Hayes Metals

Our history

We have a rich history providing premium metal products.

From humble beginnings in 1927 as a Bottle & Sack Merchant, Hayes Metals has grown and developed into the largest producer of brass and bronze ingots in Australasia, with manufacturing and warehousing facilities in New Zealand and Australia.

Our Founder Fred Hayes, as seen below, started a legacy that four successive generations have built upon and is still a family owned and operated business, specialising in Scrap Metal processing and Ingot manufacturing.

The Hayes heritage continues today with its strong commitment to quality, customer satisfaction and the environment.

Fred Hayes

The founder of the Hayes Metals Group, Fred Hayes, stands on the corner of Teed and Osbourne Streets in Newmarket, Auckland, in front of his recently completed premises. The building remained largely unchanged until the business through expansion moved to a much larger premise in 2007.