Ramco UK

Ramco is a British asset disposal business organised by the sector it sells for rather than by what it sells, and that list is the useful part: public sector, energy and utilities, commercial foodservice, and liquidation and insolvency. Public-sector and utility disposals are the interesting end — equipment specified for a long service life, maintained on a schedule, and released because a contract ended rather than because it failed.

What you can buy

• Public sector surplus: equipment released by government and public bodies.
• Energy and utilities plant: assets from the network operators.
• Commercial foodservice equipment: catering plant from closures and refits.
• Vehicles, plant and machinery across all four sectors.
• Industrial equipment from insolvency and liquidation instructions.

How the bidding works

Ramco runs disposals as an appointed agent for the seller, so the sale format and the terms follow the instruction rather than a fixed house pattern. Registration is required, and the operator publishes separate pages per sector, which is the quickest way to find whether the kind of asset you want passes through at all.

What to check before you bid

Utility and public-sector equipment often comes with restrictions worth checking before bidding: liveried vehicles may have to be de-branded, and some specified equipment carries conditions on resale. Foodservice equipment from a closed kitchen is sold untested — a combi oven that has stood cold for six months is a repair risk. Confirm the collection site and deadline, because these clearances usually run to the landlord's timetable rather than the auctioneer's.