Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Cardiff
We run business asset auctions in Cardiff for a mix that ranges from steel processing at Tremorfa to studio equipment in the Bay. In between sit the builders merchants, fleet operators, recyclers and food producers on the Wentloog estates, and how each unit loads is settled at the first visit.
Every sale is an online timed auction with a viewing day at the premises, or we collect and sell from our own premises when the site has to close first. Single valuable items can go by private treaty. Newport, Bridgend and Caerphilly are close enough to view on site, and the online catalogue is open across the UK and further afield when the sale justifies it.
Cardiff has a port that handles steel, scrap metal, timber, containers and bulk cargo, and a steelworks at Tremorfa nearby. Construction, builders merchants, vehicle fleet operations, food and drink production, waste and recycling and general engineering are spread across the east of the city and the Bay. Media and creative businesses with studio equipment are in the Bay and the city centre. Main industrial areas include Capital Business Park and Wentloog Industrial Estate at Wentloog, Eastgate and Springmeadow, Lamby Way, Ocean Park, Tremorfa, Hadfield Road, Leckwith and Penarth Road. Cardiff Gate Business Park is at M4 junction 30.
The M4 runs along the north of the city from junction 29 to junction 33. The A48(M) and Eastern Avenue serve the east, and the A4232 link road runs from junction 33 to the Bay and the docks. Cardiff Central is on the South Wales Main Line. The Wentloog estates are flat and wide, though shared yards, loading facilities and door sizes still vary from unit to unit.
Services in Cardiff
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Business retirement auctions in Cardiff
Business retirement auctions in Cardiff for builders merchants, fleet operators, food producers and studios. Stock, vans and equipment sold online.
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Business closure auctions in Cardiff
Closure auctions for Cardiff builders merchants, contractors, food producers and studios. Yard stock, plant, vans and kit sold online before handback.
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Surplus equipment sales in Cardiff
Surplus equipment sales for Cardiff yards, merchants, food producers and studios. Forklifts, saws, kitchen kit and camera equipment sold online.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Cardiff
Machinery and engineering auctions in Cardiff. Workshop plant from steel, construction and engineering firms on the eastern estates and the Bay sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Cardiff
Factory and workshop clearance in Cardiff, from builders merchants and fleet depots at Wentloog to studios in the Bay. Sold by auction, site handed back.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Cardiff
Relocation and downsizing sales in Cardiff. Studio, office and yard equipment sold by online auction from the Bay and the eastern estates.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Cardiff
Insolvency asset sales in Cardiff for office holders and lenders. Builders merchants, vehicle fleets and studio equipment across the city scheduled and sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Cardiff
Complete site dispersal auctions in Cardiff. Fabrication shops, builders merchants, fleet depots and food units on the east side sold in one online sale.
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Stock clearance auctions in Cardiff
Stock clearance auctions in Cardiff for builders merchant stock, timber packs, sheet materials and pallet lines, sold to trade buyers across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Cardiff
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Cardiff. Telehandlers, mixers and material handlers sold online from Wentloog and the yards near the docks.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Cardiff
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Cardiff. Fleet vans, builders merchant lorries and fitted out crew vans from Wentloog and the Bay, sold online.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Cardiff
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Cardiff. Cantilever racking, forklifts and pallet racking from merchant yards and Wentloog units, sold online.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Cardiff
Catering equipment auctions in Cardiff. Bar fit outs from the centre and the Bay and production catering kit sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Cardiff
Private treaty sales in Cardiff for recycling plant, steel processing lines and studio equipment from the docks and the Bay. No public sale date.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Cardiff
Sell a fleet van, surplus builders merchant stock or studio equipment from a Cardiff business through a collective auction with buyers bidding across the UK.
What we sell in Cardiff
- Equipment from port logistics businesses
- Equipment from steel businesses
- Equipment from construction businesses
- Equipment from food and drink businesses
- Equipment from waste and recycling businesses
- Equipment from engineering businesses
- Equipment from media and creative businesses
Guides and questions
- Auction or private treaty: which route to choose
Auction gives you a fixed date and an open market. Private treaty gives you a negotiated price and privacy. This guide sets out when each route suits, what you give up with each, and why many sales use both.
- What insolvency practitioners need from an auctioneer
For office holders realising physical assets. Covers the instruction letter, the asset schedule and valuation basis, retention of title, finance checks, site security, health and safety during the sale, and the reconciliation you need for the file.
- What happens to unsold lots
Not every lot sells, but the site still has to be cleared. This guide covers why lots go unsold, private treaty after the sale, lowering or removing the reserve, a later sale, scrap and WEEE recycling, and what disposal costs.
- Can you collect the assets rather than sell them from my premises?
- Who removes the machines and who pays?
- What if some of the equipment is on finance or hire?
- Is VAT charged on warehouse equipment at auction?