£ 1.6m auction facility scheme for colliery
JOBS ARE being created by a new development on the site of a famous Yorkshire colliery.
Work has started on a major £ 1.6m plant auction facility for the world’s largest auctioneer of construction, agricultural and transport equipment, Ritchie Bros, at the former Maltby Colliery in South Yorkshire. The development is expected to create 30 full- time jobs.
Leeds- based Edward Architecture has been appointed to design and deliver the Canadian company’s first permanent purposebuilt plant and machinery auction facility in the UK.
Planning permission was granted earlier this year for the 40- acre plot to accommodate the auction facility, which will hold both live and online auctions. Maltby Colliery opened in 1912 and closed in 2013.
Graham Edward, managing director, Edward Architecture, said; “We are delighted to help facilitate and design the first purposebuilt plant auction facility in the UK for such a prestigious, international auctioneer as Ritchie Bros.
“It’s fantastic to bring this unique and exciting development to Maltby, designed to conduct large multi- day auctions. Ritchie Bros has auction facilities around the globe so it’s great that they have added Maltby with its long, rich heritage to its list of highprofile locations.”
Rupert Craven, sales director at Ritchie Bros UK, said; “We are very pleased with the plans put together by Edward Architecture and cannot wait to welcome our customers at our new facility once it’s complete. At Ritchie Bros, we are dedicated to providing our customers with the best buying and selling experience.”