Fleet Auction Group has acquired Protruck Auctions, the Doncaster-based vehicle auction firm with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms. 08-Aug-2012
John Pye & Sons is to set up a new 180,000 sq ft auction site at an undisclosed location in the West Midlands. 20-Jun-2012
GoIndustry DoveBid, the London-based provider of asset management, auction and valuation services, is to be acquired by Liquidity Services Group of the US for £7.3m. 10-May-2012
Cooper & Turner, the Sheffield-based industrial fastenings manufacturer, has acquired the 63,000 sq ft former Manheim car auction site in Rotherham for £1.8m. 02-Feb-2012
Manheim Auctions is to close its vehicle auction site in Middlesbrough, with the loss of up to 20 jobs. 31-Jan-2012
Aston Barclay has acquired the former Motor Auctions site at Hillidge Road in Leeds, and will restart auctions in April. 12-Jan-2012
British Car Auctions is to close two car auction sites in Tewkesbury and Newport, in order to transfer the work to its site in Bridgwater. 14-Dec-2011
Motorauctions Leeds has gone into administration through Begbies Traynor with the loss of 25 jobs at its auction house. 03-Oct-2011
Charterfields is seeking a buyer for the 56,000 sq ft Fishgate fish auction site in Hull. 22-Sep-2011
Pugh & Company is relocating its auctions business from Preston to The Parks development in Haydock. 20-Oct-2010
Manheim Auctions is to create 70 jobs at a new car auction centre at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground near Lutterworth over the next two years. 19-Oct-2010
Manheim Remarketing has closed its car auction site in Rotherham with the loss of up to 30 jobs. 14-Oct-2010
Edwards, the Crawley-based supplier of vacuum technology to industry with 3,000 staff, has appointed advisers to consider a £1.5bn auction of the company. 15-Sep-2010
Scottish Motor Auctions is to open a new car auction centre at Bilston in Birmingham in January 2011, with the creation of 140 jobs. 03-Aug-2010
SMA Group has unveiled plans for the multi-million pound expansion of its vehicle auction centre in Leeds by the end of the year. 21-Jun-2010
Wolverhampton City Council is considering plans from Barnshaws Structural to develop a car auction site for Scottish Motor Auctions at Bradley, which could create 135 jobs. 12-Apr-2010
Norton & Brooksbank is to merge with Livestock International to create a combined Gloucestershire-based livestock auctions business called Norton & Brooksbank International. 12-Apr-2010
Fleet Auction Group is planning to expand its Leicestershire-based car auction business by opening three new sites, and is currently considering two potential locations in the South. 17-Mar-2010
SMA Group is to open a vehicle auction centre in Birmingham this summer, and also aims to open its first site in southern England in 2011. 22-Feb-2010
John Pye & Sons is planning to expand its Nottingham-based auctions and valuations business by opening two additional offices at undisclosed locations in the UK this year. 02-Feb-2010
Wilsons Auctions is investing £2m in the expansion of its car auction sites in Telford and Queensferry, with the creation of 20 jobs. 18-Jan-2010
Manheim is to open a new car auction centre at a former airforce base at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire in January. 17-Dec-2009
East Lindsey District Council is to consider plans from Revive Leisure for the development of an indoor market and car auction site at Manby, with the creation of 50 jobs. 28-Sep-2009
Noble Energy is looking to sell its North Sea oil operations for £210m, having appointed Scotia Waterous to conduct an auction. 14-Sep-2009
BCA is to set up a car auction centre on a 20-acre site in Perry Barr, Birmingham, by 2010, with the creation of 200 jobs, and has also announced the acquisition of online remarketing firm JTK Automotive. 11-Jun-2009
Bonhams, the auctioneer, has closed its office in Newcastle city centre, in order to transfer the work to its Leeds office. 05-Mar-2009
Scottish Motor Auctions has bought Premier Motor Auctions of Leeds out of administration, as part of a strategy to become the country's leading car auction group. 10-Feb-2009
Christie's is to shed up to 200 of the 800 jobs at its auction house in London, due to a decline in the fine art market. 19-Jan-2009
Bradshaw, Farnham & Lea has acquired the property management and auction operations of Liverpool-based Venmore Partnership for undisclosed terms. 12-Nov-2008
Energy Developments has appointed RBC Capital Markets to auction EDL, its £200m UK landfill gas business with 60MW of generation capacity. 21-Jul-2008
GoIndustry is to acquire DoveBid, the US industrial equipment auctioneer with offices in 19 countries, for about £17m. 31-Jan-2008
Tradus, the London-based online auction company, has accepted a £946m takeover offer from Naspers of South Africa. 19-Dec-2007
ArgentVive is planning to acquire AuctionAssist, the online auction services company, for £2.6m. 24-Sep-2007
Doncaster Bloodstock Sales of Hawick has merged with Goffs of Ireland to create one of the largest horse racing auction groups in Europe. 20-Jul-2007
