We search the UK & Europe, inspect the machine in person, negotiate on your side and coordinate export and shipping to Saudi Arabia. You pay the seller direct. No purchase, no fee.
Sourced from our network of dealers and private owners — or bought for you at a UK auction.
High-reach telehandlers (including the JCB 540-170), excavators, loaders, dozers, dumpers and more — found across the UK and European market, investigated by someone on your side, and shipped to Saudi Arabia with export documentation coordinated.
Every machine leaving the UK or Europe needs an export declaration, commercial invoice and certificate of origin, along with any product conformity paperwork your Saudi clearing agent confirms applies to your particular machine. There's no biosecurity regime here of the kind Australia or New Zealand apply. We prepare and hand over the UK and European export paperwork; your own customs clearing agent in Saudi Arabia handles import clearance and will confirm the applicable duty at that end.
No obligation. No purchase, no sourcing fee.
The UK has one of the deepest used-plant auction markets in the world. Machines come out of hire fleets, contractor disposals and finance recoveries, and they sell on a fixed public calendar to whoever turns up. It's an opportunity if you're standing in the room and a gamble if you're not — and from Saudi Arabia, you're not.
Rob at a UK machinery auction
Sale dates well ahead of time, including Euro Auctions and Ritchie Bros, so you can plan around them instead of hearing about a machine after it's gone.
Catalogues are published days or weeks before each sale. We send them over as soon as they're out, so you're looking at the same list as the buyers who'll be in the room.
In person, with photographs and video. Hours, condition, and an honest read on how the machine has been treated — plus anything we could not check, such as whether it could be started. We tell you what we saw, not what we assumed.
To your written limit and never above it.
Declaration, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, transport to port, shipping — the same as any other machine we source. Your own clearing agent handles import at that end.
The whole point is that somebody who knows machinery has stood in front of the lot before you commit a riyal to it — and has told you honestly what they found.
You register your own account with the auction house, you fund it, and you pay the auction house directly. Euro Plant Finder never holds your money, never bids as principal and never owns the machine — we act as your agent, to the limit you set in writing, and invoice our fee separately.
We'll only ever represent one buyer on any given lot. We can't advise two customers on the same machine while holding both their maximum bids, so if a lot is already spoken for we'll tell you it's taken — and nothing else about it.
Send us a lot number, or just tell us what you're hunting for and we'll watch the sales for you. Start an enquiry →
You tell us what you need. We do the searching, the travelling, the negotiating, and all the paperwork.
Tell us the machine — spec, year, range, hours, attachments and budget. Or just describe what you need it to do.
Dealer networks, auctions, private sellers. We find the right candidates and shortlist honestly — not just the easiest options.
We verify the seller, gather the evidence needed to assess the machine and arrange a physical inspection where you want it or where the risk justifies it. Scope and cost are agreed first.
We negotiate on your behalf. The seller invoices you and you pay the seller directly. Where appropriate, we help make sure the agreed price, condition and seller commitments are clearly documented before payment.
Export declaration, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, shipping from a UK or European port — all coordinated. Your own customs clearing agent in Saudi Arabia handles import clearance at that end.
Tracked from port to delivery. One person responsible for the whole chain.
"If it turns up worn out or misrepresented, I'm stuck with downtime on a live job — and that costs me far more than the machine."
From Saudi Arabia, you cannot fly over every time you see a machine. You're relying on photos, seller descriptions, and hope. We remove that gamble entirely.
We check the real hours, undercarriage wear, service history and the signs a listing won't show you — and arrange a physical inspection where you want it or where the risk justifies it. You get the honest picture before you decide.
We assess who you're buying from — not just the machine. The biggest risk with an overseas purchase is the seller. We deal with that before any money moves.
We prepare the UK and European export paperwork — declaration, commercial invoice, certificate of origin — and coordinate with your own clearing agent in Saudi Arabia, so the machine isn't held up on arrival.
Transport to port, export declarations, ocean freight, bill of lading — all coordinated. You don't have to manage separate freight, customs and shipping contacts.
If it works on a site or a civil project, we can find it, check it, and get it to Saudi Arabia. A rough spec is all we need.
