Van parts sought as lack of scrap metal throughout the world cause problems for big business

March 3rd, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Press Releases

With the positive news that scrap metal is increasing in value and that there is a cautionary note being sounded, that without a good supply of scrap metal, there will still be problems in the industry. We look at the reasons why scrap is somewhat in short supply, and the public can help the situation. We take a look at van salvage companies and comment on the positive impact these businesses can have on global economy and in particular the ferrous metal market.

Recent news has indicated that the price of metals has increased, which is normally great news for the economy. It is a clear indication that the global economy is bouncing back, but the only issue is that the metals market is stalling slightly simply because there is a supply issue. The main problem appears to be that the hazardous winter weather in the northern hemisphere has meant that less scrap metal than normal has been available to put into the system. Sims Metal Management, the world’s largest scrap metal recycler has announced first half of year profits despite the downturn of availability of scrap metal:

“Strength in ferrous pricing we believe is consistent with recovery in steel production around the world coupled with the tight availability of raw materials, including scrap.”

Of course the knock on effect of this is that scrap metal businesses are now in need of more scrap metal than ever before. The UK alone has many different scrap metal recycling companies that will now pay great prices to receive scrap metal of any kind. One of the most sought after scrap metals is the metal from vans and cars, because they tend to include a large proportion of scrap metal. There are scrap companies throughout the United Kingdom on the lookout for van parts thanks to their large proportion of metal. You will find at the moment that van breakers in particular are desperate to get hold of any sort of van in order to break for parts and reclaim the valuable scrap metal contained in the vehicles. As you would imagine a lot of these companies are willing to part with significant funds to obtain these valuable commodities. Perhaps the most valuable vehicles for van salvage merchants at the moment are Transit vans given the large amount of metal coupled with useful parts which have a second hand value too. For this reason there are transits wanted in all breakers yards throughout the country.

If you are lucky enough to have a vehicle that you no longer need you should approach scrap companies to find out just how much money you could make by scrapping your vehicle.

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Van Breakers Yards Help Environment by Recycling Scrap Vehicles.

June 14th, 2010 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Press Releases

The world of recycling and our ongoing efforts to help the planet recover from the past decades of over use of resources is often concentrated on what waste we produce from the household environment. However, the legislation surrounding the control of end of life vehicles has produced very positive results. We can now consider our local van scrap yard and van breakers to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. The separation of the different materials in the vehicle recycling environment has been the key to the ongoing success.

The local van scrap yard is a business that, like any business, has to make money to survive. When we take our old vehicles to them and receive a small amount of cash for them it can often seem like the amount is almost too small to be bothered with. But when you consider the amazing variety of materials that they must have the facilities to dispose of, you can see that the amount you receive is fair allowing for legislation and profit margins.

The list of materials is quite comprehensive.

Obviously there is Metal, the average car is 76%, by weight and most of this is sheet steel. There are other metals such as aluminium and magnesium and in total about 98% of the metals in a vehicle are recycled.

Plastics are a big part of vehicles and the content of plastics has risen by 25% in the last 20 years. The lightweight nature of this material and its ease of moulding make it an inevitable part of today’s vehicle manufacture. As we all know from our domestic recycling, this material is hard to dispose of and recycle. The wide range of polymer types in the average vehicle means that recycling is difficult and more often than not this gets ground and sent to landfill.

Fluids that help in the operation of the vehicle are a major concern for the environmentalist. The recovery of these fluids is a vitally important part of vehicle dismantling as the inappropriate disposal of oils is a major concern with regard to the environment.

Catalytic convertors are a valuable and as yet under used recoverable product from vehicle dismantling. The unit contains steel and precious metals such as Platinum, rhodium and palladium. The use of platinum and rhodium in Western Europe is almost exclusively centred around the production of catalytic convertors – over 65% of platinum and 90% of rhodium – this makes the business of recovery and disposal a viable and ever growing business.

Batteries are a resource that has been recycled for many decades and as such the average vehicle dismantling yard is well versed in the collection and recovery of this valuable resource. Although it is estimated that 90% are currently recovered and recycled there are still the missing 10% that are thought to still be in the vehicle when it is crushed. Legislation is expected to reduce this occurrence to nearer zero.

There are of course many other materials that need to be dealt with by a vehicle dismantler, but these are the most obvious and constitute the largest portion of any dismantled vehicle.

The van scrap yard has much to contend with legislation being one major factor in everyday business. The best of them also want to go beyond the legislation and do the best that they can do for the planet and the environment. it is no wonder that they are places of mixed feelings for some people, just remember that some of them are run by the good guys.

About United Vans Ltd

United Vans of Bristol have been in the vehicle dismantling business for years. They have a very efficient van scrap yard just outside Bristol. As van breakers they dismantle all types of vans from Mercedes sprinter vans to Toyota Hiace and Hilux. They are always on the lookout for vehicles to dismantle and their sign ‘Mercedes vans wanted‘ is ever visible at their site.

They can be contacted via :
Tel: 01761 452177
Fax: 01761 453993
Email: sales@unitedvans.com

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Mercedes Vans Are The Most Viable Van For Vehicle Dismantlers Says United Vans Of Bristol

November 29th, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Press Releases

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BRISTOL November 2009

It comes as no surprise in these days of tighter budgets that people are reducing the amount they spend on everything from business expenses to household budgets. Now you may expect that more people would be opting for second-hand spares to repair and maintain their vehicles. Sadly due to the ever increasing complexity of most vans this is not particularly a DIY situation. With most repairs and part replacements needing the services of a mechanic the cost savings made by buying second-hand parts are not always enough to encourage the use of second-hand parts.

This has an effect on the van manufacturers that vehicle dismantlers are prepared to break for parts and then store for future sale. The exception to this, at United Vans, is Mercedes Vans. These van spares are of immediate use in the van parts resale market. The fact that Mercedes parts are generally built to last and the longevity of the vans themselves keeps them on the road for longer than most makes, it seems that more individuals and companies are prepared to maintain them using second-hand parts. This in turn makes it viable for the firms that run vehicle dismantling businesses to pay for the disassembly and storage of these parts.

At United vans they actively seek out the old and new models of Mercedes Benz vans and will collect them from customers after their useful life has passed. As a licensed End-Of-Life vehicle dismantling firm they are ideally placed to do this and if they can recycle the parts then we all benefit from less landfill and useless scrap. Mostly all parts of a vehicle can be recycled but it is the prohibitive cost that means that for a lot of vehicle scrap there is no choice but to crush it and dispose by other means. When a second-hand part is genuinely re-used it is kept out of the system for another lease of life. This is real world ecological recycling; re-using something is always preferable to spending time, money and energy reforming it to a new shape or raw material. Where ever possible we can all take this on board, whether it be a van or a cardboard tube, re-use, re-use, re-use.

About United Vans:

A vehicle salvage company and stockist of both second-hand automobile parts and second-hand vans, United Vans is based in Quarry Garage, Bristol. United Vans is one of the UKs top specialists in the salvage and dismantling of everything from cars to trucks. They deal with vehicles from all over the UK, dismantling 100s of vehicles every month; from Mercedes Vans to rigid body HGV’s!

For Further Information Please Contact:

United Vans.
T: 01761 452177
F: 01761 453993
sales@unitedvans.com
http://www.unitedvans.com

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