Pictured: (l-r) Adam Pye, Managing Director & Sheldon Miller, Business Development Director in John Pye & Sons Head Office in Nottingham

John Pye & Sons, owner occupiers of one of the UK's biggest independent commercial auction houses based in Nottingham, are strengthening their foothold in the secondary market by overseeing vehicle auction disposals in partnership with Capita Group Plc.

Capita, under the trading name VEAS, began operating a national wheel clamping and removal service for the DVLA on 7 November 2011.

John Pye & Sons worked in partnership with Capita to bid for the VED and CIE contract which was awarded to Capita on 20 June 2011. As part of the process, John Pye & Sons utilised a consortium of UK commercial auction houses called the Nationwide Disposals Agency (NDA), which John Pye & Sons co-founded and manage from their Nottingham Head Office. 

In addition to using the Nottingham based site, John Pye & Sons have seven new auction sites opening across the UK including Bristol, Peterborough, Sheffield and London. A primary London auction facility on the Park Royal London trading estate will open in November 2011. 

Speaking of the partnership, Adam Pye, managing director at John Pye & Sons and NDA commented: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with Capita to help them fulfill their contract. By opening up new auction sites across the country we will be able to branch out our expertise in auctions nationally. It will also give us the opportunity to replicate our business model in Nottingham across the country. The new London Park Royal auction house will not only auction vehicles, we will also house a wide portfolio of stock such as electrical items, home ware, plant, machinery and general liquidation and bankruptcy goods."

John Carew, operations director at VEAS added: "John Pye & Sons has considerable experience in the disposals market through its consortium, the Nationwide Disposals Agency. This has allowed us to provide a high quality national service to dispose of unclaimed vehicles that have been seized for vehicle tax and insurance evasion. We look forward to a long and strong partnership with them."

John Pye & Sons currently employs 54 full time staff from its Nottingham Headquarters and offices across the UK. This headcount is set to increase to more than 70 as more staff are recruited to assist with the company's growing disposals portfolio. In the last five years John Pye & Sons has trebled its staff headcount. John Pye & Sons are engaged in other disposals tenders with a bid pipeline value of a further £30m.