Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Kilns, presses, glaze lines and mould shops are more common in Stoke-on-Trent than anywhere else, but pottery is only part of the picture. The sheds along the A500 and A50 hold distribution firms, plastics moulders, engineers and food producers who also close or downsize.
For all of them we run online timed auctions, catalogued at the works or collected to our own premises, with viewing on site and collection in a fixed window after the sale. A single valuable machine can be sold by private treaty. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Crewe and Leek are a short drive from a viewing day, and the online catalogue is open across the rest of the UK.
Stoke-on-Trent is still the centre of the UK ceramics industry. Tableware, tile and sanitaryware factories are spread across the six towns, with kiln, mould and glaze specialists in support. Distribution and warehousing have grown along the A500 and A50 corridors. Engineering, plastics, food manufacturing and building products make up much of the rest. Main industrial areas include Etruria Valley, Trentham Lakes, Festival Park, Fenton Industrial Estate, Parkhall Business Village and Tunstall Trade Park.
The A500 runs through the city and joins the M6 at junction 15 to the south and junction 16 to the north. The A50 heads east to Uttoxeter and Derby. Stoke-on-Trent station is on the West Coast Main Line. Estates vary in age and layout, so hard standing, loading facilities and the route out are checked before a sale is planned and recorded in the catalogue.
Services in Stoke-on-Trent
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Business retirement auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Business retirement auctions in Stoke-on-Trent for mould shops, kiln and glaze specialists, plastics and engineering firms. Online sale, UK wide bidding.
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Business closure auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Business closure auctions for Stoke-on-Trent potteries, plastics firms and distribution units. Kilns, moulds, machinery and ware sold online to a date.
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Surplus equipment sales in Stoke-on-Trent
Surplus equipment sales for Stoke-on-Trent businesses that keep trading. Kilns, moulds, packaging kit and racking sold online, collection booked around you.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Machinery and engineering auctions in Stoke-on-Trent. Machine tools and workshop plant from engineering and ceramics firms catalogued on site and sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Stoke-on-Trent
Factory and workshop clearance in Stoke-on-Trent. Kilns, presses and moulds sold by online auction, then the works cleared and handed back on time.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Stoke-on-Trent
Relocation and downsizing sales in Stoke-on-Trent. Kilns, presses, plant and racking that stay behind when you move, sold by online timed auction.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Stoke-on-Trent
Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Stoke-on-Trent. Pottery kilns, moulds, finished ware and plastics machinery scheduled and sold by auction.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Complete site dispersal auctions in Stoke-on-Trent. Ceramics factories, plastics plants and engineering works sold in one online auction, kilns included.
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Stock clearance auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Stock clearance auctions in Stoke-on-Trent. Tableware seconds, tiles, sanitaryware, packaging and warehouse stock sold in bulk lots to trade buyers.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Stoke-on-Trent. Site plant and telehandlers sold online from yards along the A500 and A50 corridors.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Stoke-on-Trent. Lorries, curtainsiders and vans from ceramics, building products and A500 distribution firms.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Stoke-on-Trent
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Stoke-on-Trent. Racking, forklifts and handling kit from pottery finished goods stores and the A500 and A50 sheds.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Stoke-on-Trent
Catering equipment auctions in Stoke-on-Trent. Cafes and pubs across the six towns, factory canteens and hotels along the A500 sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Stoke-on-Trent
Private treaty sales in Stoke-on-Trent for kilns, presses, glaze lines and moulding machines. Negotiated sales to specialist buyers in the UK and abroad.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Stoke-on-Trent
Collective auctions for a single kiln, moulds, spray booth or forklift from a Stoke-on-Trent pottery or factory, sold online with lots from other vendors.
What we sell in Stoke-on-Trent
- Equipment from ceramics businesses
- Equipment from logistics and distribution businesses
- Equipment from engineering businesses
- Equipment from plastics businesses
- Equipment from food manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from building products 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 if my business has items on finance?
- What is a fixture and why does it matter?
- Do you need the machine's paperwork?
- How is the sale price agreed?