London factory clearance · Central London
Factory and industrial clearance across Hackney, from E1, E2 and E3 outwards. Warehouse conversions, Georgian terraces and marshland parks — Shoreditch at one end, Stamford Hill at the other, and that is what shapes every quote we write here.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part clear, single production line | £680 | 6–8 hrs | One line stripped of tooling, benching and consumables while the rest of the unit keeps running, which is slower than clearing an empty floor. |
| Full unit clearance, up to 5,000 sq ft | £1,850 | 1–2 days | Priced by floor area and the density of what is left, since a light assembly unit and a machine shop of the same size are nothing alike to clear. |
| Machinery removal, per item | £320 | 2–4 hrs | Bolted-down plant has to be disconnected, jacked, skated to the door and loaded — that is rigging labour, not clearance labour. |
| Scrap metal recovery, per tonne | Credit | By load | Steel, copper and aluminium carry a resale value that we credit against the invoice rather than quietly keeping, which is what makes a metal-heavy unit cheaper to clear than an office of the same size. |
| WEEE and electrical plant, per pallet | £185 | 1–2 hrs | Motors, control panels and powered plant fall under WEEE and move on consignment paperwork to a permitted treatment facility. |
| Post-clear industrial sweep | £380 | 3–5 hrs | Swarf, oil residue and dust removed so the unit meets the dilapidations standard rather than merely being empty. |
Part clear, single production line
£680 · 6–8 hrs
One line stripped of tooling, benching and consumables while the rest of the unit keeps running, which is slower than clearing an empty floor.
Full unit clearance, up to 5,000 sq ft
£1,850 · 1–2 days
Priced by floor area and the density of what is left, since a light assembly unit and a machine shop of the same size are nothing alike to clear.
Machinery removal, per item
£320 · 2–4 hrs
Bolted-down plant has to be disconnected, jacked, skated to the door and loaded — that is rigging labour, not clearance labour.
Scrap metal recovery, per tonne
Credit · By load
Steel, copper and aluminium carry a resale value that we credit against the invoice rather than quietly keeping, which is what makes a metal-heavy unit cheaper to clear than an office of the same size.
WEEE and electrical plant, per pallet
£185 · 1–2 hrs
Motors, control panels and powered plant fall under WEEE and move on consignment paperwork to a permitted treatment facility.
Post-clear industrial sweep
£380 · 3–5 hrs
Swarf, oil residue and dust removed so the unit meets the dilapidations standard rather than merely being empty.
Industrial clearance is quoted plus VAT at 20% after a site survey, because floor area alone does not describe a unit. Scrap value is credited back on the invoice. Consignment notes for hazardous streams, transfer notes, ULEZ and any estate access charges are itemised separately.
Working in Hackney
What our crews walk into in Hackney is warehouse lofts, london fields victorian terraces, big la estates and olympic-era new-build, and the mix changes street by street — Clapton (E5), Dalston (E8) and De Beauvoir Town (N1) each behave differently on the day.
Parking is the job before the job here: extensive low-traffic neighbourhoods with modal filters, seven-day cpzs and narrow one-way terraces. Locally that means narrow terraced streets, permit bays and marsh-side roads that flood after heavy rain and kingsland road red route, market-day congestion and narrow permit-only side streets. Hackney sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, so only ULEZ applies to the van and the quote is that much simpler.
Industrial units across Hackney usually sit on estates where London Borough of Hackney enforces weight and turning restrictions on the access road, so a 7.5t vehicle can be the largest that will physically reach the loading bay. We survey the approach before booking rather than sending a vehicle that has to be turned away at the gate.
Why it looks like this: a market-garden parish absorbed by victorian terraces, bombed heavily, rebuilt with estates, then reshaped by the creative industries.
Scope
Method
Step 1
Every machine, rack and pallet is listed with a recover, resell or recycle decision against it, so nothing valuable leaves as waste by accident.
Step 2
We work only to plant that has been certified isolated, and we say so in writing rather than assuming the last shift switched it off.
Step 3
Consumables and benching first, then racking, then plant, so the floor stays clear enough to move the heavy items last.
Step 4
Ferrous, non-ferrous, WEEE and general are weighed separately, which is how the scrap credit on your invoice is calculated.
Step 5
Swarf and dust removed, floor swept, photographs and paperwork issued for the dilapidations claim.
Coverage
Also in this borough
The parent commercial silo — offices, units, shops and estate handovers.
Rubble, plasterboard and strip-out waste removed with transfer notes issued.
Desks, chairs, IT and storage cleared out of hours to a handover date.
Mixed loads collected by volume with a same-day waste transfer note.
Part clear, single production line starts at £680 in Hackney, and the ladder runs up to £380 for the largest job on the table above. The density and type of what is being removed. Metal-heavy units carry a scrap credit that can cut the invoice substantially; units full of mixed production waste, plastics and contaminated packaging cost more at the gate and take longer to segregate. The borough is outside the Congestion Charge zone, so there is no charge to pass on — only ULEZ, which our vans are compliant with.
We cover the whole borough: E1, E2, E3, E5, E8, E9, EC2, N1, N16 and N4. On the ground that includes Clapton, Dalston, De Beauvoir Town, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick and Haggerston.
Five to ten working days for a full unit, since the survey, isolation certificates and estate access all have to be in place first. A part clear around a working line can usually start within a week. Central London is covered by crews already working in the borough, so travel time is not billed on top.
Extensive low-traffic neighbourhoods with modal filters, seven-day CPZs and narrow one-way terraces. Where a permit or a bay suspension is needed we arrange it with London Borough of Hackney and show the cost in the quote before you agree it. Nothing is added afterwards.
Yes. Warehouse lofts, London Fields Victorian terraces, big LA estates and Olympic-era new-build is exactly the stock we work in daily. Where there is no lift, the crew size is set by the floor level at quote stage, so a third-floor walk-up is priced as a third-floor walk-up rather than re-quoted on the doorstep.
Upper-tier waste carrier registration with consignment paperwork for WEEE, oils and hazardous streams, plus a waste transfer note per load. Scrap is weighed on a certificated weighbridge so the credit on your invoice is auditable. Certificates go out with the booking confirmation, which is what London Borough of Hackney tenancies and most local managing agents ask for.
Three to six operatives depending on the plant, with skates, pallet trucks and a tail-lift 7.5t as standard and a HIAB where a machine cannot be moved to the bay by hand. Vehicles are ULEZ-compliant, which matters in every Hackney postcode, and the crew carries everything needed to complete the job in one visit.
Live electrical disconnection, which must be certified by a qualified electrician before we move the plant, Asbestos-containing insulation, lagging or cladding, which needs a licensed removal contractor and Bulk chemical stock or fuel in tanks, which is a specialist hazardous waste contract. If something on that list turns up in Hackney, we tell you at survey and point you at the right trade rather than taking the booking anyway.
Free quote · 1-hour reply
Send a few details and you get a written quote for your Hackney address, with permits and charges shown separately.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
The guys arrived prompt at 9 am . Sorry I’m rubbish at names but I remember the one guys initials were AB . He really worked hard . Both guys were very polite and were happy to pop back up the stairs to finish dusting the bedrooms surfaces that were missed . Not one moan… Read in full →
Hannah and her friend were friendly and thoughtful. They were very professional and hard working. They also turned a junk room into a nice bedroom. I cannot thank them or praise them enough.
This was my second job for Hello services and I was delighted to have Adam and Sultan back again. I had furniture assembly and clearance work to be done, and again it was done very professionally to a very high standard, and with absolute politeness at all times. They did an excellent job yet again… Read in full →
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