AuctionNews

AuctionNews indexes British commercial, industrial and liquidation auctions, and its value is in how finely it slices the categories. Rather than a single "machinery" bucket it separates engineering machinery, machine tools, metalworking and fabrication, printing, production line and packaging, testing and electrical, textile machinery, uPVC and glass, and woodworking — each with a live count of how many sales are running.

What you can buy

• Machine tools, metalworking and fabrication equipment.
• Printing, packaging and production line machinery.
• Woodworking and textile machinery.
• Construction plant, site accommodation and trade tools.
• Trucks, trailers, vans and the occasional classic car.
• Catering and food processing equipment.
• Home and leisure goods — furniture, antiques, gym equipment, tech.

How the bidding works

The site lists and links; the auction itself belongs to whichever house is running it, under their registration and their terms. The counts against each category are the quickest way to see where activity actually is in a given week — a live count of 37 machinery sales against 4 car sales tells you what this index is for.

What to check before you bid

Verify at source. An index reflects what it was last given, and liquidation sales get postponed and re-listed more than any other kind. Once you click through, the buyer's premium, VAT treatment and collection deadline are the auctioneer's, not this site's.