Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Northampton
Sheds are the story in Northampton. Haulage and pallet firms at Brackmills and Swan Valley run large fleets, and when one loses a contract there are tractor units, trailers, forklifts and racking to sell. Footwear makers, food processors, engineering shops and print firms bring more specialised lots. An online timed auction at your premises gives you a fixed date to work back from, with a viewing day before it closes and a collection window after. Where a site must be emptied first we collect and sell from our own premises. Wellingborough and Kettering are near enough for the viewing day, and bidding is open to firms across the UK. Private treaty is available for single high value items.
Northampton is one of the main distribution centres in England. Large warehouses and parcel depots take up much of the land at Brackmills, Swan Valley and Pineham, and many haulage and pallet firms run fleets from these estates. Footwear manufacturing continues in the town on a smaller scale. Food processing, engineering and print firms are spread across Moulton Park, Round Spinney and Lodge Farm, with trade counters and vehicle workshops on the older estates near the town centre.
The M1 passes the west side of the town, with junctions 15, 15a and 16 all in use for freight. The A45 and A43 link to the A14 and to Silverstone and Oxford. Northampton railway station is on the West Coast Main Line loop. The big estates were laid out for freight and most of the smaller units are within a short drive of the motorway, though access and turning space are checked at each one.
Services in Northampton
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Business retirement auctions in Northampton
Retirement auctions in Northampton for shoe factories, trade workshops and depots from the older estates to Brackmills. Catalogued on site, sold online.
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Business closure auctions in Northampton
Business closure auctions in Northampton for warehouses at Brackmills and Swan Valley, shoe factories and food units. Racking, plant and stock sold online.
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Surplus equipment sales in Northampton
Surplus equipment sales in Northampton for warehouses, hauliers, shoemakers and engineers. Racking, forklifts and production kit sold by online auction.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Northampton
Machinery and engineering auctions in Northampton. Motorsport machining and footwear factory plant from Moulton Park and Round Spinney sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Northampton
Factory and workshop clearance in Northampton, from the old shoe factories in town to warehouses at Brackmills. Auction and strip out to a date.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Northampton
Relocation and downsizing sales in Northampton. We clear racking, forklifts and shop floor machinery by online auction before the old unit hands back.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Northampton
Insolvency asset sales in Northampton for office holders and lenders. Haulage fleets, parcel depots and shoe factories on Brackmills and Moulton Park sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Northampton
Complete site dispersal auctions in Northampton, from warehouses at Brackmills and Swan Valley to shoe factories and print works across the town.
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Stock clearance auctions in Northampton
Stock clearance auctions in Northampton for footwear, leather and components, and abandoned customer stock in third party warehouses, sold UK wide.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Northampton
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Northampton. Site plant from the warehouse builds at Brackmills and Swan Valley sold by timed online sale.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Northampton
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Northampton. Pallet network lorries, parcel vans and depot handbacks from Brackmills and Swan Valley, sold online.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Northampton
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Northampton. Racking, forklifts, roll cages and cross dock equipment from Brackmills, Swan Valley and shoe works.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Northampton
Catering equipment auctions in Northampton. Canteens at Brackmills and Swan Valley, event catering kit and pub kitchens sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Northampton
Private treaty sales in Northampton for warehouse sortation systems, footwear machinery and production lines, sold by negotiation before a lease ends.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Northampton
Sell a forklift from Brackmills, a shoe factory press or one van from the older estates through a collective auction in Northampton with UK wide bidding.
What we sell in Northampton
- Equipment from logistics and warehousing businesses
- Equipment from footwear manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from food processing businesses
- Equipment from engineering businesses
- Equipment from motorsport supply chain businesses
- Equipment from printing and packaging 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.
- What happens to lots nobody buys?
- Do we have to sell everything that is not moving?
- Is there a market for old or high hour machines?
- Will my lots be mixed with other vendors' lots?