You have machinery you no longer run

What we take

Production machinery, in the 18 industries we work in. A single machine, a row of them, a complete line, or everything on a floor. We buy machines that run and machines that have been idle for years, and we buy them in place rather than asking you to move them first.

The question that decides whether we are interested is not how new it is. It is whether somebody else still runs this process. A general-purpose machine with a working second-hand market carries value almost anywhere. A machine built for one product, in one plant, with one set of tooling is a harder story, and we will tell you that plainly rather than string you along.

What we need from you

Not much, and none of it is a project.

• Make, model and year, from the nameplate if you can read it.
• Serial number, which matters more than the model on older machines.
• Quantity, and whether the machines are identical.
• Condition in plain words, including the faults you already know about.
• Whether it is still under power and can be demonstrated.
• What tooling, change parts and manuals go with it.
• Where it sits, roughly, and when it comes free.

Photographs help more than descriptions. 5 per machine is plenty: the whole machine from a corner, the nameplate, the control panel, the working section, and anything worn or damaged.

What happens next

You get a written reply from a person, not a form letter. It says what we think the machinery is worth, which standard of value we used, and what we would pay if we buy it outright. Where it makes sense we come and walk the floor before anybody commits to anything.

If an auction or a broker is the better route for what you have, we say so. Sending you to the right route costs us 1 deal. Sending you to the wrong one costs us a reputation, and we have been trading on that one since 1975.

Questions we get asked

Do you buy a single machine, or only whole plants?

Both. A single machine is a normal transaction for us. What decides whether we are interested is the class of machine and whether it can be moved, not how many of them there are.

Does a valuation cost anything?

No. It is free, it is in writing, and it commits you to nothing.

Will you publish my machine while my people still work there?

Not without your say so. We treat every enquiry as confidential by default, and a buyer does not need the site name or the address to price a list. Region and industry are enough to start.

What if the machine is not running?

It is still worth talking about. A machine that runs is worth more, which is why we ask you to leave it connected if you can, but plenty of what we buy has been idle for years.

Who pays for the removal?

When we buy outright, we do, and the risk of what the building hides moves to us with it. That is part of the number we quote rather than a separate invoice you see later.