Scrap purchasing services
What types of scrap do Gerrards purchase?


Gerrards buy precious metal scrap in virtually any form, including:

- Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium
- live jewellery scrap and assayed precious metal ingots
- job lots, end of lines and retailers redundant stock
- jewellers' lemels, sweeps and scrap requiring melt and assay
- dental scrap, lemels and sweeps
- platinum group metals, scrap and residues

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How long does it take to process my scrap?


- Clean and hallmarked scrap: Same or next day
- Assayed bars: Same or next day
- Lemels and melts: 3-4 working days
- Sweeps: 7 to 10 working days

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What are the charges?


New melt & assay / treatment charges for work received from 2nd January 2023

Please note these are minimum charges

MELT & ASSAY

Au Melt & Assay
Up to 1 kilo £45
Between 1 kilo and 5 kilo £60
Additional assays Ag £25, additional Pt and or Pd assays £25 each

Ag Melt and Assay
Up to 1 kilo £45
Between 1 kilo and 5 kilo £60
Pt Melt and Assay £90
Pd Melt and Assay £90
 
SWEEPS

Au sweep treatment charge
£6 per kilo - minimum charge £60 including a gold assay
Additional Ag £37, additional Pt and or Pd £37 each                                        
Ag sweep treatment charge
£6 per kilo - minimum charge £60 including a silver assay
Additional Pt and or Pd £37 each                                       
Gold leaf type materials treatment charge
£5 per kilo - minimum charge £85 including a gold assay
Additional Ag £32, additional Pt and or Pd £37 each
 
DELIVERY CHARGES
Special Delivery per Parcel insured to £2500 £10.00
Securicor Charges out per parcel insured to £100,000 £30.00
Securicor Charges in per parcel insured to £100,000 £30.00
 
PAYMENT CHARGES
CHAPS Charge £23.00
BACS No Charge
Cheque No Charge
Cash 0.5%

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What are the settlement terms?


We offer flexible settlement terms allowing payment by:

- Cash
- Cheque;
- BACS;
- CHAPS (Charge £23.00);
- Return of fine precious metal;
- Metal account transfer; or
- From our range of semi-fabricated products, second hand and new goods.

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Why choose Gerrards?


Gerrards have been providing scrap purchasing services to the trade from our Hatton Garden premises for 30 years.

You are guaranteed a reliable, fast and efficient service, with best prices paid and no hidden charges. If you would like to discuss your requirements please do not hesitate to contact us.

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