Britannia AuctionsBusiness asset auctions in Sunderland
The car plant at Washington sets the rhythm for much of the industry in Sunderland. Pressings and trim suppliers, tooling firms, automation contractors and maintenance fitters on the Pattinson and Glover estates all hold equipment that can be catalogued and sold when a contract ends or a business changes hands.
We turn that equipment into cleared funds through online timed auctions and private treaty sales. Where the unit can stay open for a viewing day we sell on site. Where it cannot, we collect and sell from our own premises. South Shields, Durham and Gateshead are within easy reach of a viewing day, and the online catalogue is open anywhere in the UK.
Sunderland has one of the largest car manufacturing sites in the country at Washington, with a battery plant next to it. Tier one and tier two suppliers for pressings, plastics, seating and trim are on the estates around it, along with tooling, automation and maintenance contractors. The port handles bulk cargo and offshore equipment. Main industrial areas include Pallion Industrial Estate, North Hylton, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Hylton Riverside, the Washington estates such as Pattinson, Armstrong and Glover, Rainton Bridge Business Park and the International Advanced Manufacturing Park.
The A19 runs north to south past the west of the city. The A1231 and A690 connect it to the A1(M) at Washington and Durham. Sunderland station is on the Durham Coast line and the Tyne and Wear Metro. The estates at Washington and Hylton were laid out for HGV traffic, though yard space and loading facilities still vary unit by unit and are checked at the visit.
Services in Sunderland
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Business retirement auctions in Sunderland
Business retirement auctions in Sunderland for tooling, automation and maintenance contractors around the car plant. Online sale, collection managed.
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Business closure auctions in Sunderland
Closure auctions for Sunderland automotive suppliers, plastics moulders and trim shops. Online sale, buyer collection and the unit empty before handback.
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Surplus equipment sales in Sunderland
Surplus equipment sales for automotive suppliers around Sunderland. Automation cells, moulding plant and tooling sold online from a working site.
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Machinery and engineering auctions in Sunderland
Machinery and engineering auctions in Sunderland. Presses, moulding ancillaries, robots and toolroom machines from the automotive supply chain sold online.
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Factory and workshop clearance in Sunderland
Factory and workshop clearance for automotive suppliers and engineering firms around Sunderland. Plant sold by auction, the unit handed back clear.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales in Sunderland
Relocation and downsizing sales for Sunderland automotive suppliers. Presses, automation and tooling sold by online auction around your move.
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Liquidation and insolvency asset sales in Sunderland
Insolvency asset sales in Sunderland for office holders and lenders. Moulding, pressing and trim plant on the Washington estates scheduled and sold.
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Complete site dispersal auctions in Sunderland
Complete site dispersal auctions in Sunderland. Automotive supplier plants, moulding shops and logistics units sold in one online timed sale.
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Stock clearance auctions in Sunderland
Stock clearance auctions in Sunderland for automotive supplier stock, graded mouldings, packaging and pallet lines, sold in trade lots across the UK.
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Plant and construction equipment auctions in Sunderland
Plant and construction equipment auctions in Sunderland. Site plant, welfare units and compaction kit sold online from the Washington estates by the A19.
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Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Sunderland
Commercial vehicle and fleet auctions in Sunderland. Shuttle lorries, curtainsiders and vans from the car plant supply chain at Washington, sold online.
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Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Sunderland
Warehouse and logistics equipment sales in Sunderland. Forklifts, racking and chargers from automotive suppliers and logistics sheds, sold online.
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Catering and hospitality equipment auctions in Sunderland
Catering equipment auctions in Sunderland. Shift canteens from the car plant supply chain and contractor hotel kitchens sold by online timed auction.
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Private treaty sales in Sunderland
Private treaty sales in Sunderland for injection moulding machines, press lines and robot cells from the automotive supply chain around Washington.
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Collective auctions and single item consignments in Sunderland
Sell one surplus machine, van or pallet of tooling from the Sunderland automotive supply chain in a collective auction with buyers bidding across the UK.
What we sell in Sunderland
- Equipment from automotive manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from battery manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from automotive supply chain businesses
- Equipment from advanced manufacturing businesses
- Equipment from port and offshore businesses
- Equipment from logistics 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.
- Can I keep some items back?
- Who dismantles the racking and mezzanine?
- Do buyers pay VAT?
- How quickly can a kitchen be cleared?