Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Edinburgh
Heavy industry is thin in Edinburgh, and that changes what we sell here. The lots are plant hire fleets from Sighthill, vans and workshop tooling from Newbridge, printing kit from the older units at Seafield, and food production lines from around Livingston and Bathgate. Construction contractors are a large part of the base, and kit comes to sale when a contract ends or a director retires.
An online timed auction with a viewing day at your yard suits most of them. Smaller lots can be collected and sold from our own premises, and a single excavator can go by private treaty. Dalkeith and Dunfermline are a short drive from a viewing day, and the rest of the bidding is online.
Edinburgh has less heavy industry than Glasgow, but the city and its surrounding towns have a large base of construction contractors, plant hire yards, vehicle workshops, food producers and distribution firms. Sighthill Industrial Estate in the west is the main industrial area and includes Seven Hills Business Park. Newbridge, near the M8 and M9 junction, has Lochend Industrial Estate and larger warehousing. Seafield and the port at Leith hold older units and marine trades. Loanhead and Straiton, just south of the bypass, have further estates in Midlothian.
The A720 City Bypass links the M8, M9, A1 and A702. The Queensferry Crossing carries the M90 north into Fife. Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket stations are on the East Coast Main Line. The western estates sit closest to the motorway network, though vehicle access and turning space are checked unit by unit.
Services in Edinburgh
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Business retirement auctions in Edinburgh
Business retirement auctions in Edinburgh for contractors, plant hire yards and vehicle workshops at Sighthill, Newbridge and Loanhead. Sold online.
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Business closure auctions in Edinburgh
Closure auctions for Edinburgh contractors, plant hire yards, workshops and depots at Sighthill, Newbridge and Leith. Plant, vans and tools sold online.
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Surplus equipment sales in Edinburgh
Surplus equipment sales for Edinburgh contractors, plant hire yards and distribution firms. Plant, site kit and workshop equipment sold online by slot.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Edinburgh
Machinery and engineering auctions in Edinburgh. Workshop plant from contractors and plant hire yards at Sighthill, Newbridge and Leith sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Edinburgh
Factory and workshop clearance in Edinburgh. Print works, plant yards, garages and food units sold by auction, then stripped and handed back to the landlord.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Edinburgh
Relocation and downsizing sales in Edinburgh. Contractor yards, workshops and print rooms sold by online auction from Sighthill, Newbridge and Leith.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Edinburgh
Insolvency asset sales in Edinburgh for office holders and lenders. Food producers, plant yards and workshops at Sighthill and Leith scheduled and sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Edinburgh
Complete site dispersal auctions in Edinburgh. Plant hire yards, vehicle workshops, food units and depots at Sighthill, Newbridge and Leith sold in one sale.
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Stock clearance auctions in Edinburgh
Stock clearance auctions in Edinburgh for contractor yard stock, plant spares, site consumables and pallet lines, sold in trade lots across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Edinburgh
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Edinburgh. Contractor and hire yard plant sold online from Sighthill, Newbridge and the estates by the bypass.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Edinburgh
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Edinburgh. Site vans, tippers and plant hire lorries from Sighthill, Newbridge and Loanhead, sold by online auction.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Edinburgh
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Edinburgh. Racking, forklifts and stores kit from Sighthill units, Newbridge sheds and contractors, sold online.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Edinburgh
Catering equipment auctions in Edinburgh. Festival venue bars and restaurant kitchens that close in the autumn sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Edinburgh
Private treaty sales in Edinburgh for printing presses, plant hire equipment and food lines from Sighthill, Newbridge and Leith. Buyers found across the UK.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Edinburgh
Sell mowers, small plant, a single print machine or a van from an Edinburgh contractor, grounds business or workshop in a collective auction with UK bidding.
What we sell in Edinburgh
- Equipment from construction businesses
- Equipment from logistics businesses
- Equipment from food and drink businesses
- Equipment from printing businesses
- Equipment from engineering businesses
- Equipment from motor trade 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.
- Do I need to be there during the auction?
- What if I need the space cleared by a specific date?
- What about assets held away from the premises?
- What do buyers want to know about a forklift?