The Reclaimed Company Marketplace | Built for Reclaimed Goods

At The Reclaimed Company, we receive regular enquiries for reclaimed and second hand items that fall both inside and outside our own core stockholding. We are known primarily for salvaged roofing materials, but demand from buyers goes much wider than that.

People are searching every day for reclaimed timber, architectural salvage, second hand building materials, garden items, industrial pieces, decorative salvage, antiques, and all manner of reusable stock that deserves another life.

However, like every yard, we have finite physical space. We cannot buy everything in, stock everything, or display everything ourselves.

So we asked a simple question:

What if we could help other people and businesses sell reclaimed items online through our platform, while using the traffic and authority we are already building in the reclaimed sector?

The result is our evolving online marketplace, designed specifically for:

• Reclamation yards
• Demolition companies
• Roofing contractors
• Builders with surplus materials
• Architectural salvage dealers
• Antique and second hand businesses
• Private sellers with genuine reclaimed or reusable items

In short, we want to create a platform where reclaimed goods are easier to find, easier to sell, and easier to give a second chance.

How Our Marketplace Model Works

The principle is simple.

You list your reclaimed or second hand items on our platform. We help present them to a wider audience of buyers who are already interested in reclamation, reuse, salvage, restoration, and architectural character.

When your item sells, we charge a 10% commission on the sale value.

That means:

• No need to build your own e-commerce platform from scratch
• No need to generate all the traffic yourself
• No need to rely solely on local footfall or trade counter sales
• No need to fill your own website with complicated product architecture if that is not your expertise

You keep control of your stock, your pricing, and your identity. We provide the platform, the visibility, the customer journey, and the sector-specific positioning.

This is not a generic marketplace for random consumer clutter. It is being shaped around reclamation, salvage, reuse, architectural materials, and second hand goods with real value.

Why 10% Works

We believe a 10% commission model is fair, transparent, and commercially sensible.

It means we are aligned with your success. We only do well when you do well. It also means that the platform can continue to improve, attract more buyers, and invest in the visibility needed to help listings perform.

Most importantly, it allows yards and sellers to access a specialist route to market without having to carry the cost and complexity of creating one alone.

Example | How a Sale Might Work

• A reclamation yard has a batch of salvaged architectural stone, reclaimed roof tiles, or decorative chimney pots.
• They upload the stock to The Reclaimed Company marketplace.
• A buyer searching nationally finds the listing through our growing online reach.
• The item sells for £1,000.00.
• Our platform commission is £100.00.
• The seller receives the remaining balance less any agreed payment processing costs where applicable.

That seller has reached a much broader audience than a local yard sale alone could provide, and has done so through a platform already positioned in the reclaimed materials market.

Why This Matters for Reclamation Yards and Demolition Companies

Across the UK and Europe there are countless reclamation yards, demolition operators, salvage dealers, and material handlers sitting on valuable stock that is only visible to a limited local audience.

In many cases, the materials are exactly what buyers want, but the seller lacks the digital shopfront, product architecture, SEO, or audience to put those items in front of the right people.

That is the gap we intend to close.

We want to help reclamation businesses thrive by giving them a dedicated route into a wider market of buyers who are actively seeking:

• Reclaimed roofing materials
• Architectural salvage
• Second hand building products
• Industrial and agricultural salvage
• Vintage and reusable yard stock
• One-off materials for heritage and restoration projects

For demolition companies in particular, this model offers a major opportunity. Too often, usable materials are crushed, skipped, or sold too cheaply because there is no simple path to a targeted end buyer. By listing those materials online, value can be recovered, waste reduced, and stock diverted back into use.

That is good business and good environmental practice.

Environmental Value | Reuse at Scale

At its core, reclamation is about more than trade. It is about reducing waste, extending the life of useful materials, and supporting a more circular construction economy.

Every reclaimed item sold through our platform is one less product heading toward landfill, crushing, or needless disposal. Every sale also increases the likelihood that salvage becomes part of mainstream buying behaviour rather than a niche afterthought.

By bringing more sellers into one visible platform, we can help promote reclamation not just as a practical option, but as an environmental benefit.

That matters to homeowners, contractors, designers, and businesses alike.

What About The Reclaimed Company Directory?

The marketplace is one part of the model. The other is the Reclaimed Company Directory.

The directory is designed to showcase reclamation yards, salvage dealers, and second hand specialists in one searchable space. Many excellent yards remain largely hidden online, known only to local customers or repeat trade contacts. We want to change that.

By grouping yards and sellers together under one visible sector-specific platform, we can make them easier to discover and easier to contact.

This benefits both the buyer and the seller. Buyers can search more efficiently for stock, and sellers can build visibility without having to invest heavily in complex web infrastructure of their own.

Directory listings can showcase:

• Company logo and banner image
• Business description and biography
• Core product types and areas of specialism
• Delivery information and facilities
• Contact methods and enquiry options
• Location map and trading area
• Links to seller websites and social platforms
• Integration with marketplace listings

In simple terms, the directory helps customers find your yard. The marketplace helps them buy your stock.

Who Is This Platform For?

We are not building this only for ourselves. We are building it for the wider reclaimed sector.

This includes:

• Reclamation yards wanting wider online visibility
• Demolition contractors with recoverable stock to sell
• Roofing contractors with surplus reclaimed materials
• Builders and merchants with second hand stock and odd lots
• Architectural salvage dealers wanting an additional sales channel
• Private sellers with genuine reclaimed, vintage, retro or reusable items

Whether you want to list one reclaimed item or an entire yard’s worth of stock, the model is designed to support both.

Why Sellers Should Join Early

We already operate in a space with considerable search interest around reclaimed roofing materials, salvage, and second hand building products. That existing visibility gives us a strong foundation on which to build a wider marketplace.

The opportunity for early sellers is simple:

• Get stock visible before the space becomes crowded
• Benefit from our growing traffic in the reclaimed sector
• Position your business within a specialist, not generic, online marketplace
• Use a commission-based model that aligns our success with yours

This is where reclamation is headed. The yards that adapt early and make themselves visible online will be in the strongest position over the next few years.

Our Reclamation Yard in York Is Still Here | But It Is Only the Beginning

Our York reclamation yard remains an important part of what we do, and we continue to serve customers directly from our own stockholding.

However, the physical yard is now only one part of the wider model.

The bigger vision is to create a digital route to market for reclaimed goods that works for multiple sellers, multiple yards, and multiple categories of stock. We want to help good yards, strong sellers, and quality reclaimed stock become more visible and more commercially effective online.