a BRIEF HISTORY OF LONSDALES
Lonsdales was established in 1926 as W.A. Lonsdale & Son trading as scrap metal merchants in Walsall. Now a fourth generation family business Lonsdales has been on its present site since 1959 and has been a limited company under its present name since 1974.
Early days saw large volumes of rags and woollens being purchased as well as metal. Today at our Green Lane premises we offer not just metal recycling but a wide spectrum of other services providing a total waste management package. All types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals are received here from a large number of factory outlets, trades and the general public.
The Green Lane site has a public weighbridge for weighing larger tonnages of material.
The Green Lane site has a public weighbridge for weighing larger tonnages of material.
We started storing some items for existing customers in 2012. In 2013 an additional 6,000 sq ft warehouse storage facility was acquired in Green Lane, adjacent to our existing premises, to accommodate the growing storage side of the business. In 2019 an old office building was demolished to make way for a new purpose built 7,000 sq ft storage warehouse, giving us over 20,000 sq ft of storage space.
The storage side of the business operates alongside the scrap metal business at the Green Lane site.
Lonsdales are proud to have been ISO certified 9001:2015 (Quality) and 14001:2015 (Environment) since 2001
The storage side of the business operates alongside the scrap metal business at the Green Lane site.
Lonsdales are proud to have been ISO certified 9001:2015 (Quality) and 14001:2015 (Environment) since 2001
