Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Sheffield
Presses, machine tools, forging plant and heavy fabrication kit in the Lower Don Valley need a different kind of auctioneer from a shop fit in the city centre. Weight and the route out to the M1 decide how the sale is run before the catalogue is written. We handle both ends of that range for Sheffield firms, from a single toolroom in Attercliffe to a whole engineering works.
Online timed auctions run for a week or two with viewing on site. Where a machine is worth more on its own, we sell it by private treaty. Rotherham, Chesterfield and Doncaster are a short drive from a viewing day, and the online catalogue reaches the rest of the UK.
Sheffield still has a large base of steel, forging, tooling and precision engineering firms, most of them in the Lower Don Valley between the city centre and the M1. Attercliffe, Tinsley and Darnall are the main industrial districts, with Parkway Industrial Estate along the A57 Sheffield Parkway and Holbrook Industrial Estate to the south east. The Advanced Manufacturing Park at Waverley, on the Rotherham boundary, has aerospace and materials businesses. Logistics operators use the estates near junctions 33 and 34 of the M1.
The M1 runs along the eastern edge of the city, and the Sheffield Parkway links junction 33 to the city centre. Sheffield railway station is on the Midland Main Line with services to Leeds, Manchester and London. Heavy plant such as presses and machine tools is common in the area, so weight, floor levels and the route out are checked before the catalogue is written.
Services in Sheffield
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Business retirement auctions in Sheffield
Retirement auctions for Sheffield toolmakers, forges and precision engineers. Heavy machine tools sold online with low loader access across the Don Valley.
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Business closure auctions in Sheffield
Closure auctions for Sheffield forges, toolrooms and precision engineering shops. Presses, machine tools and cranes sold online, rigged out before handback.
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Surplus equipment sales in Sheffield
Surplus machine tools, presses and tooling sold from working Sheffield engineering firms. Online auction, rigging planned, collection booked around you.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Sheffield
Machinery and engineering auctions in Sheffield. Heavy machine tools, presses, grinders and tooling from the Don Valley catalogued and sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Sheffield
Factory and workshop clearance for Sheffield steel and toolmaking sites. Heavy plant sold by auction, the residue scrapped and the building handed back empty.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Sheffield
Relocation and downsizing sales for Sheffield engineering and toolmaking firms. Machine tools and presses sold by online auction around your move date.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Sheffield
Insolvency asset sales in Sheffield for office holders and lenders. Machine tools, presses, forging plant and steel stock scheduled and sold by auction.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Sheffield
Complete site dispersal auctions in Sheffield. Steel, forging, toolmaking and precision engineering works sold in one online auction, heavy plant included.
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Stock clearance auctions in Sheffield
Stock clearance auctions in Sheffield. Tooling, hardware, steel stock and offcuts, packaging and trade lines sold in bulk lots to buyers across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Sheffield
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Sheffield. Excavators, telehandlers and site equipment sold online from Don Valley and Parkway estate yards.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Sheffield
Fleet and commercial vehicle auctions in Sheffield. Crane lorries, flatbeds, tippers and vans from the Don Valley steel and engineering trades, sold online.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Sheffield
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Sheffield. We auction racking, forklifts and stores equipment from the Don Valley works and the M1 sheds.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Sheffield
Catering equipment auctions in Sheffield. Works canteens, pub kitchens and student bars sold by online timed auction, catalogued on site or from our premises.
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Private treaty sales in Sheffield
Private treaty sales in Sheffield for forging presses, borers, lathes and five axis machines from the Don Valley. Negotiated sales to a known buyer pool.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Sheffield
Sell one lathe, grinder or welding set from a Sheffield toolroom in a collective auction, with a rigging plan for heavy single lots and buyers across the UK.
What we sell in Sheffield
- Equipment from steel and metals businesses
- Equipment from engineering and toolmaking businesses
- Equipment from advanced manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from logistics businesses
- Equipment from construction businesses
- Equipment from 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.
- 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?