Martin Auctioneers and Valuers

Our Executive Team

Industry Leading Industrial Asset
Valuation and Sale Experience

Over 70 years combined industry experience

Valued and or Sold over 55 complete mine sites throughout Australia, Indonesia and PNG

We will provide advice as to the best method to sell your assets, whether it be by negotiation or auction 

     Chris Martin
     MANAGING DIRECTOR
    
     Licensed Auctioneer
     AAPI Certified Practising Valuer (Plant and Machinery)

     Chris has over 45 years’ experience in the industrial auction and valuation industry and has            
     experienced it all. From major mine site closure programs to minor engineering workshop
     liquidations and everything in between, there is nothing Chris hasn’t seen, valued
     or sold. Having established the auction house Gray Eisdell Martin in 1994 in Queensland (which
     later became Graysonline) his experience is unrivalled anywhere in Australia and Southeast
     Asia. He has been called on by companies, big and small to advise and manage asset
     divestment programs throughout Australasia, and provides a 100% honest and independent
     appraisal on the true value of plant and equipment.

    Career Snapshot

    – 45+ years as a qualified Auctioneer and Valuer
    – Valued and/or sold more than 45 mining and quarrying projects throughout Australia, Indonesia, NZ
       and PNG
                                                                   – A key advisor to Major Private Companies, Publicly Listed Companies, Financiers,
                                                                      Insolvency/Restructuring Professionals and SMEs

Industry Sectors include (but not limited to)

– Mining Plant and Equipment (Fixed and Mobile)
– Power Generation
– Quarrying Plant and Equipment (Fixed and Mobile)
– Civil Earthmoving
– Transport and Heavy Haulage
– Manufacturing, Engineering and Sheetmetal
– Woodworking and Cabinet Making Equipment
– Food processing
– Hospitality

     Anthony Martin
     GENERAL MANAGER

     Anthony has over 15 years’ experience in the auction and valuation industry in operations, sales,
     major project management and reporting. His experience includes valuation and sale programs of
     some of Australia’s largest insolvency matters. His career background with a global accounting
     firm also helps to ensure the valuation, sale and reporting processes of each matter exceed each
     client’s high standards.

     Anthony also spent a number of years competing internationally as a professional athlete, including
     representing Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

    Recent Project Experience

    – Full asset realisation program for a major mining company as part of their wider site closure program
    – Advice on aligning the asset realisation program with the site closure program
    – Offers invited campaign for major assets
    – Series of auctions of redundant assets, spares, consumables and light vehicles
    – OH&S advice on asset sales

– Transport and heavy haulage group in administration and liquidation
– Valuation of more than 3000 assets across 26 sites nationwide – $200M+
– Asset reconciliation program of the entire mobile fleet during ongoing operations
– Coordination of a national sale program and client reporting of more than 50 auctions and 60 private treaty sales across Australia - $80M+

– Major publicly listed company in the engineering and construction industries
– Management of valuation and sale programs from more than 12 sites nationally
– Onsite asset reconciliation versus existing asset register

– Manufacturing for a major multi-national company in the pharmaceuticals industry
– Asset appraisal
– Sale methods – Private treaty sales and a series of auctions
– Advice on aligning the asset realisation program with the site closure program
– OH&S advice on asset sales