Turn surplus equipment into working capital

After a merger, a move or a new line, the old equipment often stays where it is. It takes up floor space and needs insuring, and it loses value every month it stands there.

We agree with you what is surplus, sell it to trade buyers and book the collections around your production. The site keeps working while the surplus goes.

1. 1

   Surplus survey

   We walk the site with you, agree what is surplus and value it item by item. You get the values and our costs in writing before you decide.
2. 2

   Sale plan

   Most surplus sells best at a timed online auction, but some items suit a private sale. We recommend a route for each item and plan back from your deadline.
3. 3

   The sale

   We photograph and catalogue every lot, advertise it to trade buyers and run the sale. Bidders bring their questions to us, so your team can get on with its work.
4. 4

   Collection and payment

   Buyers pay before collection. We book collections around your production and supervise them on site. Once the lots are collected, we pay you the proceeds, less our commission.

Around your production

We plan the sale and the collections around your operation, and supervise collections on site. Your customers should not notice anything.

Planned back from your date

Merger completions and lease ends do not move, so we plan the sale back from your date.

Honest advice

If something will not make its money at auction, we tell you and suggest a better route.

We sell single machines as well as complete sites.

Duplicated plant

Machine tools and production plant, packaging and process lines, test and inspection equipment, and spare and backup machines.

Fleet and handling

Surplus forklifts and telehandlers, vans, trucks and trailers, pallet trucks and stackers, and yard and site equipment.

Warehouse and storage

Pallet racking and shelving, mezzanine floors, conveyors and sorting systems, and packing benches and equipment.

Stock and sundries

Redundant raw materials, slow-moving finished stock, consumables and spares, and office furniture and IT.

• A merger Two businesses become one, and the duplicated equipment has to go, often by a date set in the deal.
• Fewer sites Several sites become fewer, and a building full of plant and racking needs clearing for handback or sale.
• A new line New machinery is on its way, and the old line has to be sold and out before installation day.
• Less work than before Demand has changed, and machines that once ran full shifts now stand idle.
• A lease ending A lease break or end date means the site must be empty and swept by a fixed day.
• Cash tied up The business needs the money tied up in idle equipment back in the bank.