Dick Lane Metals

Many of us remember when the rag-and-bone man would tour neighbourhood streets on foot or with a cart shouting out for “any old iron” in his efforts to make a few bob.

Today, the scrap metal business is very much mainstream, professionally run, well regulated and successfully doing its bit for the environment by recycling huge amounts of scrap metal.

Bradford Waste Traders, which dates back to 1964, is now firmly established as one of Yorkshire’s leading scrap yards and waste metal recycling companies dealing in waste metals, iron, steel and non-ferrous products.

The business was originally known as D & R Sandham based at Horsforth, Leeds, before moving to Bradford in 1968 when it became Bradford Waste Traders and in 1986 Bradford Waste Traders Ltd. Operations cover three sites at Newgate Works, Bowling Back Lane; Back Muff Street; and Dick Lane Metals at Dick Lane.