Those men, Moishe "little goldie" Goldsmith and Herman Aberly did not meet each other until something blessed brought them together, the marriage of their children, Norma Aberly to Harold Goldsmith. Norma and Harold had three children; the youngest Hugh wanted to scrap like his father and went to work for him. While working for his father, Hugh made a great friend Doug Billingsley.

In 1985 these two young men were given an opportunity from their mentor in the scrap metal recycling business, Harold Goldsmith a man with vast experience in recycling. The opportunity those two young men, Hugh Goldsmith and Doug Billingsley were given was to open a scrap metal yard to honestly serve the metal recycling needs of the people of Plymouth Michigan and surrounding communities.

The first year seemed like the hardest year with the warehouse burning down one cold winter night. The fire destroyed a building but not the dream of buying and selling scrap metal on Haggerty road in Plymouth Michigan. 

A new warehouse was built that winter.  Doug and Hugh worked hard and built their business for the next 26 years, new equipment and new customers. Obstacles were encountered and overcome; Hugh became a type 1 diabetic but with Doug’s' help continued in the partnership. Haggerty lost their mentor and founder Harold Goldsmith after his own battle with illness and his beloved wife’s' dementia. Then, Haggerty Metals faced an obstacle, which made the others seem like nothing. Doug faced an illness, which in the end cost him his life. The business goes on without him but with the same dream, to honestly serve the metal recycling needs of our customers.

Scrap yard, scrap metal and recycling services offered:

• State of the art  Metal analysis with Niton XRF Technology

• Free onsite survey of scrap metal recycling values

• Roll-Off Boxes for scrap metal recycling placed onsite from ten to sixty cubic yards

• Steel, Plastic or Cardboard boxes provided for scrap metal collection and scrap metal recycling inside your business

• Three state certified scales to weigh your scrap metal for recycling at our scrap yard in Plymouth Michigan.

• Easily accessible scrapyard in Plymouth Michigan for scrap metal buying,scrap metal selling and scrap metal recycling

• All the scrapyard equipment needed to help with unloading your scrap metal at our scrap yard. 

• Secure, verified destruction of sensitive items such as pre-production scrap metal, prototype scrap metal, defective parts which must be converted to scrap metal for recycling  

• Prompt payment for your scrap metal with fair pricing based on current scrap metal values

Commercial scrap metal pickup in the following communities:

Ann Arbor, Canton, Detroit, Farmington Hills, Farmington, Green Oak Township, Livonia, Northville, Novi, Pinckney, Plymouth, Romulus, Saline, Walled Lake, Westland, Ypsilanti, Southern Michigan and Northern Ohio.

Industrial Clients

Since our founding in 1985, Haggerty Metals has offered a wide range of services to our industrial customers. 

We proudly offer:

• Roll off container services for metal from 10 to 50 cubic yards

• Closed van trailers for loading at loading docks

• Flatbed service for large items

• Other specialized services based on customer needs

• Current, competitive pricing based on today's scrap markets

• Free on site metal analysis by trained personnel with state of the art Olympus Delta XRF

• Free on site scrap value assessment

• Free waste reduction assessment

• Steel tubs, plastic totes, pallets, cardboard boxes and other containers provided by Haggerty Metals

• Certified destruction of sensitive items

• Hauling of recyclables other than metal on a case-by-case basis