WELCOME TO SA METAL GROUP

Established in 1919 with a
national footprint

SA Metal Group is South Africa’s oldest and largest metal recycling company. For over a century, the Group has purchased, collected, processed and recycled all forms of ferrous metals (iron and steel) and non-ferrous metals (aluminium, copper, zinc, stainless steel, lead, nickel, brass, tin, bronze and others).

From our conveniently-located scrap yards in and around Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria, we purchase scrap metals from a range of Southern African sources including industrial enterprises, public entities, scrap metal dealers and private individuals.

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OUR SERVICES

Service – Efficiency – Quality

Waste Disposal

Waste Control, our waste management arm in the Western Cape, is one of the largest waste removal operators in the region.

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Demolition & Rehabilitation

SA Metal Group manages a dedicated demolition and rehabilitation division, specializing in industrial and mining demolition and rehabilitation. We have the capacity to decontaminate radiological hazards and provide full site clean-ups and land rehabilitation services.

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Real Steel

Real Steel, a division of SA Metal Group in the Western Cape, stocks a wide range of affordable prime steel, reusable steel and ancillary products. We cater to everyone from large engineering contractors to DIY customers.

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Public Weighbridge

Public weighbridge facilities are available at our assized weighbridges at a nominal charge. Weighbridge certificates are supplied. Locations countrywide.

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CAREERS

Achieve a fulfilling & rewarding career with SA Metal

The benefits of being an SA Metal Group employee go far beyond the financial reward and benefits received by employees. Staff members become part of a team of motivated, passionate and dedicated people who are all focused on contributing, growing and making a difference.

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105

year
track record

4th

generation
family business

1919

oldest recycling
company in SA

WHY CHOOSE US?

105 year track record –
Trading since 1919

SA Metal Group is South Africa’s oldest and largest metal recycling company. Founded in 1919, when Wolfe Barnett first began collecting scrap metal for export to markets in industrialised countries, the Group has grown to become one of Southern Africa’s largest and most sophisticated metal recycling operations.

In 1946 the second generation joined the company and eventually took over the helm. The third generation joined the company in the early 1980s and the fourth in 2012.

The Group has a reputation for absolute integrity in all its dealings built up over the last hundred years.

WHY CHOOSE US?

Our world-class equipment
and processing of metals

SA Metal Group is a world leader in scrap metal processing.

As part of our commitment to efficient scrap processing, we are constantly investing in improvements to our facilities in order to increase our capability and efficiency, while reducing our environmental footprint.

All scrap metal purchased by the Group is processed by sorting, shearing, shredding, torch-cutting, granulating and baling, amongst other processes. In addition, all our scrap processing yards are equipped with the latest cranes and handling equipment, able to offload suppliers safely and quickly.

WHY CHOOSE US?

Our world-class equipment
and processing of metals

SA Metal Group is a world leader in scrap metal processing.

As part of our commitment to efficient scrap processing, we are constantly investing in improvements to our facilities in order to increase our capability and efficiency, while reducing our environmental footprint.

All scrap metal purchased by the Group is processed by sorting, shearing, shredding, torch-cutting, granulating and baling, amongst other processes. In addition, all our scrap processing yards are equipped with the latest cranes and handling equipment, able to offload suppliers safely and quickly.

WHY CHOOSE US?

Maintaining an international
standard in health & safety

Our Safety Programme is driven by an integrated safety team which includes divisional directors, the heads of human resources and healthcare, line managers, labour H&S representatives, a dedicated national safety manager and regional safety officers.

Safety and health go hand in hand, and our Safety Programme is augmented by our Healthcare Programme. We have modern, fully equipped on-site clinics at all our major centres. These are staffed with full-time qualified nursing sisters supported by regular attendance of medical doctors. Our Occupational Health Programme, which includes our medical monitoring programme, is run through these clinics.

Employees are given free access to our expanded Primary HealthCare Programme as well as to our comprehensive, award-winning HIV/AIDS Programme. SA Metal Group, one of the first industrial companies to introduce such a programme in 1998, provides all employees with the full spectrum of HIV education, testing, treatment and support.

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Annual Shutdown Notice

Thank you for contacting SA Metal Group, Real Steel and Waste Control.

SA Metal is closed for its annual shutdown from Friday 13 December 2024 and will re-open on Wednesday 8 January 2025.

Real Steel will close on Tuesday 20 December 2024, and will re-open on Thursday 16 January 2025.

Waste Control will operate with limited capacity over the shutdown period.

Please email wastecontrol@sametal.co.za should you require assistance and we will do our best to reply as quickly as possible.

Any messages or emails sent to us during this shutdown period will most likely be responded to after we re-open.