Sheffield auctioneer tops Yorkshire 2015 results tables with sales of £27m

Sheffield-based auctioneer Mark Jenkinson and Son has recorded the best results in the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber for 2015 after sales surpassed £27m, according to industry research.

Mark Jenkinson and Son, which has offices in Sheffield and Chesterfield, beat off competition from more than 20 other individual auctioneers across the region with sales of £27,244,850 – £7.5m more than the auctioneer ranked in second place.

The research by Essential Information Group (EIG), which analyses UK-wide auction data, found Mark Jenkinson and Son also sold 298 lots between January and December 2015. The firm’s nearest competitor totalled at 248 lots.

Adrian Little, head of the auction department at Mark Jenkinson and Son, said: “To have the sold most lots or generated the highest sales would each be wonderful accomplishments in themselves, so to be ranked so highly in both categories is doubly pleasing and a really significant achievement for us.

“EIG analyse all auction data and are held in high regard amongst the country’s auctioneers so we are thrilled to be recognised as the top ranking individual auctioneer for sales in Yorkshire and the Humber.

“It means we have kicked off the New Year on a high and, as we are one of very few firms to hold auctions in January, we are looking forward to continuing and building on this momentum throughout 2016.”

Mark Jenkinson and Son was established in 1877 and is the largest independent firm of Chartered Surveyors in South Yorkshire.

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