Closing a business? We value, sell and clear the site

When a business closes, the equipment, stock and fittings still have to be sold and the building handed back empty, usually by a fixed date. That job often lands on the owner at the hardest time.

We take it on. We value everything, run the sale, collect the money and clear the site, and we keep the records your accountant, landlord or liquidator will ask for.

1. 1

   Valuation

   We list and value the plant, stock and contents in a clear report for you and your advisers. Our costs are in writing too, before you commit.
2. 2

   The auction

   We advertise the sale to trade buyers and run the auction. We advise on reserves where they protect you, and say plainly where they will not help.
3. 3

   Payment and records

   Every buyer pays before collection, and every sale is recorded. Once the lots are collected, we pay the proceeds, less our commission, with a full statement.
4. 4

   Clearance

   We supervise the collections, then clear whatever is left, so the premises are ready for handback or sale.

Discretion

Buyers see a list of equipment for sale. We do not tell them why it is being sold, and we treat staff still on site with respect.

Complete records

You get the valuation, a record of every sale and a statement of proceeds that your advisers can use.

Your date sets the plan

Handback and completion dates do not move. We agree a programme with you and keep to it.

Accountants and insolvency practitioners

Defensible valuations and properly documented sales, with a full statement of proceeds at the end.

Landlords and agents

We plan the sale back from handback day and leave the premises clear for it.

We sell single machines as well as complete sites.

Production assets

Machinery and process plant, tooling, jigs and fixtures, test and quality equipment, and maintenance and spares.

Vehicles and handling

Company vehicles and fleet, forklifts and telehandlers, trailers and site plant, and fuel and yard equipment.

Stock and materials

Finished goods, work in progress, raw materials, and packaging and consumables.

Premises contents

Racking and mezzanines, office furniture and IT, canteen and welfare equipment, and fixtures and fittings.

• A planned closure The owners have decided to close and want the best return and a tidy finish, at their own pace.
• Insolvency Working with insolvency practitioners who need values that stand up and a properly recorded sale.
• One site closing A group closing one site while the others carry on, with the sale kept apart from the wider business.
• A lease ending A landlord’s date that cannot move. We plan the sale back from handback day.
• No one to take it on A sound business with no buyer and no successor, so the equipment is sold instead.
• Moving production abroad Production moving overseas, with UK plant to sell and a site to clear on a fixed programme.