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Slattery Auctions Australia | COVID-19 Updates

Slattery Auctions Australia will be providing regular announcements, protocols and regulations surrounding the on-going situation with COVID-19 that impact on our operations.


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For all questions please reach out to our directors – Paddy, Tim & James or any of our friendly staff members who will be happy to help out.

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STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS – All Auctions Online Since Last Week
Published Thursday 26th March 2020

Slattery Auctions has had online capabilities for well over 15 years and moved swiftly last week to move all auctions online to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as well as implementing strict hygiene and social distancing measures.

As one of our valued customers and clients, you would be aware that Slattery Auctions has been ahead of the curve in preparing for the restrictions around crowd numbers in indoor and outdoor premises and specifically for auction houses, as announced by the Priem Minister last night.

Please be advised that we have implemented strict new protocols around the inspection of assets, which require advance notice to our offices before arriving onsite to do our bit to reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

We are happy to extend video inspections to all our customers. We are constantly updating our online platforms based on the latest learnings in user experience to ensure they are the in the market, which is easy to see when comparing them. As a market leader in digital auction and valuation platforms, we are the best placed to deliver you the best outcomes.

To ensure the safety and well-being of our customers, clients and staff, we are also increasing the levels of restrictions around attendances onsite and disinfecting assets prior to sale and between inspections to play our part in reducing the spread of Coronavirus.

We will continue to help Australian businesses increase their liquidity and prepare for the challenges ahead. If you’re not ready to sell but want to be able to see in the event if a lockdown, speak to us now and we can start to prepare a plan with you.

We look forward to continuing to do business with you throughout the coming months and keeping the economy moving.

Auction Inspection Protocol

  1. All auctions are being conducted online via timed online auctions. Please be aware of the bonus time features that may extend an auction beyond the finish time if there has been bidding activity in the final 5 minutes of the auction
  2. Inspections are subject to new strict protocols including:
    • We encourage you to book a time to inspect the assets via FaceTime saving you attending our premises. Our friendly staff will walk you around the assets and help you inspect via FaceTime;
    • Any in-person inspections will be by appointment only and the number of people on-site at any point in time is restricted. If you do not have an appointment you may be asked to wait off the premises until the number of people onsite has dropped below the listed limits below;
    • All buyers must sign in with the time of sign in and sign out and phone contact details to be supplied;
    • No more than 1 person forever 4sqm. Markings will be visible at our reception areas showing the required spacing;
    • No more than 1 party will be permitted to inspect an item at any point in time and that party will be limited to a maximum of 2 people adhering to the 2sqm social distancing requirements between them;
    • No inspections will be permitted for assets worth less than $5,000. These assets are available to be inspected by FaceTime.
  3. Asset delivery and asset collection must adhere to the 4sqm social distancing limitations
  4. Health and hygiene precautions – Slattery has implemented hygiene precautions based on the recommendations of the health authorities including the provision of hand sanitisers and requests to wash your hands.
  5. We ask you to not leave your home and attend our premises if you are showing any cold or flu-like symptoms.