Pyes at First UK Exclusive Merc E Class Launch

John Pye & Sons were invited to the UK's first exclusive Mercedes E Class launch, held at Donington Park Motor Racing Track Circuit near East Midlands Airport.

Mercedes supplied their full retail range for the day, from A to S Class cars, including high performance AMG models, including the stunning C63 AMG and SL63 AMGs.

The full day at Donington was bathed in glorious sunshine, making for perfect conditions to test Mercedes' vehicle range, including the E Class Coupe.

Auctions under The Times spotlight

As the Credit Crunch continues to bite, auctions remain in the headlines and The Times national newspaper has been the latest to focus on UK auctions, featuring John Pye & Sons' MD, Adam Pye.

Full version of The Times article available here:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article6487738.ece

Pyes Spearhead Nationwide Disposals Agency Launch

John Pye & Sons have co-founded and launched a new company which will offer the UK disposals market with a national 'One-Stop-Shop' for appraisals, valuations, clearances, auctions, transport and storage.

NDA UK Ltd, trading as the Nationwide Disposals Agency, is a network of ten of some of the biggest independent commerial auction houses in the UK, offering 15 tangible asset facilities, known as NDA branches.

The central head office is based at James Shipstone House in Nottingham, where marketing, administration and accounts will be managed, with instructions UK wide also overseen from Nottingham with all members connected remotely through digital case management systems.

To contact the NDA call 0870 951 5000.

For recent press coverage and further details of the NDA go to:

http://www.thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk/News/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham-auctioneer-launches-national-disposals-.aspx

Pyes Website Receives a Surge in Mailing List Requests

John Pye & Sons' website received a surge in emailing list subscription requests after BBC2 broadcast a repeat of the Money Programme's Credit Crunch special, which featured Pyes auctions.

The programme can be viewed on BBC's iPlayer at: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fcvrl/b00fcvm7/Credit_Crash_Britain_Money_for_Nothing/

Strong Viewing Figures for BBC2 Money Programme Featuring John Pye & Sons

TV viewing figures have revealed that 2.2 million UK viewers tuned into BBC2's Money Programme, which featured John Pye & Sons auctions, on Thursday November 6th. 

The figure is considered a strong count for BBC2 and may rise as the documentary is also available on 'iPlayer', an online viewing portal on the BBC website. The documentary can be accessed at: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fcvrl/b00fcvm7/Credit_Crash_Britain_Money_For_Nothing/

John Pye & Sons auction features 4 minutes into the programme. 

BBC Money Programme Film at Pyes Auction

A Production crew from BBC2's Money Programme visited John Pye & Sons' auctions on Thursday September 18th to film material for a forthcoming documentary on the Credit Crunch.

The TV crew travelled to Nottingham from London and spent five hours filming Saleroom 2 viewing, the auction itself inside the bidding rooms, buyers and conducted an interview with Pyes MD and Principal Auctioneer, Adam Pye.

The documentary is to be shown on Thursday November 6th on BBC2 at 7.20pm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3787311.stm

Weather Fails to Dampen Pyes 40th Celebrations

DESPITE a downpour, the weather failed to put a dampener on John Pye & Sons' 40th Anniversary celebrations at Wollaton Hall on Tuesday September 9th (2008). 

More than 130 guests attended the event, ranging from clients among retail, recovery, banking, finance and law to auction customers, suppliers, friends and Pyes staff, to enjoy a night of celebration and entertainent to mark the company's 40th year in business. 

Guests were treated to a free bar and buffet all night and the Great Hall of Wollaton Hall was transformed with a red carpet, 200 Pyes 40th branded balloons, ambient lighting in the company's colours and specially ordered frames of Pyes historic brochures, auction adverts, press cuttings and company pictures. 

A jazz band played to guests from the Minstrels gallery and a casino pit was set up (pictured left) offering games of poker, craps, roulette and blackjack and a magician mingled among guests performing astounding magic tricks.  

 

MD Adam Pye (pictured below with fellow Pyes family members and Directors) thanked guests for their support over the 40 years and added: "The evening has been a tremendous success and will be remembered fondly by many. We now look forward to the next ten years of trading and expansion and to the company's 50th anniversary."

More pictures from the evening can be viewed in this month's issue of Nottinghamshire Today magazine, available from all good newsagents and supermarkets within Nottinghamshire.