Tom Martin & Co Ltd

Tom Martin & Company is the UK's leading independent non-ferrous scrap metal merchant and trading company. With over 65 years of in-depth experience, Tom Martin & Company has firmly established itself as an integral part of the recycling industry, developing a partnership approach with its customers and suppliers alike. Whether your company is a small independent enterprise, or a large multi-national corporation, we will offer you the same high level of serviceWe recognise that the part we play in the supply chain is often crucial to the smooth-running of our customers' manufacturing facilities, and that the professional manner in which we operate plays an essential role in ensuring both the maximisation of scrap revenues, in addition to optimising quality and material specification to the end consumer.Customers come to Tom Martin & Company because they value our partnership approach. We work together with them, advising on segregation and storage issues; achieving maximum revenue from scrap; and minimising the environmental impact through improved logistics, health & safety and general housekeeping of their manufacturing operations. We know that the best results are achieved through close commercial and technical collaboration, which is why we always take a long-term view, with the aim of fully understanding our customers' needs, priorities and future plans.We strive to give you the very best returns for your metal waste. Tom Martin & Company places great importance on maintaining and upgrading the quality of material where possible. Segregation and sorting is second nature to us - we always seek to develop specialist markets for our material, ensuring maximum returns are achieved for the waste.

We deliver a service tailored to your individual needs, from infrequent collections of small quantities, right up to a fully integrated, on-site, total waste management package. We have a wide range of storage equipment and we are always prepared to invest in additional tailor-made solutions in partnership with our customers. Our modern fleet of vehicles are fitted with satellite tracking devices, so that we can give you real-time information regarding your collection.Owned by the management team, we are an independent business which has built up an unrivalled track record over 65 years. You can therefore be confident that you will be dealing with a company that sticks to its word and that your waste will be handled according to the very best industry practices. We keep up to date with all of the latest legislation, removing the burden and hassle of any duty of care and regulatory compliance issues you may have.As part of our commercial terms, we can offer prices linked to an independent index such as the London Metal Exchange (LME) or the Metal Bulletin, which is published weekly. This ensures that our prices truly reflect the prevailing market conditions, and offers protection to all parties by removing the vagaries of the scrap market.

Our customer and supplier base is made up of some of the most highly demanding blue-chip aerospace and automotive companies in the world and we therefore understand that there can be no compromise in our standards. We are ISO 9001 accredited and working towards ISO 14001, so we have strict and robust policies in place to cover scrap traceability, segregation, health, safety and environmental issues, as well as comprehensive reporting procedures.

We recognise that the primary reasons for choosing Tom Martin & Company are commercial. However, in addition to our ability to offer the right price and best service, we also understand that our corporate and social responsibilities play an integral part in the success of our business. We therefore put as much effort into the relationship with our stakeholders and the wider community, as we do into driving our commercial competitiveness.Our employees are at the heart of our commitment to a sustainable and responsible business. We invest in our people, their training and development and most importantly, their health, safety and welfare. Our employees appreciate the friendly, team environment that is ingrained into our corporate identity, which is why most of us have enjoyed many years of loyal service to Tom Martin & Company.Whilst our ISO 9001 accreditation ensures that our quality system and procedures meet the needs of our customers, our goal of accreditation to ISO 14001 demonstrates our commitment to going beyond what is necessary by minimizing our impact on the environment. Our environmental standards and performance are integral to what we do: we physically collect, process and ship tens of thousands of tonnes of metal every year and whilst the nature of our business is intrinsically environmentally-friendly, we work tirelessly to reduce further still the carbon footprint of our recycling operations.