Recycling Industry

ReSpark Acquires ScrapRight, Lifts Metal Recycling Software Base to 1,700 Locations

ReSpark acquired ScrapRight, lifting its metal recycling software platform to roughly 1,000 customers across 1,700-plus locations globally. The undisclosed deal is ReSpark's third transaction of 2026, following the GreenSpark-ReMatter combination in April and the UptimePM acquisi

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  1. ReSpark's combined platform now serves roughly 1,000 customers across more than 1,700 locations worldwide after acquiring ScrapRight

  2. ScrapRight adds 350 customers operating more than 500 scrap yards and was founded by Shon Duty more than 20 years ago

  3. ReSpark was formed in April 2026 through the merger of GreenSpark and ReMatter, then acquired UptimePM in July 2026 and rebranded it ReSparkPM

  4. Financial terms of the ScrapRight acquisition were not disclosed

  5. Gordon Driscoll is CEO of ReSpark; the Duty family will remain involved in customer support through integration

ReSpark has acquired ScrapRight, lifting the metal recycling software platform to roughly 1,000 customers across more than 1,700 locations worldwide. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The deal adds ScrapRight's 350 customers operating more than 500 scrap yards to a platform ReSpark assembled in under nine months. ReSpark was formed in April 2026 through the combination of GreenSpark and ReMatter, then expanded in July with the acquisition of UptimePM, which now operates as ReSparkPM.

ScrapRight, founded by Shon Duty, has supplied yard management software to metal recyclers for more than 20 years. The company's product line covers material purchasing, sales and pricing, yard operations, logistics, finance and accounting, regulatory compliance, equipment maintenance and AI-powered automation.

"ScrapRight has built something special because Shon and his team understand this industry at a fundamental level," said Gordon Driscoll, CEO of ReSpark. "They know the customers, they know the work, and they've earned a tremendous amount of trust along the way."

Driscoll said combining the companies will allow ReSpark to direct additional resources into ScrapRight's products and customer relationships. ScrapRight's team, including members of the Duty family, will join ReSpark and continue supporting customers through integration. The company did not disclose further details on organizational changes.

Duty framed the deal in customer terms: "For more than 20 years, I have had the privilege of being part of the scrap industry, and ScrapRight has always been about serving the people in it. Our customers have trusted us with an important part of their businesses, and that is something I have never taken lightly."

He added that ReSpark's plans for the recycling technology market aligned with the direction he envisioned for ScrapRight and its customers.

What does the platform now combine?

The acquisition layers ScrapRight's two decades of scrap-yard workflows onto ReSpark's existing software capabilities, with planned investment in product development, customer support, automation and artificial intelligence.

ReSpark is positioning the combined platform around connecting operational and administrative functions metal recyclers have traditionally run on separate systems. The technology is designed to support scale-house and yard operations, accounting, equipment management and reporting.

The customer base spans independent scrap yards through multi-location and enterprise operators, with roughly 1,700 locations now on the platform.

What is the consolidation track?

ReSpark's 2026 deal cadence:

  • April 2026 — GreenSpark-ReMatter combination creates ReSpark.
  • July 2026 — Acquisition of UptimePM, rebranded ReSparkPM, extends the platform into equipment maintenance.
  • Latest — ScrapRight acquisition adds yard management software and 350 customers.

The GreenSpark-ReMatter merger established the software backbone, the UptimePM deal extended it into equipment maintenance, and ScrapRight now adds another established yard management platform with its own customer base.

What milestone decides the outcome?

The next marker to watch is product integration. ReSpark has not disclosed a timeline for merging ScrapRight's workflows into its core platform or for migrating the 500-plus ScrapRight locations onto unified ReSpark accounts. The Duty-led customer base, alongside GreenSpark, ReMatter and ReSparkPM installations, now sits under a single corporate roof.

Whether ReSpark converts 20 years of ScrapRight workflows into a standardized offering without customer attrition will decide if scrap-yard software consolidates into a dominant vendor or stays fragmented.

Benchmarks to track: number of ScrapRight locations migrated to ReSpark's core system by end of 2027, and whether rival software providers respond with competing acquisitions.

via Google News: Recycling industry (Source)

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