Whilst recently holidaying in Portugal, I found myself one damp lunchtime sipping a rather potent ‘007 Martini’ in the opulent ‘spies bar’ at the Hotel Palacio in Estoril, my mind drifting into Bond film memories of double agents, casinos and Aston Martins. Apart from it being a wonderful destination, I am here because this hotel’s image is on the front cover of a book currently being read by my partner […]

Having been instructed to find buyers for two major glass tempering plants in the last year, it is not unreasonable to consider ourselves well experienced in valuing and selling glass processing machinery. The first assignment took us into Kent and we undertook a RICS valuation of the business and assets, it was hoped that a buyer for this whole glass processing facility might be found. After much negotiation and deliberation, […]

A busy start to the year for the Marriott & Co. disposal team with various online asset sales completed. The assets sold included Sheet Metal Machine Tools, Woodworking Equipment, Motor Vehicles, Audio Visual Stage Equipment, Motorbikes and Scooters, stock of Formal Menswear, a vast Model Train Collection together with a sale of a Residential House in the Dordogne. Ongoing negotiations for the sale of a solvent Property Maintenance Company continue. […]

Client’s disposal requirement Client must remove and dispose of a huge quantity of unique components from a logistics facility in London within a specified timeframe, transport them to a storage facility under our control, sort and lot the components, offer them for sale by online tender, present the best offers to our client, complete the sales and transfer the proceeds to our client within ten weeks following instruction Marriott & […]

Problem We recently dealt with a window manufacturing company in Surrey where we needed to advise our client as to the best method of disposal. The most economic solution was to sell the assets from the premises, however, some assets had gone missing and the landlord, who lived next to premises was being difficult, blocking access to the building and threatening to break in, as he was owed rent. We had […]

VALUATION EXCEEDED IN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ONLINE AUCTION OF ASSETS FROM THIS JOINERY IN WORTON HALL, ISLEWORTH Marriott & Co. achieved a remarkable realisation in a recent sale at Becher Joinery Limited on behalf of the Liquidators. The superb marketing by the disposals team paid off as end users from all over the UK flocked to bid in the sale resulting in the realisation escalating. The premises had previously been the […]