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Manheim Auctions Raises £2,600 for Cancer Care

A recent sale at Manheim Auctions, Glasgow raised £2,600 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The funds raised will go towards a new £16 million Hospice located just 10 minutes from the auction centre. The special sale was attended by a total of 103 buyers, 40 of whom were logged on via Simulcast, Manheim Auctions’ premier trade-only online wholesale channel linking trade buyers via the internet to physical auctions. Vendors present included Arnold Clark, Arval, BT Fleet, GMAC and Masterlease.

The auction achieved an overall CAP Clean figure of 99.9% with an 82% conversion rate. The auction centre team arranged various activities on the day plus some special items to be auctioned including a signed Glasgow Rangers shirt from the 2008 UEFA Cup Final which raised £300.

Karen Milne, Capital Appeal Manager, Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “We are now entering the final stretch of the Big Build appeal to raise funds for our new hospice in Glasgow. Support of this kind is vital to make sure we achieve our fundraising target and can continue to provide end of life care for patients and their families. Staff from Manheim recently visited the hospice to present the funds and see first-hand how donations make a difference to patients and staff. Everyone at the hospice is greatly appreciative of their generosity and efforts.”

Alan Wilson, auction centre manager at Glasgow added: “I pleased to be able to contribute to such a worthwhile local initiative and it wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our auction centre staff and our vendors and buyers. We have built up a very good relationship with both vendors and buyers since our inaugural sale as Manheim Auctions in January 2009 and I was delighted with their response and generosity during this fundraising event.”