Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Portsmouth
The equipment in Portsmouth tends to be precise rather than heavy. Defence electronics firms and precision manufacturers at Hilsea and Dunsbury Park sell CNC machines and inspection equipment. Boatbuilders at Portchester sell workshop plant and tooling. Older estates at Fratton and Cosham add vehicle repairers with stock to clear. That mix suits an online timed auction, because bidding is open across the UK rather than limited to who can attend. We catalogue at your unit and hold a viewing day, or collect and sell from our own premises. Havant, Fareham, Gosport and Chichester are close enough to view on site, and private treaty is offered for single high value items.
Portsmouth is a naval city and its industry reflects that. Marine engineering, ship repair, defence electronics and precision manufacturing firms are the main employers of machinery and equipment. The Airport Industrial Estate at Hilsea, which includes Voyager Park on Portfield Road, is the largest industrial area on Portsea Island. Farlington, Fratton, Paulsgrove and Cosham have older estates with workshops, trade counters and vehicle repairers. Dunsbury Park at Havant, beside the A3(M), is a newer industrial and manufacturing park. Trafalgar Wharf at Portchester holds boatbuilders, sailmakers and marine trades. The commercial port handles ferries and freight.
The M275 carries traffic from the M27 straight into the city. The A27 and A3(M) connect east to Chichester and north to Petersfield and Guildford. Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth and Southsea stations have direct services to London Waterloo. Hilsea and Fratton stations serve the industrial areas.
Services in Portsmouth
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Business retirement auctions in Portsmouth
Retirement auctions in Portsmouth for precision shops, repairers and marine trades from Hilsea to Trafalgar Wharf. Online sales with a viewing day on site.
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Business closure auctions in Portsmouth
Business closure auctions in Portsmouth for precision machine shops, defence electronics firms and marine trades. Sold online and cleared by the date.
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Surplus equipment sales in Portsmouth
Surplus equipment sales for Portsmouth marine engineering, defence electronics and precision firms. Test kit, machine tools and boatyard plant sold online.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Portsmouth
Machinery and engineering auctions in Portsmouth. Precision, defence and ship repair workshop plant from Hilsea, Havant and Portchester sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Portsmouth
Factory and workshop clearance in Portsmouth, from electronics firms at Hilsea to boat sheds at Portchester. Cleared and handed back on the date.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Portsmouth
Relocation and downsizing sales for Portsmouth firms moving off Portsea Island or shrinking a workshop. Machines and test kit sold by online auction.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Portsmouth
Insolvency asset sales in Portsmouth for office holders and lenders. Marine engineering and defence workshops at Hilsea and Fratton scheduled and sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Portsmouth
Site dispersal auctions in Portsmouth for marine engineering, defence electronics and precision workshops, from the older estates to Dunsbury Park.
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Stock clearance auctions in Portsmouth
Stock clearance auctions in Portsmouth for electronic components, marine fittings and trade counter stock, sold in bulk lots to buyers across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Portsmouth
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Portsmouth. Telehandlers, compressors and site plant sold online from Hilsea, Havant and Portchester boatyards.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Portsmouth
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Portsmouth. Workshop vans, recovery trucks and defence contractor fleets sold online from Hilsea to Havant.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Portsmouth
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Portsmouth. Racking, forklifts and parts store shelving from Hilsea, Dunsbury Park and the marine yards.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Portsmouth
Catering equipment auctions in Portsmouth. Pub kitchens on Portsea Island, mess rooms at Hilsea and marine yard canteens sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Portsmouth
Private treaty sales in Portsmouth for test equipment, precision machines and boatyard kit from defence, electronics and marine firms, sold by negotiation.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Portsmouth
Sell test equipment, one machine tool or a sailmaker's bench from Hilsea or Trafalgar Wharf through a collective auction in Portsmouth with buyers UK wide.
What we sell in Portsmouth
- Equipment from marine engineering businesses
- Equipment from defence businesses
- Equipment from advanced manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from boat building businesses
- Equipment from logistics businesses
- Equipment from construction businesses
- Equipment from electronics businesses
Guides and questions
- Preparing machinery and equipment for sale
What to do before viewing day. Keep the machines that can be run safely available to demonstrate, isolate the rest, clean but do not repaint, find the tooling and manuals, and sort out access for removal.
- 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 quickly can a closure sale run?
- Can a director instruct the sale after the appointment?
- What if a vehicle has no MOT or is not running?
- When do I get paid?