Real prices, honest checks and selling advice for restaurants, cafés, takeaways, food vans and dealers. Written for the trade, not the showroom.
20 published articles
Buying a used mobile bar trailer in the UK? Check towing limits, gas, beer lines, water, electrics and event licensing before you pay. A plain-English guide.
Buying a used catering van in the UK? Check the LPG gas, the conversion, the weight and the paperwork before you pay. A practical guide from CaterBids.uk.
Before you buy a used commercial coffee machine, check the water it ran on, the power it needs and the service history. All three covered here. CaterBids.uk
A UK buyer's guide to catering equipment auctions: how they work, what sold as seen really means, and what to check before you register to bid
Fitting out a kitchen with used kit? What to buy first, what to check on each piece, and what to avoid, from the cook line to the pot wash.
Sold as seen is not a magic phrase. What a used catering equipment buyer can actually check, ask for and fall back on in the UK. CaterBids.uk.
Fitting out a takeaway on a budget? What a small unit actually needs, which items are safe to buy used, and which are not. CaterBids.uk
Buying catering equipment from a liquidation or closure sale? Who really owns the kit, what sold as seen means, and the checks that save you. CaterBids.uk
Searching used catering equipment near me? When collecting local beats a pallet courier, what to check at a viewing, and when freight makes sense. CaterBids.uk
Refurbished, reconditioned, graded or used? None of these words has a legal meaning. What to ask a seller before you pay.
Buying a food van or catering business? What actually transfers with the sale, from pitches and licences to kit, and what to check first.
What your fryers, fridges, ovens and dishwashers cost to run each week, and when old kit is costing you more than it's worth.
Buying a second hand walk-in chiller or coldroom in the UK? Monoblock vs split, the R404A problem, panels, fire ratings and what it costs. CaterBids.uk
Buying a used heated display or hot cupboard? The checks on elements, glass, thermostats and humidity before you pay.
Buying used gas catering equipment? Your Gas Safe engineer signs off the ventilation too. What the interlock and canopy must do before it lights.
What to check before buying a used commercial ice machine in the UK: real output, scale damage, refrigerant type and running cost. CaterBids.uk
How to buy used catering equipment in the UK without getting burned: what to check, what to ask, and the faults that cost you later. CaterBids.uk
New vs used catering equipment, and how to tell which is worth your money: where used wins, where new pays off, and the cost-per-year maths. CaterBids.uk
A 12-point check for buying a used catering trailer in the UK. Gas, electrics, weight, paperwork and what sellers leave out. From CaterBids.uk.
A commercial kitchen veteran's checklist for buying used commercial refrigeration. Coils, compressors, F-Gas and power draw before you spend a penny.
