Bord Na Móna surplus machinery for auction

A large selection of surplus to requirement machinery from Bord Na Móna’s Blackwater site in Offaly will be auctioned on Thursday September 24 from 10am, managed by Ireland and the UK’s largest independent auction company, Wilsons Auctions.

More than 200 lots of surplus Bord Na Móna machinery from the company’s Blackwater site in Offaly are to be sold by virtual auction later this month.

The virtual auction means the public can bid online while a live auctioneer from Wilsons Auctions controls proceedings.

The auction includes a range of more than 90 tractors, including four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive Ford, Massey Ferguson and Fiat models.

Other items featured include a large number of fresh tyres, dozers, six excavators, locomotive cabs, concrete dividers and engineering equipment.

Ricky Wilson, director and auctioneer at Wilsons Auctions, said: “We are delighted to continue working on behalf of Bord na Móna, having successfully managed auctions for them over the last year.

“And despite the current restrictions, we are proud of the online auction service we can provide to our clients, offering a solution that complies with the government advice.

“This auction will feature a large volume of surplus to requirement stock, managed by our expert offsite auction team and as this is open to a worldwide audience, I would encourage everyone to register as early as possible for online bidding ahead on the auction on September 24.”

Viewings will take place strictly by appointment only on Thursday September 17 and Friday September 18 and on Monday September 21 and Tuesday September 22 from 10am until 4pm with one-hour times slots.

Groups are limited to one person per viewing and all viewers must wear face masks or they will not be permitted entry to the viewing site.

Appointments for viewings can be made on Monday September 14 from 9am.

Please visit the auction page on the website regularly to keep up to date with government guidelines.

Live tractor or machinery video walk-arounds are available on request for registered bidders.

Recorded videos of the machines and tractors running will be available on Wilsons Auctions website for anyone who would like to see them prior to auction.

All Lots can be viewed online and interested bidders can register through the Wilsons Auctions website.

Please register no later than 24 hours before the auction starts and for more details call 01 464 2800 or email dublin@wilsonsauctions.com.

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