National vehicle remarketing specialists Aston Barclay has reported record buyer attendance, both physical and online, across its centres during the first week of its new sale schedule.
The auction house saw a 35% increase in attendees across the week.
Aston Barclay’s Donington centre, which was recently announced as Aston Barclay’s new commercial super centre, saw a significant improvement in attendance for its Dealer and Commercial launch auction, with an 108% increase in physical buyers heading to the halls to bid, as well as a 123% increase in online buyers.
Wakefield’s launch of the new Dealer sale, which takes place weekly on a Tuesday from 3pm, saw a 30% increase in physical buyers and a similar level (35%) of new buyers logging on to bid and buy.
Gordon Cockle, chief remarketing officer at Aston Barclay, said “With our new sales schedule offering higher volume levels and more variety in the stock we are offering to our buyers, it was great to see some many of our customers head down to the halls and help us celebrate with us during our launch events.
“We have had some fantastic feedback from both buyers and vendors on the improvements we have made to the auction programme, and this has come to fruition through the fantastic conversion rates we have seen as a result of a busy and bustling hall.
“Across all our centres, we have had a fantastic start to 2025, welcoming new vendors across our Fleet, Dealer and Commercial sales, so this, along with some exciting announcements we have in the pipeline, our buyers have a lot to look forward to this year.”.
