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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.
- Get paid for your materials
- Scheduled pick-ups to suit your site
- Save on waste costs
- Less in the skip
HOW SIFT WORKS
Send us photos
Send us a photo on WhatsApp or via the online form.
We value the materials
Our team identifies what has resale value on the reclamation market, and comes back quickly with a price offer.
Materials are collected
We agree terms and a date, and the materials are collected from the site, all coordinated through the MI platform.
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
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
Architectural salvage
Heritage fixturesFireplaces, staircases, stoneware, curiosities
IronmongeryAllgood, d line, Abloy
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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?
More than one floor
BIGGER SITE?
Full material and carbon reporting, with materials tagged to locations so brokering and deconstruction stay coordinated.
Talk about an audit
A portfolio, not a project
MANAGING MULTIPLE SITES
Clearing several buildings a year? Our platform runs internal exchange, pathways and reporting across the whole portfolio.
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Buying, not clearing
SOURCE MATERIALS
Search the marketplace for excess and refurbished materials for your next project, with warranties and certification available.
Shop on the MarketplaceFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What building materials do you buy?
Our most popular categories are Furniture, Office Pods, Raised Access Flooring, Carpet Tiles & Plant Equipment. The full list of popular items is above, however if what you have is not on it, please send the photographs anyway.
Who actually sees the photographs?
WhatsApp sends photos straight to our Material Index Platform, which uses AI to categorise and evaluate against price and demand data. A broker on our team then evaluates and replies with an offer, and on acceptance, can rapidly organise a collection.
Can I sell excess stock that was never installed?
Yes, and we have a lot of experience doing this. Unopened pallets, over-ordered tiles, surplus fixings and materials that have never come out of their wrapping are typically worth more than those that have been installed.
How quickly can it be gone?
We are a very agile company and can respond to submissions very quickly. Usually the longer lead time will result in being able to secure a higher price.
Is this the same as an office clearance?
No. A clearance firm charges you to take everything away. We find buyers for the valuable materials identified and pay you for what is collected. We do offer reclamation clearances as a service, whereby we also clear items that have no reuse potential.
Can we sell from site while the job is still running?
This is how we usually work. Collection is booked around your programme rather than at the end of it, which is often the only way material comes out intact.
What does it cost?
We take a commission on what sells, and we tell you the figure before you agree to anything. For a larger site, we might recommend a full reclamation audit, where there is a small charge to cover the cost of the time spent to catalogue all of the materials. Nearly always, the proceeds of sales far outweigh the cost of the audit.
What if some of it is worthless?
All materials sent through to us will be different, whereby some materials will not hold value. If they are reusable they might be able to be donated at a cost, that would still save on waste costs, and some may just be at the end of life, whereby we can suggest the most sustainable clearance option. Before sending us materials, check out the ‘what we buy list’ and consider the condition and quantity of your item.
An expert brokering team
TALK DIRECTLY TO OUR BROKERS TODAY.
Oliver Lawson
Material Exchange Lead
Eshe Lane
Project Manager
Joe Teague
Project Coordinator
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