Euro Auctions brings Skelton Plant Hire to Market, with Sale of Low-Hour Machinery.
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This major Euro Auctions ‘timed online’ sale offers a rare opportunity to acquire late-model equipment direct from the respected, Kent based family business Skelton Plant Hire.
The sale creates a unique opportunity for contractors, plant hire businesses, builders, groundworkers and equipment buyers to acquire a substantial fleet of fresh, low-hour machinery and commercial vehicles direct from one of the South East’s established operators.
This timed, online auction, taking place on Thursday 2 July 2026, will see a carefully maintained fleet of construction equipment, transport assets and concrete supply machinery offered to the market following the owners’ decision to retire from the industry after many successful years in plant hire.
The auction will be conducted entirely ‘online’ through Euro Auctions timed bidding platform, allowing bidders to inspect the catalogue, review detailed asset information and place bids remotely.
Visit www.euroauctions.com for more information, or to register to bid.
Auction Details Sale:
Skelton Plant Hire Retirement Sale
Date: Thursday 2 July 2026
Viewing days – at both depots: 30th June & 1st July
Lots Closing From: 9:00am (BST)
Format: Timed Online Auction
Asset Locations:
• Cooting Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 3DW
• Leys Industrial Estate, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6PX
Unlike machinery entering the market through fleet reduction programmes or dealer disposals, much of the equipment in this sale has remained within the same ownership throughout its working life, benefiting from regular maintenance and professional operation.
The catalogue includes nearly 500 lots, including a strong selection of excavators, mini diggers, site dumpers, telehandlers, agricultural tractors, cement silos, tankers, drum rollers, compressors, commercial vehicles, trailers and a Scania volumetric concrete mixer, together with workshop equipment and assets from the company’s concrete supply operation. Manufacturers represented within the sale include: JCB, Caterpillar, Kobelco, Hitachi, Thwaites, Kubota, and John Deere, providing buyers with access to some of the industry’s most sought-after brands.
David Betts of Euro Auctions commented:
“Retirement sales such as this are always keenly anticipated because they often bring genuinely fresh equipment to the market. Skelton Plant Hire has built an excellent reputation over many years and buyers will recognise the quality of the machinery being offered, and we expect strong interest from buyers across the UK and overseas.”
“Particular interest is expected around the fleet’s late-model, low-hour machines, many of which are ready to go straight to work. With new equipment lead times continuing to challenge parts of the industry and demand remaining strong for quality used machinery, opportunities to purchase well-maintained assets of this calibre are becoming increasingly scarce.”
“With quality used equipment continuing to be in high demand throughout the construction and plant hire sectors, the Skelton Plant Hire Retirement Sale is expected to attract significant attention from contractors and plant hire specialists. Specifically rental companies where reliable used machinery that is ready to work, offers exceptional value and over the cost of new stock.”
For further information:
David Betts
Euro Auctions
Tel: +44 7834 600 040
Email: dbetts@euroauctions.com
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