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Reclaimed bricks stacked on a pallet on a demolition floor

SELL YOUR MATERIALS FROM SITE TODAY.

SIFT is a new service powered by Material Index.

Before you pay to throw away your materials, find out what they’re actually worth. Send us a photo on WhatsApp or via the form for a same day response.

Don’t skip it, SIFT it.

  • Get paid for your materials
  • Scheduled pick-ups to suit your site
  • Save on waste costs
  • Less in the skip

Start here. No account needed.

Send photos on WhatsAppFastest way from site. Usually a reply within the hour.+44 7459 409671 — save the SIFT number to your site phone
Drop photographs hereor use the camera — JPG, PNG, HEIC

Add a photograph and we will ask for the rest — about 30 seconds.

Buyers with live demand
300+Buyers with live demand
Typical time to a first response
1 hourTypical time to a first response

No obligation. We only collect if you accept the price.

Takes about two minutes.

HOW SIFT WORKS

  1. Send us photos

    Straight from the phone, on site. No survey, no account, nothing to install.

  2. We value the materials

    Qualified auditors price the reuse value against what buyers are actually paying now.

  3. Materials are collected

    We agree terms and a date, and the material is collected from site.

POWERED BY MATERIAL INDEX

SIFT WhatsApp or Form

Photos from site

MI Platform

AI valuation and demand matching

Material Index Marketplace

Buyers bid and sales completed

Sold prices and buyer demand feed back into the platform, so the next valuation is based on what the last one actually sold for.

WHAT WE BUY

We regularly broker the materials below from projects. If what you have is not listed, send the photographs anyway — the list is what moves fastest, not the limit of what we will look at.

All offers subject to quantity, condition and access.

Flooring & ceiling

  • Carpet tilesGrade A/B, palletised. Desso, Milliken, Interface
  • LVT flooringNo offcuts or glue
  • Raised access flooringTATE/RMG, Torlock, Bathgate, JVP
  • Wooden flooringHardwood and parquet
  • SAS ceiling tiles120/130/330/600 systems

Furniture

  • Office podsAll brands, excellent to fair
  • Storage & lockersWire mesh, modular, free-standing
  • Office chairsHerman Miller, Vitra, Orangebox, Knoll, Steelcase
  • Desks & tablesSit-stand preferred, 1200-1600mm
  • Sofas, lounge & stoolsUnstained, modular and rigid

Appliances & kitchens

  • Fridge-freezersBeko, Bosch, Miele. Free standing
  • DishwashersMiele, Bosch. Keep drain pipes long
  • Microwaves, kettles, ovensBuilt-in and standalone
  • Instant hot tapsZIP, Brita, Billi
  • Hand dryersDyson, Mitsubishi, Toto, Airforce
  • Commercial kitchensGood condition

Electricals

  • Pendant & designer lightingWires and chain included, cut at the rose
  • AV equipmentSamsung, Logitech, Sony
  • Comms racks with UPSNewer models, server kit within

Sanitaryware

  • Toilets & WCsDuravit, Villeroy & Boch preferred

Architectural salvage

  • Heritage fixturesFireplaces, staircases, stoneware, curiosities
  • IronmongeryAllgood, d line, Abloy

MEP

  • GeneratorsAll types and sizes considered
  • Air conditioningDaikin, Mitsubishi VRV under 10 years
  • RadiatorsHeritage and cast iron included
  • Cable tray & UnistrutAll sizes, long lengths, volume

Structure

  • BricksPre-1920, lime mortar set
  • SteelPost-1970 beams, no iridescent paint
  • Stone & slateMarble and Portland preferred
  • TimberUnpainted, long lengths, no offcuts

Fixed plant, sanitaryware and anything structural usually needs a site visit rather than photographs. Send them anyway and we will tell you which it is.

RECENT SALES

Every one of these started as photographs from a phone.

