Market & Metals

Scrap Metal Market: May 2016

Scrap Metal Market Trends Scrap metal prices for crushed autobodies have slightly increased 17.60% over the past month (see April 2016 Scrap Metal Market Watch), and a small uptick of 3.62% over the past year. Over the past month, the automotive industry has struggled to look for an innovative response to continued devaluation. The downward

Looking to Grow Professionally and Personally? We’re Hiring!

We’re Hiring! If you are looking for a company that helps you grow professionally and personally then look no further. We are looking to fill a few roles within our company. We are looking for friendly, smart, and outgoing people to join our team.   We are currently hiring for the following positions: Customer Experience

United Recyclers Group 2016 Conference

Our General Manager Kelly and Marlayna are at the 2016 United Recyclers Group Conference in San Antonio, Texas. URG is a well known and established company. It was founded by three auto recyclers in 1995. Our mission is to lead the industry in providing superior products and services tailored to the operational needs of automotive

Earth Day 2016 #DirtySockChallenge

Today we decided to do something fun for Earth Day. We saw a challenge online called the Dirty Sock Challenge so we decided to test it out. How the #DirtySockChallenge works is: Have a new white sock. Place it on the tailpipe of your vehicle. Start your vehicle and let it run for one minute.

Mercedes-Benz for National Public Radio.

This week’s featured car donation is a 1970 Mercedes Benz 300SEL donated to National Public Radio. This car is a very rare model with an interesting history.  The Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 is a luxury sedan built from 1968 to 1972. When released it was the fastest four-door vehicle of its time with a 6.3-litre M100

Porsche Boxster for American Cancer Society

A 1999 Porsche Boxster with only 23,553 miles was just donated to the American Cancer Society by John and Ann in California. They purchased the Porsche in 1999, they were the original owners, and it was garaged for most of that time. When asked why they chose the American Cancer Society, John responded, “My Wife

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Analysis: 2015 Was Awful for Metal Prices

Analysis Shows Continued Decline Scrap metal prices have fallen by 50 percent in four years, forcing scrap yards to find ways to navigate a tough market. Demand from overseas markets like Turkey and China, which were big customers of scrap metal in boom times, has slowed. Industry watchers say 2015 was an exceptionally awful year

Virginia Car Buyers: A Friendly Hello

This month, Advanced Remarketing Services will enhance our online marketplace and low fee services with a large volume of newly repossessed vehicles in Virginia. Many are drivable and have original titles! No matter your interest, these vehicles will fit every market appetite. We offer salvage, charity, and consumer vehicles. We have large, consistent volume of