November 2025
New Idromec T750CLS shear-baler installed
A semi-mobile shear baler with a seven metre compaction box, replacing a machine that gave fourteen years of service — the sixth Idromec bought by the family businesses in twenty years.
Fraserburgh & Peterhead
Metal recycling and waste management
Family-run metal recycling since 1927. John Williamson 1988 serves the North East of Scotland from two purpose built yards on the Aberdeenshire coast.
Skip hire
Need a skip?
8 and 12 yard skip hire across the North East. Prices from £378 inc VAT, including delivery and collection.
Sell your scrap
Don’t throw it away. Get paid for it.
Old copper pipe, cable, brass fittings, aluminium, stainless steel and ordinary steel can all have value. Bring your scrap to our Peterhead or Fraserburgh yard. We’ll weigh it, grade it and pay you directly by bank transfer.
- Public welcome
- Small loads welcome
- Straightforward bank payment
1927
Family business established
5
Scottish recycling facilities
4 Generations
of Williamson family involvement
150+ Years
combined management experience
Where do you fit?
Customers
Domestic & Trade
Skips from 8 to 40 cube, scrap metal bought over the weighbridge and end of life vehicles de-polluted on site.
Commercial & Industrial
Waste segregation advice, ferrous and non-ferrous recycling, WEEE processing and reusable steel stock.
Offshore & Decommissioning
Wellheads, umbilicals and flowlines flushed, de-polluted, cut and recycled on our own licensed sites.
Since 1927
One of the largest independent metal recycling groups in Scotland
John Williamson 1988 is the trading name for Rosefield Salvage Ltd for its operations in the North East of Scotland. The Williamson family own and operate five depots throughout Scotland.
The family have been involved in metal recycling and exporting since 1927, when the business was started by Thomas Williamson in Elgin — including throughout the second world war when it operated as an essential business. Now in our third and fourth generation, the growth has been organic and the depth of retained knowledge extensive.
Our history & our people
What we do
Services
Scrap Metal Recycling
We buy and sell all ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, with up-cycling wherever the material allows.
Skip Hire
Skips from 8 cube to 40 cube for commercial and domestic customers.
Waste Management
Advice on segregation, waste minimisation and maximising recycling.
WEEE
Electrical and electronic equipment split for recycling and metal recovery.
End of Life Vehicles
Specialist de-pollution equipment, with payment straight to your account.
Offshore Decommissioning
Wellheads, umbilicals and flowlines flushed, cut and recycled.
Reusable Materials
Plate, beams, chain, box section and containers for re-use at a reduced cost.
Two yards on the coast
Locations
Fraserburgh yard
Fraserburgh
Natdian Recycling Centre
91 Commerce Street, FraserburghAberdeenshire, AB43 9LGPurpose built facility licensed for scrap metal, general waste, ELVs, WEEE and offshore decommissioning.
- Mon – Fri
- 7:00am – 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 7:00am – 12:00pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Peterhead yard
Peterhead
Dales Industrial Estate
Damhead Circle, PeterheadAberdeenshire, AB42 3GXFully cemented 1.5 acre waste management facility, open since 2004.
- Mon – Fri
- 7:00am – 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 7:00am – 12:00pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Recent work
Projects
September 2025
Umbilical reels flushed and recycled, ex Spirit Energy
Safe flushing and de-pollution of landed umbilical reels using specialist equipment, then cut and separated for recycling.