  • Raised access floor panels lifted and stacked on site

    2,400 m² raised access floor

    78 tonnes of floor lifted and resold whole

    Returned to the client
    £9,600
    Estimated carbon avoided
    44.7 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £15,600
  • Steel raised access floor panels stacked for collection

    9,756 raised access floor panels

    Lifted intact during redevelopment, nearly 98 tonnes diverted

    Returned to the client
    £17,073
    Estimated carbon avoided
    48.1 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £3,902
  • Steelcase height-adjustable desks ready for collection

    39 Steelcase desks

    Height-adjustable with power modules, resold as a batch

    Returned to the client
    £1,200
    Estimated carbon avoided
    6.4 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £234
  • Acoustic meeting pods standing on a cleared office floor

    4 Max Calma acoustic pods

    Resold as complete units, glazing and upholstery intact

    Returned to the client
    £2,000
    Estimated carbon avoided
    6.0 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £270
  • Reclaimed American oak floorboards lifted and bundled

    573 m² American oak floorboards

    Carefully lifted for reuse in a new fit-out

    Returned to the client
    £1,719
    Estimated carbon avoided
    1.4 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £275
  • Galvanised steel two-tier bicycle parking rack

    2-tier bicycle rack

    Galvanised steel structure resold intact rather than scrapped

    Returned to the client
    £1,200
    Estimated carbon avoided
    0.4 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £14
  • Whisperroom acoustic sound isolation booth

    Whisperroom isolation booth

    A heavy carpet-lined booth moved on as one unit

    Returned to the client
    £250
    Estimated carbon avoided
    1.2 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £72
  • Aluminium raised access floor panels stacked on site

    828 aluminium floor panels

    Aluminium carries the highest carbon of any floor we lift

    Returned to the client
    £414
    Estimated carbon avoided
    66.3 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £397
  • Carpet tiles lifted and palletised on site

    1,000 m² carpet tiles

    Palletised on site during an office refurbishment in Leeds

    Returned to the client
    £200
    Estimated carbon avoided
    8.3 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £504
  • Herman Miller ergonomic task chairs from an office clearance

    15 Herman Miller task chairs

    Premium seating given a second life instead of landfill

    Returned to the client
    £1,200
    Estimated carbon avoided
    1.4 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £46
  • Bespoke ceiling-mounted decorative light fitting

    Decorative light fitting

    A bespoke fitting resold rather than scrapped

    Returned to the client
    £400
    Estimated carbon avoided
    0.1 t CO₂e
    Waste costs avoided
    £4

MORE MATERIALS TO MOVE?

A Material Index auditor recording plant and services on site

More than one floor

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For anything larger than one floor, our audit platform spatially tags materials to make coordination of brokering and deconstruction easy.

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A fitted-out office floor furnished with reused material

A portfolio, not a project

MANAGING MULTIPLE SITES

If you are moving material between buildings, or clearing several a year, you should be running it yourself. Our platform handles internal exchange, pathways and reporting across a portfolio.

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A reclaimed acoustic office pod in use on an office floor

Buying, not clearing

SOURCE MATERIALS

Search the MI marketplace for excess and refurbished materials that can be procured for your next project. Warranties and certification are available.

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THE THINGS PEOPLE ASK FIRST

What does it cost?
Nothing to ask. We take a commission on what sells, and we tell you the figure before you agree to anything.
How quickly can it be gone?
Tell us your programme date. Collection is coordinated around it — that is the part clearance firms and we both have to solve.
What if some of it is worthless?
Some of it usually is. We say so, and route what cannot be reused to recycling rather than pretending otherwise.
Who actually sees the photographs?
A broker on our team, not an algorithm. Nothing is listed or shared until you have agreed terms.

An expert brokering team

TALK DIRECTLY TO OUR BROKERS TODAY.

materials@material-index.co.uk
  • Oliver Lawson

    Oliver Lawson

    Material Exchange Lead

  • Eshe Lane

    Eshe Lane

    Project Manager

  • Joe Teague

    Joe Teague

    Project Coordinator

DON’T SKIP IT.
SIFT IT.

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