Business asset auctions in London
We run auctions and private treaty sales for businesses in London, Greater London, and the towns around it including Croydon, Romford, Watford, Slough, Dartford, Enfield, Ilford, Kingston upon Thames. Sales are catalogued and held on your premises, or we collect the assets and sell them from our own premises when that suits better. Bidding is online and open to trade buyers across the UK.
Industrial London is in the outer boroughs. Park Royal, between the A40 and the North Circular, is the largest industrial area in the capital and holds food producers, printers, vehicle workshops and distribution units. Brimsdown in Enfield has warehousing and heavier industry along the Lea Valley. Dagenham Dock and Barking, off the A13, hold vehicle plants, recycling firms and logistics yards. Purley Way in Croydon is the main industrial strip in the south. Hayes, Wembley, Charlton and Erith have further estates.
The M25 circles the city and connects to the M1, M4, M11, M20, A1(M) and M40. The A406 North Circular and the A13, A40 and A2 carry traffic in from the ring. Rail freight terminals at Willesden and Barking handle container traffic. Ports at Tilbury and London Gateway are close to the east. Large vehicles must plan around the Low Emission Zone and the Direct Vision Standard rules.
Services in London
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Business retirement auctions in London
Selling the machinery, stock and fittings when an owner retires and nobody is taking the business on.
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Business closure auctions in London
Turning the contents of a closing business into money before the lease ends and the keys go back.
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Surplus equipment sales in London
Selling the machines, tools and kit a working business no longer uses, without disrupting what it still does.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in London
CNC machines, lathes, mills, presses and workshop equipment sold to a trade market that knows what they are worth.
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Factory and workshop clearance in London
Selling everything on a commercial site and managing its removal so the premises can be handed back clear.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in London
Selling the equipment that will not move to the new premises, timed around the move itself.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in London
Sales run on the instruction of administrators, liquidators, lenders and landlords, with the records they need.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in London
One sale for the whole site: production machinery, tooling, spares, racking, offices and the vehicles outside.
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Stock clearance auctions in London
Surplus inventory, discontinued lines and bulk trade stock sold in lots sized for trade buyers.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in London
Excavators, dumpers, generators, compressors and site equipment sold with the checks plant buyers expect.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in London
Vans, trucks, trailers and whole fleets sold with the paperwork sorted and finance settled.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in London
Forklifts, pallet trucks, racking, conveyors and handling equipment from warehouses that are closing or changing.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in London
Commercial kitchens, front of house furniture and bar equipment from restaurants, hotels and pubs.
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Private treaty sales in London
A negotiated direct sale for a single high value machine or a situation where an open auction is the wrong route.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in London
Smaller quantities and single items placed into a shared sale alongside other vendors' lots.
What tends to come to auction here
- Equipment from logistics businesses
- Equipment from food production businesses
- Equipment from construction businesses
- Equipment from printing businesses
- Equipment from motor trade businesses
- Equipment from waste and recycling businesses
- Equipment from engineering businesses
Guides and questions
- Preparing machinery and equipment for sale
What to do in the days before viewing so machines fetch what they should. Isolate and make safe, clean but do not repaint, find the tooling and manuals, sort out access, and avoid the mistakes that cost sellers money.
- How used machinery is valued
Buyers pay for what a machine will do for them, less what it costs to get it out and running. This guide explains how make, hours, tooling, demand and removal cost feed a guide price, and why that price is not book value.
- 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?