Wilsons Auctions to manage online Bord Na Móna Auction

260-plus lots of surplus machinery from the company’s Derrygreenagh site to be sold

Wilsons Auctions are managing the first auction of a new contract with Bord Na Móna, offering surplus to requirement machinery from its Derrygreenagh site auctioned on Saturday, June 19 from 10am.

The LiveBid auction will be available to the public, allowing people to bid online with a live auctioneer.

The auction will feature more than 260 lots and will include tractor models including New Holland, Massey Ferguson, John Deere, Fiat, Valtra and Ford.

Other items in this specialist offsite auction include Teva Bog Machines, tractor units, bog equipment, locomotives, dozers, engines, tyres and more.

Ricky Wilson, director and auctioneer at Wilsons Auctions, said: “We are delighted to launch the first of many auctions on behalf of Bord na Móna, having successfully been awarded this new contract and continue our work with the company. And despite the current restrictions, we are proud to continue our online auction service, 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 online auction team and I would encourage everyone to register as early as possible for online bidding ahead of the auction on 19th June. This is an auction not to be missed.”

Viewings will be strictly by appointment only, including tomorrow, Thursday June 17, 10am-4pm. Viewing appointments run in one-hour slots and restricted to one person per group, in accordance 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 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.

Wilsons Auctions is a family-owned business that has grown to become the largest independent auction company in Ireland and the UK. Established in 1936, it specialises in plant and machinery and agricultural equipment and has 85 years of auctioneering experience in this industry across Ireland and further afield.

With some 3,000 auctions held annually across the group, the Wilsons Auctions Dublin branch holds 60 specialist plant and commercial vehicle auctions annually, with commercial vehicle auctions every Thursday and twice monthly plant, machinery, agricultural, HGV and equipment auctions.

For further information go to www.wilsonsauctions.com, follow on Facebook @wilsonsauctionsltd or go to @wilsonsauctions on Twitter and Instagram.