Buying at Auction

Wool auctions are held at our Bradford head office, with all wool offered for sale through our electronic auction system. Before each sale, a product catalogue is produced and sent to all buyers. Buyers have the option of attending the sale in person or online. Twenty sales are rostered over a twelve month period, with between 1.3 and 1.7 million kgs of wool offered each sale. Sales are only open to registered buyers, most of whom are merchants trading internationally and supplying end-users. They buy in lots of approximately 8,000 kgs in order to fulfil orders to manufacturers.

To give greater choice and flexibility for buyers, a good percentage of the clip is now sold forward on a three month available basis, giving buyers the option of taking the wool any time during this period. Once the wool has been sold, the buyer is asked to pay for it before collection, and has four weeks to settle the account.

If you wish to register to become a buyer please apply through our registration process or alternatively you can contact a member of the Wool Sales team and they will talk you through the process.