Euro Auctions to host dedicated A-Plant auction

A-Plant, one of the UK’s largest plant, tool and equipment hire companies, has commissioned Euro Auctions to hold a one-day sale of a mixed range of ex hire’ equipment totalling over 1,000 pieces, to be held at Euro Auctions’ sale site near the city of Leeds, UK on the 5 December 2012. Equipment includes excavators, breakers, mixers, dumpers, compressors, access equipment, loaders, mini diggers, rollers, compressors. The clearance sale to be hosted by Euro Auctions is part of an overall reinvestment program

Construction machinery and industrial equipment auctioner Euro Auctions attracted 700 bidders to its dedicated ex-rental unreserved ‘one day’ sale for quality equipment from hire companies, including A-Plant and Charles Wilson.

Euro Auctions, a leading auctioneer of used construction and quarrying machinery, industrial plant and agricultural equipment, reported record results for its three-day Leeds, England, ‘start-of-the-year’ unreserved auction.

The total hammer at the 31 January-2 February event was over £40.5 million (€45.6 million), almost 30% up on the previous year’s opening sale. The number of lots sold also topped the 4,500 mark, delivering an average lot price of almost £9,000 with total bidder numbers up almost 20%

Euro Auctions held the largest sale to date for leading plant hire specialist A-Plant, at its site in Leeds, County Yorkshire, England, selling over 800 lots in what is believed to be the largest one-owner sale held in the UK this year.

This is the fourth sale that Euro Auctions has conducted for A-Plant and it was supported by bidders and buyers from over 40 countries worldwide.

David Betts from Euro Auctions, says: “We are very happy with the prices achieved during the sale. They were well ahead of

Euro Auctions' first sale in Brisbane, Australia realised a total on the day of AUS $11 million (approximately €8.9 million).