It's Surplus — surplus building materials brokered, sites cleared, South West

Name: It's Surplus
Price range: ££

What we do

Maximising opportunities to reuse surplus materials

Across the South West, usable materials — stone, timber, bricks and more — can go to waste. Let's work together to put these surplus materials to good use, and help local regions restore nature in the process.

At It's Surplus, we work two ways: we broker your surplus to local trade buyers who collect direct — or we clear the site ourselves, often free of charge where the materials hold value. Either way, the materials stay out of the ground, you get the paperwork, and nature gets a share of the deal.

Two ways we work

Brokered — or cleared for you, often free

Every lot is different, so we run two routes and pick whichever suits yours. Either way it's one enquiry, no skip hire, and the paperwork's included.

We broker it

Buyer collects direct

We match your surplus to a vetted local trade buyer who collects from site. Nothing to organise, no disposal cost, and it's gone before the skip arrives. Suits single materials and bulk lots.

We clear it

Often free of charge

Where the materials hold value, we clear the lot ourselves — loading, collection, the works — often at no cost to you. We assess first (photos or a quick visit), then it's off your site in days, fully documented.

How it works

Simple, and you never touch a skip

Tell us

Sellers list what's spare; buyers say what they want. A minute, no jargon — photos help.

We assess & match

We size up the lot fast, then either match it to a local buyer — or offer to clear it ourselves, often free.

Cleared & given back

The buyer collects direct, or we collect. You get diversion paperwork; restoration gets a share.

What goes spare

From a part-pallet to a whole site clearance

StoneBricks & blocksAggregatesTimberRoofing & tilesInsulationBoards & sheetPlasterboardDoors & windowsKitchens & bathroomsPlumbing & heatingPaint & decorating

See the full manifest — with EWC codes

For sellers · site managers, contractors, yards

Got surplus or a site clearance?

Tell us what's going spare. We'll either match it to a local buyer who collects direct — or clear it ourselves, often free of charge where the materials hold value. You avoid the disposal cost and the crusher, and every load comes with diversion paperwork for your reporting.

⚠ Use it or lose it — tell us before the skip arrives

Thanks — that's with us.

We'll be in touch to confirm details and start finding a buyer. The faster we know, the more we can move before it's crushed.

For buyers · builders, self-builders, trade

Looking for materials?

Join the buyer register — free. Tell us what you use and your area, and we'll alert you when matching reclaimed or surplus materials land nearby, often well under trade price.

You're on the list.

We'll alert you when something matching lands near you. Welcome aboard.

Why we do it

Surplus saved. Land and coast restored.

The give-back is built in, not bolted on — a fixed, published share of every deal funds South West restoration, with a real number on every transaction.

The pledge

of every fee to a named restoration partner

Land & coast

Where it goes

peat, rivers, saltmarsh, seagrass

A number

On every deal

tonnes diverted · £ given · area restored

Good to know

Questions we get asked

Is site clearance really free?+

Often, yes. Where the materials hold enough resale value, clearing them costs you nothing — we cover our side from rehoming them. We assess every lot first (photos or a quick visit), and if a load is mostly genuine waste we'll say so and quote a fair price instead. No surprises either way.

What materials do you take?+

Reusable building materials: brick and stone, roofing and tiles, timber and sheet, insulation, doors and windows, kitchens and bathrooms, plumbing and heating, electrical, flooring and paving, surplus trade paint. We don't handle hazardous materials (asbestos and the like) — anything in doubt, we'll flag it rather than touch it.

Which areas do you cover?+

The South West — Somerset first, reaching into Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire and the Bristol & Bath area. If you're on the edge of that, ask anyway; for the right lot we'll travel.

What paperwork do I get?+

Every load leaves with a Waste Transfer Note carrying the correct EWC codes, and every clearance comes with a diversion & reuse summary — tonnage diverted, where it went, estimated embodied carbon retained, and the restoration contribution. It's built for your waste, ESG and social-value reporting.

How fast can you move?+

Usually within days — that's the point. Surplus has a deadline: once the skip arrives, good materials get crushed. Tell us early and we'll beat it.

Do you sell materials too?+

Yes. Join the free buyer register and we'll alert you when matching materials land near you — reclaimed and surplus lots, usually well under new price. First refusal goes to the register before anything is listed publicly.

Clearing a site or plot decamp?

We handle developer clearances discreetly — often free where materials hold value — recovering value, cutting disposal cost, and giving you auditable diversion, carbon and social-value evidence for your reporting.

Developer clearances & ESG evidence

Waste carrier & broker registration in progressWaste Transfer Notes on every loadDiversion & reuse summary for your reportingDigital Waste Tracking ready ahead of the 2026–27 rollout