We are a family owned business
primarily dealing in scrap metals founded in 1976 by Alex Johnson the
current managing director. In those early days Alex provided a collection
of services to many local businesses for the disposal of their scrap
metals from factories, construction sites, demolition, transport firms
and garages o name but a few. As the business grew Alex was able to
purchase a hiab lorry crane which he mounted onto a lorry which allowed
him to lift larger material such as cars and machinery.
About 1985 Alex and his younger brother Brett opened a yard
in Darby
Road, Folkestone trading as Johnson Brothers which allowed them to
break cars to recycle parts as well as scrap metal sales. Those were
very busy times with the brothers collecting cars and vans from garages,
general public, local councils and supplying scrap to Sheerness steel,
they also started to recycle non ferrous metals at this time, unfortunately
Brett suffered a bad motorcycle accident leaving him unable to work.
This was another turning point for Johnsons, Alex moved to a yard
in St Johns Street, Folkestone trading mostly in non-ferrous metals
buying sorting and grading ready for supplying secondary metal processors
nationally with the help of his son Clynton joining the firm.
Currently the business is located at their new yard in Park Farm
Industrial Estate, Folkestone still run by Alex and Clynton with the
help of Alex wife Lynn, company secretary and daughter Natalie, serving
customers old and new prompt and fairly. The company is growing steadily
and still has a strong customer base going back many years.
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