Turning Your Copper Waste into Profit Across the West Midlands
As a tradesperson or business operating in Birmingham, Solihull, or anywhere across the West Midlands, you deal with a variety of electrical projects. Each job, from a major commercial refurbishment to a small domestic rewire, leaves behind a valuable resource: scrap copper cable.
At Cable Wire Recycling Birmingham, our expertise is solely focused on reclaiming the maximum amount of copper from these materials. This means we are able to provide professional, efficient service and great profit potential for your materials.
To help you organise your next load and ensure you maximise your profit, here is a guide to the specific types of copper wire we recycle and where they come from.
1. Dry Bright Wire (The Highest Financial Value)
This is the cleanest and most sought-after type of scrap copper.
- What it is: Copper wire that has been fully stripped of all insulation. It is bright, shiny, and completely clean.
- Where it is found: Often created by stripping down thick, large-gauge wires or single-core cables used in industrial power systems. Tradespeople who manually strip their heavy cables will have this grade.
- Maximising Profit: Keeping this wire separate and ensuring it is 100 percent clean is the best way to secure your highest profit from recycling.
2. High Grade and Single Cable Wiring
These categories include high-concentration copper cables that offer significant profit even with their protective casing still attached.
- What it is: This covers various types of insulated, often heavy-duty wiring, including thick Single Cable used in large electrical installations and power feeds.
- Where it is found: Major industrial sites, new commercial builds, and large-scale wiring projects. Single Cable is frequently used where power needs to run over long distances or handle high current.
- Recycling Focus: These cables contain a high volume of pure copper compared to their insulation, making them very efficient to process.
3. Household Cable and VIR Wiring
This is the type of cable most tradesmen accumulate on a daily basis from domestic and smaller commercial jobs.
- What it is: Standard flexible wiring used in homes, offices, and small shops. This includes common Household Cable and VIR wiring found in older properties.
- Where it is found: Any domestic rewire, old appliance removal, or office renovation project in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
- Easy Profit: Do not toss these valuable wires in the general waste. They are perfect for recycling and contribute directly to your project’s profit.
4. Low-Grade and Armoured Cable
While they look tougher, these cables are still packed with recoverable copper.
- What it is: Armoured Cable (SWA) is built with multiple protective layers including steel wire. Low-Grade Cable refers to items with lower copper concentration such as communications or thin appliance cords.
- Where it is found: Underground installations, external power feeds, industrial plant wiring, and large construction sites across the West Midlands.
- Why Recycle: Processing armoured cable is complex. By using a specialist recycler, you ensure all valuable copper is efficiently extracted and recycled, significantly increasing overall profit.
Partner with Your Local Birmingham Cable Recycler
If your work generates any of these copper-bearing cables from bright wire to armoured cable we have the processes and capacity to handle them.
By choosing Cable Wire Recycling Birmingham, you benefit from:
- Top Financial Value: Our focused process ensures you achieve the maximum profit from your high-value copper scrap.
- Professional Service: Efficient drop-off and bulk cable collection for large commercial quantities across the West Midlands.
- Full Compliance: Documented, licensed recycling to ensure your business meets all waste regulations.
Contact us today to find out the current profit potential of your scrap copper wire and cable.
