UK plant machinery buyers
Sell your plant machinery.
Paid on collection.
Same-day offer on any excavator, telehandler, dumper or fleet.
Free UK-wide collection. Zero seller fees.
About 2 minutes. Have a few photos ready.
- Firm offer in 4 hours
- Held for 72 hours
- No commission
We buy every make
18 categories, one buyer
If it works on a site, a farm or a quarry, we will price it
Ordered by what actually changes hands in the UK. Excavators are the largest market by a distance, then telehandlers, dumpers and loaders.
- 7 types
Excavators
Hours matter more than age, and undercarriage condition matters more than both. Tracks, boom and slew ring set the number.
Micro excavators · Mini excavators · 6 tonne · 10 tonne · …
- 3 types
Telehandlers
Lift height and capacity define the buyer pool. Boom wear, LOLER history and attachment carriage do the rest.
Telehandlers · Rotating telehandlers · Teletruk
- 4 types
Dumpers
Site dumpers live hard lives. Chassis and skip condition, plus whether the drivetrain has been abused, decide value.
Site dumpers · Tracked dumpers · Articulated dump trucks · Rigid dump trucks
- 4 types
Loaders
Backhoes and wheeled loaders sell on transmission health and pin and bush wear far more than on plate year.
Backhoe loaders · Wheeled loaders · Skid steer loaders · Tracked skid steers
- 3 types
Forklifts
Mast condition, hours and whether it is gas, diesel or electric. Thorough examination paperwork lifts the price.
Counterbalance · Rough terrain forklifts · Reach trucks
- 3 types
Rollers & compactors
Drum condition and vibration function are the whole valuation. A dead vibrator halves what a roller makes.
Ride-on rollers · Pedestrian rollers · Plate compactors
- 4 types
Access platforms
Scissors and booms trade on working height and current LOLER certification. Out of test is not a barrier, it is a deduction.
Scissor lifts · Boom lifts · Cherry pickers · Spider lifts
- 3 types
Dozers & graders
Undercarriage percentage and blade wear. These are inspected on the ground, not priced off a table.
Crawler dozers · Motor graders · Scrapers
- 4 types
Cranes
All-terrain and mobile cranes are a specialist market with few buyers and high ceilings. Certification history is everything.
Mobile cranes · All-terrain cranes · Hydraulic loading cranes · Crawler cranes
- 5 types
Crushers & screeners
Jaw, cone and impact crushers hold value well. Wear parts, engine hours and crushing hours are priced separately.
Jaw crushers · Cone crushers · Impact crushers · Screeners · …
- 6 types
Buckets & attachments
Rarely worth selling alone, often worth thousands alongside the machine. Tell us what is on the quick hitch.
Buckets · Breakers & hammers · Quick hitches · Grabs · …
- 4 types
Generators & power
Running hours and control panel condition. Silent-run canopies and low-hour sets clear quickly.
Diesel generators · Towable generators · Lighting towers · Welders
- 5 types
Asphalt & concrete
Pavers, planers and batching equipment. A small buyer pool, so a specialist valuation is worth more here than anywhere.
Pavers · Milling machines · Asphalt plants · Concrete equipment · …
- 4 types
Forestry
Harvesters, forwarders and chippers. Head condition and crane hours drive the number.
Harvesters · Forwarders · Wood chippers · Stump grinders
- 4 types
Drilling & piling
Rigs are valued on mast condition, rotary head hours and what tooling comes with them.
Piling rigs · Drilling rigs · Trenchers · Directional drills
- 5 types
Agricultural
Tractors, combines and implements. Separate market from construction, and we price it separately.
Tractors · Compact tractors · Combine harvesters · Balers · …
- 5 types
Site accommodation
Welfare units, cabins and containers. Steady demand, and towable units sell faster than static ones.
Welfare units · Site cabins · Shipping containers · Storage containers · …
- 4 types
Plant trailers
Low loaders and beavertails. Plated weight and ramp condition set the value; brakes and lights are checked on collection.
