to the public?

[ELL]

I need some box section, angle, sheet, and other bits to practice welding on and maybe make some projects. Are there any scrap yards in the Northwest, within 50 miles or so of Crewe that sell mild steel back to the publice? I don't want to pay full price for steel I'm just practicing on. Thanks.

 

[bletchmonster]

Garrets, near Sainsbury's , Nantwich. Or
Unless you want a shed load I can sort you out with a few bits and pieces for £0.00

 

[Ali]

Houstons on Victoria road used to be good, that was 20 years ago, don’t know about now.

 

[zzr1200]

Any local fabrication firms will have a skip for scrap metal, or small pieces of material that are kept as a just in case?

Might be you worth going to knock on a few doors, with some Beer Tokens/Tea Funds in your pocket......cash can still be king at times..

Even steel stockholders have scrap bins/skips.

Most of my rod/tube I use for turning on the lathe comes from a place that repairs/re-manufacturers hydraulic cylinders and it's free they normally have to pay someone to take it away...

 

[droopsnoot]

I used to go to Houstons to get bits of steel, it's just down to what's on the pile when you happen to go there. I expect it's the same at Garrats, I've only been there a couple of times and it wasn't to buy stuff. As far as I can tell it's all sold at the price per ton, I think I used to have to put stuff on the scales. It might be worth asking Mellards in the Potteries, I went down there to order some new sheet and they did have some offcuts.

 

[Jasper42]

There is a bloke in Telford ( might be a bit far) who sells off cuts, got a few bits off him over the last few years

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[bletchmonster]

Houstons don't sell steel anymore.

 

[droopsnoot]

Houstons don't sell steel anymore.

Really? Shows how long it is since I went there. I was generally looking for sheet of various thicknesses to repair a bodyshell, so once I discovered steel stockholders and clean new steel I haven't looked for anything second-hand.

 

[bletchmonster]

Really? Shows how long it is since I went there. I was generally looking for sheet of various thicknesses to repair a bodyshell, so once I discovered steel stockholders and clean new steel I haven't looked for anything second-hand.

I know an old School Crewe fella that's pally with them that still gets the odd bit out of Houstons, but another metalwork friend was told "We're a scrap yard, we buy metal, not sell it"
It's definitely not like it used to be.
Garrets are generally quite amiable to deal with .
But as I said, I'm happy to fix up a forum member having go with some bits and pieces. Can even do new at cost price with my next steel delivery if required