Wilsons Auctions celebrates 80 years in business

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PRESS RELEASE IMAGE NO FEE Monday 21st November 2016 Photographer William Cherry  /  Press Eye  Wilsons Auctions 80th AnniversaryÉ Wilsons Auctions Managing Director Ian Wilson and Group Operations Director, Peter Johnston are celebrating as the company reaches its 80th Anniversary. Starting in 1936 as a single branch in Northern Ireland, Wilsons Auctions has grown to become the largest independent auction company in the UK and Ireland with sixteen sites including branches in Belfast, Dublin, Portadown, Dalry, Queensferry, Telford, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Maidstone. The family owned business is celebrating the significant milestone with a full week of prize giveaways from 23-30 November as a thank you to its customers, for full details go to Wilsons Auctions Facebook page.
Managing Director Ian Wilson and Group Operations Director, Peter Johnston 

WILSONS Auctions, the UK and Ireland’s largest independent auction company is marking 80 years in business, with an exciting week of celebrations giving away over £1,000 worth of prizes across all of its branches.

The family owned and run business is celebrating the significant milestone with a full week of prize giveaways from November 23 – 30, as a thank you to its customers for their dedicated support over the years.

Prizes will include £100 House of Fraser vouchers, £100 John Lewis voucher, £200 hotel vouchers which will be given away at specific auctions during the week at our branches in Newcastle – Upon – Tyne, Telford, Belfast, Dalry, Dublin, Portadown and Queensferry and will conclude on the final day with a £500 cash prize for one lucky winner which will be announced at the Unreserved Prestige & Property Auction in Belfast on November 30th.

Wilsons Auctions was formed in 1936 by William J Wilson, a salesman in agricultural machinery and butcher, trading from one site in Mallusk, Co. Antrim. The company has since flourished with son, Ian Wilson taking over as Managing Director in 1976, expanding to a total of sixteen sites across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, England and Wales.

Wilsons Auctions has secured major contracts over the years with a continually growing list of well-known clients from both the private and public sectors across the UK and Ireland. Currently employing over 300 people across the group, Wilsons Auctions hosts over 1,000 auctions annually, processing a hammer total in excess of £200 million each year.

PRESS RELEASE IMAGE NO FEE Monday 21st November 2016 Photographer William Cherry  /  Press Eye  Wilsons Auctions 80th AnniversaryÉ 80 year-old Wilsons Auctions employee, Gerald Bigmore Snr joins in on the celebrations along with Managing Director, Ian Wilson and Group Operations Director, Peter Johnston as the company reaches its 80th Anniversary. Starting in 1936 as a single branch in Northern Ireland, Wilsons Auctions has grown to become the largest independent auction company in the UK and Ireland with sixteen sites including branches in Belfast, Dublin, Portadown, Dalry, Queensferry, Telford, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Maidstone. The family owned business is celebrating the significant milestone with a full week of prize giveaways from 23-30 November as a thank you to its customers, for full details go to Wilsons Auctions Facebook page.
 Gerald Bigmore Snr joins in on the celebrations along with Managing Director, Ian Wilson and Group Operations Director, Peter Johnston 

With the ability to auction anything from cars and jewellery to land and property, plant and machinery as well as prestige, specialist items, general and disposal, Wilsons Auctions can cover it all. And with its website ranked in the top quarter of the top million websites visited in the world, Wilsons Auctions has a global marketplace with thousands of regular online bidders making use of its LiveBid facility worldwide.

Speaking of the significant milestone, Managing Director Ian Wilson said, “As a family run business which started in 1936 by my father, I am delighted to see Wilsons Auctions reach its 80th year in business. When I first took over the running of the business I was keen to see the company grow but to see it as it is today I am immensely proud.

“I would like to thank the hard work and dedication of all of the employees, as well as the support of our customers and clients throughout the group, who have helped the company get to the position it is today. And with the great team that has now been established across the sixteen sites, I look forward to seeing Wilsons Auctions further growth in the future,” he added.

To find out more about the competitions simply go to Wilsons Auctions Facebook page @wilsonsauctionsltd for details on how you can win. For further information on Wilsons Auctions go to www.wilsonsauctions.com or go to @wilsonsauctions on Twitter and Instagram.

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