Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Leicester
Textile and clothing workshops on the older streets of Leicester, food processors, plastics moulders and the big distribution sheds out towards Lutterworth all need the same thing at some point: a way to turn equipment into money on a fixed date. That is what we do. We run online timed auctions and private treaty sales for businesses in Leicester and across the county, from Loughborough down to Market Harborough.
Where the site suits it we catalogue and sell at your premises, with a viewing day and collection days afterwards. Where it does not, we collect and sell from our own. Bidding is open to trade buyers from Hinckley to the far end of the UK.
Leicester has a wide manufacturing base for a city of its size. Textile and clothing workshops are concentrated in the east and west of the city, and the area has food processing, plastics, printing and packaging firms alongside general engineering. Distribution and warehousing has grown along the M1 and M69 corridors, with large sheds around Enderby, Glenfield and Lutterworth to the south. Industrial areas include Braunstone Frith, Beaumont Leys, Troon Industrial Estate and Meridian Business Park near junction 21.
The M1 passes the western edge of the city, and junction 21 is where it meets the M69 for Coventry. The A46 and A6 link the city to Newark, Loughborough and Market Harborough. Leicester railway station is on the Midland Main Line. The outer estates and the older inner city textile streets load very differently, so vehicle access, turning space and the route out are checked at the first visit.
Services in Leicester
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Business retirement auctions in Leicester
Business retirement auctions in Leicester for clothing workshops, food processors and engineers. We catalogue on site, sell online and manage collection.
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Business closure auctions in Leicester
Business closure auctions in Leicester for textile workshops, food processors and distribution sheds. We catalogue, sell and clear before the keys go back.
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Surplus equipment sales in Leicester
Surplus equipment sales for working businesses in Leicester. We catalogue on site, sell online and manage collection around your shifts and your streets.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Leicester
Machinery and engineering auctions in Leicester. We catalogue CNC and manual machine tools and workshop plant on site and sell them online to the trade.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Leicester
Factory and workshop clearance in Leicester. We auction the machinery, racking and contents, then manage removal so the building goes back empty on the date.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Leicester
Relocation and downsizing sales in Leicester. We sell the equipment that is not moving with you, by online auction, timed around your move.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Leicester
Insolvency asset sales in Leicester for office holders and secured lenders. Textile workshops, food plants, print rooms and sheds catalogued and sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Leicester
Complete site dispersal auctions in Leicester. One online sale for a whole textile, food, print or plastics factory, from the production floor to the yard.
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Stock clearance auctions in Leicester
Stock clearance auctions in Leicester for clothing, fabric, packaging and pallet stock. Sold in trade lots to wholesalers and resellers across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Leicester
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Leicester. Excavators, dumpers, telehandlers and site kit sold online from yards near the M1 and M69.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Leicester
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Leicester. Vans, fridge vans, trucks and trailers from distribution sheds, food processors and textile workshops.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Leicester
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Leicester. We auction forklifts, racking and conveyors from the M1 and M69 sheds and from inner city stock rooms.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Leicester
Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Leicester. We sell kitchens, refrigeration and front of house from restaurants, cafes, hotels and canteens.
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Private treaty sales in Leicester
Private treaty sales in Leicester. Negotiated sales of single high value machines from the city's plastics, printing, packaging and food firms.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Leicester
Sell a single machine, van or small lot from a Leicester workshop in one of our collective auctions, alongside lots from other vendors across the UK.
What we sell in Leicester
- Equipment from textiles and clothing businesses
- Equipment from food processing businesses
- Equipment from logistics and distribution businesses
- Equipment from engineering businesses
- Equipment from printing and packaging businesses
- Equipment from plastics businesses
Guides and questions
- How a commercial asset auction works
A stage by stage account of an online timed auction for business assets. It covers the asset schedule, cataloguing, viewing days, how bidding closes, buyer's premium and VAT, collection and how you get paid.
- Closing a business: a timeline for selling the assets
Work backwards from the day you hand the site over. This guide covers lease end and dilapidations, when to instruct, when staff should leave, when to keep the power on, and how to leave enough room for collection and making good.
- Selling a commercial vehicle fleet
Fleet sales turn on paperwork as much as on price. This guide covers the V5C, MOT and plating documents, clearing finance before listing, keys and livery, recording mileage and tachograph data, and how to defleet in batches while still trading.
- How much does it cost to sell at auction?
- How do I know whether something is worth selling?
- What reporting does the office holder receive?
- How long does a vehicle sale take?