MERGERS & SURPLUS
Surplus asset disposal after mergers and restructuring
Mergers, consolidations, relocations and upgrades all leave equipment behind. We identify what can be sold, bring it to auction and return the value to your business.
Surplus assets are working capital
When two operations merge or a site consolidates, duplicated machinery, vehicles and stock sit on the books doing nothing. Every month they stay, they cost space, insurance and depreciation.
We survey the surplus, tell you what each item is worth, and run the sale around your operation, so the working site keeps working while the surplus is sold and collected.
How we handle surplus
Surplus asset survey
We walk the site with you, identify what is genuinely surplus and value it item by item, so decisions are made on numbers rather than guesswork.
Sale planning
Some assets suit a timed online auction, some suit private treaty. We recommend the route that returns the most with the least disruption.
Auction & sale
We photograph, catalogue and market the surplus to trade buyers, then run the sale and manage every transaction.
Site-friendly clearance
Collections are scheduled around your operation, with insured contractors and proper supervision, so the working business is not interrupted.
Surplus we sell
Duplicated plant
- Machine tools and production plant
- Packaging and process lines
- Test and inspection equipment
- Spare and backup machines
Fleet & handling
- Surplus forklifts and telehandlers
- Vans, trucks and trailers
- Pallet trucks and stackers
- Yard and site equipment
Warehouse & storage
- Pallet racking and shelving
- Mezzanine floors
- Conveyors and sortation
- Packing benches and equipment
Stock & sundries
- Redundant raw materials
- Slow-moving finished stock
- Consumables and spares
- Office furniture and IT
Where this comes up
Mergers & acquisitions
Two businesses become one and duplicated equipment needs valuing and selling, often to a deadline set by the deal.
Site consolidation
Several sites become fewer, and whole buildings of plant and storage need clearing for handback or sale.
Line upgrades
New machinery arriving and the displaced line needs to be sold and out before installation day.
Overcapacity
Demand has shifted and machines that once ran full shifts now sit idle on the books.
Lease events
A lease break or dilapidations deadline that requires a site cleared, broom-swept, by a fixed date.
Cash release
The business simply needs the capital tied up in idle assets back in the bank.
Why choose UK Auction Group
Minimal disruption
We plan the sale and clearance around a live operation. Your customers should never notice it happened.
Honest triage
If something will not make its money at auction, we say so and suggest a better route.
Deadline discipline
Merger completions and lease breaks do not move. Our sale plans are built backwards from your date.
One point of contact
Valuation to final collection through one Manchester-based team, not a chain of subcontractors.