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Museum to hold wine auction
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Pro Auction are pleased to announce the sale of surplus plant and machinery at Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd

Aug 29, 2010 Bakery Catering

The auction live from the premises and broadcast worldwide on the www.bidspotter.com bidding portal, is expected to attract bidders from around the globe, interested in acquiring used food machinery at a fraction of the original purchase cost.

The entire contents of this modern food processor, following closure of the plant and assets surplus to on-going operations within the group are to include meat & fish processing equipment, ready meals processing, frying lines, CFS tray sealing lines and packing, multi – head weighers, Mutlivac thermoformers, refrigeration equipment, ancillary factory items such as tables, sinks etc. In total over 300 lots of quality machinery will go under the hammer on the day.

A wide range of versatile equipment that suits many applications from Marel, Carnitech, Fomaco and Stein are some of the lots offered in fish processing preparation. Whilst equipment from Multivac, Scanvaeght, CFS – Convenience Food Systems, Ishida and Mondini are offered from the packing halls.

Simon Rose, director at Pro Auction comments that the food and drink industry is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector with an annual turnover of £70bn. The sector is continual evolving to cater for new demands from consumers and whilst the sector is not recession-proof, it is more resilient than other areas of the economy, as a result auctions where plant and machinery comes available contributes to the continual development within the sector.

Cumbrian Seafoods, the UK’s leading independent seafood company based on the Solway Firth was listed by the Sunday Times with the fastest growing profits. Founded just 10 years ago by Peter Vassallo, the company provides fresh fish and seafood products to the majority of the supermarket giants.

In addition to the auction of the machinery, the former food production facility at Maryport is available for purchase, freehold offers are sought in the region of £900,000 for the building GIA – 7619.17m² (82,012 sq ft) total site area – 1.05 ha (2.6 acres) or thereabouts.

Open viewing for inspection of the equipment will take Wednesday 3rd March between 08.30am until 4.00pm and on the morning of the sale.

During the live auction internet bidders can bid live, as if actually attending the auction they can competitively place bids against other Internet bidders as well as bidders on the auction house floor, the customers can see the catalogue images and descriptions and hear the auctioneers voice calling the auction. They can buy from the auction with the click of a button.

Pro Auction are Europes leading specialist auctioneers of plant and machinery within the food industry, with regular sales held in the meat, bakery and ready meals sector.

Mark Flynn, managing director of the firm said “we are planning our next events for March and April and the rest of the year, we welcome contact from manufacturers and consignment of lots for future sales, we offer a confidential no fee assessment of selling your surplus equipment or factory contents through our professional services”.

For further information or a catalogue contact Mark Flynn on 07903 018331 or Simon Rose on 07946 496697 or through our main contact office Pro Auction Limited www.proauction.com Telephone: (+44) 01761 414000 Facsimile: (+44) 0845 280 2492 Email: info ( @ ) proauction dot ltd dot uk dot

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Auction Fundraiser Tips: Four Investments for your Benefit Auction

Jun 4, 2010 Bakery Catering

Whether you are a compensated events manager or a volunteer auction chair, you want your event to be a success. This article examines four investments which will make your job easier and your auction memorable.

1. Invest your time upfront in placing volunteers into appropriate roles where they can shine.

Not all volunteers are created equal. To ensure fewer headaches for you later, make an effort early in the process to get to know your volunteers and committee members. Learn their interests and strengths.

Two years ago my friend launched the first-ever Reading Festival in her Kansas hometown with the help of her Altrusa Club members. As a former human resources manager, interviewing club members for the right volunteer role came easily to her. Sometimes the “interview” was a simple conversation over coffee. That often provided my friend with enough information to determine if her fellow Club member was a good fit to lead a particular committee. You could do the same.

The other advantage of interviews is that you begin to establish a relationship. Developing an individual connection early-on will help your working relationship down the road.

2. Focus on making high-impact decisions.

Once you’ve invested the time to place people in proper jobs, get out of the way of your team. They have their goals and/or budget from you, they have been tasked with their work, so that means you should be focused on making big-picture decisions.

In other words, don’t worry about the color of the napkins. Focus on the whatever will make your event a “success” in the eyes of your organization. Is it hitting a specific financial target? Is it providing a touching ceremony for the 25th anniversary (and the fundraising portion is secondary)? Keep your attention on the big goal.

3. Invest in the best vendors you can afford.

Whether you are selecting a production company, a caterer, or a benefit auctioneer, you will never second-guess yourself if you hire the best you can afford (and you might be able to afford more than you think). Save yourself from headaches by investing for success.

When I was in high school, Skaggs Alpha Beta (since bought out by Jewel-Osco, then Albertson’s) opened a grocery store in a nearby town. My cost-conscious Mom asked the bakery department manager where the “day old” baked goods were marked down and sold.

The Manager told my Mom that Skaggs wouldn’t sell day-old cakes. Cakes that weren’t sold were thrown out with the garbage.

“WHAT?” my Mom was horrified, “PERFECTLY GOOD CAKES ARE BEING THROWN AWAY?!”

The Manager told my Mom, “People never remember the deal they got on the cake. They remember that the cake tasted stale. We only sell fresh cakes.”

Interesting point.

If the sound system doesn’t work at your event, or if your auctioneer doesn’t handle the appeal correctly, is your auction committee going to remember the *deal* they got, or will they remember the mistakes that were made?

4. Go with your gut feeling, heart, intuition, or whatever you want to call it.

Not so long ago I bought an expensive training program. When I signed up for the program, I didn’t know exactly how I would pay for it. Even after a day, I was still thinking about how those payments were going to work into my monthly budget.

Yet, I was never in a panic and never experienced buyer’s remorse. In contrast, I felt excited! I knew in my heart that when I stepped out to accept that program, my investment would pay off. I’d rather temporarily live in a “I wonder how this is going to work out” mode than permanently live in a “I wonder what would have happened if….” mode.

Something felt right, and I acted on my feeling.

I encourage you to do the same as you work on your day-to-day tasks. Dial the phone to a potential donor when you are excited to do so; not when you are dreading the talk. Send an email when you are inspired; not when you would rather go to bed.

Not every action will give you a positive or negative urge, but some of those bigger decisions … the larger “risks” in your mind … will push your buttons one way or another.

Remember, benefit auctions are supposed to be fun! Go with the flow of your own impulses, and you’ll more enjoy the ride. It’s not always easy, but we all get better with practice.

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