Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Peterborough
Diesel engines built the engineering trade in Peterborough, and the supply chain around them is still much of the local base. Machining and precision firms on Fengate and Orton Southgate sell lathes and mills. Food processors and printers sell production lines and finishing equipment. Agricultural machinery dealers out towards Spalding and Wisbech sell tractors and implements alongside the workshop tools. Distribution depots at Alwalton sell forklifts and racking.
All of it goes by online timed auction, held at your premises with a viewing day or from our own after collection, and by private treaty where a single machine merits it. Stamford and Huntingdon are within a short drive, and the rest of the UK bids online.
Peterborough has a large engineering base with a long link to diesel engines, agricultural machinery and precision manufacturing. Food processing, packaging and printing firms are also common, and the city has become a distribution point for the East of England. Fengate, known locally as Eastern Industry, is the largest estate and has units from small workshops to national depots. Orton Southgate and Woodston in the south hold engineering works, warehousing and trade counters. Lynch Wood is mainly offices. The Gateway site at Alwalton has large logistics sheds beside the A1(M).
The A1(M) passes the west of the city with junction 17 for the A605 and junction 18 for the A47. The A47 crosses east to Wisbech and Norwich and the A15 runs north to Lincoln. The A1139 parkway links the estates to each other. Peterborough station is on the East Coast Main Line.
Services in Peterborough
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Business retirement auctions in Peterborough
Retirement auctions in Peterborough for machine shops, print rooms and depots on Fengate and Orton Southgate. We catalogue on site and sell online.
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Business closure auctions in Peterborough
Business closure auctions in Peterborough for print works, food packers and engineering shops at Fengate. One online sale, then the building is cleared.
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Surplus equipment sales in Peterborough
Selling surplus print, packaging, food processing and engineering equipment from Peterborough businesses still trading. Catalogued on site, sold online.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Peterborough
Machinery and engineering auctions in Peterborough. Engine shop, precision and agricultural workshop plant from Fengate and Orton catalogued and sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Peterborough
Factory and workshop clearance in Peterborough, from engine supply chain machine shops at Fengate to print works and food plants. Sold and cleared to a date.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Peterborough
Business relocation and downsizing sales in Peterborough. Print, packaging and engineering equipment sold by online auction around the move date.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Peterborough
Insolvency asset sales in Peterborough for office holders and lenders. Machinery dealers, engine shops and print works at Fengate and Orton sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Peterborough
Complete site dispersal auctions in Peterborough. Engine and agricultural machinery suppliers, print works and food plants sold in one online sale.
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Stock clearance auctions in Peterborough
Stock clearance auctions in Peterborough for agricultural machinery parts, engine spares and print overruns, sold in trade lots to buyers across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Peterborough
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Peterborough. Dumpers, mini diggers and site plant sold online from Fengate, Alwalton and the Fenland yards.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Peterborough
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Peterborough. Pickups and plant trailers from the machinery trade, fridge vans and Fengate depot fleets, sold online.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Peterborough
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Peterborough. We auction racking, forklifts and stores equipment from Fengate works, Alwalton sheds and food firms.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Peterborough
Catering equipment auctions in Peterborough. Depot canteens, food plant kitchens and coaching inn equipment sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Peterborough
Private treaty sales in Peterborough for printing presses, packaging lines and large engineering machines, sold by negotiation to the trade.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Peterborough
Sell one press, a guillotine, a surplus implement or a workshop's tools from Fengate or Orton Southgate through a collective auction in Peterborough.
What we sell in Peterborough
- Equipment from engineering businesses
- Equipment from logistics businesses
- Equipment from food processing businesses
- Equipment from agricultural machinery businesses
- Equipment from printing businesses
- Equipment from construction businesses
- Equipment from manufacturing 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.
- What if some of the equipment is on finance?
- What happens to items on finance or lease?
- Can you sell vehicles that still have finance on them?
- Do I have to deliver the items to you?