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.
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