Remaining stock of farm machinery dealer Burdens Group - with bases in Sutterton, North Kyme, Louth and Brigg - set to go under the hammer
The remaining stock of a major agricultural machinery dealership that went into administration is going under the hammer this week — but a new buyer has been found for the long-standing firm.
Insolvency specialists were appointed in August to handle the winding up of the 52-year-old Burdens Group, which had a depot in Sutterton as well as others in North Kyme, Louth and Brigg.
The Sutterton and North Kyme sites have been snapped up by Essex-based Ernest Doe & Sons.
Joint administrators Gareth Rusling and Robert Dymond of Begbies Traynor also secured the sale of the Louth and Brigg sites to Malton-based Russells — and the process saved almost 70 jobs.
Industrial auctioneers Eddisons have now been instructed to sell off machinery and equipment that was not included in the deals. It is going under the hammer in an online auction that is scheduled to close on Thursday (October 17).
Eddisons director Paul Cooper said: “It’s a significant disposal. Burdens supplied an extensive range of both new and used farming and groundcare machinery and equipment by a range of leading manufacturers including New Holland, Dalbo, Alpego and Amazone.
“The ground care machinery includes mowers from Jacobsen, Ransomes Ferris and Stiga as well as Cushman and Polaris utility vehicles.”
“The farm machinery and equipment in the auction includes a tractor – a New Holland T7.210 Auto Command – that’s going to make in excess of £50,000, as well as some very good, ploughs, cultivators, toppers and the rest, serious pieces of kit that have been attracting considerable early interest.
“We’ve also got a range of ancillary equipment – grain buckets, headstocks, tractor weights, that sort of thing.”
He added: “Burdens were also suppliers of specialist equipment for ground care – golf courses, playing fields, parks and the like – to buyers all over the country. There are two dozen ride on mowers in the auction.
“The mowers include a number that will be of interest to private buyers, as will other lots such as hedge trimmers, blowers, cutters, etc.
“The auction is attracting interest from all over the country and indeed even further afield. We’ve had enquiries from Ireland and, believe it or not, from as far away as Uganda. Other recent auctions of this type that we have staged have produced bidding – and sales - from all over the world.”
The auction catalogue is available at auctions.eddisons.com/auctions. The viewing sessions are by appointment at the four Burdens Group sites on Wednesday (October 16). The online auction is scheduled to end at 1pm on Thursday October 17.
