It was back in July that the process of selling the Burdens Group’s four depots in Lincolnshire commenced, with Earnest Doe taking on the North Kyme and Sutterton depots in the southern half of the county, while Russell’s Ltd absorbed Louth and Brigg in the north.
This pre-emptive action secured around 70 jobs in the four depots and enabled New Holland to remain fully represented in this important tillage region of the UK.
Two months later, the administrators confirmed that the sale of the depots had been completed successfully and they had entered the final stages of winding the company down.
Burdens succumbs to downturn
The Burdens Group had been in business for over 50 years, but the downturn of 2023 had finally pushed it to the edge, as farmers held back from investing in new machinery.
Despite the favourable outcome in saving the depots and jobs, there remained a large number of stock items to be disposed of and the sale of these was handed over to the industrial auctioneers Eddisons of Leeds.
These surplus items is going under the hammer this week in an online auction that is scheduled to close tomorrow (Thursday, October 17).
Eddisons director Paul Cooper said:
“It’s a significant disposal. Burdens supplied an extensive range of both new and used farming and groundcare machinery and equipment by a range of leading manufacturers including New Holland, Dalbo, Alpego and Amazone.
“The ground care machinery includes mowers from Jacobsen, Ransomes Ferris and Stiga, as well as Cushman and Polaris utility vehicles.”
Burdens were also suppliers of specialist equipment for ground care – golf courses, playing fields, parks and the like – to buyers all over the country. There are two dozen ride on mowers in the auction.
Lots include potato and vegetable handling equipment, tractors, wheels and tyres and many other ancillary items of agricultural and groundcare machinery.