Scottish Motor Auctions, the chain of car auction sites in Glasgow, Livingston, Kinross, Aberdeen and Newcastle, has been acquired by a consortium of investors backed by Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank. 04-Jul-2007
Universal Salvage, the vehicle salvage and auction company, has recommended a £57m takeover offer from Copart of the US. 09-Apr-2007
GoIndustry is to raise £6.6m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its industrial machinery auctions business. 13-Mar-2007
Auctioning4u is planning to expand its chain of ten online auction stores across the country, opening an outlet in a new region every month. 19-Feb-2007
Farley Group has acquired Calcutt Maclean Standen East Kent, the estate agent with offices in Canterbury and Wye, as well as the fine art auction house Calcutt Maclean Standen Fine Art. 02-Nov-2006
Signature Brands is looking to sell the Paul Costelloe fashion label and its chain of six stores, having hired Cavendish Corporate Finance to conduct an auction. 25-Sep-2006
Leeds Bradford Airport could be sold off to the private sector as Leeds City Council has said it would be prepared to auction its 40% stake. 21-Sep-2006
British Car Auctions, the network of 40 auction sites, is expected to be acquired by buy-out group Montagu for £450m. 20-Sep-2006
Ford is planning to auction Aston Martin, the Warwickshire-based luxury car manufacturer with 1,700 staff, and is thought to be seeking more than £1bn. 04-Sep-2006
Scottish Borders Council is to consider plans from auctioneer John Swan for the development of a £5m livestock auction market and visitor centre at St Boswells. 24-Aug-2006
Autoquake has secured a £3.2m investment from Accel Partners to fund the expansion of its online car auctioning business. 17-Jul-2006
Esporta is said to be one of about four bidders remaining in the £100m auction for The Club Company, the chain of 11 golf courses. 31-May-2006
Sell It Shack has opened its first online auction shop in Manchester, and believes there is potential for up to 500 sites nationwide. 09-May-2006
ISold It of the US is planning to set up a UK network of shops that will enable people to sell their unwanted goods in internet auctions, with the first site opening in the West Midlands in June. 21-Mar-2006
Firth Rixson, the engineering company, has appointed Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley to auction the business for up to £600m. 02-Mar-2006
Security Printing & Systems, the Oldham-based passport printing company with about 300 staff, has been put up for sale with a price tag of up to £150m, and NM Rothschild has been appointed to run the auction. 08-Dec-2005
Partridge Fine Arts, the London-based antique furniture dealer, has accepted a takeover offer from Amor Holdings, backed by £4m of funding from the Christie's auction house. 21-Nov-2005
Noble Investments is planning to acquire Baldwins, the London-based coin dealer and auctioneer, for £4.5m. 07-Nov-2005
P&O is looking to auction its Cold Logistics refrigerated warehousing division for about £200m, in order to reduce debt and invest in its main ports business. 18-Jul-2005
Deloitte & Touche has been appointed to handle the auction of The Hesley Group, the owner of ten residential schools for children with learning difficulties. 04-Jul-2005
Shell is to start the £1.5bn auction of its liquefied petroleum gas business in July. 18-May-2005
Doughty Hanson is planning to auction the Priory chain of 40 rehabilitation centres for up to £700m. 02-May-2005
CVC Capital Partners has started to auction the Kwik-Fit chain of 2,500 car repair centres, which is expected to fetch £800m. 27-Apr-2005
John Pye & Sons, the Nottingham-based auctioneer, is seeking a suitable site in Derby for a new saleroom. 19-Apr-2005
Marlow Foods, the manufacturer of Quorn substitute meat products with 340 staff on Teesside, is expected to be auctioned by owner Montagu Private Equity. 22-Mar-2005
Transform Medical, the cosmetic surgery chain, has been put up for sale as part of the £200m auction of parent company Covenant Healthcare. 13-Jan-2005
QXL Ricardo, the online auction company, is to undergo a £12m management buy-out. 29-Nov-2004
UA Group, the Scottish livestock auctioneering company with 90 staff, has accepted a £52m takeover offer from Elphinstone of Glasgow. 24-Nov-2004
British Car Auctions has awarded a £6m contract to Clegg Construction to build a car auction centre in Bedford by summer 2005. 28-Oct-2004
Perkins Foods is looking to sell its chilled food division for more than £60m, and Stamford Partners has been appointed to handle the auction. 20-Oct-2004
British Car Auctions has awarded a £6m contract to Clegg Construction to build a car auction centre in Ravensden, Bedfordshire. 30-Sep-2004
Westminster Healthcare, the operator of 88 freehold nursing homes, is to be auctioned by 3i for about £450m. 19-Aug-2004
WestLB has failed to reach agreement for the sale of its 43% stake in the Odeon chain of 600 cinema screens, and the entire Odeon business is now expected to be put up for auction. 31-May-2004
