Germiston is not a branch of Scaw Metals. It is the company. Scaw moved to its Union Junction site in 1939 and the 49-hectare works there is the operation, so the switchboard below is the only number the business publishes.
Scaw Germiston contact details
- Company: Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Telephone: +27 (0)11 842 9000, dialled locally as 011 842 9000
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: Penny Lane, Union Junction, Black Reef Road, Dinwiddie, Germiston, Gauteng, 1422
One switchboard and one mailbox is all Scaw publishes. There are no separate sales, procurement or human resources numbers on its website, so route by asking the operator, and put the department in the subject line if you write.
What is actually on the site
Knowing which part of the works you need shortens the call considerably. Scaw describes its Germiston operations as direct reduced iron, scrap processing, a melt shop, a long products mill and a hot strip mill. Scrap processing matters to callers who are not buyers: recycling scrap metal into secondary steel products is a core part of the business, so scrap enquiries are a normal thing to phone about rather than a nuisance.
Getting there
Union Junction sits between Germiston and Boksburg off Black Reef Road, and Dinwiddie is the suburb to give a driver or a delivery. This is a heavy industrial site rather than a shopfront: expect access control at the gate, and arrange a visit and the name of the person you are seeing before you arrive rather than turning up.
Selling scrap to a steel works
Bring your identity document and be ready for the yard to record the transaction. Scrap dealing in South Africa is regulated precisely because it attracts stolen metal, and a legitimate buyer keeps records, weighs on a certified scale and pays traceably. A yard that offers cash with no paperwork is not doing you a favour.
Scaw has publicly supported tighter regulation of scrap policy in South Africa, arguing that better-regulated scrap availability is what keeps the local steel and foundry industry supplied. That is a fair signal of what to expect at the weighbridge.
Careers
Scaw carries a careers section on its own website. Apply there rather than through a third party. Nobody at a legitimate manufacturer charges an application fee, asks for a payment to secure an interview, or requests your banking details before you have an offer in writing.