Low loaders · Plant trailers · Beavertails · Tipping trailers
Not on the list? We still want to hear about it. Tell us what you have.
Why sell to us?
Quote, collection, payment.
- Step 1
Value your machine.
Fill in the form with the make, model, year and hours, and add a few photographs. It takes about 2 minutes and there is nothing to pay.
- Step 2
Get your offer.
A plant buyer prices it by hand and comes back within 4 hours by phone or email. The offer is firm and stands for 72 hours.
- Step 3
Collected and paid.
We collect free from anywhere in the UK, at a time that suits you. Payment lands by bank transfer before the machine is loaded.
Four ways to shift a machine
A listing site is not a buyer
The marketplaces are excellent at what they do, which is introducing you to buyers. The advert, the calls, the transport and the risk all stay with you. Auctions take the machine but not the uncertainty.
Sell direct to us
We take the machine and the uncertainty
- We buy the machine ourselves, today
- A firm offer in 4 hours, held for 72
- Nothing to pay, and no commission taken
- Free collection, we bring the low loader
- The price does not move when we arrive
- Any condition, including non-runners
A listing site
Auto Trader Plant, Mascus, Machineseeker
- Introduces buyers. Never buys.
- The advert, the calls and the time-wasters are yours
- Advert fee or a dealer plan
- Weeks to months, and you arrange transport
An auction
Euro Auctions, Ritchie Bros, CVA
- Sells only if it meets reserve
- Commission, at rates they do not publish
- You deliver it to their yard
- Next sale date, then wait for settlement
Dealer part-exchange
Against a new machine
- Only works if you are buying something
- Your machine is traded off against the deal
- Tired or damaged kit is usually declined
- Paid when the new machine lands
Questions
The ones sellers actually ask
11 answers, straight
We price from photographs, and we ask for specific ones: the hour meter, the undercarriage or tyres, both sides, and anything that is damaged. That is why the offer is firm and held for 72 hours rather than an estimate that moves when we arrive. Describe it accurately and the number does not change on collection.
The hour meter, the undercarriage or the tyres, both sides of the machine, and a close shot of anything damaged. Those four are what a plant buyer prices from. Anything else you send is a bonus, and a machine that is caked in mud is worth a rinse first because nobody can price what they cannot see.
No. The valuation is free, the collection is free and no commission comes out of the price. What we offer is what lands in your account.
Then you walk away and that is the end of it. There is nothing to accept at the end of a valuation, no fee for having asked and no obligation to sell. The offer simply stands for its 72 hours and then lapses.
Yes. Blown hydraulics, seized engines, fire and water damage, and machines that have been stood for years are all bought. You do not need to get it going first, and collection is still free.
Either. A single mini digger and a full plant disposal go through the same process. For multiple machines we price them individually and collect on one visit.
Yes, and from yards, compounds and farms. We bring the low loader and the driver, and we work around site access and traffic management. Tell us about access restrictions when you enquire so the right vehicle turns up.
Payment lands by bank transfer before the machine is loaded. You are not waiting on a cheque, you are not waiting for it to be resold, and nothing leaves your yard until the money has left ours.
Common on plant and not a problem. We settle the balance directly with your lender and pay you the difference. Bring the settlement figure if you have it and we will work from that.
Good if it is, and it helps the price. We check the marking and the plant register as part of the purchase, which protects you as much as us. Missing or removed marking is not automatically a problem, but tell us up front.
No. Selling direct means no public advert, no listing with your yard in the background and no auction catalogue with your name against the lot. Plant often gets sold because a contract ended or cash is needed quickly, and that is nobody else’s business. We deal with you directly and quietly.
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Ask us about your machine
Type the question and a plant buyer answers it, usually within 4 hours. No form to fill in first, and asking does not put you under any obligation.
Would rather talk it through? 020 8036 1064
What is it sitting there costing you?
A machine you are not using is depreciating, insured and taking up space. Send us photos and you will have a firm number within 4 hours, free, with nothing to accept at the end of it.