Wednesday, November 25, 2009

PYES SCOOP 2009 WEST MIDLANDS R3 QUIZ

The Annual West Midlands R3 (Recovery Professionals Association) Quiz has been won by John Pye & Sons.

A team headed by Pyes West Midlands Regional Manager Bob Beaumont scored 115 points out of a possible 135 and led from the first round of the 12 round contest, which was held at Aston Villa Football Club and entered by 21 teams from the West Midlands Professional community of Insolvency, Banking, Law and Finance.

The members of the team, under the John Pye & Sons banner, have impressive form, with 4 having featured on BBC 2's Eggheads, a general knowledge quiz presented by News Reporter Jeremy Vine in which teams from all over the UK battle to beat the formidable 'Eggheads'.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A NEW ROSTRUM...AFTER 40 YEARS

JOHN PYE & SONS' twice weekly auctions have taken on a new look with a handmade custom built rostrum (pictured left).

The firm's old mobile rostrum (pictured below left) had been used since 1968 and had served the company well, spanning five decades. It was originally used at Pyes' old auction facility in Nottingham's old Cattle Market in Meadow Lane, near the Notts County football ground and was later relocated in 1994 to the old Shipstone's brewery premises when the five acre site was acquired to help facilitate the company's long term expansion plans.

However, with sales racking up an average of 2,400 lots a week it received some 'serious hammer' with more than 150,000 Gavel strikes a year.

Factor in one-off sales and that's over 6 million lots in total since 1968; little wonder it began creaking at the joints.

MD and Principal Auctioneer, Adam Pye, said: "No one can argue that we haven't had good value out of the old rostrum but it was time for a change.

"The auctions have been getting bigger and, as result, the Auctuioneer and his Assistant require more space to manage the sale with the growing volume of commission bids being received via telephone and online."

The new rostrum incorporates lighting and facilities to manage live online bidding, as well as PA feeds to project the Auctioneer and his assistant during the sales.

Monday, November 9, 2009

PYES BACK ON PRIME TIME TV

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John Pye & Sons are back on prime time TV with details of a £3M Retail Clearance Stock Auction Month.

An intensive schedule spanning 12 days, featuring more than 25 prime time adverts, is currently appearing on ITV during popular favourite programmes including Coronation Street, This Morning, Live Champions League coverage and ITV News.

Monday, October 26, 2009

PYES BIRMINGHAM OFFICE LAUNCHED

JOHN PYE & SONS has officially opened in the West Midlands with a launch event held in Birmingham, attended by more than 100 guests from Banking, Finance, Insolvency and Law.

The event was held at The Living Room in Broad Street, Birmingham, near Pyes' Birmingham office in Victoria Square.

Since its operational opening in June, the office has secured 245 instructions before any marketing activity. It is headed up by well established and respected Auctioneer & Valuer, Bob Beaumont, a former secretary of the UK's National Association of Valuers & Auctioneers.

Bob retains an active role within NAVA, raising the profile of the organisation; helping to develop new and young Auctioneers and Valuers, as well as organising national events and lobbying Government on industry matters.

Working out of John Pye & Sons' new office in Victoria Square, Bob is supported by the firm's head office staff headcount of more than 50 employees, encompassing Valuers, Auctioneers, Logistics, Marketing, Sales and Accounts support.

John Pye & Sons MD Adam Pye said: "It is very early days but already in just over four months the office has secured 245 instructions; which is an encouraging statistic. The Birmingham team is supported by more than 50 staff from our Head Office incorporating Auctioneers, Valuers, Marketers, IT, Logistics and Accounts staff.

"The West Midlands is a big region with a significant industrial heartland at its core. It is an area in which we have found ourselves working in on cases more and more over the years, so this development is a natural progression of John Pye & Sons' organic growth and testament to our dedicated team of staff."

Pictured above: Adam Pye, MD, welcomes Bob Beaumont onboard as Pyes West Midlands Regional Head, operating from One Victoria Square, Birmingham.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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.

Monday, June 22, 2009

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:


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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:


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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/

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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. 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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