Wilsons Auctions

Wilsons Auctions is a family owned business, formed in 1936 by William J Wilson and is now directed by his son Ian Wilson.

The company has grown from a single auction site in Northern Ireland to become the largest independent auction company in the UK and Ireland with 400 members of staff and an annual hammer total in excess of £300 million.

Wilsons Auctions has eighteen sites, including nine branches in Belfast, Dalry, Dublin, Maidstone, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Newport, Portadown, Queensferry and Telford. It is the only auction company in the British Isles to offer a national coverage allowing it to draw on experience, resources and ideas from all of its branches.

The management team are fully trained in their particular areas of expertise and pride themselves in offering a service second to none.

Wilsons Auctions holds over 1000 auctions annually, auctioning everything from cars to vans, plant and machinery & property to general goods, as well as the more luxurious items to include; 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.

Wilsons Auctions has become the leading asset realisation provider within the public sector, working with over 40 law enforcement agencies and over 170 government bodies across the UK and Ireland and is proud to be responsible for returning in excess of £85 million, in recent years, back into the public purse.