Collective Machinery Sales

Providing expert auction services for buying and selling agricultural machinery, with a commitment to achieving the best results for our clients.

Monthly Auctions for Agricultural Equipment

McCartneys hold regular collective plant and machinery sales at their purpose built sale site at The Beech, Little Hereford, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 4BG.

Sales consist of a large amount of agricultural machinery, implements, trailers, small tools, live poultry and poultry equipment.

All of this is held in The Beech sale field with a hard-core area for small tools and covered poultry sale building with purpose-built pens, together with the general purpose storage building, allowing entries to be taken up to one month in advance of the next sale and loading facilities are available.

The sales regularly attract a large crowd of buyers from the local area and further afield with excellent transport links to the rest of the UK and transport can be arranged.

Payment is guaranteed within one week of the sale with favourable commission rates compared to other sale centres.

Please do not hesitate to contact Michael Thomas on 01584 872251 (work) or 07890 898239 (mobile) for more information or please click on the following link Machinery Sales Entry Form to download an entry form or the following LAA Conditions of Sale for all sales of new or used machinery, motor vehicles, chattels or other sundry items and/or equipment.

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Rural Experts

Introducing the McCartneys Collective Machinery Sales team.

    Michael Thomas

    Partner

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    Michael Thomas

    Michael was born in 1979 to a North Herefordshire farming family. Educated at Tenbury High School from where he joined McCartneys LLP in 1995.

    Michael has furthered his education while at McCartneys by becoming a qualified Livestock and Real Estate Auctioneer.

    Auctioneering duties include selling both sheep and cattle at Ludlow and Worcester plus the occasional farm sale.

    As from January 1st 2010 Michael became a partner after being an associate for two years.

    Outside of work Michael’s interests include watching England play test match cricket; he also enjoys his annual skiing trip.

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