Whitbread is interested in acquiring the Premier Lodge chain of 132 budget hotels from Scottish & Newcastle, having approached all three bidders in the auction of the S&N estate. 15-Sep-2003
National Grid Transco is said to be seeking potential bidders for some of its local gas pipeline networks, and an auction could raise up to £5bn. 04-Aug-2003
Scottish & Newcastle is expected to receive at least 15 bids during the £2.3m auction for its chain of 1,450 pubs. 06-Jun-2003
MORI is planning to conduct a controlled auction of its polling and market research business, and the company has an estimated value of more than £75m. 06-Jun-2003
Loades has closed its Abbey Panels manufacturing operation in Coventry and will auction the equipment this month. 03-Feb-2003
Manheim Auctions has won permission to expand its vehicle auction site in Colchester to over 50 acres. 10-Jan-2003
Milton Keynes Borough Council is to consider plans from Gaming International to build a greyhound stadium, car auction and open air market at Elfield Park. 10-Dec-2002
British Car Auctions is planning to set up a new auction centre on a 24-acre site south of Bedford within 18 months. 06-Dec-2002
The Ministry of Defence has selected Carlyle Group as preferred bidder for the £250m auction to acquire an equity stake in defence research business Qinetiq. 04-Sep-2002
Pearson is planning to auction off its FT Business division, which includes a number of finance magazines, and is expected to raise up to £70m. 26-Feb-2002
Nomura has been approached by five bidders in the £500m auction for its chain of 1,240 Inn Partnership pubs, including bids from Enterprise Inns, Laurel and Pubmaster. 11-Dec-2001
Icollector, the online auction business, is to be acquired by Ableauctions of the US for up to £9.6m, on the condition that a £2.4m share placing goes ahead. 23-Aug-2001
The government is to relaunch a radio spectrum auction in order to encourage the development of high-speed internet services in rural areas. 20-Jul-2001
Bonhams & Brooks is planning to merge with Phillips to create a combined fine art auction group that will include Phillips' Bond Street saleroom and regional auction houses. 13-Jul-2001
Hercules Property Services is to acquire Mainguild, the franchised residential auction house of the Winkworth estate agency, for up to £0.5m. 12-Jul-2001
Lloyds TSB is planning to auction 100 bank branches through Healey & Baker, in a sale and leaseback arrangement that will raise about £36m. 12-Jun-2001
National Grid is to open up the 2,000MW electricity interconnector between England and France to competition from next April, which will involve the auction of 50MW blocks. 11-Dec-2000
QXL Ricardo has secured £30m of funding from a group of investors to see its online auction business through to profitability by 2003, but a strategic partner is still being sought. 01-Dec-2000
Harrods is launching an online casino in partnership with Gaming Internet, and is also planning to set up auction and travel sites. 21-Nov-2000
Tesco is seeking permission to build a superstore on the site of the Dingwall auction mart in the Highlands. 26-Oct-2000
TI Group is planning to auction its automotive division, which produces fuel storage and delivery systems, in order to raise about £1.2bn. 15-Sep-2000
Bonhams is to merge with Brooks to create a combined auction house called Bonhams & Brooks, and the London-based business will employ 200 staff. 13-Sep-2000
The government is to auction 42 licences to provide broadband wireless services around the country in October, and 12 companies have applied to bid. 07-Sep-2000
National Express is considering plans to auction off the East Midlands and Bournemouth airports, in order to raise about £200m to expand its rail and bus operations. 04-Sep-2000
Manheim Auctions has formed a joint venture with the Scottish Motor Auction Group to operate a new £2m vehicle auction centre in Glasgow. 01-Aug-2000
The government has announced plans to auction 42 licences to operate wireless local loop technology for high-speed internet access to homes and offices. 27-Jul-2000
Dixons is to auction its 80% stake in Freeserve, the internet service provider. 31-May-2000
Perpetual, the fund manager, is considering plans to put itself up for auction, having received a number of approaches. 31-May-2000
Sainsbury is to hold an online auction to choose a supplier of mild cheddar cheese, and will then use the GlobalNetXchange system to buy other products for its 432 stores. 19-May-2000
QXL is to acquire Ricardo.de, the German online auction company, in a £627m deal that will create a new group called QXL ricardo. 17-May-2000
Donington Park in Derbyshire is to host a weekly auction of "grey" market car imports, and the project is being led by the British Independent Motor Traders Association with the creation of 100 jobs. 04-May-2000
BAe Systems is to acquire the US-based control systems business of Lockheed Martin for £320m, and is also interested in a number of electronics operations being auctioned by Lockheed. 28-Apr-2000
QXL is acquiring Bidlet, the Scandinavian online auction business, for £313m, and is now expected to seek partnerships in France and Germany. 28-Mar-2000