INDUSTRIES
Engineering auctions and asset disposal
Precision and general engineering workshops are our home ground. We value, sell and clear machine tools, fabrication plant and decades of accumulated tooling.
Workshops sold by people who understand them
An engineering workshop is more than a list of machines. The value is in the detail: control fitted, tooling included, hours run, the difference between a loved machine and a worn one. Buyers know the difference, and so do we.
We sell engineering equipment week in, week out: subcontract machine shops, toolrooms, fabrication bays and jobbing shops. From one lathe to a complete works, the process is the same: honest values, a properly catalogued sale, and a clear site at the end.
What we do for engineering firms
Workshop valuations
Machine-by-machine valuations grounded in what comparable kit makes at auction, with tooling and accessories counted properly.
Complete workshop sales
Full-contents auctions from machine tools down to the bench vices, catalogued to attract serious trade bidders.
Selective disposals
Selling surplus or displaced machines while the shop keeps working around them.
Clearance & handover
Coordinated disconnection, rigging and collection, with the unit left clear for the landlord or new owner.
Engineering assets we sell
Turning & milling
- CNC lathes and turning centres
- Machining centres
- Manual lathes and mills
- Drills and borers
Grinding & finishing
- Surface and cylindrical grinders
- Honing and lapping machines
- Polishing and linishing kit
- Shot blast cabinets
Fabrication
- Press brakes and folders
- Guillotines and saws
- MIG, TIG and spot welders
- Profile and laser cutters
Toolroom & inspection
- Sparkers and wire eroders
- CMMs and surface plates
- Micrometres and gauging
- Cutting tools and workholding
When engineers call us
Owner retirement
A machine shop built over a working life, sold properly when there is no successor.
CNC upgrades
Manual or older CNC plant displaced by new machines and needing a good home.
Contract changes
A major contract won or lost, and capacity that needs adding or releasing.
Works closure
Complete closure sales run discreetly, documented for accountants and landlords.
Partnership splits
Independent valuations and sales both partners can trust.
Estate sales
Acting for families and executors selling a workshop after a death, with patience and care.
Why engineering firms choose us
We speak the language
Catalogues written by people who know a Colchester from a XYZ, which is what trade buyers respond to.
Tooling counted
Decades of tooling and workholding often outvalue the machines. We catalogue it rather than skip-weight it.
Sensible logistics
Machine moves need riggers, not guesswork. Collections are supervised and insured.
One team throughout
Valuation, sale, payment and clearance from one Manchester-based team.