Auction News Magazine – 17 April 2026

The 17 April 2026 issue of Auction News brings together the latest plant, machinery, vehicle and industrial auctions from across the UK.

This week’s edition includes a broad range of upcoming sales covering woodworking machinery, commercial vehicles, drilling and site equipment, laboratory surplus, dealership workshop assets, joinery equipment and wider industrial machinery.

With more than 65 years in the auction industry, Auction News continues to connect buyers with trusted auctioneers and service providers across the UK and beyond.

Featured this week - 

Grinding Stone Maker & Abrasive Product Suppliers – Landwood Group
Featuring general engineering equipment, Doosan and Colchester lathes, vertical borers, turret mills, welders, hydraulic presses, curing ovens, weighing systems, extraction equipment, handling equipment and abrasive product stock.

Entire Contents of La-Z-Boy UK Woodmill Building – BPI
Including CNC and traditional woodworking machinery, CNC routers, a CNC tenoner, panel saws, crosscut saws, extraction plant, waste wood heaters, steel stock racks and pallet racking.

Commercial Vehicles & Equipment – G J Wisdom & Co
Featuring commercial tree surgeon tippers and other vans, shipping containers, Timberwolf woodchippers, a Sherpa mini loader with log grab, compressors, chainsaws, landscaping hand tools, contractors’ tooling and a Porsche Cayenne Hybrid.

Atlas Copco Drilling Rig, Dieci Concrete Mixers & More – BPI
Including an Atlas Copco drilling rig, Dieci concrete mixers, air compressors, transformers, a tank with access ladder, turnstiles and site equipment.

Major Laboratory Surplus – Maynards Europe
A large laboratory clearance featuring gas chromatography systems, HPLC systems, mass spectrometers, spectrometers, analysers, titration systems, microscopes, balances, ovens, fire engines and commercial canteen equipment.

Woodworking Machinery Auction – George Hazell & Co
Including a wide range of woodworking machinery and workshop equipment, such as an AXYZ overhead CNC router, Smart Fast Trend CNC router, Maweg panel press and SCM thicknesser planer.

Entire Contents of a VW and SKODA Dealership – Walker Singleton
Featuring dealership workshop and servicing assets including brake testing equipment, wheel alignment systems, balancing machines, tyre changers, diagnostics stations, compressors, air conditioning stations, car lifts and Volkswagen AG tooling.

Auction Technology & Industry Features

This issue also includes wider auction industry coverage and service-led content featuring BidHarvest with a piece on managing an auction business without complex, disconnected systems, alongside industry coverage on John Pye Auctions being shortlisted for Family Business of the Year at the British Business Awards 2026 and an Auction News insight feature on how auctions are reshaping laboratory equipment buying.

The issue also continues to give visibility to specialist trade support through the Auction Services Hub, covering software, consultancy, manufacturing and related services across the auction sector.

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Each issue brings together upcoming auction listings, featured sales, industry news, software and service providers, helping buyers, sellers and auctioneers keep track of what is coming to market.