General Info

Wilsons Auctions currently operates from nine purpose-built auction houses in... Belfast, Northern Ireland Portadown, Northern Ireland Dalry, Scotland Dublin, Republic of Ireland Queensferry, Wales Telford, England Newcastle, England Maidstone, England Newport, Wales Company History: A family-owned business, Wilsons Auctions was formed in 1936 by William J Wilson. Now directed by his son, Ian Wilson, the company has grown from a single auction site in Co. Antrim to become the largest independent auction company in the UK and Ireland, with eighteen sites. Wilsons Auctions is a progressive and forward-looking company with a passion for continually finding new ways to offer first rate sales and services to both buyers and sellers alike. The company is able to achieve this goal through provision of a thoroughly professional and personal service while keeping up-to-date with the latest technological advances and industry advances. Wilsons Auctions employs over 350 people across its operations, offering a wealth of experience and industry knowledge in all aspects of sales management. The organisation is made up of highly experienced sales managers heading dedicated teams. The management ethos promotes a “hands on” approach and its track record reflects a pro-active sales and customer service ethos. As the only auction company to offer full coverage across the entire UK and Ireland, Wilsons Auctions is in a position to draw on experience, resources and ideas from all branches. It shall therefore continue to benchmark its performance on a company wide basis to obtain reference points for measuring the performance of its core business processes in order to adopt best practice in the delivery of services and the achievement of sustainable business improvement goals. Service Quality: Wilsons Auctions is the only auction house to hold all of the following accreditations, satisfying all the codes of practice set by these industry bodies: • CEEA Confederation of European Estate Agents • IPAV Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers • MVDA Motor Vehicles Dismantlers’ Association (member 7203) • NAEA National Association of Estate Agents • NAMA National Association of Motor Auctioneers (all sites registered, multiple membership numbers) • NAVA National Association of Valuers & Auctioneers • PSRA Property Services Regulatory Authority (licence 001527) • RICS Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (registration number 797713) • SCSI Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland • SIMI Society of the Irish Motor Industry Wilsons Auctions also holds certifications to the following ISO standards: Quality - BS EN ISO 9001:2015 Environment - BS EN ISO 14001:2004 Health and Safety - BS OHSAS 18001:2007 IT Security - ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Wilsons Auctions has also achieved the coveted Deloitte Platinum Award for Best Managed Company. This was achieved after winning the Deloitte Best Managed Company Award for nine years running. Company Strategy: Wilsons Auctions is fully focused on meeting or exceeding the changing needs of customers and its client care and relationship management is designed to secure long term repeat custom, stimulate referrals and maintain relationships with loyal clients who become its advocates. With over 1,000 auctions annually and an annual hammer total of £300 million, Wilsons Auctions sells everything from cars and vans, plant and machinery & property to general goods, as well as the more luxurious items including planes, yachts, gold bars, supercars, designer goods and prestigious watches. Wilsons Auctions manages the whole asset realisation process for its clients which includes; collection, valuation, storage, re-marketing and auctioning of assets. The ongoing business development and growth strategy over recent years has included further market penetration by growing its client base by successfully tendering for new business as well as the acquisition of branches. This further strengthens its competitive advantage by enabling Wilsons Auctions to be the only auction company to provide national coverage which in turn allows it to assess and move volumes of product to the best suited branch for re-marketing. Wilsons Auctions can proudly say it is dominating the market share for public sector asset realisation, with no other auction company having as many long-term public sector contracts across the UK and Ireland.