No inventory to clear. No seller commission. We may know and work with the seller, but the seller does not pay us. Our commercial relationship is with you.
We can source several machines from different sellers across the UK and Europe, consolidate them at a UK or European port, and ship in one container — cutting your per-machine shipping cost, whether it's heading straight to your site or forming part of a larger fleet order for an infrastructure or construction project.
We represent you — not the seller. No inventory, no bias, no incentive to push a particular machine.
Arranged where you want it or where the risk justifies it. Not bought blind off a listing or trusted from photos alone.
Unless we complete your deal. Inspection costs quoted upfront, agreed before we travel.
The UK and European used-machinery market offers far greater depth of stock and brand variety than most buyers find at home — particularly for well-maintained European-spec machinery. We work out the full landed cost for the specific machine before recommending you proceed.
Hundreds of UK and European dealers, auctions and private sellers — far more choice than the Saudi domestic market for most categories.
We work out the full landed cost — machine price, shipping and our fee — for the specific machine before you commit, so you're deciding on what it actually costs delivered, not just the asking price.
European-built machines — Volvo, JCB, Liebherr, Manitou — are often well-serviced and come with full dealer records. Condition varies, which is why physical inspection matters.
At Euro Auctions' Abu Dhabi sale, 85% of sales went to Middle East buyers. Saudi demand is part of that same wave, driven by the country's large-scale infrastructure and construction programme — we make sure what arrives has been physically checked first.
The questions that matter — answered honestly before you pick up the phone.
Ocean freight from a UK port to Jeddah or Dammam typically takes three to six weeks, depending on the port and the shipping line. Add 2–3 weeks for the search, inspection and purchase phase. A realistic timeline from brief to delivery is usually seven to nine weeks.
Every machine leaving the UK or Europe needs an export declaration, commercial invoice and certificate of origin, along with any product conformity paperwork your Saudi clearing agent confirms applies to your particular machine. There's no biosecurity regime here of the kind Australia or New Zealand apply. We prepare and hand over the UK and European export paperwork; your own customs clearing agent in Saudi Arabia handles import clearance and confirms the applicable duty at that end.
You pay the seller directly — no money passes through Euro Plant Finder. Before any payment moves, we verify the seller (business identity, trading history, physical premises) and arrange inspection of the machine where you want it or where the risk justifies it. A purchase contract is prepared between you and the seller to protect your interests. The Saudi riyal is pegged to the US dollar, but the machine itself is usually bought in GBP or EUR — so the GBP/SAR or EUR/SAR rate can still move between agreeing a price and completing payment. We move the process along quickly to limit that exposure and agree the numbers with you upfront. English is also the working language of the trade, so there's no language barrier at any stage.
The buying agent fee is success-only — nothing to pay if we don't complete your deal. Inspection travel costs are quoted and agreed upfront before we travel. You pay the seller directly; freight, shipping insurance and Saudi import costs are also quoted before you commit.
Yes. Multiple machines can be sourced from different UK and European sellers, consolidated at one port, and shipped in one container or as a multi-machine shipment — reducing the per-machine shipping cost. That works well for contractors building out a fleet for a specific infrastructure or construction project, not just single-machine replacement.
We verify every seller and gather the evidence needed to assess the machine honestly, arranging a physical inspection where you want it or where the risk justifies it — specifically to prevent this. We check hours, condition, undercarriage wear and service history, and report what we find honestly, including anything that leads us to recommend walking away. If we find a problem, you know before you buy, not after it arrives. In the rare event something is genuinely not as agreed, we don't walk away — we stay involved and pursue it with the seller on your behalf, doing everything within our power to represent your best interests.
Yes. You register your own account with the auction house and fund it yourself — we never hold your money or bid in our own name. You give us your maximum in writing, we inspect the lot beforehand and report honestly on its condition, and we bid to your limit and never above it. If you win, you pay the auction house directly and we invoice our fee separately.
Send us the machine you need — makes, models, a year range, hours, budget, any attachments — or just describe the problem. No obligation, and no purchase, no sourcing fee.
