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Kitchen manager measuring the height of a wrapped free-standing fryer on a wooden pallet in a commercial kitchen
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Quarter, Half or Full Pallet? How to Size Catering Equipment for Delivery

How to pick a quarter, half or full pallet for catering equipment: the five sizes, the pallet's own height, and three real machines worked through.

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Barista wiping the steam wand of a two-group espresso machine inside a clean coffee trailer
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Selling a Coffee Van, Cart or Trailer: What to Sort Before You List

Selling a coffee van, cart or trailer? What to sort first: gas and pressure checks, power, what is included, pitches, photos and a clean handover.

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Baker loading a tray of dough rolls into a commercial convection oven
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Selling a Used Blodgett Oven: What to Check and What to List

Selling a used Blodgett oven? Identify the model, confirm the power or gas supply, get it disconnected safely and write a listing that answers buyers first.

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Commercial gas fryer stretch wrapped tightly to a wooden pallet at a kitchen loading bay, ready for collection.
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How to Send Catering Equipment on a Pallet Without Breaking It

Pallet delivery for catering equipment: sizes, weight bands, how to wrap it, tail-lifts and fridges. What gets refused at collection and why. CaterBids.

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Café owner handing lease paperwork to a buyer beside an upright fridge, a business sale handover
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Selling a Catering Business: The Business, or Just the Kit?

Selling a catering business means a lease, trading history and goodwill transfer too. If none of that moves, you're selling kit. Here's the difference.

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What a Used Commercial Fridge Is Actually Worth, and How to Sell It

Refrigerant type, condenser condition and transport rules decide what your used commercial fridge is worth. A UK seller's guide.

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A commercial stainless upright fridge standing in a cleared bay under daylight, set up to be photographed for a listing.
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How CaterBids Works: The Five Questions Sellers Ask Every Week

Your first listing is free while our launch offer lasts, then from £5 for 30 days. No commission and no final value fee. Here's how selling works.

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Selling a Catering Trailer in the UK: Paperwork, Valuation and What "Ready to Trade" Actually Means

Selling a catering trailer: gas safety, electrical certification, paperwork checklist, and valuation guide for UK sellers. From CaterBids.uk

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Chef listing equipment on a clipboard while clearing a commercial kitchen, prep counter pulled out from the wall.
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Used Kitchen Equipment: What It's Worth and How to Sell It

Selling used commercial kitchen equipment? How to price it, where to list it with no commission, and how to get it collected or delivered.

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Chef owner photographing a shrink wrapped commercial gas range on a pallet, ready to sell rather than scrap.
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What to Do With Old Catering Equipment: Sell It, Scrap It, or Skip It

Skipping old commercial catering equipment is usually illegal and pays almost nothing. What UK law says, what scrap really pays, and the better option.

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Baker loading loaves onto the stone hearth of a three deck commercial bakery oven with steam escaping.
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How to Sell Used Bakery Machines: A UK Seller's Guide

Selling used bakery machines in the UK? What a mixer, deck oven or prover is actually worth, the specs buyers ask for, and how to move it. CaterBids.uk

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Closing or Downsizing a Kitchen: How to Sell the Equipment Properly

Closing or downsizing a restaurant? How to sell commercial kitchen equipment properly, what sells, and the checklist before the lease ends. CaterBids.uk

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Induction hob running alongside a gas range on a hybrid commercial kitchen line
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Gas to Electric Commercial Kitchen: What Your Old Gas Kit Is Actually Worth

Nobody has banned gas in UK commercial kitchens. Here is what is really driving the switch to electric, and what your old gas kit is worth used.

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Used commercial combi oven on a pallet in a UK loading bay, with a blank price ticket taped to the glass door ready to be filled in.
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How to Write a Used Catering Equipment Listing That Sells: A UK Seller's Guide

Six photos, the data plate, dimensions and honest condition: how to write a used catering equipment listing that UK buyers actually reply to.

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Hand resting on a blank invoice pad at a kitchen prep counter, with a used commercial combi oven visible through the hatch behind, working out what selling actually costs.
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Selling Used Catering Equipment: What It Really Costs

Selling used catering equipment in the UK? What dealers, auctions, eBay and CaterBids really cost you, so you keep more of the sale.

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Used commercial six-burner range still installed in a UK kitchen line, with a fixed price ticket taped to the splashback above it.
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Catering Equipment Auctions vs Fixed Price: Which Pays More?

Selling catering equipment? Auction fees and buyer's premiums vs a fixed-price listing with no commission, and which leaves you more money.

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